One Tragic Anime Pattern Has Me Worried About 'The Summer Hikaru Died'

'The Summer Hikaru Died' Episode 2 Recap And Ending Explained

The second episode of Netflix’s The Summer Hikaru Died, titled “Suspicion,” follows Yoshiki’s skepticism around the parasite living inside his best friend, Hikaru’s body. The episode begins with two police cars passing through the street, which makes Yoshiki wonder what tragedy has taken place in their peaceful village. This is when Hikaru tells him about the death of an old woman named Matsuura the previous night. The ending of episode 1 sugges…

One Tragic Anime Pattern Has Me Worried About 'The Summer Hikaru Died'

The Summer Hikaru Died has already debuted on Netflix, and from the very first episode, I could feel the brimming chemistry between Hikaru and Yoshiki. The anime has revealed early on that the one posing as Hikaru is actually a supernatural entity, but Yoshiki accepts it nonetheless and pretends that everything is normal. The situational horror in the anime is slowly building, and the eerie atmosphere indicates something is wrong other than the …