20 anime like The Summer Hikaru Died
These are the titles AniList users most often recommend to people who enjoyed The Summer Hikaru Died, ranked by how many recommended each one. 10 are short series of 13 episodes or fewer.
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Summer Time Rendering
TV · 2022 · 25 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, primarily teen cast, rural, and is a longer watch at 25 episodes. Recommended by 240 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- 2
This Monster Wants to Eat Me
TV · 2025 · 13 eps · 74/100
It shares its focus on mythology, rural, seinen. Recommended by 155 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
- Romance
- 3
Tengoku Daimakyo
TV · 2023 · 13 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on seinen, male protagonist, denpa. Recommended by 129 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Adventure
- Mystery
- Sci-Fi
- Thriller
- 4
When They Cry
TV · 2006 · 26 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on denpa, tragedy, rural, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 125 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- 5
Shiki
TV · 2010 · 22 eps · 75/100
It shares its focus on rural, philosophy, denpa, and is a longer watch at 22 episodes. Recommended by 92 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Horror
- Mystery
- Supernatural
- Thriller
- 6
Parasyte -the maxim-
TV · 2014 · 24 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on body horror, philosophy, male protagonist, and is a longer watch at 24 episodes. Recommended by 65 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
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MUSHI-SHI
TV · 2005 · 26 eps · 84/100
It shares its focus on mythology, philosophy, rural, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 33 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Adventure
- Fantasy
- Mystery
- Psychological
- 8
Devilman Crybaby
ONA · 2018 · 10 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on body horror, urban fantasy, male protagonist. Recommended by 29 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Psychological
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To Your Eternity
TV · 2021 · 20 eps · 81/100
It shares its focus on tragedy, philosophy, rural, and is a longer watch at 20 episodes. Recommended by 28 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Adventure
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Psychological
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Takopi's Original Sin
ONA · 2025 · 6 eps · 86/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy, school, and is shorter at 6 episodes. Recommended by 23 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 11
No.6
TV · 2011 · 11 eps · 73/100
It shares its focus on male protagonist. Recommended by 23 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 12
Sonny Boy
TV · 2021 · 12 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, denpa, primarily teen cast. Recommended by 20 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
- 13
From the New World
TV · 2012 · 25 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, rural, and is a longer watch at 25 episodes. Recommended by 18 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
- Psychological
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DEAD DEAD DEMONS DEDEDEDE DESTRUCTION
ONA · 2024 · 18 eps · 78/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, seinen, school. Recommended by 17 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Comedy
- Drama
- Sci-Fi
- Slice of Life
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Playing Sister
ONA · 2026 · 3 eps · 65/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, denpa, mythology, and is shorter at 3 episodes. Recommended by 17 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Supernatural
- Thriller
- 16
Chainsaw Man
TV · 2022 · 12 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on monster boy, urban fantasy, male protagonist. Recommended by 12 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Supernatural
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Revolutionary Girl Utena
TV · 1997 · 39 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, primarily teen cast, school, and is a longer watch at 39 episodes. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Mystery
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Neon Genesis Evangelion
TV · 1995 · 26 eps · 83/100
It shares its focus on philosophy, denpa, primarily teen cast, and is a longer watch at 26 episodes. Recommended by 10 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Mecha
- Mystery
- 19
Serial Experiments Lain
TV · 1998 · 13 eps · 80/100
It shares its focus on denpa, philosophy. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Drama
- Mystery
- Psychological
- Sci-Fi
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Tokyo Ghoul
TV · 2014 · 12 eps · 76/100
It shares its focus on urban fantasy, body horror, male protagonist. Recommended by 8 AniList users who watched The Summer Hikaru Died.
- Action
- Drama
- Horror
- Mystery
Recommendation votes from AniList users. Highlighted genres are shared with The Summer Hikaru Died.