"So, Hikaru is no more... If that's true then..."
Yoshiki and Hikaru are two boys who live in a certain village. They're the same age and have always been together growing up. But one day, Yoshiki noticed that "something else" has taken Hikaru's place. Even after learning of this, Yoshiki still wants them to be together. And so, his life with the "something" that looks like his friend begins.
At the same time, strange incidents keep occurring in the village...
The Summer Hikaru Died It is also Known as: 光が死んだ夏, Hikari ga Shinda Natsu, The Summer Hikaru is Dead, The Summer the Light is Dead
Genres: Shounen Ai , Horror , Mystery , Supernatural , Angst , Drama , Psychological , Romance , Thriller
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Top 8 Manga Like The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) [2024 List]
8. Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no
Sheltered Yue, born and raised in a Shinto shrine, is forbidden from leaving the shrine grounds he and a number of other curious residents call home. One day, Yue breaks the rules and wanders down the mountain and into a winter festival. As he takes in the sights and sounds of the human gathering, all the people making merry appear in a uniform guise to Yue's eyes--that of black bestial shadows...until he crosses paths with two human boys, Tsubaki and Akiyoshi. Intrigued by their unique, individual appearances, Yue is eager to make friends with them. However, upon his return home, the shrine goddess informs him that he may pursue these friendships...but only in preparation for the "meal"--for which he must select one of his two new friends as the main course!
The world of ayakashi--spirits and creatures from Japanese folklore--comes to life in this modern dark fantasy manga adaptation of the hit otome visual novel from HaccaWorks*!
Of the Red, the Light and the Ayakashi has finished publishing and it has 55 Chapters. It is also Known as: あかやあかしやあやかしの, Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no, AkaAka
7. Shibatarian
In the spring of my third year of middle school, I found Shibata buried beneath a sakura tree. We watched movies and became fast friends, even planned to make a movie together for the school festival...but no one at school seemed to know him. I will discover Shibata and the whole world will turn into Shibata. This is a story of, by, and for Shibata. Now showing in a theater near you.
Shibatarian is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: シバタリアン, Shibatarian
6. Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun
The spin-off series for "Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun"! Follow Hanako-kun and friends as they live out their day-to-day lives.
After-School Boy Hanako-kun is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 放課後少年花子くん, Houkago Shounen Hanako-kun
5. Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction
Large mysterious alien ships have been looming above Japanese towns for three years, filling the sky. Everything changed three years ago. And yet, nothing has changed.
No weapon used against the invaders' ships had any success, beyond destroying part of japan and leaving its economy in shambles. JSDF is fighting a guerrilla battle against the aliens all over Japan. America is joining the "war" effort with more aggressive tactics, dividing Japan over the pacifist principle laid out in Art9. of their constitution.
But this may just be the mundane story of young middle schoolers.
"No matter what happens, I won't back down. At least not until this world filled with lies and deceit crumbles away. (...) The real threat to humankind is not invaders, but me."
Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction has finished publishing and it has 100 Chapters. It is also Known as: デッドデッドデーモンズデデデデデストラクション, Honobono Fuufu
4. Watashi wo Tabetai, Hitodenashi
High school girl Hinako is living a quiet life in a seaside town, but she feels somewhat detached from her friends during the summer months when she is reminded of when her family died years ago. One day, she meets Shiori, a mysterious girl who reminds her of the ocean, especially when it comes to her translucent blue eyes, but Shiori soon reveals that she is actually a mermaid who has been looking for Hinako for a long time.
Source: MU
A Monster Wants to Eat Me is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 私を喰べたい、ひとでなし, WataTabe
3. Monster
Dr. Kenzo Tenma is a renowned young brain surgeon of Japanese descent working in Europe. Highly lauded by his peers as one of the great young minds that will revolutionize the field, he is blessed with a beautiful fiancé and is on the cusp of a high promotion in the hospital he works at. However, all of that is about to change with one critical decision that Dr. Tenma faces one night – whether to save the life of a young child or that of the town's mayor. Despite being pressured by his superiors to perform surgery on the mayor, his morals force him to perform the surgery on the young child, saving his life and forfeiting the mayor’s. All of a sudden, Dr. Tenma’s world is turned upside down by his decision leading to the loss of everything he previously had. A doctor is taught to believe that all life is equal; however, when a series of murders occur in the vicinity of Dr. Tenma, all of the evidence pointing to the young child who he saved, Tenma’s beliefs are shaken.
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster is a tale full of mystery, suspense and intrigue as Dr. Tenma journeys to find out the true identity of the young child. In turn, the fate of the world may depend on it.
Monster has finished publishing and it has 162 Chapters. It is also Known as: MONSTER, Monster
2. Jujutsu Kaisen 0
Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a Curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary Curse, his plight is noticed by Satoru Gojo, a teacher at Jujutsu High, a school where fledgling exorcists learn how to combat Curses. Gojo convinces Yuta to enroll, but can he learn enough in time to confront the Curse that haunts him?
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has finished publishing and it has 4 Chapters. It is also Known as: Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou, 呪術廻戦 0 東京都立呪術高等専門学校, Tokyo Metropolitan Magic Technical School, Toritsu Jujutsu Koutou Senmon Gakkou
1. Aono-kun ni Sawaritai kara Shinitai
Airhead Yuri-chan and her boyfriend Aono-kun had a perfectly normal relationship until one day Aono-kun suddenly "passed away"... They will never be bound together, and they cannot even touch. This is their difficult and almost too sincere love story.
I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: 青野くんに触りたいから死にたい, I Want to Die Because I Want to Touch Aono
