"The Summer Hikaru Died" Anime Expo 2025 | Behind The Scenes: Chiaki Kobayashi

“The Summer Hikaru Died” at Anime Expo 2025 | Behind the Scenes with Chiaki Kobayashi — Now Available on YouTube!
The video is available with both English and Japanese subtitles.
Join Chiaki Kobayashi (the voice of Yoshiki in The Summer Hikaru Died) as he explores Anime Expo 2025 in Los Angeles!
He brings you the highlights from Anime Expo!
From his appearance on the special panel to exclusive insights, relive the excitement of The Summer Hikaru Died at Anime Expo 2025!
Whether you’re a fan of the manga, the anime, or Chiaki Kobayashi himself, this behind-the-scenes look is something you won’t want to miss!
Watch now and experience the excitement of Anime Expo 2025 all over again!

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◤About “The Summer Hikaru Died”
“The Summer Hikaru Died” is a hit horror manga series about an ordinary high school boy, Yoshiki, who experiences various mysterious incidents in his daily life with Hikaru, or rather, a mysterious entity who is imitating his best friend Hikaru. The story of that "something" and Yoshiki’s mentality has garnered significant attention, making it one of this year’s must-see anime series.

◤Streaming Information
Available on Netflix worldwide from July 5th, 2025
Netflix (Worldwide): https://www.netflix.com/title/81948057

◤Cast
Yoshiki Tsujinaka: Chiaki Kobayashi
Hikaru: Shuichiro Umeda
Tanaka: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Rie Kurebayashi: Wakana Kowaka
Asako Yamagishi: Yumiri Hanamori
Yuta Maki: Yoshiki Nakajima
Yuki Tadokoro: Shion Wakayama

◤Staff
Original Story: Based on the manga “The Summer Hikaru Died” by Mokumokuren; originally serialized in YOUNG ACE UP, published by KADOKAWA
Director/Series Composition: Ryohei Takeshita
Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yuichi Takahashi
DORODORO Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka
Prop Design: Ryunosuke Ouchi
Sub Character Design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Saigan, Shoko Nagasawa
Art Setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeyuki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Sono
Art Director: Kohei Honda
Color Design: Naomi Nakano（stella）
Assistant Color Design: Yuko Koshida
3D Supervisor: Yoshinori Nakano
Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda
2D Design: Yusuke Nagara, Yuri Tsue
Editing: Kashiko Kimura
Sound Director: Koji Kasamatsu
Sound Production: dugout
Music: Taro Umebayashi
Opening Theme Song: "saikai" by Vaundy
Now Streaming
Streaming Link: https://lnk.to/Vaundy_saikai
Non-Credit Opening Animation of “The Summer Hikaru Died,” Featuring the Opening Theme Song “saikai” by Vaundy:    • 「光が死んだ夏」ノンクレジットオープニング「再会」Vaundy：The Summer...  
Ending Theme Song: "Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster)" by TOOBOE
Now Available as an Advance Digital Release
Streaming Link: https://tooboe.lnk.to/youaremymonster
Non-Credit Ending Animation of “The Summer Hikaru Died,” Featuring the Song "Anata wa Kaibutsu (you are my monster)" by TOOBOE:    • 「光が死んだ夏」ノンクレジットエンディング「あなたはかいぶつ」TOOBOE：The ...  
Animation Production: CygamesPictures

◤Introduction
In a certain village
Since their childhood, they have grown up together.
Yoshiki and Hikaru, childhood friends.
the sun shining down on them
the chirping sound of a crypto tympana facialis
Ice cream on the way home
Laughing over trivial things
One day in summer, no different from any other day
...... You're not Hikaru after all, are you?
Half a year ago, Hikaru went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back on a whim.
The voice, the figure, the thing that looked like Hikaru
What was stirring inside...
“Hikaru is no longer with us. ...... if that's the case.”
Starting the days with “something” in the form of a friend,
The “same as usual” everyday life.
But at the same time...
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
Falling into the unknown “something”
The curtain rises on a coming-of-age horror story.

◤Follow “The Summer Hikaru Died” on Social Media:
Official Website: https://hikanatsu-anime.com/
Official X: https://x.com/hikaru_anime_en
Official YouTube:    / @hikaru_anime_en  
Official TikTok:   / hikaru_anime_en  

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