ABEMA The popular teen horror anime “The Summer When the Light Died” will be broadcast for free on ABEMA just before the final episode! Watch all 11 episodes for free on Saturday, September 27th, the day the final episode airs!

【ABEMA】 The popular teen horror anime “The Summer When the Light Died” will be broadcast for free in its entirety on “ABEMA” just before the final episode! Watch all 11 episodes for free on Saturday, September 27th, the day the final episode airs! ​
ABEMA Press release: September 22, 2025 To Members of the Press The popular teen horror anime “The Summer When the Light Died” will be broadcast for free in its entirety on “ABEMA” “just before the final episode”! Watch all 11 episodes for free on Saturday, September 27th, the day the final episode airs!
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ABEMA, the new TV of the future, will be broadcasting the entire series of this summer’s much talked-about teen horror drama, “The Summer When the Light Died,” for free on Saturday, September 27th, the day the final episode is scheduled to air. “The Summer When Light Died” (abbreviated as “Hikanatsu”) is a youth horror manga by Mokumoku Ren currently being serialized on the manga site “Young Ace UP” (KADOKAWA), which blends the excitement of youth with fear. The story follows Yoshiki, an ordinary high school boy, as he experiences various strange incidents happening around him while living with the mysterious “Nika,” who mimics his childhood friend, Hikari. The spine-chilling story, which revolves around “Something” and the boy’s madness, has captivated many readers, with the total number of copies of the original series published exceeding 3.5 million. The TV anime series, which began airing in July 2025, has also been generating a lot of buzz. ABEMA has announced that it will be broadcasting the final episode of “The Summer the Light Died” for free right before the series ends. Starting at 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 27, 2025, the day the final episode airs, the network will be broadcasting a free recap of all episodes, from episode 1 to the latest episode, episode 11. All episodes will be available to watch for free for one week after the broadcast. The final episode of “The Summer the Light Died” will be available exclusively for free and unlimited streaming on “ABEMA” starting at 1:55 PM on Saturday, September 25th. In addition to being available exclusively for free for one week, it will also be broadcast for free on the “ABEMA Anime Channel.” ABEMA is the only place where you can binge-watch this summer’s much-talked-about teen horror, “The Summer When the Light Died,” all the way up to the latest episode, for free. As we approach the final episode, be sure to relive the story of Yoshiki and his unknown “something”! ■Free marathon broadcast of the final episode of “The Summer the Light Died” – Summary
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/1965/64643-1965-b00ab56b9292a7292592fa222ab1e84d-1920×1080.jpg (C) Mokumoku Ren/KADOKAWA, “The Summer When the Light Died” Production Committee ・#1～11 Broadcast date and time: Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 3:30 pm to 9:00 pm Broadcast channel: ABEMA Anime Channel Program URL: https://abema.tv/channels/abema-anime/slots/9jmtDSzr6yfNHV *All episodes will be available to watch for free for one week after broadcast. ■The final episode of “The Summer When the Light Died” will be available exclusively for free and unlimited viewing starting at 1:55 PM on Saturday, September 27th!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/1965/64643-1965-ef58ff47cd9dfb23be76f89897f0dfd1-1920×1080.jpg (C) Mokumoku Ren/KADOKAWA・”The Summer When the Light Died” Production Committee Broadcast date and time: Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 1:55 PM (broadcast every Saturday from 1:55 PM) Broadcast channel: ABEMA Anime Channel Program URL:
https://abema.tv/channels/abema-anime/slots/DxDWVBBRhZvzb1 *The latest episode will be available exclusively for free for one week after broadcast. ・With “ABEMA Premium” and “ABEMA Premium with Ads” (※1), you can watch all the latest episodes at any time! Streaming start date and time: Saturday, July 5, 2025, from 1:55 PM (streaming will start every Saturday from 1:55 PM thereafter) Program URL:
https://abema.tv/video/title/218-757 [Work summary] 〈INTRODUCTION〉 In a certain village They’ve grown up together since childhood Yoshiki and Hikaru are the same age The blazing sun The ear-splitting sound of the cicadas Eating ice cream on the way home Laughing together over trivial things One summer day, just like any other “…You’re not Hikari after all, are you?” Six months ago, Hikari went missing in the mountains. A week later, he suddenly returned. A voice and figure that resembles Hikari. What was squirming within it was―― “The light is gone… then…” He sets out with “Something” in the form of a friend. “Everyday life” is “the same as usual.” But at the same time Strange incidents begin to plague the village Falling into something unknown The curtain rises on a youth horror story―― 〈CAST〉 Yoshinori Tsujinaka: Chiaki Kobayashi Hikaru: Shuichiro Umeda Yamagishi Asako: Hanamori Yumiri Kurebayashi Rie: Kowaka Kazuna Tanaka: Kobayashi Chikahiro 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/Series Composition: Takeshita Ryohei Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Takahashi Yuichi Drool Animator: Masanobu Hiraoka Prop Design: Ryunosuke Oji Sub-Character Design: Mai Watanabe, Hiroko Nishigane, Shoko Nagasawa Art setting: Shuhei Tada, Takeyuki Takahashi, Yudai Sono Art director: Kohei Honda Color design: Naomi Nakano Color design assistant: Yuko Koshida 3D Director: Yoshinori Nakano Director of Photography: Tomohiro Maeda 2D Design: Yusuke Nagara, Yuri Tsue Editing: Yoshiko Kimura Sound Production: Koji Kasamatsu Sound production: dugout Music: Taro Umebayashi Opening theme song: “Reunion” Vaundy Ending Theme Song: “You Are a Monster” by TOOBOE Animation Production: Cygames Pictures TV Anime “The Summer When the Light Died” Official Websitehttps://hikanatsu-anime.com/ TV Anime “The Summer Where Light Died” Official X @hikanatsu_anime TV Anime “The Summer Where Light Died” Official TikTok @hikanatsu_anime *By subscribing to “ABEMA Premium” for a monthly fee of 1,080 yen (tax included), you can watch exclusive content and enjoy exclusive features such as “catch-up playback” and “download functionality.” Additionally, with “ABEMA Premium with Ads” for a monthly fee of 580 yen (tax included), you can watch “ABEMA Premium” exclusive content with ads. ■About “ABEMA” “ABEMA” is a video streaming service that aims to innovate television and is being developed as “the new television of the future.” No registration is required, and
approximately 25 channels across a wide variety of genres, including a 24-hour news channel, original dramas, romance shows, anime, and sports, are broadcast 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, we boast the largest number of original episodes of any domestic video service in Japan (※), and offer a wide selection of content, including notable new movies, popular domestic and international dramas, and trending anime, as well as a variety of music and live stage performances online. You can enjoy content anytime, whether on TV or on demand, and you can watch programs that fit your lifestyle, regardless of location, on your smartphone, PC, tablet, or TV device. In addition, by subscribing to “ABEMA Premium” for a monthly fee of 1,080 yen (tax included), you can watch exclusive content and enjoy exclusive features such as catch-up playback and download
functionality. Additionally, with “ABEMA Premium with Ads” for a monthly fee of 580 yen (tax included), you can watch “ABEMA Premium” exclusive content with ads. (*) As of October 2024, according to our own research