The Summer Hikaru Died
Movie • 2025 • Animation
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Six months ago, Hikaru vanished for a week. Now, as his best friend Yoshiki senses something amiss and confronts him, the harrowing truth emerges.
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Is rape mentioned?
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astraren
There is a scene pretty early on in the show which can be viewed as an allegory for rape or sexual assault, where a character is held down against his will and begs to be let go.
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Abandonment
Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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thunderdone
Yoshiki realizes that the last words he heard from the original Hikaru before he died were impersonating a teacher. There's multiple instances, as well, where Yoshiki temporarily leaves "Hikaru" at the end of the day without saying goodbye, but ultimately returns to him.
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Abuse
Is someone gaslighted?
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astraren
Characters are made to believe the replacement "Hikaru" is the true Hikaru
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Are there spiders?
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Many close ups of bugs
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Are there bugs?
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A lot. Ants, long scene of ants eating dying/dead cicadas, etc. Have your finger ready to fast forward if you're squeamish.
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Assault
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Is someone held under water?
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Scene where the two main leads are in a bathtub together, and they begin fighting and pushing each other under the water.
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Bodily Harm
Is there body horror?
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Pretty major part of the show
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Is someone stabbed?
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astraren
In Episode 7, Yoshiki stabs Hikaru
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Does someone become unconscious?
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thunderdone
Towards the very end of Episode 7, it seems like Yoshiki briefly loses consciousness when encountering an anomaly that Hikaru cannot dispose of in a diner.
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Children
Does a kid die?
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Whole premise of the show
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Family
Does a parent die?
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thunderdone
Episode 1 at the end, an old woman Matsuura is killed. You see her adult daughter crying after her death while around police officers. In Episode 8, the daughter talks more about their relationship and Matsuura's death.
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Fear
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Is someone possessed?
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The show revolves around the possession of Hikaru
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Are there ghosts?
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thunderdone
A key part of the plot is "impurities", which are essentially ghosts, being seen more frequently around the village and how it impacts people's everyday lives. They're represented in various ways, but most have some special attention paid to their heads which are depicted in unsettling ways.
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Does someone vomit?
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Yoshiki vomits in episode 6
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Is there defecation?
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The cat poops
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Mental Health
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thunderdone
Episode 7, Yoshiki at one point begs for Hikaru to kill him. Episode 8, a posessed man slits his own throat in front of the school.
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thunderdone
In Episode 8, a person with a knife slits his own throat while allegedly posessed by an impurity. This occurs while Yoshiki, Hikaru, and Asako are at school after Yoshiki looks at his phone under his desk.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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lots of lightning
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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thunderdone
When Hikaru absorbs other anomalies (episodes 2 and 5, notably) there is a loud gunshot-like noise. This is among other horror "zinger" noises throughout the show.
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Prejudice
Does an LGBT person die?
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It's unknown if the human Hikaru was explicitly LGBT, but the replacement "Hikaru" has feelings for Yoshiki, so in a way
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Not slurs necessarily, but there is reference to a character being disowned and outcasted for being gay, though this is not portrayed in a positive light.
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Sex
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While there is no sex some scenes have some undertones, I can’t tell if it’s intentional or not.
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Are there nude scenes?
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There is a shower scene involving a girl
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