Picture: The Summer Hikaru Died – CygamesPictures
After a fantastic first season, Cygames Pictures has swiftly announced the renewal of its anime series, The Summer Hikaru Died. Production is confirmed to be underway, but it could be a while yet before we see the return of the anime on Netflix. Here’s everything we know about the second season.
The Summer Hikaru Died is a Japanese Netflix Original supernatural horror anime series directed and written by Ryōhei Takeshita. The series is an adaptation of Mokumokuren’s award-winning manga series of the same name. CygamesPictures is the animation studio responsible for producing anime.
Two best friends living in a rural Japanese village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. Growing up together, they were inseparable… until the day Hikaru came back from the mountains and was no longer himself. “Something” has taken over Hikaru’s body, memories, feelings… and everything they know begins to unravel.
The Summer Hikaru Died Season 2 Renewal Status
Official Renewal Status: Renewed (Last Updated: 29/09/2025)
CygamesPictures, the animation studio behind The Summer Hikaru Died, announced a second season of the anime was in production soon after the release of the season 1 finale.
It’s no surprise that the series has been renewed, given its well-received status among Netflix subscribers and its audience in Japan.
A YouTube video was also released to confirm the announcement.
Voice actor Chiaki Kobayashi, who portrays Yoshiki Tsujinaka in the series, shared his delight at the series renewal.
“Congratulations on the announcement of Season 2 of The Summer Hikaru Died! It’s not an exaggeration to say that the summer of 2025 was defined by this series for me. It was such a meaningful time, and I’m truly happy to see the story continue- and to once again portray Yoshiki Tsujinaka. Even with all of Yoshiki’s struggles and hardships, I’m eager to see where his journey goes next.
I hope you’ll stay with us, and thank you as always for your support!”
Hikaru’s voice actor, Shuchiro Umeda, also shared a statement about the renewal.
“Congratulations on The Summer Hikaru Died getting a second season! I’m truly happy. I can’t wait to spend more time with Hikaru and the others when we return to the recording booth! I’m also really looking forward to sharing this second season of the anime with all the fans. Thank you so much, as always, for your support.”
How much of the source manga has the anime adapted so far?
Of the 39 published manga chapters of The Summer Hikaru Died, the anime has adapted the story up to the 26th chapter.
By the time the second season is released on Netflix, we would expect over a dozen more chapters to have been published.
Picture: Manga volumes 1-3 of The Summer Hikaru Died – Yen Press
When will The Summer Hikaru Died season 2 be released on Netflix?
How soon we can expect to see The Summer Hikaru Died season 2 on Netflix relies heavily on how far along production is. If CygamePictures has already been busy working on the second season before the announcement, then we could see the next season as early as 2026.
However, the length of time it takes to produce an anime series means we could be waiting until 2027 for the release of season 2.
For now, we await further updates from CygamesPictures and Netflix.
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