The Summer Hikaru Died Episode 11 will be released on September 20, 2025. Episode 10 showed some details on Nounuki-sama or Unuki-san. Apparently, the village has been murdering innocents in the past, which is why it might be haunted/cursed.
At the same time, Tanaka is shaping up to be an antagonistic character, and Hikaru keeps slipping away from his humanity while simultaneously feeling more human.
The Summer Hikaru Died Episode 11 Release Date and Where to Stream
The Summer Hikaru Died episode 11 will be released on Saturday, September 20, at 10 am PDT. According to EDT, the episode will be out at 1 pm. The anime is available to stream on Netflix.
Episode 11 will be released in Japan on Sunday, September 21, at 12:55 AM JST and will be broadcast on Nippon TV and its affiliates. Here is a complete table of some time zones and the episode’s global release date and time:
| Time Zone | Release Date | Release Time |
| Japanese Standard Time | Sunday, September 21 | 12:55 am |
| Pacific Daylight Time | Saturday, September 20 | 10:00 am |
| Eastern Daylight Time | Saturday, September 20 | 1:00 pm |
| British Summer Time | Saturday, September 20 | 6:00 pm |
| Central European Summer Time | Saturday, September 20 | 7:00 pm |
| Australian Central Standard Time | Sunday, September 21 | 2:30 am |
The Summer Hikaru Died Episode 10 Recap
The Summer Hikaru Died episode 10 began with Yoshiki trying to stick Hikaru’s severed head back as the latter kept spewing his insides. After attaching the head to the body, Yoshiki lost his consciousness and woke up in a hospital. Hikaru was right beside him, but didn’t wake up. On the other hand, Tanaka could be seen talking to himself that he is lucky that ‘thing’ decided to show up in this era, gained its own personality, and even chose to weaken itself.
Episode 10 also reveals that Tanaka is actually blind, but he calls it a paranormal impairment, and he can only see with his company-given glasses. He said that his company was looking for something from ‘their’ world. The news broadcast says that a man in his 20s disappeared after entering the Darumazuka Tunnel.
Kurebayashi explains that the tunnel was haunted, and long ago, bones were found in it. However, all the bones were only of torsos, and the arms and legs were scattered in different villages. The skulls were never found, though. In the meantime, Hikaru wakes up and looks better, but he is still weakened.
At school, Yuuta sees Yoshiki’s diary and talks about Unuki-san, a secret word. A long time back, when the area was impoverished by diseases, a drug was made to abort unborn babies, made out of mercury. It was called Uronuki Medicine. Providing this medicine was talked about in code, and soon a shrine was built for Unuki-san on Nisayama mountain. After that, the diseases stopped spreading.
When the boys visited the shrine mentioned by old man Takeda, they found various heads sculpted out of wood. This triggers Hikaru’s memory, and he spills some important information. Apparently, those living at Kubitachi have sacrificed innocent people to offer their heads to the cursed god.
The Summer Hikaru Died Episode 11 Speculation
The Summer Hikaru Died episode 11 might finally resolve the mystery about Kubitachi and the missing heads. While it is clear that there have been murders in the past, it is yet to be shown how all of it is related to Nounuki-sama. In fact, how did Hikaru die? What is the Indou family’s curse? All these questions are still out and about.
The next episode might also show what steps Tanaka might be taking next. Will he pursue Hikaru and try to take the being? Only the next episode can tell. What did you think of the latest episode? Do you think it was interesting? Let us know in the comments below.
The Summer Hikaru Died anime is currently streaming on Netflix.
