Book (Manga): The Summer Hikaru Died, Chapters 32 – 33

The Summer Hikaru Died, Chapters 32 – 33
by Mokumokuren
published in English by Yen Press
2024 – 2025 (ongoing)

Covers for The Summer Hikaru Died, Subchapters 32-1 (red border; black and white image of a man standing in a traditional Japanese doorway), 32-2 (Purple border, three people sitting in a shaded room in front of an open window), and 32-3 (blue border, Hikaru smiling in front of an open window).

These volumes are building tension VERY SUCCESSFULLY.

Not only is the fabric of reality pocked with holes through which misfortunes arrive in the human world and boys’ home region, but their friend Maki is connected through family traditions to the Other Side, and is likely to be dragged over into it (which is fatal) if Yoshiki and Hikaru don’t intervene.

Hikaru’s intervention plan is… risky. And low tech! And this is all I want to say until the story reaches some safe-to-discuss milestone.

The Summer Hikaru Died Subchapter covers shown in reverse order (3-2-1). 33-3 (red border, deer-like animals standing in a cave entrance as Yoshiki looks over his shoulder at them), 33-2 (yellow border, Hikaru and Yoshiki stand before a slit in reality surrounded by bent legs), 33-1 (pale green border: an ice cream sundae with fruit).

Great storytelling and creepy vibes continue – Mokumokuren is doing a superb job in pacing these episodes.

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