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When Episode 11 of The Summer Hikaru Died (or more specifically, Hikaru Ga Shinda Natsu, first aired, I liked it. When I re-watched it in English dub, I understood it.

What I once thought was just a chilling, supernatural moment between Hikaru and Yoshiki turned into something far more devastating—a psychological dissection of jealousy, identity, and self-perception. The anime didn’t just reframe events from the manga. It rebuilt them, transforming what was already tragic into something heartbreakingly human.

*— and how mine taught me more about money than school ever did*

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When I got my first credit card, I treated it like a ticking bomb.

I was 22, fresh out of college, clutching that shiny piece of plastic as if it were both a gift and a curse. My parents had warned me: *“Don’t use it unless you can pay it off.”* My friends, meanwhile, treated theirs like a golden ticket to instant gratification — sneakers, gadgets, impulse dinners they couldn’t afford.

I didn’t want to be either of them.