A Discussion with Mokumokuren—Creator of The Summer Hikaru Died – All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2025

I have a lot of expectations for the playback of the anime adaptation Mokumokuren‘ hikaru died in summer. exist Animation Expo In 2025, Mokumokuren They made their first appearance at the American Animation Conference. They appear on black blocks over their heads to hide their identity. But instead of covering up a lot of influence, they created exciting horror thriller comics.

Mokumokuren Explain that they grew up reading classic comics Naruto and Jojo’s strange adventurebut one of the biggest inspiration may be the comics Tokyo Ghost. They like the series being able to portray a character’s psychological struggle, and they especially like the scenes of the series where the protagonist is physically tortured, while inside he is struggling with many of the performances of his enemies. Mokumokuren It also points out another source of inspiration for how characters suffer physically and psychologically in revellers.

Mokumokuren Explained that they have always wanted to read a good horror story full of mysterious fusions. However, they didn’t encounter many such stories in the end, so they decided to write their own stories. Basically, they want to write stories they want to read. They grew up in love with a lot of horror media, noting that their inspiration comes from Silent Mountain. They even admit that their inspiration comes from games with quirky psychological elements Undertale. However, they also draw inspiration from much modern knowledge, such as the creepy pasta online and the Japanese version of Slim Man.

One of the toughest struggles on this story, they say, is to balance the mystery with the psychological development of the character. They wanted to create a story that allows characters to grow and develop, rather than stories where many people die randomly. When one mysterious solution, they want another to follow one after another. In particular, they want fans to pay attention to one aspect of the artwork is how the artwork depicts the sound. There are scenes in the comics where the sounds become so overwhelming and manifest on the page, but you can also tell when and when it becomes deadly.

Yoshiki is a character that reflects how dark the series is, but the comic creators want to make sure it isn’t too dark, so they make many of the other characters in the series cheerful and cheerful. Then we have the titular character Hikaru and his childhood curiosity. They don’t want Hikaru to feel the child’s coding clearly, but he will like to look at humans like your average person, looking at another culture with one child’s curiosity. They are a character who loves human culture, but they don’t want to be human at all. We ride that line between them, kill people, and still feel likeable to the audience, which is very important.

Mokumokuren Not sure how their comic series will perform at first, especially overseas. However, they are very grateful for the reception they received for the series and look forward to everyone’s reaction to the upcoming anime adaptation. They have an idea that they want to see and try to put it there. The same is true of their advice to other creators outside. Despite the challenges, be aware of what you want to draw, protect and express what you want to express.