Mokumokuren
Mokumokuren (Japanese: モクモクれん), also known as Mokumoku Ren or Mokmok Len, is the mangaka for the manga series, The Summer Hikaru Died.
Biography
The initial idea for The Summer Hikaru Died was first envisioned when Mokumokuren was still in high school, preparing for exams. After graduation, in January 2021, they posted their drawings of Yoshiki Tsujinaka (辻中 佳紀, Hepburn: Tsujinaka Yoshiki) and Hikaru Indo (忌堂 光, Hepburn: Indō Hikaru) on Twitter, which were later recognized by Young Ace Up who requested to publish it as a serialized manga.[1]
Their grandmother's hometown was used as inspiration for Kibogayama, the fictional town where the story takes place.[2]
Career
In 2021, having introduced The Summer Hikaru Died as a boy's love story, Mokumokuren later explained that it was not serialized as one, but instead as a queer "coming-of-age" horror.[3][4] Writing under Young Ace Up, Mokumokuren wanted the story and atmosphere grounded in emotion rather than horror, feeling as though the plot and theme already naturally layered the horror based on misattribution of arousal. The manga's artwork is heavily influenced by onomatopoeia, which Mokumokuren was cautious of not overdoing and maintaining within the emotion of the story's context.[5]
In 2022, on the Next Manga Award, The Summer Hikaru Died placed 11th in the web manga category. It ranked first in Takarajimasha's 2023 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for male readers, and nominated for the 16th Manga Taishō.[6][7][8] As of December 26, 2025, the manga's first volume has 4.5 million copies in circulation.[9]
On May 24, 2024, an anime adaptation was announced. Produced by CyPic, Ryōhei Takeshita would direct, compose, and design the characters. The anime released on July 6, 2025, on Nippon TV. Currently, however, Netflix streams the series while Abema streams it in Japan. A second season has been announced. A novelized version of the manga, written by Mio Nukaga was published in Japanese by Kadokawa Shoten on December 4, 2023 with a second volume released in July 2025.[10][11] In 2024, at New York Comic Con, Yen Press revealed they would publish the novels in English. The first of which was published in April 2025, with the second forthcoming on May 12, 2025.
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- ↑ 話題の青春ホラー漫画『光が死んだ夏』作者が明かす、"恐怖"を表現するためのこだわり 「記号ではなく、行動で感情を描く」. Real Sound (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.
- ↑ このマンガがすごい！2023 [Kono Manga ga Sugoi!] (in Japanese). 宝島社. 2023. ISBN 978-4-299-03737-4.
- ↑ Mokumokuren (November 20, 2024). "「3巻時点で作者が突然公式サイトからblタグを削除した」というデマが根強く広まってしまっているようですが、実際には最初から公式にBLタグは無かったというのが事実になります。（クィアを否定するためではありません）" Bluesky Social (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 8, 2025.
- ↑ "Mokumokuren X post". Twitter. August 14, 2025. 「光が死んだ夏」は公式では基本的に「青春ホラー」として宣伝しています。BLかブロマンスかはさておき、私は「ロマンスではないクィアの話」として描いているつもりです。
- ↑ 話題の青春ホラー漫画『光が死んだ夏』作者が明かす、"恐怖"を表現するためのこだわり 「記号ではなく、行動で感情を描く」. Real Sound (in Japanese). July 5, 2022. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022.
- ↑ Loveridge, Lynzee (August 31, 2022). "Medalist, WITCH WATCH, Akane-banashi Win Next Manga Awards 2022 Results". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 12, 2022). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022.
- ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (January 24, 2023). "16th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 11 Titles". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023.
- ↑ 光が死んだ夏【公式】 [@hikarugashinda] (December 26, 2025). 【本日発売！】『#光が死んだ夏』最新8巻✨本日発売✨シリーズ累計450万部（電子含む）突破🎊「あんた、このまま行くと人間やなくなってまう…!!」今回も巻末に描き下ろし短編を収録！ (Tweet) (in Japanese) – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ 人気コミック「光が死んだ夏」ノベライズ 2023年12月発売！ (Press release) (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo: Kadokawa Corporation. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via PR Times.
- ↑ 光が死んだ夏 2. Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on October 15, 2025.
