[Petition] DBD Collaboration Request: The Summer Hikaru Died (光死る夏) - A Horror Match Made in Hell!

Hey BHVR team and fellow DBD fans!

I propose an official collaboration between Dead by Daylight and the critically acclaimed horror manga/anime The Summer Hikaru Died (光死る夏). This IP is a thematic goldmine for DBD – here’s why:

=== WHY IT FITS ===

1. Shared Horror DNA

• The story’s body horror and psychological dread mirror DBD’s core identity
• Rural Japanese folklore setting offers fresh aesthetic vs. existing chapters

2. Character Potential

SURVIVOR: Yoshiki

• Skills could focus on emotional resilience (e.g. reduced sanity drain)
• Cosmetics: School uniform / Mountain expedition gear / "Traumatized" variant

KILLER: The Impostor (Hikaru)

• Power: Organic Shapeshifting (mimic survivors’ appearances temporarily)
• Mori: Signature body-horror assimilation from the manga

3. Content Opportunities

• MAP: Fog-drenched Japanese village + forest shrine
• ITEMS: Yoshiki’s camera (flashlight skin), Folk talisman (med-kit skin)

=== WHY TIMING MATTERS ===

• Anime adaptation currently airing (2025)
• peak audience engagement
• Untapped horror niche: No major J-horror chapter since Sadako

=== CALL TO ACTION ===

If you want this collaboration:

1. UPVOTE this post!
2. COMMENT your favorite chapter concept (Killer power? Map landmark?)
3. SHARE to amplify: DBD Official Forum
4. TAG community managers: [Link BHVR Steam profile if allowed]

Let’s show BHVR how much we need this haunting masterpiece in the Fog!