#tshd

[sebdoeswords]

Wacky little thought, but what if this movie had an actual impact on 'Hikaru's feelings for Yoshiki and how he acts towards him?

He's so upset at the plight of this woman who gets treated by her husband as if she's completely replacable, and he goes on to fully dedicate himself to Yoshiki, shaping himself, learning human morals and mannerisms, making extreme sacrifices for and letting himself be hurt by him both mentally and physically. Choosing Yoshiki time and time again. The complete opposite of the man in the movie.

This idea first came to me because of the "you're a demon in the flesh" line. It seems just a bit too pointed to be meaningless.

#it's probably not intentional but i'm rereading the manga deliberately at a slower pace #(two chapters a day) #and it made me think #hikaru ga shinda natsu #the summer hikaru died #tshd #hgsn #hgsn spoilers #tshd spoilers #hikaru indou #hikaru indoh #yoshikaru #yoshiki tsujinaka

[goofalicousgooberface]

Been rlly into black n white haired doomed yaoi as of late

#hanako and yashiro ARE doomed yaoi to me ok #goober post #alien stage #ivantill #nge #kawoshin #tshd

[snalsupremacy]

#Hgsn #Tshd #hikaru ga shinda natsu #the summer hikaru died #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #Snal posting

[melonpaya]

🔪 🍉🩸

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #tshd #my art

[oneliptulip]

a fragile-hearted monster & a warm beautiful soul

#digital art #procreate #artists on tumblr #digital illustration #the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hikaru indou #yoshiki tsujinaka #anime #manga #fanart #you mean that el gee bee tea thing #tshd #horror #myart

[lemorgochan]

#hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #the summer hikaru died #tshd #hikaru indou #yoshiki tsujinaka #lemorgo

[chowpan]

So I binged hikaru ga shinda natsu last week and I made fanart .. literally angsty horror boyfriends is the only genre I need… the art is absolutely gorgeous

IG: chowpandraws

#my art #the summer hikaru died #hgsn fanart #hikaru hgsn #yoshiki hgsn #hgsn #tshd #光が死んだ夏

[raaindropps]

One cannot apologize for something fundamental

[ID: A digital drawing of Hikaru Indou and Lord Brainsnatcher disguised as Hikaru from Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu. The original Hikaru is laying down with his shirt mostly off, while Lord Brainsnatcher crouches over him and looks at the camera.

Brainsnatcher's face is almost entirely made of his insides, going down and entering a large hole in Hikaru's torso. Hikaru's intestines are spilling out and merge with the insides as well. The drawing is in bright light, casting a harsh shadow behind the two. /End ID]

#rain art #fanart #manga #anime #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #hikaru indou #hikaru indoh #the summer hikaru died #tshd #lord brainsnatcher #gore tw #indou hikaru #hikaru hgsn

[frosted-co0kies]

"Is that the lord brainsnatcher i see here before me?"

#eyestrain #tw eyestrain #art #manga #manga art #illustration #the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #tshd #fanart #hikaru hgsn #my art

[lonriac]

the kiss but make it more tragic

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #tshd #hgsn #hikaru indou #yoshiki tsujinaka #art #artists on tumblr

[sebdoeswords]

Kurebayashi-san isn't having ANY of this homosexual activity

#i love the depiction of 'hikaru's body covered in the pattern of his real form #as if he's accepted hikaru's body as his own #and they're merging in his mind #the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #tshd #hgsn spoilers #tshd spoilers #hikaru indou #hikaru indoh #yoshiki tsujinaka #kurebayashi rie

[renyaia]

the defeat

#hikaru ga shinda natsu #the summer hikaru died #clip studio paint #artists on tumblr #digital artist #fanart #hgsn #yoshiki hgsn #hgsn spoilers #光が死んだ夏 #tshd #tw blood #tw knife #soft gore

[snalsupremacy]

Why this is my favorite panel in hgsn

Hgsn has some incredible art and page composition, but out of the entire manga so far, to me this is the best panel of them all. Hell, this might be my favorite panel of any manga ever. (Note: Due to respecting the scanlator's wishes, I blanked out the dialogue and replaced all necessary dialogue with the official English source)

1- Build-up

Before I get to the panel itself, lets first talk about the pages before: For context, this is in chapter 2. Yoshiki has just found out about "Hikaru", and its trying to adjust to this new reality. As they walk from school to Yoshiki's house, Yoshiki asks him if he killed Hikaru. This is how the previous two pages look like:

Notice how the half shading effect is done in hatch marks. This is the first sign the all-black shading is a stylistic choice used to convey something.

Look at the balance the two pages form when you put them together: half white, half black, half black, half white. They compliment each other, both in color balance and in panel shape.

We have to turn the page to hear Hikaru's answer to Yoshiki's question. This gives the control of the narrative back to the viewer. This creates tension and build-up to it, it is a common tactic famously employed by Junji Ito in his famous "page-turner" moments where the viewer has to turn the page to see the monster. Except in this instance we are not revealing monsters, or are we?

2- The page

I'm not gonna get into too much detail on the page itself, I just want to point out the juxtaposition between the page composition of this page and the previous two. The last two were balanced and had all the panels closed while this one is much more liberal, bringing a feeling of unbalance, like something just shifted. I'd say the black and white balance is still there, with the Hikaru on white and Yoshiki on black panel side by side and all, which actually brings me to my next point:

3- Black and White

Honestly this could be an entire analysis post of itself, where do I even start?! Let's go from the very beginning. This is the very first time we learn of "Hikaru" :

Notice how the panel is colored black. In fact, throughout the story, we see black panels being spoken by "Hikaru", usually right before he does something unnatural:

And here are the only two instances we see of the Brain-snatcher's true form:

• He's literally a black blob, just like the text bubbles! And now combine that with Hikaru's white hair, and the fact his name means to be bright, and what's the brightest color but white, and there is a clear color symbolism going on:

Hikaru=White

"Hikaru"=Black

4-The Panel

And now we're back to the original panel! Taking all the other points in mind, we can analyze the panel itself

First, his expression. My G-d, his expression! His raised eyebrows and his squinted eyes, making his pupils way larger, make the expression seem almost childish and pitiful. But the half black-out face turns this pity look to an ominous one. Not being able to see the face or having your face obstructed is easy path into the uncanny valley, which I think is the case for this scene. Immediately 180 from "aww the poor guy" to "what is he hiding?"

The white panel says "I like you" while the black panel says "I'm crazy for you". HOWEVER, The white bubble is by the black side of his face and the black bubble is by the white side of his face. So which Hikaru is saying that? Is "Hikaru" crazy for Yoshiki, while Hikaru just liked him, or the other way around? Did the original Hikaru ever love Yoshiki, or is that the monster's feelings? Well we don't know! That's the premise of the whole manga! In one panel!

And that's why it's my favorite :)

#hikaru ga shinda natsu #the summer hikaru died #hgsn #tshd #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #snal posting #the manga of all time tbh

[melonpaya]

Sillies

#the summer hikaru died #hikaru ga shinda natsu #tshd #hgsn #manga #anime #my art

[takeshitakyuuto]

Mokmok Sensei back at it again with another banger illustration

Original tweet

#the summer hikaru died #Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu #tshd #hgsn #I always worry that I’m gonna fuck up the romaji because the romaji on my computer keyboard is slightly more simplified than average #and I’ve gotten used to that #anyways #can’t wait to figure out what all this is about #my package with hikanatsu volume four finally shipped after THREE WEEKS #hgsn spoilers

[lemorgochan]

something he wanted to do but never really got the courage to until it was too late

#hikaru ga shinda natsu #hgsn #the summer hikaru died #tshd #yoshiki tsujinaka #hikaru indou #lemorgo