The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2: Yoshiki uncovers more about the imposter Hikaru as they experience a haunting entity

Released on Sunday, July 13, 2025, The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2 sees Yoshiki and his friends explore a forest path tied to local curses. During the walk, Yoshiki sees a mysterious long-necked spirit that begins following him. Hikaru intervenes, absorbing the entity to protect Yoshiki.

Meanwhile, Tanaka and village elders begin investigating the Matsuura death linked to Nonuki-sama and the forbidden mountain, suspecting a hidden threat has descended into the village. A woman named Rie warns Yoshiki that staying close to Hikaru could cost him his humanity.

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The Summer Hikaru Died season 2 episode 2: Tanaka begins his investigation while Hikaru and Yoshiki visit a haunted trail

Yoshiki in The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2 (Image via CygamesPictures)

The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2, titled Suspicion, opens with Yoshiki and Hikaru riding their bicycles as they notice police cars passing by. Yoshiki wonders what happened. Hikaru casually mentions that some "master aura" lady died, but Yoshiki corrects him, mentioning that it’s Matsuura.

Yoshiki glances at Hikaru suspiciously, but seeing his usual cheerful expression, he brushes the feeling aside. Meanwhile, a brief scene shows Tanaka traveling toward Kubitachi Village.

At school, Yoshiki’s classmates discuss how the Matsuura granny apparently died by stuffing her own fist down her throat, rumored to be a curse tied to something she saw. This conversation makes Yoshiki glance warily at the impostor Hikaru, who sits nearby, absorbed in music notes. One classmate mentions having to take a creepy forest shortcut now that his usual route is under construction.

He confesses he feels watched and can’t look into the forest, no matter how hard he tries. Scared, he asks Yoshiki to walk with him, but Yoshiki declines. Hikaru overhears and surprisingly offers to join, which catches everyone off guard, since Hikaru supposedly dislikes anything spooky.

Smiling and looking at Yoshiki, he insists he’s not bothered by such things anymore. The group, Yoshiki, Hikaru, Yuki, and Asako, decides to accompany their friend.

The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2 shifts to Tanaka arriving at the Matsuura house. Alongside his hamster and several villagers, Tanaka begins investigating. He speaks with Takeda, whose father fears he’ll be the next target. Takeda blames Tanaka’s company, but Tanaka explains that if they hadn’t intervened, trying to prevent further harm from an "ignorant corporation," things would’ve been worse.

Still, the villagers remain unsure of the company’s real purpose. During the investigation, another villager mentions Indo’s son, Hikaru, going missing, implying a failed ritual caused something dangerous to stir. They speak of "Nonuki-sama," recalling that Matsuura, as a child, once had a traumatic encounter in the mountains.

Though she was normal for a time, her daughter later vanished without explanation. The villagers believe Matsuura’s intense fear of whatever lurks there drew it closer to her and eventually led to her gruesome death.

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The Summer Hikaru Died season 2 episode 2: Yoshiki learns more about the entity posing as Hikaru as it becomes increasingly attached to him

The Summer Hikaru Died episode 2 continues as Yoshiki, Hikaru, and their friends enter the forest path. Although nothing unusual occurs at first, a sense of unease lingers. On their way back, Yoshiki alone feels an ominous gaze and looks into the forest. There, he spots something pale and zig-zag patterned, and it becomes clear it’s an unnaturally long neck.

As the creature inches closer, Hikaru calmly remarks that Yoshiki saw it, which means it’s now following him. Hikaru asks Yoshiki to come closer, and suddenly, Hikaru’s nose begins to bleed.

The scene then cuts to Tanaka and the village elders, now gathered at Mikasa’s house. Tanaka moved their meeting there, noting that things are worse than he expected. He’s placed a protective barrier around the shrine and reveals he found Kohei’s bag on the mountain. Inside is a black stone, which Tanaka explains was once someone’s head, a powerful object for warding off spirits.

While the mountain’s impurity seems gone, Tanaka warns that “it” has already descended into the village, with Matsuura’s death as proof. He suspects it now hides among the villagers.

Back on the forest path, the group hears a terrible sound. Spooked, the girls run to escape. Meanwhile, Hikaru collapses. When Yoshiki wakes him, Hikaru calmly explains that the creature tried to latch onto Yoshiki because it’s lonely. Hikaru crushed and consumed it, which caused his nosebleed. He warns Yoshiki never to look into anything but him, as these things only follow once seen.

When the group regroups, the girls mention hearing the strange noise. Hikaru dismisses it, though Asako comments that the eerie feeling from before is gone, as if something cancelled it out. Hikaru glances at her suspiciously before Yoshiki pulls him back to focus. Hikaru quietly resolves not to let anyone take Yoshiki from him.

The episode then shifts into a flashback. Hikaru’s father once told him that if he liked a girl, he should marry her quickly; otherwise, Unuki-sama would drag her into the mountain. Their family has an agreement with it, but outsiders could still be taken, because it’s lonely.

Back in the present, Yoshiki finally confronts Hikaru, asking what exactly he is and what he did to that thing in the forest. Hikaru unbuttons his shirt, revealing a vertical gap on his chest, and tells Yoshiki to put his hand inside. Yoshiki feels coldness, while Hikaru feels Yoshiki’s warmth. Suddenly, Yoshiki senses himself being pulled in, only for Hikaru to admit he was teasing him.

Later, Yoshiki reflects on everything when a woman named Rie Kurebayashi approaches him. She warns that he’s getting involved with something dangerous, something that could “mix” him, leaving him no longer human. Rie claims she’s just a housewife who can see things others can’t.

She mentions the forbidden mountain, saying its ominous air has recently disappeared and that whatever it was is now following Yoshiki. Though she doesn’t know all the details, she urges him to reach out if he needs help.

That night, Yoshiki contemplates calling her but ultimately chooses not to, leaving the episode on an unsettling, suspenseful note.

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Edited by Dishani Dutta