Home
Creators
Search Recent Random
Posts
Search DMs Popular Hash Lookup Tags Random
Importer
Import FAQ
Register Favorites Keys Review DMs Logout
Community
Telegram ThePornDude
Home Creators Posts Import Register Favorites Logout

THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED: Episode 8 FULL LENGTH Reaction! (Patreon)

Published:
2025-09-07 13:00:03
Edited:
2026-10-18 03:12:52
Imported:
Tags:

Content

*TRACKED AND CONTACTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS* The Rule of 8 never lets us down and OH, did this episode raise my blood pressure! In the afterm

*TRACKED AND CONTACTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS*

The Rule of 8 never lets us down and OH, did this episode raise my blood pressure! In the aftermath of last episode, Hikaru may not be as indestructible as he once was...which is a problem, when a could-be exorcist is close on your trail!

Amidst the search for clues and answers, Hikaru and Yoshiki are closer to danger than ever before and the twists and turns of this episode had me about out of my seat! Let's GO!

LINK TO REACTION: https://pixeldrain.com/u/dD1PXJDN

Thank you for watching with me and for all the support!

Files

Romania Black - THE SUMMER HIKARU DIED: Episode 8 Reaction! CONTACT?!

LINK TO REACTION: https://share.vidyard.com/watch/RXr2kqD6sxTYHqhfqRto7K **TRACKED AND CONTACTED HEADPHONE WARNINGS** The Rule of 8 never lets us down and OH, did this episode raise my blood pressure! In the aftermath of last episode, Hikaru may not be as indestructible as he once was...which is a problem, when a could-be exorcist is close on your trail! Amidst the search for clues and answers, Hikaru and Yoshiki are closer to danger than ever before and the twists and turns of this episode had me about out of my seat! Let's GO! Thank you for watching with me and for all the support! #romaniablack #thesummerhikarudied #summerhikarudied #hikarugashindanatsu Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/RomaniaBlack My Anime: https://myanimelist.net/profile/RomaniaBlack Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/RomaniaBlack You can mail me a letter or anything (except food, please) at this address: Romania Black PO Box 768 Harrisburg, IL 62946 USA

Comments

tb

Hello Romania! Been a while since I commented on anything but I've been watching quite a few of your reactions (WOH, Orb, Odd Taxi, TSHD...) weekly and as always, it's great! You know, before you pointed out that you thought Tanaka was blind, I hadn't really paid much attention to it (I'm an anime only so I don't have much more insight) but once you did, I focused on his behavior more and I feel like you're right! He never seems to look at anyone/anything directly when we actually see his eyes through the glasses (like when it focused on it this episode when he was at Hajime's door), so that was a good catch and it just made me even more interested in the character! The moment between the "hamonster" and Yoshiki was indeed super cute... what is it with dark-haired emo boys and animals in anime?! (referring to Megumi in JJK who loves them too, for instance) Another thing, when this episode came out, about the last few minutes of it when the boys were running, someone tweeted something along the lines of "omg hikaru and yoshiki holding hands!! (ignore the situation they're in)" and I found it really funny so just wanted to share it! We'll take all the crumbs we can get... In any case, can't wait to see the last few episodes with you (I haven't watched the 9th yet), I'm sure it's gonna be a ride!

Generation Wumbo

I agree that we aren't meant to think that Hikaru's family have literal white hair. I see people online imply they are actual albinos or something sometimes, but if that were the case it would absolutely have been mentioned given how the village's intolerance and uniformity is a big theme. Similarly, I don't believe any character can actually see when Hikaru's eyes go red up until he starts melting. The trident-like "man catcher" that you see people surrounding the naked dude with are a real thing that every Japanese school has for teachers to use in an emergency. I think they are fairly common throughout in much of Asia. I remember seeing them in Chinese train stations for example. I know they used to be a thing in Europe too, but I can't remember seeing any modern ones. When what you are really concerned about is knife crime, a giant stick to keep people at a distance seems pretty effective.

Moominkomet

Just commenting to say, great reaction! Staying low for maybe a couple weeks, comments wise. I may pop in every once in a while. Lots going on right now with the month of September. And my beloved bunny boy (not his name) left us this past week. We are gutted. 🌈🐰😭 2025 Sux! Horror movie involving baby bird. https://youtu.be/DS1oDoElwqc?si=9vZaSPrNpPGaCl2o it’s pretty good! Edit! I had jury duty today so I have some time to relax. (Didn’t get picked and I have the house to myself! ) You have to see this short! It’s hilarious! 😆 Grandma explains BL ….. https://youtube.com/shorts/2_vXrVpmddA?si=yuP3tdc66NWGmLI2.

Rose Jennison

I really enjoyed your reaction and analysis this episode, and I share in your excitement to see where things go! ^.^ Thanks for the video! Them talking in the library about how the god went from being one that gives blessings to one that gives curses made me think of XL from TGCF. (Spoilers to anyone else reading if you haven’t read or watched TGCF) How XL goes from being worshipped for giving blessings and strength, to being despised for plagues and bad luck, to being a weaker scrap collecting god. If whatever is possessing Hikaru is going through similar changes, then maybe being in Hikaru counts as his scrap collecting phase :P

Sulyeri

I live in Poland in Silesia region and we have our own, silesian dialect/language here that is quite different from standard polish. I'm 30 AND i usually use proper polish instead of silesian and still sometimes my friends from different regions of Poland sometimes asks what some word I said mean because I didn't know its a silesian word instead of polish word lmao. Especially because a lot of them arent similar at all. I can relate a little bit to Yoshiki with his not talking with a proper dialect, because my father was 100% silesian and talked silesian but died when I was 8, when my mothers family is from lubelszczyzna instead of śląsk (śląsk means silesia) and my mom speaks a mix between silesian and polish or switch between silesian and polish dependably who she talks to. Thats why I rather talk without and characteristic accenct or use a random silesian words when I talk istead of using full silesian, even if I understand full silesian without a problem. Just I'm not used to using it myself because I was mostly raised by my mother and grandmother from her side. Thats just some digression from me towards the topic of dialect. Sinse you are interested in that topic I thought I may share some of my story there. Silesian dialect/language has its own page on wikipedia if you would be interested to read some word or two about it! "Yoshiki never stop being emo" Is literally me whole series. Like there arfe some emo main characters, but usually because they are traumatised, depressed, hated, abused or something. When Yoshiki sure, is depressed, have complicated relatonship with his father and all, but he is also emo for the sake of a game. Like thats HIS STYLE your honor! and his friends and mother and sister loves and accepts him with all of his dark emo persona.

rinth 🌌

I LOVED the worldbuilding in this episode, i'm such a sucker for it. I am also wondering about the naming difference between "unuki" and "nouki" - my current theory is that maybe the name changed during the village split/famine? Maybe those who called it a cursed god took on a particular name to differentiate it from how they worshipped it before? If that makes any sense? 😭 I only really thought of it when Yoshiki started to talk about how Kubitachi used to have different characters used in its name "neck" and "cut"..😭 But maybe its also 2 different spirits ?? IDK! I'm gonna have to study that map and the names! 😭 The way the villages are spread out like a body is very interesting.. is it coincidental or purposeful? Did the naming come before or after the village was built? I'm so interested in the village history and I wanna know more badly! I love all the unreliable narrators in this story, it's good for the mystery! Another theory, when Asako was talking about the increased human violence activity, it made me wonder if spirits are copying Hikaru, trying to occupy human bodies like he is, but are unable/not powerful enough to remain "stable" like Hikaru is? Just a speculative thought! As much as I LOVE the show of trust, loyalty and love, Hikaru displayed when giving half of himself to Yoshiki, I'm really nervous about him not being at full power 😭 He just got outranked by the power of Aunty Rie! That's another thing I've also gotten the impression of too: Yoshiki seems to have a soft spot for animals! I can only see snippets, but I think of the first episode with the darter dragonflies, that time he let a beetle crawl on him (ep 3 i think that was?), in ep 7 when he was watching baby chicks video with Hikaru during the montage, the fat white cat he's trying to help Hikaru befriend, and now this "Hamster." I wonder if the hamster's big eyes reminded him of Hikaru's puppy look 😭 (AND YEAH the way Hikaru was looking at Yoshiki in the library, resting his palm against his face... boy... goop thing... You Are Not Subtle 😭😭 AND HIKARU'S PUPIL DILATING when Yoshiki said he'd shoulder the sin with him... I can't with them.. My poor heart..) I love that you called out narrative foils of Tanaka and Rie, I didn't think of it like that before! It's interesting too, since you could say they are both also influencing adults in these youths' lives. I LOVE the theory that tanaka sees via the hamster, even if it turns out wrong, it will still be a headcanon of mine now! It's too good!

romaniablack

Hello! Ahhh, thank you so much for commenting and I’m so happy that you’ve been watching those series with me - they’ve been so good and I’ve had and am having so much fun with them! <3 I’m SUPER entranced with Tanaka and seeing if he’s blind or not or if the Hamster are his eyes or why his eyes are unfocused/different - this show has given so much mystery! And seriously, what is with dark-haired anime men and animals?! 😛 Fushiguro and Yoshiki would be emo besties, mark my words! The hand holding! We shall take all the crumbs we can get, that’s so true! And yay, thank you for the comment and sharing the kind words - I’m so excited for this arc for the rest of the season - it’s going to be a ridddddde for sure! 😀

romaniablack

Thanks for the comment and kind words - I agree about the hair and eye notation with Hikaru 100% - The ‘man catcher’ is wild but I guess considering the alternatives are and determining the situation with the knife, that makes a lot of sense! Definitely a cultural shock, but honestly, I’d prefer it to other options out there. *sips tea* Thank you for explaining that!

romaniablack

Thank you so much for the comment and the kind words! I totally understand for staying low and I wish you lots of safety, less stress, and happy days for September. That is so sad about your bunny - I’m so sorry and yes, 2025 has been a ROUGH one for sure; I cannot imagine with all you’ve gone through. Those links are hilarious and scary hahaha - I’m glad your jury duty selection time allowed for some relaxation at least! Cheers!

romaniablack

Thank you so much for the comment and kind words! I’m so glad you enjoyed it as well! And yessss, I was thinking of that for a moment but wasn’t sure about who watching would know about TGCF! Someone commented on Yoshiki being like XL in his emo phase and Hikaru being like HC in giving the bone to Yoshiki, so I am living for the face that Hikaru and Yoshiki are being dual HC/XL parallels - we love to see it! 😀

romaniablack

That’s REALLY cool to note that about the dialect and how language can change with moving, generations, etc. other factors. I really appreciate you sharing that story! I feel this crosses over with Orb and that series as well in a way! ^^ Thank you for taking the time to explain that - it’s really interesting! Language is SUCH a wild thing, isn’t it?! And yes, Yoshiki is seriously THE emo MC at this point. It’s his style and his life and we can just respect it…and hope he gets a hug or SOMETHING. But yes, at least his immediate family (including the dad in a weird way) and friends accept and love him for it. Thank you for the comment and all the information!

romaniablack

The worldbuilding is sooooo good, I agree! I am curious with the name, so hopefully we get some confirmation with that at least at the end of this series! That’s a GREAT note about the translation changing! Yesssss…*puts on tinfoil hat* And yeah, I want to know more about the village as well - I need backstory info so hopefully we get some of that in the future as well! I may have to talk about that theory with the humans…I’m not sure with that, but again, I have hope and faith the series will talk to us more about it by the end of the season. And yeah, Hikaru not being able to do what Rie did…is WILD and nerve-wracking, indeed! And yesss, Yoshiki being a “monster” lover with Hikaru tying to his love of animals SO TRACKS, especially with the cat and the baby bird! LOVE. IT. And Hikaru is not subtle – yeah, I want to hug them both and at the same time…I cannot with them, either, haha! Tanaka is the BIGGEST character mystery so far, so I’m hopeful we’ll learn more about him before the end of the season, but thank you so much for the comment, the kind words, and the support! I cannot wait for Episode 9 - FINALLY!