Mix of Tokyo Ghoul and Silent Hill helped create this summer's most terrifying anime
This summer's anime season saw the release of a chilling show that drew inspiration from the best.
One of the most interesting anime this summer is The Summer Hikaru Died. People had pretty high hopes for the new horror series, since the original story had so much potential. They were especially hoping for something good after the letdown that Uzumaki was.
Luckily, The Summer Hikaru Died lived up to the hype. The show was well-received. Fans are really into the story, inspired by some of the best horror shows out there, created by an author deeply passionate about the genre.
Mokumokuren explained that one of their main inspirations was Tokyo Ghoul (via Anime News Network). The mangaka was particularly drawn to the protagonist’s psychological struggles, especially the early scenes where Kaneki Ken is tortured by Jason - showing not just the physical pain, but what he’s going through mentally. Mokumokuren also found inspiration in Berserk for similar reasons.
It wasn’t just other mangas that inspired and helped shape the terrifying The Summer Hikaru Died. Video games also contributed, particularly two iconic productions - Silent Hill and Undertale. Both titles helped Mokumokuren craft the story they always wanted to read themselves.
As you can see, while creating The Summer Hikaru Died, the mangaka drew inspiration from the best, crafting a blood-curdling story that frightens not only on the pages of the manga but also on the screen. If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s definitely worth checking out. You can watch the series on Netflix.
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Author: Edyta Jastrzebska
A graduate of journalism and social communication as well as cultural studies. She started at Gamepressure.com as one of the newspeople in the films department. Currently she oversees the Gamepressure movie&TV newsroom. She excels in the field of film and television, both in reality-based and fantasy themes. Keeps up with industry trends, but in her free time she prefers to watch less known titles. Has a complicated relationship with popular ones, which is why she only gets convinced about many of them when the hype around them subsides. Loves to spend her evenings not only watching movies, series, reading books and playing video games, but also playing text RPGs, which she has been into for several years.
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