i don't know what i'm doing

Source: Crea 7th November 2022

The manga The Summer Hikaru Died began serialisation in Young Ace UP in August 2021 and quickly gained popularity, winning 11th place in the Web manga category and the Global Special Award [Traditional Chinese] at the Next Comic Award 2022 in August 2022.

The story takes place in a village. One day, Yoshiki notices that his best friend Hikaru has been replaced by something (Nanika). A strange daily life begins - and a strange life begins to unfold.

The Summer Hikaru Died, which depicts spine-tingling horror and the pure, sad craving to ‘still be together’ with an outstanding visual sense, was also supported by manga experts in the CREA 2022 autumn issue’s 'Night Owl Manga Award’. The author of this work, Mokumoku Ren, is a gem of a talent who debuted in commercial serialisation with this work.

We spoke to the much-celebrated Mokumoku Ren in depth about the roots, from the continued fascination with the bizarre since childhood, to influential works, and the secret stories behind the creation of some of the most memorable scenes.

I have been drawing original characters since I was a child.

We were told that Mokumokuren-sensei conceived of The Summer Hikaru Died while still in high school.

Anime: Jujutsu Kaisen S01E12

Characters: Itadori Yuuji & Yoshino Junpei

A very special letter! ✨