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The Summer Hikaru Died GN 1
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Small-town Horror: Interview with The Summer Hikaru Died Creator Mokumokuren
Recently tapped for an anime adaptation and selling almost a quarter million copies, we spoke with Mokumokuren about their manga, body-horror, adolescence, and more.


The Summer Hikaru Died: Where Body Horror and the Uncanny Valley Collide
#光が死んだ夏 #thesummerhikarudied 🔺 SUPPORT THE CHANNEL 🔺 PATREON: https://patreon.com/linesinmotion YOUTUBE MEMBER: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbXBnHUfiuZJYfjmocDfhEQ/join PAYPAL: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/linesinmotion KO-FI: https://ko-fi.com/linesinmotion 🗺️ OTHER 🗺️ TWITTER: https://twitter.com/linesinmotion TIKTOK: https://www.tiktok.com/@linesinmotionyt SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1m3dMfqxRk2P-2b5YnmB9zpeEuMZyQgn-eDXezIGw4uY/edit?usp=sharing (Once again, a thank you to levbolton on…
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(First Impressions, Volumes 1-3) The Summer Hikaru Died Raises the Bar for BL Manga
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508 – Twiple Dip 11 – The Summer Hikaru Died 2, Don’t Call It Mystery 3-4, Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai 2
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Hikaru in the Light! Volume 1 Review
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Hikaru in the Light! GN 2-4
Hikaru in the Light! has characters that are easy to root for, and there are breathtaking moments of brilliance.


Weekly Round-Up, 20-26 December 2023: Yume Nikki Fangame, The Summer Hikaru Died, and Ancient Magus Bride AI Translation
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Pick of the Week: The Summer Hikaru Is Published
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Disney's Mortal Sin
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Hikaru in the Light! GN 1
Hikaru in the Light! is an idol competition tale, and while its initial description and unfolding feels a little like Blue Lock but for girl idols, it's actually…


Hikaru in the Light! Manga Review
Even if you can see where Hikaru's plot is going five miles away, none feels hackneyed.


Yuureitou – Volume 4
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Benkei: The Warrior Monk Who Died Standing
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The Original Foley Artists
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Deadly Sin of Laying Pipe
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So here we are, the ending of the first volume of Arc Incidents. I hope its been passably ok! There was a lot of set of world and…


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I got the urge to marathon my favorite J Pop artist, Utada Hikaru’s discography. From her young beginnings, shots at the American market and 2016 come back, this…
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Hikaru no Go [1999]
This is so far the only series that has successfully focused on the Go game.