Viz Media has revealed a new teaser trailer, key visual, and voice cast for the anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzō‘s manga Hirayasumi, a co-production between Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd and Production +h.
Voice Cast
- Yūma Uchida as Hiroto Ikuta
- Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi
- Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada
Synopsis
At 29, carefree Hiroto Ikuta has no girlfriend, no full-time job, and no plan for the future — and he couldn’t be happier. His easygoing outlook isn’t always easy for those around him to understand, however. In a world full of anxiety, confusion, and grief, Hiroto and the people in his life are all just doing their best to make sense of this thing called life.
Staff
- Director: Kei Suezawa (Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot – Wandering: Agateram, FLCL Progressive) at Production +h.
- Character Design: Naoyuki Asano (Urusei Yatsura, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, Mr. Osomatsu)
- Art Director: Mika Nishimura (Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, Typhoon Noruda)
- Music: Kaori Sawada (What Did You Eat Yesterday?, When Spring Comes)
Premiere and World Screening
The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan on NHK General in January 2027. Viz Media has also announced a 2027 international release.
Viz Media and Japan Society are hosting a world premiere screening of the first episode at Japan Society in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani will attend, with Viz Media Community Manager Godswill Ugwa serving as panel host.
About the Manga
Shinzō launched Hirayasumi in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in April 2021. The series has nine compiled volumes — the latest released on July 30 — and has surpassed 1.1 million copies in circulation worldwide.
The manga has earned numerous accolades: it was nominated for the 15th Manga Taisho awards (January 2022), ranked #18 in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 edition (December 2022), nominated for the 27th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (February 2023), and nominated for Best Continuing Manga Series at the 2nd American Manga Awards.
A live-action series adaptation also premiered on NHK in November 2025. Additionally, Denpa has licensed Shinzō’s short manga collection Holiday Junction, which contains seven one-shot stories originally published in Japan by Shogakukan in July 2016.
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