by The web preview and preview cut of the first episode of the TV anime “The Summer Where Light Died,” based on the original work by Mokumoku Ren, have been released.
The subtitle of the first episode is “Substitute.” One summer day, the protagonist Yoshiki finds out that his best friend Hikaru, who always laughs next to him, has become “something” different, even though he looks and sounds just like him. Not wanting to lose the only person he can trust, Yoshiki accepts the fake Hikaru and promises not to tell anyone, but… The anime will be broadcast on Nippon TV from July 5th. TV anime “The Summer When the Light Died”
Broadcast information Nippon Television: From July 5, 2025 (Saturday) Every Saturday from 24:55 Sapporo Television: From July 9, 2025 (Wednesday) Every Wednesday from 25:59 Aomori Broadcasting: From July 5, 2025 (Saturday) Every Saturday from 24:55 Television Iwate: From July 5, 2025 (Saturday) Every Saturday from 24:55 Yamagata Broadcasting: From July 5, 2025 (Saturday) Every Saturday from 24:55 Miyagi Television: From July 11, 2025 (Friday) Every Friday from 25:59 Akita Broadcasting: From July 10, 2025 (Thursday) Every Thursday from 25:24 Fukushima Chuo Television: From July 11, 2025 (Friday) Every Friday from 25:56 Television Niigata: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 25:29 Television Shinshu: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 25:44 Yamanashi Broadcasting: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 24:55 Shizuoka Daiichi Television: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 25:50 Kitanippon Broadcasting: From Wednesday, July 9, 2025, every Wednesday from 25:59 Television Kanazawa: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 25:35 Fukui Broadcasting: From Friday, July 11, 2025, every Friday from 24:30 Chukyo Television: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 25:55 Yomiuri Television: From Tuesday, July 8, 2025, every Tuesday from 26:04 Nihonkai Television: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 26:00 Hiroshima Television: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 25:25 Yamaguchi Broadcasting: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 25:54 Shikoku Broadcasting: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 25:55 Nishinippon Broadcasting: From Sunday, July 6, 2025, every Sunday from 25:25 Nankai Broadcasting: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 24:55 Kochi Broadcasting: From Wednesday, July 9, 2025, every Wednesday from 25:24 Fukuoka Broadcasting: From Monday, July 7, 2025, every Monday from 25:59 Nagasaki International Television: From Tuesday, July 8, 2025, every Tuesday from 25:29 Kumamoto Kenmin Television: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 25:29 Kagoshima Yomiuri Television: From Wednesday, July 9, 2025, every Wednesday from 25:34 Television Oita: From Thursday, July 10, 2025, every Thursday from 24:59 Television Miyazaki: From Saturday, July 5, 2025, every Saturday from 25:50 Distribution information Netflix, ABEMA
Staff Original work: Mokumoku Ren (serialized in KADOKAWA’s “Young Ace UP”) Director and series composition: Ryohei Takeshita Character design and chief animation director: Yuichi Takahashi Doro animator: Masanobu Hiraoka Prop design: Ryunosuke Oji Sub-character design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Nishigane, Shoko Nagasawa Art setting: Shuhei Tada, Takayuki Takahashi, Yudai Sono Art director: Kohei Honda Color design: Naomi Nakano Assistant color designer: Yuko Koshida 3D director: Yoshinori Nakano
