A new trailer for the forthcoming anime series The Summer Hikaru Died is out right now.

The trailer, which can be seen here, was unveiled at AnimeJapan yesterday. In the trailer, fans can get a snippet of the ending theme "Anata wa Kaibutsu(you are my monster)" performed by TOOBOE. In addition to the new trailer, new cast members for the anime were also announced. Yumiri Hanamori, Wakana Kowaka, and Chikahiro Kobayashi have been added to the voice cast.

Hanamori said this about portraying Asako Yamagishi:

“The first time I read this work, I was greatly shocked that the story begins from the point where it didn't make it in time. In a place that shouldn't have existed. What if “something” very close to what didn't make it appears in front of us? What choice would we choose? What will be awaiting them at the end of their summer? I will do my best to play the role so that you can feel the atmosphere that sticks to your skin. Thank you very much.”

Kowaka gave this statement about portraying Rie Kurebayashi:

“I’m looking forward to seeing how this work, which is filled with various emotions, how it will be visualized. And the Mie dialect! We are all working so hard to record it! I want to do my best to play Rie Kurebayashi, who is close to Yoshiki and Hikaru and has kindness in her sternness.”

Kobayashi said this about portraying Tanaka:

“When I read the original story, my heart was firmly grasped from the beginning! The scene of “Summer” that everyone feels nostalgic for is mixed with the fear and wonder of not knowing what is happening. It's really interesting. I'm very happy to be able to mix in with the atmosphere of this work! Let's watch it together when summer comes!”

A synopsis for The Summer Hikaru Died reads:

In a certain village
Since their childhood, they have grown up together.
Yoshiki and Hikaru, childhood friends.
the sun shining down on them
the chirping sound of a crypto tympana facialis
Ice cream on the way home
Laughing over trivial things
One day in summer, no different from any other day
...... You're not Hikaru after all, are you?
Half a year ago, Hikaru went missing in the mountains.
A week later, he came back on a whim.
The voice, the figure, the thing that looked like Hikaru
What was stirring inside...
“Hikaru is no longer with us. ...... if that's the case.”
Starting the days with “something” in the form of a friend,
The “same as usual” everyday life.
But at the same time...
Strange incidents begin to plague the village.
Falling into the unknown “something”
The curtain rises on a coming-of-age horror story.

The Summer Hikaru Died will be released on Netflix later this year.