Name: The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1
ISBN: 9781975360559

Mokumokuren

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...

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1

Abigail Blackman

Ajani Oloye

horror but make it about about grief and internalized homophobia

it has been so long since a manga has had me itching to get the next book. i loved it

Reagan

horror but make it about about grief and internalized homophobia

it has been so long since a manga has had me itching to get the next book. i loved it

This is so creepy and intriguing in the best way possible. All the metaphors, the art, the feelings! Ugh! 

Tsu 💙

tori 👻

I first tried reading this last year, around this time, but I was in a horrible place mentally and did not think it was a wise decision. However, I am glad I came back to it this year.

While the story has not quite delved into the themes I would like a story like this to explore just yet, I think it is promising. The art is beautiful, too, and the author has an uncanny ability for representing the languidity and oppressive heat of summer, taking it to anxiety-inducing suffocation. Excellent atmosphere for good horror.

I first tried reading this last year, around this time, but I was in a horrible place mentally and did not think it was a wise decision. However, I am glad I came back to it this year.

While the story has not quite delved into the themes I would like a story like this to explore just yet, I think it is promising. The art is beautiful, too, and the author has an uncanny ability for representing the languidity and oppressive heat of summer, taking it to anxiety-inducing suffocation. Excellent atmosphere for good horror.

ive really been sleeping on manga and this book shook me awake!! running to get vol 2!!

Ellie Younger

Julia Moran 

I think maybe I'll treat this as this year's Halloween read... It's so weird and disturbing but endearing at the same time and intriguing and rather scary. But I feel like it also makes you question humanity and what makes a person a person, like where does your personality and being begin and end? It feels like the ship of Theseus in human form. Idk one of the best mangas I've read so far and the art is fucking A M A Z I N G!!!!!

(I've read a lot of manga this year but I'm only adding my favs to GoodReads and also only the first volumes to signify them. But this review is for all of the chapters that are currently out)

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1

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