Dates: Friday, November 14, 2025 – Sunday, December 7, 2025 Venue: Event space in Tenbo Park, Sunshine 60 Observatory, Ikebukuro
The series has sold over 3.5 million copies! The popular work, which won first place in the men's section of "This Manga is Amazing! 2023" (Takarajimasha), is a work by up-and-coming author Mokumoku Renga. To commemorate the TV anime broadcast of "The Summer Where the Light Died" (published by KADOKAWA), an exhibition of the TV anime "The Summer Where the Light Died" will be held at the Sunshine 60 Observatory in Ikebukuro.
The event will be held at the event space in Tenbou Park! The main visual has also been released.
(C) Mokumoku Ren / KADOKAWA, "The Summer When the Light Died" Production Committee
Exhibition of the TV anime "The Summer When Light Died" to be held!
This exhibition will feature displays looking back on famous scenes and recreating memorable scenes from the work.
There are many photo spots available.
Additionally, setting materials that can only be seen here and valuable reproductions of original drawings from the anime are also on display.
The shop inside the venue will also have a wide selection of original exhibition goods featuring newly drawn illustrations.
Tickets will go on sale around the end of September. Stay tuned for further updates!
The official exhibition website, Official X, is now open! Official X is also running a gift campaign.
■Official website
https://hikanatsu-expo.com
■Official X
@hikanatsu_expo
■About the Follow & Repost Campaign
To commemorate the opening of the TV anime "The Summer When Light Died" exhibition, we will be holding a gift campaign on Official X.
Among those who follow the official exhibition account X (@hikanatsu_expo) and repost the target post,
A signed exhibition visual poster by Chiaki Kobayashi (role of Yoshinori Tsujinaka) and Shuichiro Umeda (role of Hikaru)
We will give away a gift to three lucky winners. Please participate.
<Campaign Overview>
[Applicable period] August 29th (Friday) 12:00 to September 29th (Monday) 23:59
[Prize/Number of people] Exhibition visual poster signed by Chiaki Kobayashi and Shuichiro Umeda – 3 people
*For further details, please check the official X (@hikanatsu_expo)
Recommended hashtag: #Hikanatsu Exhibition
Event Overview
■Date
Friday, November 14, 2025 – Sunday, December 7, 2025
■Venue
Ikebukuro Sunshine 60 Observatory Event space in Tenbo Park
◇Address:
60th floor, Sunshine 60 Building, Sunshine City, 3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-8630
train:
・Approximately 8 minutes walk from Ikebukuro Station (Exit 35)
・Approximately a 3-minute walk from Higashi-Ikebukuro Station (Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line)
・About a 4-minute walk from Higashi-Ikebukuro 4-chome Station (Toden Arakawa Line)
car:
・Directly connected to the Higashi-Ikebukuro exit of Metropolitan Expressway Route 5
Toei Bus:
・Get off at Ikebukuro Sunshine City stop (1F Cultural Hall Building/inside the bus terminal)
■Event time
11:00-20:00 (last entry 19:30)
■Event inquiries
KADOKAWA Event Support
https://kdq.jp/kdevent
*Please be sure to specify the event name.
*It may take some time for us to reply.
*Support is available only within Japan.
■Official website
https://hikanatsu-expo.com
■Official X Account
@hikanatsu_expo
■Organizer
TV Anime "The Summer When Light Died" Exhibition Executive Committee
Precautions
■About the event
・Please refrain from taking photographs, recording audio or video in areas where photography is prohibited.
・In the event of congestion, the event time may be changed without notice.
・Please do not touch the exhibits.
・The event date, time, and content may be changed, postponed, or canceled without notice due to various circumstances.
・Please notify a nearby staff member as soon as possible in the following cases:
If you feel unwell or are injured
○If you find a lost item or if you have lost something
○If you get lost or find a lost child (please note that we cannot call for you inside the venue)
・Please do not run inside or outside the venue as it is dangerous.
・Please refrain from any behavior that may cause inconvenience to other customers, such as sitting in shared spaces such as corridors.
-Smoking is prohibited inside the venue.
・Pets are not permitted inside the premises (except guide dogs and assistance dogs).
– There are no changing rooms or cloakrooms at the venue.
・Please refrain from bringing in dangerous items.
– Please refrain from eating or drinking inside the venue.
Work information
<Official information>
Official website of the TV anime "The Summer When Light Died" https://hikanatsu-anime.com/
TV anime "The Summer When Light Died" Official X @hikanatsu_anime
TV anime "The Summer When Light Died" official TikTok @hikanatsu_anime
© Mokumoku Ren / KADOKAWA, "The Summer When the Light Died" Production Committee
Broadcasting station information
The TV anime is currently airing from Saturday, July 5th.
Broadcast nationwide every Saturday from 24:55 on Nippon Television Network
Exclusive worldwide on Netflix and free on ABEMA
*Broadcast and streaming times are subject to change.
Distribution information
Netflix
Every Saturday from 25:55 starting July 5th
ABEMA
Every Saturday from 25:55 starting July 5th
Broadcast information
Nippon Television: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Sapporo Television: Every Wednesday from 25:59 starting July 9th (Wednesday)
Aomori Broadcasting: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Iwate Television: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Yamagata Broadcasting: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Miyagi TV: Every Friday from 25:59 starting July 11th (Friday)
Akita Broadcasting System: Every Thursday from 25:24 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Fukushima Chuo Television: Every Friday from 25:56 starting July 11th (Friday)
Television Niigata: Every Thursday from 25:29 starting July 10th (Thursday)
TV Shinshu: Every Thursday from 25:44 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Yamanashi Broadcasting System: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Shizuoka Daiichi TV: Every Saturday from 25:50 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Kitanihon Broadcasting: Every Wednesday from 25:59 starting July 9th (Wednesday)
Kanazawa Television: Every Thursday from 25:35 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Fukui Broadcasting System: Every Friday from 12:30am starting July 11th
Chukyo TV: Every Saturday from 25:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Yomiuri TV: Every Tuesday from 26:04 starting July 8th (Tuesday)
Nihonkai Television Every Thursday from 26:00 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Hiroshima TV: Every Saturday from 25:25 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Yamaguchi Broadcasting: Every Thursday from 25:54 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Shikoku Broadcasting: Every Saturday from 25:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Nishinippon Broadcasting: Every Sunday from 25:25 starting July 6th (Sun)
Nankai Broadcasting: Every Saturday from 24:55 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Kochi Broadcasting System: Every Wednesday from 25:24 starting July 9th (Wednesday)
Fukuoka Broadcasting System: Every Monday from 25:59 starting July 7th (Monday)
Nagasaki International Television: Every Tuesday from 25:29 starting July 8th (Tuesday)
Kumamoto Prefectural Television: Every Thursday from 25:29 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Kagoshima Yomiuri TV: Every Wednesday from 25:34 starting July 9th (Wednesday)
TV Oita: Every Thursday from 24:59 starting July 10th (Thursday)
Miyazaki Television: Every Saturday from 25:50 starting July 5th (Saturday)
Cast and crew
cast:
Yoshinori Tsujinaka: Chiaki Kobayashi
Hikaru: Shuichiro Umeda
Tanaka: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Rie Kurebayashi: Kazuna Kowaka
Asako Yamagishi: Yumiri Hanamori
Yuta Maki: Yoshiki Nakajima
Yuki Tadokoro: Shion Wakayama
staff:
Original work: Mokumoku Ren (serialized in KADOKAWA's "Young Ace UP")
Director and series composition: Takeshita Ryohei
Character design and chief animation director: Yuichi Takahashi
Gooey Animator: Hiraoka Masanobu
Prop design: Ryunosuke Oji
Sub-character design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Nishigane, Shoko Nagasawa
Art setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeyuki Takahashi, Yoshihiro Sono
Art Director: Honda Kohei
Color design: Naomi Nakano
Color design assistant: Yuko Koshida
3D Director: Nakano Yoshinori
Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda
2D design: Yusuke Nagara, Yuri Tsue
Edited by: Kimura Yoshiko
Sound production: Hiroshi Kasamatsu
Sound production: dugout
Music: Taro Umebayashi
Opening theme song: "Reunion" by Vaundy
Ending theme song: "You are a monster" by TOOBOE
Animation production: Cygames Pictures
Introduction
In a certain village
We've grown up together since we were little.
Yoshiki and Hikaru are the same age
blazing sun
The echoing sound of the cicadas
Ice cream to eat on the way home
Laughing together over trivial things
One summer day just like any other
"…You're not a light after all."
Six months ago, Hikari went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back
A voice and figure that looks like light
What was wriggling within it was――
"There's no light left… then"
He begins walking with "Something" who appears to be his friend.
"The same as always"
But at the same time
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
Falling into the unknown "something"
The curtain rises on this youth horror story.
Original information
【original work】
The Summer When the Light Died
Author: Mokumoku Ren
Currently serialized in Young Ace UP
https://web-ace.jp/youngaceup/contents/1000183/
Volumes 1 to 7 are currently on sale (Kadokawa Comics A)
[Novel version]
The Summer When the Light Died
Author: Mio Nukaga
Original story and illustration: Mokumoku Ren
Volumes 1 and 2 of the book are now on sale
(B6 paperback / Published by KADOKAWA)
Volume 7 Regular Edition
Volume 7 Limited Edition with Rubber Strap
(C) Mokumoku Ren / KADOKAWA, "The Summer When the Light Died" Production Committee
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