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The Summer Hikaru Died
Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu
Recommended by 38 He Was My Brother fans on AniList. Both have Tragedy, LGBTQ+ Themes.
Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did everything together...until the day Hikaru was encompassed by a mysterious light. That was when everything changed—Hikaru most of all. Yoshiki still wishes from the bottom of his heart to always stay by his side...but…
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About He Was My Brother
The sudden death of her older brother Kiichiro brings high schooler Kanoko all the way from Tokyo to Hiroshima to visit his grave alongside his past lover, Hijiri. Promising her brother she would protect Hijiri after Kiichiro's passing, Kanoko finds herself falling in love with Hijiri despite herself. She pledges to keep visiting Hijiri in his and Kiichiro's old home in Hiroshima until Hijiri falls for her too. However, her brother's memory still lingers everpresent, like a Romeo not yet ready to give up his Juliet...
(Source: Mangamo)
Note: Includes 10 extra chapters.