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| Tanaka just seeing the drama coolly unfold like it's a soap opera or something. Also, what a way to end the season, just as he's approaching the boys as they're having their moment. Also, seems like Hikaru is becoming more human by the day, but I wonder if this means the opposite may end up being true for Yoshiki. Either way, good thing the doomed yaoi got S2 announced. |
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| Not sure how to feel about this series, obviously it has great animation, atmosphere, etc, but my personal enjoyment was a bit lacking... I liked some of the dramatic scenes, and the mystery of the village's history and all that, but I was also kinda bored a lot of the time, maybe the story moves a little slow like some people said. I did start to care about the characters more as it went on. I don't know, feels like it could get better in season 2, maybe the story just needs more time to unfold. 🎵 Kimi niiiiiii~ |
My initial reaction to this episode was more emotional than anticipated, but now I've got a stupid joke that I had to make a meme of. |
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| Tanaka was enjoying the fight way too much lmao I cannot wait for the second season |
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| I think that this one needs 2nd season since the story is not fully show how it's gonna ended... |
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Was the art this episode super janky? And I'm not talking about the deliberately stylized parts or use of live action. I'm talking about stuff like this:   |
whitherSep 29, 6:15 AM
| ^ yeah lol, I also noticed a drop (animation-wise) about midway through the series. Sure, it's stil super solid, but not as spectacular and rich of details like in the beginning. Maybe 'Hikaru' ate part of the budget? What will never drop is Tanaka's appeal, fuckin' legend. However, aside his amusing and meme-worthy shot, the adaptational changes are a different matter - most notably, the "Nounuki-sama fraud" reveal, which was originally at the very end of the volume, right admist the beach scene, serving in fact as a cliffhanger. Not having it where it supposedly belonged in favor of a longer Yoshikaru exchange was quite a letdown and made the ending very anticlimatic. The final episode might be one of the worst ones, in both construction and animation. Random thoughts: • The anime is gayer than the manga, Yoshiki is gayer, his daddy too; • Some changes are debatable and I disagree with the ending's handling, but it's nice to see new fan(art)s; • They're making a live action (theatre) version as well; • 10th volume will likely be the last (unless author-san is trolling us), making second season the final one, if they adapt all the remaining material, as they should; • 7th volume - with Tanagoat on the cover - was just released here last week, my hands and eyes are impatient. |
RenaPsychoKillerSep 30, 9:49 PM
 watching, waiting, commiserating |
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Was the art this episode super janky? And I'm not talking about the deliberately stylized parts or use of live action. I'm talking about stuff like this:
| @whither The first pic is really weird. But the second... There just aren't enough shadows. At least Yoshiki's fingers are definitely curled here, clutching the shirt. You can see it in animation when there is movement. The hand even looks a bit 3D. I'm interested in how this scene was drawn. |
| Big oof. I love the manga so I may be too harsh a critic... but what a shit way to end the season. The animation was rough, some of the music felt really out of place, and a decent amount of changes were made to the source material. I was coming around to the anime adaptation a little but these last few episodes were not it. Using IRL footage was a choice... definitely not my choice. lol |
| This episode was the only one I didn't know from the manga, as I postponed reading it in hopes of experiencing a great anime plot-blind instead. And it certainly was great! The combination of Rural atmosphere, horror, mystery and BL is just perfect for me, but that alone is of course no free pass to a good show. Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu however, truly makes the most out of it. I love the characters and relationships, with their great depth, the eerie style of the mystery part and the gorgeous scenery. Not to mention the anime was executed perfectly, with many creative, but not over-the-top depictions and great voice acting. It really made the most of being animated and I'm so, so glad I'll get to see another season of it. 10/10 btw :D |
| Very good adaption, I'll miss it alot since I got hooked from 1st episode and horror mystery anime is my favorite genre. |
| I came here for horror + mystery but the mystery part was really weak and horror was just random creepy drawings, I don't really understand why this anime is highly rated, anyways hopefully S2 will be better. The worst part was seeing the screen through Yoshiki's bangs. |
| Without a doubt, a great anime. The second season will surely give us more details about what will happen with that ending. Yoshiki feels like the embodiment of emotional attachment, the kind we feel towards people we don't want to let go, no matter how badly they've treated us. It's disturbing that, even knowing that his love has died and been replaced by an entity that has taken lives, he decides to stay, delaying the passage of time that should have moved on. He's going to remain obsessed forever. I really hope that the ending of this anime shows him learning to let go and move on, treasuring the good times they shared. And that Hikaru's monstrous form returns to its true nature. It hurts, but I would say that would be the healthiest ending, and hopefully neither of them will die. Because nothing in this anime is normal, not even having a romance with a corpse. It saddens me that some people dismissed it just because they assumed it would be BL (which isn't bad at all). Even the anime itself was subtle about Yoshiki's sexuality and feelings, and I hope that in the second season they don't censor that theme or change direction: this was one of the best anime of the season. |
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| WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT? |
| I have complicated feelings about the finale... Both the adaptations strengths and weaknesses are on display here. The voice acting was phenomenal, I think it was mentioned in making of series that dialogue delivery from this scene was how Yoshiki's VA got his role? I can see why, it was great. And I liked how the anime took time this episode to show Hikaru's growing emotional maturity, both with scene between him and Asako, and by parallel to the EP3 scene with some anime original dialogue. It shows that everyone can grow into somebody that supports and uplifts people close to them through hardships. "Hikaru's" first time seeing the sea was beautifully animated. On the other hand... some confusing choices were made regarding Tanaka. The anime original scene where he just randomly starts dropping exposition to Takeda about "Nounuki" being made a fake God by the villagers... might just be the worst scene of the show, I physically cringed xD FYI anime onlies - in the manga instead of quietly sitting by as Yoshiki and "Hikaru" fight and reconcile, Tanaka interrupts their argument with the revelation that "Nounuki-sama" is just something the villagers made up to believe in and not a specific being. It was a realistic way to stop "Hikaru" from going back to the mountain, because it created more questions about "Hikaru's" nature and purpose. Now it cannot be just explained as Nounuki-sama the god on the mountain that needs to be kept there by the ritual, because "Nounuki-sama" doesn't really exist. When that moment happened in the manga I remember being quite shocked and it was actually a cliffhanger for Vol. 5. Exposition from that moment in the manga was instead crammed into this one nonsensical scene between Tanaka and Takeda, and I just don't get it, whyyyyyy??? Also it seems like they (mostly) cut the train ride back, since large parts of Yoshiki's internal monologue from that scene were moved to the argument at the beach? Not sure what they do with that next season. Not sure how they even start the season if the situation between Yoshiki and "Hikaru" deescalated before Tanaka got involved. Overall - I was happy with the adaptation. I am thrilled about the series getting a season 2. But also, in the meantime, I strongly recommend reading the manga from the beginning. Didn't want to start the manga vs anime debate, but I gotta say, I definitely preferred the manga. The atmospheres the two versions of this story are going for seems to be a bit different, if you tried picking up the manga from the beach scene you might be a bit confused. It's not a 1 to 1 adaptation and there were things both added and cut, so if you're thinking of picking up the manga while waiting for season 2, I strongly recommend starting from chapter 1. This story is a beautiful work of art, and I hope to see more people enthralled by it. See y'all when S2 comes around, or in the manga discussions |
FireSalamanderSep 30, 2:46 PM
| I can't even decide on a score for this. This never happened before. I don't know if it's really bad, really good, or mediocre. I'm always so opinionated about everything. So weird |
Kamyczek12 said: @Marinate1016 Sup, just wanted to thank you for your comments on this series. Every week after watching the episode, I went to the comment section to look for you analysis. They were always very on point and coincide with my own thoughts. See you next season! Thank you sm bestie glad you enjoyed them! |
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| I'm so happy this series was animated. They did a beautiful job with the horror parts and the love scenes of course. Because no one can't deny they don't love each other. Even if they don't kiss or do what couples do, they sure love each other, and they always did. Because Hikarun't feels what Hikaru felt before, and Yoshiki still loves him even if he's something different now. |
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| What an amazing and cinematic finale for this season. This episode sets an interesting parallel with episode 7. Episode 7 starts in a wat you can see it's going to be Yoshiki's last goodbyes to Monster Hikaru. This time is the opposite, and since from the 1st scene of the episode you can already see Hikaru is saying goodbye not only to Yoshiki, but to this life he got to experienced. It's confirmed, Asako now knows the real Hikaru is dead. It's hard to hear Monster Hikaru saying Hikaru is just a corpse now :( Monster Hikaru also brings an interesting point: Yoshiki had to mourn Hikaru's death all alone, maybe things would have gone differently if he had the opportunity to mourn Hikaru's death alongside Asako, Yuki and Maki... Maybe he wouldn't be as miserable (but more on this later). Anyways, at least now Yoshiki has someone else that is also mourning Hikaru's death, and I'm sure that's going to be important to him. I have no words for the beach scene. It was so well executed. This whole episode was really cinematic, but this scene in particular was amazing. They delievered everything. Watching Yoshiki breaking down while he was hearing Monster Hikaru's decision was harsh, which shows how well the anime portrayed the importance of this discussion between the 2. We finally understand how Yoshiki sees this Monster Hikaru. Yoshiki doesn't see it as a replacement for his deceased lover, he instead likes Monster Hikaru because he can relate to him. It's revealed Yoshiki feels like he himself is a monster, because he "hides who he truly is". This scene clearly reflects Yoshiki's hardships of accepting his sexual orientation. I really found it interesting how in the scene where Yoshiki tells Monster Hikaru he doesn't need to be "normal", you can see in the background a bunch of couples, straight couples... Yoshiki insists on Hikaru not needing to do the "right thing", because he can relate to that, since in his case, the "right thing" would be for him to be straight, but ever since he accepted this Monster Hikaru, it seems he's more keen on not wanting to follow the pressure the social values of the village has on him. This is even more symbolic, when you think that Monster Hikaru going back to the mountain can be interpreted as it going back to the closet. Now that he found a person that he can relate to, Yoshiki doesn't to let that person go, therefore why he says he's being selfish. I think this scene really showcases what this show really is all about. More than an horror anime, or a BL, this anime is about Yoshiki accepting himself and his sexual orientation. He compares being homossexual ("Monster") as being a murderer/literal monster, so maybe this summer, when Hikaru dies, he will be able to let this idea of being a monster die too, and finally accepts that he is no monster, and just a normal person, that happens to be homossexual. To end things off, they decide to drop that moment of Tanaka just approaching Yoshiki and Hikaru. DON'T DO THIS TO ME ANIME! HOW CAN YOU JUST END THE SEASON JUST LIKE THAT? IT'S NOT FAIR! Thankfully, season 2 is already confirmed! Not that it surprises me, since it seems a lot of love is being poured in this adaptation, and it's also doing quite well, so it's expected this 2nd season. But I think we'll have to wait quite a bit for this new season, IT'S GOING TO BE A HARD WAIT. Can't believe this 1st season is already over though. What do you mean I won't be getting my weekly dose of The Summer Hikaru Died anymore. I'm still sad I wasn't able to watch this last episode sooner, but life happens I guess. Overall, I have to say this anime is by far the best anime I have watched from 2025, and is one of my favorite anime ever. Everything about is amazing. The storytelling, the setting, the direction, the OST, the characters, the voice acting, the overall idea of the anime... Simply marvelous. It's such a delight to watch any episode of this anime, not a single one of these 12 episodes was "weak". I must say the best episodes have to be this last one, and episode 7 (my favorite still is episode 7), but the other 10 are also really good. This anime clearly had an artistic vision in how it should adapt the original material, and they nailed it. Even this episode, the contrast between the scenes of smilling Hikaru, and the terrified Yoshiki, with that growing shadown (that used realistic textures) just shows that the people behind this anime know what they are doing, it was such an amazing scene. I can't wait to see more of this and how the story will develop from here. This is getting a clear 10/10 for me. For the quality of this anime, I still believe the high score the anime has still isn't enough to showcase what this anime really deserves. The anime incredibly explores human's nature, including themes like loosing your loved one, mourning that loss and the struggles of accepting yourself, they are not easy subjects, but the anime was able to perfectly develop them, and that makes the experience of watching the anime much better, making it an anime that will make you think and feel, and when that happens you know the anime is good. It was a pleasure reading everyone's thoughts on each episode, every week. I hope I can see you all in the forums for the 2nd season! Can't wait for it to come out! |
| What a unique show, kinda. In such a saturated medium this was such a refreshing watch. I don’t usually watch Yaoi stuff, but so glad I did. Visuals as well was so interesting to watch, the live action train scenes were quite cool. Again a pretty rare thing to see in anime. Really looking forward to season two! |
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12 episodes of beating around the bush, I wonder if the manga stalls the reader just as much.
| @curvedtree s tier ragebait. the bleach avatar is a 20x kaioken here |
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