Following the broadcast of Season 1's finale in Japan, The Summer Hikaru Died announced with a new video and visual that a second season is in production. A return date for the supernatural horror anime was not confirmed at the time of reporting. The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Announcement Video The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Announcement Visual The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Announcement Illustrations Art by Mokumokuren Art by Yuichi Takahashi RELATED: Crunchyroll Manga Sets October 9 Launch with Multiple Major Publishing Partners Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died manga is serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up web imprint since August 2021 and currently spans seven collected volumes. The series topped Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'s list for male readers in 2023, and has also been ranked/nominated for the Manga Taisho award, the Tsutaya Comic Awards, an Eisner Award and the Next Manga Award. Ryohei Takeshita ( Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night ) directs the anime adaptation at studio CygamesPictures and serves as series composer, while Yuichi Takahashi ( Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- ) serves as character designer and chief animation director and Masanobu Hiraoka serves as "Dorodoro" animator ( Chainsaw Man episode director). Yen Press publishes an official English version of the manga and describes the story: It has Hikaru’s face. It has Hikaru’s voice. It even has Hikaru’s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn’t Yoshiki’s best friend. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed—as if Hikaru isn’t gone—would be crazy…but when it looks so very like Hikaru…and acts so very like Hikaru… Source: Official Website
