{"id":82512,"date":"2024-01-03T15:16:27","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:16:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=82512"},"modified":"2024-01-03T15:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T23:20:47","slug":"review-the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1-mokumokuren","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/review-the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1-mokumokuren\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Summer Hikaru Died vol 1 &#8211; Mokumokuren"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/85166107._SX315_.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: The Summer Hikaru Died vol 1 &#8211; Mokumokuren\" title=\"Review: The Summer Hikaru Died vol 1 &#8211; Mokumokuren\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>The Summer Hikaru Died Vol. 1<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/mokumokuren\/\">Mokumokuren<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/ajani-oloye\/\">Ajani Oloye<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/the-summer-hikaru-died\/\">The Summer Hikaru Died #1<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/yen-press\/\">Yen Press<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> July 18, 2023 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/graphic-novel\/\">Graphic Novel<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/horror\/\">Horror<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/young-adult\/\">Young Adult<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 180 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p>It has Hikaru\u2019s face. It has Hikaru\u2019s voice. It even has Hikaru\u2019s memories. But whatever came down from the mountains six months ago isn\u2019t Yoshiki\u2019s best friend. Whatever it is, it\u2019s dangerous. Carrying on at school and hanging out as if nothing has changed\u2015as if Hikaru isn\u2019t gone\u2015would be crazy...but when it looks so very like Hikaru...and acts so very like Hikaru...<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1975360540\/r\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1-mokumokuren\/1142973723;jsessionid=2D093A168B394EE1C6B9A4DAA9354E55.prodny_store02-atgap01?ean=9781975360542\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.org\/p\/books\/the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1-mokumokuren\/19687372?ean=9781975360542&ref=&source=IndieBound&title=\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/bookshop.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Bookshop\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/85166107-the-summer-hikaru-died-vol-1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/5stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0004_5-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"5 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/graphic-novel\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"137\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000_graphic-novel-copy.png?fit=137%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"graphic-novel\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/horror\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/categories_0002_horror-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Horror\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-m\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"102\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000s_0005_m_m.png?fit=80%2C102&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"categories_m_m\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/young-adult\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"117\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/categories_0000_young-adult-copy.png?fit=117%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"young adult\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2024-01-03T23:16:27+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\nWell, ok, that was terrifying. 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This isn&#8217;t the gory kind of horror or even extreme psychological horror. It&#8217;s the juxtaposition of usual summer life in rural Japan &#8211; eating watermelon, grocery shopping, hanging out a friend&#8217;s house &#8211; with OH GOD WHAT. It&#8217;s my favorite kind of horror so I of course I loved this volume!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been six months since Yoshiki&#8217;s best friend Hikaru disappeared in the woods for a week. Everyone else seems to have accepted his miraculous return and things have gone back to normal. It&#8217;s only Yoshiki who suspects that something is wrong &#8211; and has the courage to confront his friend. Dealing with the knowledge that his friend is gone but something with his friend&#8217;s memories is still walking around and desperate to be friends with him &#8211; well, Yoshiki&#8217;s having a rough time. Can the strange things happening around town be blamed on Hikaru? And what kind of relationship does he have &#8211; should he have &#8211; with his &#8220;friend?&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image82512_d889f5-60.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image82512_d889f5-60 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:500px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image82512_d889f5-60.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image82512_d889f5-60 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image82512_d889f5-60 figure{max-width:500px;}.kb-image82512_d889f5-60 .image-is-svg, .kb-image82512_d889f5-60 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image82512_d889f5-60 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image82512_d889f5-60\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"980\" height=\"778\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.16.24-PM.png?resize=980%2C778\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-82517\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.16.24-PM.png?w=980&amp;ssl=1 980w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.16.24-PM.png?resize=300%2C238&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.16.24-PM.png?resize=768%2C610&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 980px) 100vw, 980px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yoshiki and Hikaru have been best friends since elementary school. The two boys still consider each other &#8220;only&#8221; best friends, though there&#8217;s enough tension and longing to make this count as at least a crush in my eyes. Hikaru insists that he needs Yoshiki and has a habit of making comments that could easily be misinterpreted as declarations of love, not to mention several teasing innuendos. It&#8217;s no surprise that Yoshiki&#8217;s conflicted about his feelings for Hikaru. Perhaps the most emotional part for me was the heartbreaking sadness of Yoshiki confirmation multiple times with Hikaru that his friend is truly dead and not coming back. The grief, confusion over Hikaru&#8217;s actions, not to mention worry over his intentions is absolutely overwhelming and depicted so well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The art is unbelievably gorgeous. The character design is stunning and the varied emotions are depicted so well: fear, confusion, yearning, embarrassment. My personal favorite was the depiction of the being inside Hikaru. It&#8217;s both horrific and beautiful and something that had me pausing to inspect carefully every time. It&#8217;s no wonder I found it easy to empathize with Yoshiki.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image82512_b3961d-30.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image82512_b3961d-30 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:500px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image82512_b3961d-30.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image82512_b3961d-30 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image82512_b3961d-30 figure{max-width:500px;}.kb-image82512_b3961d-30 .image-is-svg, .kb-image82512_b3961d-30 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image82512_b3961d-30 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image82512_b3961d-30\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium_large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"971\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?resize=768%2C971\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-82516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?resize=768%2C971&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?resize=810%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 810w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?resize=1215%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1215w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Screen-Shot-2024-01-02-at-1.15.01-PM.png?w=1270&amp;ssl=1 1270w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Most of the story is from Yoshiki&#8217;s POV so a lot of the horror comes from the tension in the relationship between himself and Hikaru. It&#8217;s that sinking feeling when you know you&#8217;re making a bad choice but can&#8217;t help yourself. There are of course dire warnings of some sort of great evil and the unsubtle suggestion that whatever&#8217;s inside Hikaru will harm him, but compared to Hikaru&#8217;s grand declarations, well, it&#8217;s hard to believe, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, this was an amazing start to a series and I&#8217;ve already checked out the second volume from the library &#8211; and preordered the third!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Content notes: <span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">death (including murder), body horror, grief <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, ok, that was terrifying. 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