The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1: Volume 1

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For the artwork, Mokumokuren tries to use onomatopoeia that are not often used, while also staying cautious to make sure it works properly in the context of the story. Boys' Love (BL) is by origin a genre of Japanese manga produced mainly by women for women that features romantic and sexual relationships between men. Feeling Hikaru has got to remember something when he was lost, Yoshiki also comments on him not having a word to explain himself, and does he know how much he worried everyone. Hikaru loves Yoshiki, but he doesn't really understand his feelings because he can feel and remember everything the real Hikaru has felt and gone through.

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When running laps is described as torture, Yoshiki remarks that Hikaru's intonation of the word "torture" was a bit off. Finding it is now beside Yoshiki, she warns him that too much prolonged contact will result in him changing as well. Wondering if Yoshiki's question involves him professing his undying love, Hikaru's carefree and joking attitude is gone at hearing what it is. Gayngst: Somewhat implied with Yoshiki- his uncomfortable response to being asked about getting a girlfriend and his sharp response to the original Hikaru making unknowingly homophobic comments along with his consistent drive to move to the city gives the implication that he isn't exactly in a welcoming environment for his sexuality. Mokumokuren is a fan of action manga from Weekly Shōnen Jump and Weekly Young Jump, particularly Tokyo Ghoul.The art style reminds me of Tatsuki Fujimoto, but the atmosphere/mood gives me Junji Ito vibes, which makes sense since this is a horror/mystery story.

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Unable to remember what happened when he went missing for a week on a mountain, Hikaru says for Yoshiki to give it a break already, and when is he going to quit asking that. crossover anime between Overlord and The Eminence in Shadow originally announced as an April Fool's joke earlier this year? Yoshiki still wants to stay with "Hikaru", however "Hikaru"'s alien nature, along with other eldritch beings and hunters of said beings may make that impossible. There's a feeling of dread and listlessness, and I think a lot of that has to do with the art style (very horror manga) and the way the sounds of summer (like cicadas etc) spill across the whole page and outside the panels. Upon release of the first volume, the series became a critical and commercial success, with the first volume selling 200,000 copies in three months, and received critical praise for story, artwork, and characters.Querying whether Yoshiki was lonely because he was not around, betting he cried, Hikaru jokes how Yoshiki did not want him to be left here alone. It is really interesting, it's a mix of shounen ai/yaoi and horror with junji ito vibes, and also a sort of coming of age manga. Before Discotek rescued and released it in this Blu-ray collection, the series saw four dubbed VHS tapes and five dual-language DV. With just the cover and title to go off of, I suspected this would be a heartfelt or vaguely sad slice of life, so imagine my shock when I looked it up in the hotel and found out it's actually a psychological horror?

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This "Hikaru" has all the feelings and memories of the original, yet remains a separate being, something Yoshiki realizes rather quickly. Thậm chí mình bất ngờ vì nó hot đến mức số lượng in bán chạy, bản quyển được mua và sắp được phát hành ở các nước khác nhau. Still, with creepiness seeping in, it's highly enjoyable and I was actually rooting for the thing here.Although The Summer Hikaru Died is still relatively short, with only twelve chapters released across two volumes so far, the series has already left a hefty impression on the manga industry at large. Innocently Insensitive: The original Hikaru- he refers to a gay villager as "sick" before being corrected by Yoshiki and seems confused about the LGBT community (referring to it as the "Ell Jee Bee Tea thing" in one translation).