Who — or what — is the strange being with a familiar face? The Summer Hikaru Died is bringing its ominous vibes to Netflix this summer. Today, Kadokawa Anime has released creditless versions of the show's opening and ending sequences on their YouTube channel. First, get into the eerie mood with the opening, set to "Saikai" by Vaundy: The Summer Hikaru Died Creditless Opening Video RELATED: The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Releases 1st Main Trailer Then take a nostalgic trip around town in the ending, set to "Anata wa Kaibutsu" by TOOBOE: The Summer Hikaru Died Creditless Ending Video RELATED: The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Reveals Vaundy Opening Song, Release Date in New Trailer Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died manga has been serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up web imprint since August 2021 and currently spans six 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 ( Chainsaw Man episode director) serves as "Dorodoro" animator. Netflix exclusively streams the series worldwide. 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: KADOKAWAanime ( 1 , 2 )
