6 souls for fans of The Summer Hikaru Diaed

Anime series published in 2025, “The Summer Hikaru Died” is set in a quiet Japanese rural village, in which Hikaru and Yoshiki are great childhood friends, the only boys of the same age in the place. However, after disappearing between the mountains, Venusia returns completely different.

His appearance, his voice and his memories are the same, but now there is something strange within him. After dealing with him, Yoshiki is faced with a great revelation: Venusia is no longer human. An entity has taken possession of his body and now threatens the boy’s best friend.

The plot has been very successful and will have a second season, already in production. Until the arrival of the sequel to the series, how about following other similar souls? Following this content, the It offers some options.

6 horror souls on Netflix for fans of The Summer Hikaru Diad

If you are a fan of horror and you want to see good productions like “The Summer Hikaru Diaed”, continue reading, since below we provide you with a list of 6 tips for works that will capture your attention.

1. Trese

With a season, the soul series “Trese”, published in 2021, is set in Manila, a place where several supernatural crimes take place. It is here that Alexandra Trese comes into play, as the character works to protect everyone in the city. To do this, he rely on much courage and arcane knowledge.

This horror atmosphere with supernatural events makes the series an excellent recommendation for all those who liked “The Summer Hikaru Diaed”.

2. Junji ito: macabre stories from Japan

The 2023 series, “Junji Ito: Macabre Stories from Japan” is an adaptation of the most sinister stories of Junji Ito, master of Japanese horror. Just like the original work, the production presents a selection of bizarre, terrifying and disturbing stories of Junji Ito, who present supernatural situations, as well as “the summer in which Hikaru died”.

3. Mononoke

In addition, with a single season available, this horror series presents a man full of mysteries traveling through feudal Japan exorcising evil spirits. To carry out this act, it must understand the form, reason and truth of these entities.

Produced in 2017, the series has 12 episodes. Just like “The Summer Hikaru Died”, the series explores the theme of supernatural entities.

4. Parasite: the maximum

Similarly to what happens in “The Summer Hikaru Died”, when an entity takes possession of the protagonist’s body, in “Parasyte: The Maxim” several alien parasites arrive silently and take possession of human bodies, adapting rapidly. In the middle of all this, a normal student, called Shinichi, is attacked by one of them and the animal in his hand is stuck.

In this way the two must coexist, even with different desires. The boy thus crosses a transformation phase in relation to his body and mind. The production was launched in 2014 and has 24 episodes.

5. The Grimm brothers and the facets of horror

Launched in 2024, the series presents the eyes of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s sister, who write different stories for her. However, from the girl’s point of view, fairy tales take on frightening, melancholy and even disturbing tones, all also present in “The Summer Hikaru Died”.

6. Akuma-Kun

Created by a demon, Akuma-Kun is a boy who, together with his partner Mefistofele third-half a human-decides to investigate mysteries and murders linked to paranormal phenomena. The series was presented for the first time in 2023 and presents 12 episodes.

An important detail is that Akuma-Kun does not know his past and his story very well. While investigating the paranormal phenomena, he also tries to better understand his origins.

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