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Anime like The Summer Hikaru Died

Not everyone loves The Summer Hikaru Died for the same reason. Pick the one that was yours, and the picks follow.

The 3 reasons people love The Summer Hikaru Died

Read them all. One will sound more like you than the others.

  1. You like quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing.

  2. You like a rural village whose old secrets surface over one summer.

  3. You like a story about how far you would go to keep a friend close.

Picks that share your reasons

Which reasons were yours?

Tick them here or with “That’s me” above. The picks re-sort by how many of your reasons they share.

  • Shiki2010

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing

    Good for you if you like horror that creeps in house by house.

  • Tokyo Ghoul2014

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing

    Good for you if you like horror hiding behind a quiet Tokyo café.

  • Summer Time Rendering2022

    • a rural village whose old secrets surface over one summer

    Good for you if you want to know what really happened to Ushio.

  • Higurashi: When They Cry2006

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing
    • a rural village whose old secrets surface over one summer

    Good for you if you like a cute village slowly turning into a nightmare.

  • The Outsider2020

    • a rural village whose old secrets surface over one summer

    Good for you if you like a case with proof that a man was in two places at once.

  • Mieruko-chan2021

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing

    Good for you if you like creepy, grotesque spirits leaning over Miko's shoulder.

  • Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre2023

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing

    Good for you if you like horror that creeps under your skin.

  • It1990

    • quiet horror, where a friend's smile is the scariest thing
    • a story about how far you would go to keep a friend close

    Good for you if you like being scared by a clown in a storm drain.

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