The Summer Hikaru Died Manga Exceeds 3 Million Copies, Series Planned for 10 Volumes

The manga is nominated for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia category, while Mokumokuren is nominated for the Best Writer/Artist category.

The manga also made The American Library Association’s (ALA’s) Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) 2024 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

Mokumokuren revealed on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday that The Summer Hikaru Died manga will exceed 3 million copies in circulation with the release of the sixth compiled book volume on December 4.