Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died horror manga will receive a stage play adaptation in Japan starting in January 2026. The play's official website and X (formerly Twitter) opened with a key visual featuring the two main cast members — Junsei Motojima as Yoshiki Tsujinaka and Hikaru Imamaki as Hikaru. Key Visual The site also revealed 11 cast members along with their costume photos. Yoshiki Tsujinaka played by Junsei Motojima Hikaru played by Hikaru Imamaki Asako Yamagishi played by Mei Tachibana Yuta Maki played by Miki Matsuo Yuki Tadokoro played by Rio Sawada Rie Kurebayashi played by Umi Yamano Hajime Takeda played by Shoichiro Akaboshi Tanaka played by Mitsuru Murata Karen Tachibana Nanami Hatokawa Ryotaro Murakami The Summer Hikaru Died: The Stage , written and directed by Sotaro Fujii, is set to perform at Kinokuniya Hall in Tokyo from January 9 to 18, 2026. Following various pre-sales between October 3 to November 19, general sales of the tickets will begin on November 22. The English ticketing website will also open on the same day, November 22. RELATED: The Summer Hikaru Died Anime Shares New Story Visual, Starts New Making-of Series Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died manga is serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace Up web imprint since August 2021, with seven collected volumes released in Japan to date. The anime series directed by Ryohei Takeshita at CygamesPictures premiered in July 2025 and streams on Netflix. 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: "The Summer Hikaru Died: The Stage" official website and X (formerly Twitter)
