EX: The Summer Hikaru Died (2025) Part 1 Review
EX: For this EX edition some of the Summit Network Manga Club regulars review the recent adaptation of one of their top mangas: The Summer Hikaru Died.

EX: For this EX edition some of the Summit Network Manga Club regulars review the recent adaptation of one of their top mangas: The Summer Hikaru Died.
Episode 527: This scary season you should be reading the manga we talk about in this ep. Seriously. You can only read Uzamaki so many times okay?
Episode 526: This week for another creepy review for the season, we take a look at Nagahama's controversial "The Flowers of Evil" .. The first anime to be animated entirely in live rotoscope, this adaptation was widely hated for it's take on the beloved manga.
Episode 525: To start of the Scary Season we sit down with Opera singer and composer Chris Drago Fistonich, who one day was speaking with Librettist and friend Robert Feng and came up with the idea to write and compose an Opera rendition of Junji Ito's one shot horror manga The Enigma of Amigara Fault! Follow Chris here on Instagram! https://www.instagram.com/chrisfistonich/
Episode 524: This week we are looking at what we finished and loved for anime of the Summer season. We go over Takopi's Original Sin, Ruri Rocks, Kaiju No.8 S2, Dandadan S2, My Dress Up Darling S2, and so so so much more. This Summer was PACKED! What were your favorite shows from Summer 2025?
Episode 523: You might have heard of these anime but most likely you forgot about it, that is until we bring light to them once again! We go around the table and mention some anime that most likely went under the radar on your plan to watch list!
WARNING FULL SPOILERS AHEAD Episode 522: Thank you to Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll for providing are own screenings to view the adaptation of the latest arc from Demon Slayer! THE INFINITY CASTLE! The Hashira have been brought to Muzan's stronghold, the Infinity Castle, there along with other members of the Demon Slayer corps, they must fight the Upper Kizuki demons and being searching for Muzan to end his plot to destroy the Sun!
Episode 521: We are back watching Pokemon Concierge for the release of part 2 of season 1 on Netflix! Last time we left Haru she was realizing that she was more capable than she thought and that she loved being in the service position of Concierge at the Pokemon Resort! This time she is faced with new challenges at the Resort and her past!
Episode 520: This week we have a new edition of Homie and the Bish! NOW WITH VIDEO! Som is the Game Master this time and Nick and Dannie have to rank some of her fav digimon! Play along here before Som reveals the rankings! https://tiermaker.com/create/anime-summit-podcast-series-handtb---soms-digimon-17334201
Episode 419: Free for all episode because Som is a BIG YUTZ and fucked up on this weeks topic. Enjoy this relaxed and laid back ep while you kick up your feet.
Episode 518: This week Som and Nick are joined by King from Anime Plummet and Matt from The Anime Brothers Podcast to do a snake draft for anime! We take 10 genres of anime and draft shows and movies to curate the perfect TEAM of shows. Listen to the Anime Brothers Podcast here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/early-ep-518-w-136946728?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link...
Episode 517: Som went to the anime con Big Minneapolis Anime to sell their art at a table! Dannie and Nick and Listeners ask Som questions about her experience and also what the con was like!
EX47: Nick and Dannie are joined by Kai, Huntertain, and Sen to break down their top 10 ED songs!
Episode 516: A viral post by another anime content creator got us flamin' and arguing and throwing slices of cheese on each others faces. Everyone is wrong and we are right. Just kidding...but what do you think about how people other than yourself watch anime? Do you think more or less of them for not watching the same shows or same way as you? We think it's dumb TBH and here's why.
EX46: This week Dannie and King take a look at the series Black Butler and give a review on the show's long awaited recent seasons: The Public School Arc and The Emerald Witch Arc .
Episode 515: It's the time to finally take a first look at the anime of the Summer Season. This year Summer is packed full of long awaited sequels and new shows that have garnered a lot of hype. We talk about Gachiakuta, My Dress Up Darling S2, NEW Panty and Stocking, City the Animation, With You And The Rain, Takopi's Original Sin, and more!
Episode 514: This week the summit squad tackle Star Wars Visions 2 to get ready for the anticipated Star Wars Visions 3. Unlike the first iteration, many animation studios around the globe contributed to this anthological series based on the Star Wars universe.
Episode 513: This week, while Som is away, the summit crew is joined by King from the Plummet to help with their review of Devil May Cry, the new Netflix produced and animated video game adaptation by Adi Shankar.
Episode 512: This week we are joined by Kwoka to help us celebrate 10 years as a podcast and he wanted to review the new 3D animated feature by Sony Pictures Animation: KPop Demon Hunters! A sweet animated feature fueled by KPop, Fantasy, and more!
Episode 511: This week is our BIRTHDAY WEEK! But we had to get this review out while all of the Spring shows are ending these last few weeks. We go over My Hero Vigilantes, Wind Breakers S2, Lazarus, Apocalypse Hotel, GQuuuuuuX, and more! This episode is dedicated to 10 years of this podcast. Som would also like to dedicate this to Patrick Hurlbert. I will see you in the Next Place..<3 P.S. Use code 10YEARS on our merch store https://animesummit.net for 16% off your order! Starting now going ...
Episode 510: This week the Summit bitches dive into r/amitheasshole but found stories revolving around anime. You decide: Were we right on these?
Episode 509: It's time for pay back. Them mfs over at Anime Plummet roasted The Nock and Dannie and we won't have it! Hurtful and deceitful, chicanerous, and deplorable. We look at King's list and put him on the smoker to roast and smoke for an hour or until 1500 degrees inside.
Episode 508: This week the Summit crew take a trip to the French City of Versailles in reviewing the remake film Rose of Versailles, based on the genre defining manga by Riyoko Ikeda. This fresh new rendition took a lot of new liberties adapting the source material. Does it work or fall flat? Grab a baguette and sit down with us to find out!
EX45: On this edition of Som's Creator Series on EX, we are hanging out with Yaniir, a maker of dice sets, nerdy jewelry and apparel and many more goodies to level up your game at your next DnD session! You can follow Yaniir on her website! https://yaniir.com
Episode 507: This week The Summit Crew take a look at r/anime's top 500 list and roast the top 100 picks, voted by 2027 members. It turns out that it was only a light roast! Perfect for Nick's sensitive palette. You can view the doc for the list here! https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vxfkbnEj43M0hgthx-F1R6smlHRHvOPxaavqMgBgOmU/edit?gid=0#gid=0
Episode 506: This week we are joined by special guest Isekai Stage: a rock band that does anime covers, rock covers and their own original music! Rem, Xabier, and Nox take us down the history of the band and shows us that anime and music go together like Honey Bear and Rotisserie Chicken....or Peanut Butter and Jelly might be a better analogy. Anyways check out the link tree below to follow and subscribe to Isekai Stage and catch one of their upcoming livestreams! https://linktr.ee/isekaistage...
SPECIAL: Its time for the Annual Anime Awards show presented by the TWO podcasts come together: The Summit Plummet Awards, nominated and voted by our community of listeners, friends, and Sexy Summit Squad and Plummet Digging Crew. We love all of you so much and your continued support means the world! CR Awards suck!
Episode 505: No I do not mean the "AMV" kind with Linkin Park edited to Naruto footage. I mean Music Videos that are made with animation and in this case in Anime! This week we had some technical difficulties and Som decided to make this episode last minute to replace the one we originally had planned. I, Som, personally apologize for this and will do better in the future.
Episode 504: This week we give our 1st impressions on the anime of this year's Spring season! We go over Kowloon Generic Romance, Wind Breaker S2, Mobile Suit Gundam GquuuuuuX, Lazarus, Yaiba: Samurai Legend, and more!
Episode 503: This week we have a videocast! We look through photos of our Patron's collections of anime, manga, figures, and more and roast them! (jokingly of course, we mainly just wanted to envy and admire everyone's stuff)