A review by sucreslibrary
The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 by Mokumokuren

5.0

unnerving in the best way. could very easily be classified as folk horror with the small, rural setting + deals with a lot of repressed romantic/sexual feelings in the MC (reminds me of Wickerman in that sense). I love how the sound effects were used in such an oppressive manner, sometimes dominating entire panels and really making you feel the stifling heat of the summer setting. the art is superb and really adds to the overall mood - the mangaka also isn't afraid to let scenes linger in the best ways. definitely looking forward to reading more of this!