#aono-kun ni sawaritai kara shintai

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The Summer Hikaru Died

Alt title: Hikaru Ga Shinda Natsu

Art: 10/10 Story: 10/10 Characters: 8/10

Genres: horror, shounen ai, school life.

This is one of the best manga I’ve read in a while. The art is gorgeous, the story is unique, and the characters are amazing. Honestly, I feel like everyone should read this.

Hikaru Ga Shinda Natsu is a beautiful yet tragic story of a boy who can’t let go of his best friend, even as said best friend isn’t actually there anymore. Hikaru is one of the most lovable monsters I’ve read in a manga, and even I, the reader, gets sucked into rooting for him even as the flashbacks of the real Hikaru makes me cry.

Apart from the existential horror of Hikaru’s existence, there are also more monster-like horror elements which gives the reader a slow dawning feeling of dread as the plot moves on.

This manga is still new, and very short, but everything I’ve read so far I’ve loved so… fully recommended.

Similar Manga:

I Want to Hold Aono-kun so badly I could Die (Alt title: Aono-kun ni Sawaritai Kara Shintai)