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'The Summer Hikaru Died' Episode 1 Recap & Ending Explained: Is The Old Lady Dead?

Netflix’s horror anime, The Summer Hikaru Died, centers around the mysterious disappearance of Yoshiki Tsujinaka’s beloved friend, Hikaru Indou. In January 2020, Hikaru had gone missing in the Nisyama Mountains for an entire week, but what was strange was that he didn’t have any recollection of that memory. It’s been six months since Hikaru’s disappearance, and the question that still bothers Yoshiki is what really happened to his friend. Why ha…
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Even worse: Yoshiki, his best friend, looks straight into his eyes and finally dares to ask the forbidden question. "You're not the real Hikaru, are you?" It's on this icy replica that the first episode of The Summer Hikaru Died, the new horrific anime available since July 2025 on Netflix, begins. In the heart of a small Japanese village, Yoshiki tries to mourn his friend Hikaru, mysteriously deceased in the Nisyama mountains. The problem is tha…

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Digital Mafia Talkies broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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