Yen Press has announced throught its social media that new mangas are coming in july 2023. Among them there is The Summer Hikaru died, written and illustrated by Mokumokuren.
It was serialized for the first time on Kadokawa’s Shoten’s Young Ace Up in August 2021 then in June 2023 the chapters were collected in three tankōbon volumes.
Mokumokuren conceived the story during his exams and started posting drawings on twitter gaining the attention of Young Ace Up editorial department that approached him to serialize it.
Since the release of the first volume, the series became a commercial and a critical success with 200.000 copies sold. It has been appreciated for the story, the characters and the artwork.
THE PLOT
It has Hikaru’s face, Hikaru’s voice and even has Hikaru’s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn’t Yoshiki’s best friend. Whatever it is, it’s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed—as if Hikaru isn’t gone—would be crazy…but when it looks so very like Hikaru…and acts so very like Hikaru…
RELEASE
Thanks to Yen Press, the story by Mokumokuren, will be published in english. The first volume of 180 pages will be released on july 18th 2023 both in fisical and digital format. It will ben avaiable on Amazon, Barnes & Nobles, Indigo, Books-A-Million, Indigo, Right stuf Anime at prize of $15.00/$19.00 CAN.
The Summer Hikaru died is a crime, mistery, horror, dark story that seems to be very interesting and grabbing.
It’s really Hikaru? What if he is not? What happened to him? Who is he then? We will find out.