‘The Summer Hikaru Died’ Announces Special Giveaway

Netflix’s horror anime The Summer Hikaru Died will be wrapping up its tale this weekend, and to celebrate the show’s explosive finale, they’ve launched a contest this week that any fan can enter — all they need is a Twitter account.

To enter the contest, follow the show’s official global English-language Twitter page at @hikaru_anime_en. One you’ve done that, re-post the contest announcement post before September 26 (so you’ve got two days) and once you’ve done so, your name is in the running.

Five chosen fans will be awarded message boards autographed by key creative team members of the Summer Hikaru Died crew, including Ryohei Takeshita, director & series composition writer; Chiaki Kobayashi, the voice of Yoshiki Tsujinaka; and Shuichiro Umeda, the voice of Hikaru.

The Summer Hikaru Died is about an ordinary high school boy, Yoshiki, who starts having strange experiences and encounters he can’t explain. Might they have something to do with the mysterious being he keeps running into that resembles his recently-deceased best friend Hikaru Indou? Is it Hikaru himself? What’s really happening, and is Yoshiki in danger? The Summer Hikaru Died is directed by Ryohei Takeshita, known for Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night. in addition to Kobayashi, other cast members include Shuichiro Umeda (Hikaru), Yumiri Hanamori (Asako), Wakana Kowaka (Rie) and Chikahiro Kobayashi (Tanaka).

The finale of The Summer Hikaru Died premieres Saturday, September 27 on Netflix in the US. The show’s producers have put together a special flashback video of the previous 11 episodes set to the insert song “Shadow of Our Days,” but due to copyright reasons embedding has been blocked, so we can’t post it below. We can offer a link though!