Aliases
Lato, kiedy umarł Hikaru, O Verão em que Hikaru Morreu, صيف وفاة هيكارو, 光死去的夏天, 光逝去的夏天, Der Sommer, in dem Hikaru starb, L'estate in cui Hikaru è morto, 히카루가 죽은 여름, El verano en que Hikaru murió, หน้าร้อนที่ฮิคารุจากไป, Лето, когда погас свет, Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu, The Summer Hikaru Died, 光が死んだ夏, Hikanatsu, Léto, kdy umřel Hikaru
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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.
(Source: Netflix)
(Source: Netflix)
Last updated
Jul 28, 2026, 12:39 PM
Evidence
Announcement status
Official announcement records with supporting citations.
Confirmed
TV seasonOfficial announcement logged Oct 19, 2025, 01:55 AM.
Franchise overview
Franchise timeline
Review every Courcast-tracked season for this series and jump between entries.
Renewal pulse
Courcast score breakdown
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months, blending attention velocity, completion strength, and catalogue health.
Confirmed
CourScore is the probability of an official sequel announcement within 18 months.
Signal coverage: 100% • Signal freshness: High • Frozen 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Confirmed announcement - Official evidence confirms a sequel announcement.
Runway
Ok
Source runway looks healthy for a continuation.
Financial & Commercial0
Production Feasibility0
Audience Reception0
Strategic Priors0
Fandom Engagement0
CourScore history
CourScore over time
Last analysedJul 28, 2026, 12:39 PM
Next scheduled11 minutes ago
Renewal FAQ
The Summer Hikaru Died renewal questions
Common questions about this title's renewal prospects, answered by Courcast's daily analysis.
- Is The Summer Hikaru Died getting a new season?
- Yes - The Summer Hikaru Died has an officially confirmed continuation. See the Announcement Status section above for the full details and citations.
- Will The Summer Hikaru Died be renewed?
- The Summer Hikaru Died has already been confirmed for a new entry - it has cleared the renewal hurdle. See the Announcement Status section for the source citation.
- What is The Summer Hikaru Died's renewal probability?
- The Summer Hikaru Died's CourScore is 100 as of the latest update. CourScore is Courcast's proprietary metric that aggregates over a dozen renewal signals - from source-material runway to social buzz - into a single daily-updated probability out of 100.
Latest signals
Fresh telemetry
Courcast watches every connected signal to surface the freshest indicators of momentum.
| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| mal | volumes total | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 8.01 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | silent days | JP | 2 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | source members | GLOBAL | 24,313 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| cdjapan | bd rank | JP | 3 | Jul 5, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 357,049 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 8 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 0 | Apr 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers count | GLOBAL | 121,072 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 4,548,265 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 7,615 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 1,700 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 19 | Jul 13, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x | followers delta | GLOBAL | 90 | Jul 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | rating | GLOBAL | 7.83 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest weekly | GLOBAL | 9 | Jul 19, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode count | GLOBAL | 12 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode likes | GLOBAL | 94,464 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode comments | JP | 12,709 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 65.49 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | score mean | JP | 78 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 81 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 35 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 119 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 136,105 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | series available | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode views | JP | 194,756 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| threads 7d | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 16,761 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 1d | GLOBAL | 1 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 80.2 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| google trends | interest daily | GLOBAL | 32 | Jul 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mentions 7d | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| simkl | score mean | GLOBAL | 78 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| crunchyroll | episode dislikes | GLOBAL | 928 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| niconico | episode mylists | JP | 311 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| thread count | GLOBAL | 7 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 5,588 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | completion ratio | GLOBAL | 0.37 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 101,783 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga volume trend pct | JP | -23 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 6 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| score 7d | GLOBAL | 2,266 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 132,820 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 21.51 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| comments 7d | GLOBAL | 602 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM | |
| mal | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | member count | GLOBAL | 29,009 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| filmarks | mark count | JP | 11,445 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | members | GLOBAL | 317,292 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 58,108 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 8,891 | Jul 28, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga latest volume sales | JP | 82,700 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga circulation | JP | 550,000 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | chapters total | GLOBAL | 5 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangacodex | manga yearly sales | JP | 655,402 | Jul 25, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 2 | Jul 22, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| x official jp | posts 7d | JP | 6 | Jul 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |