The production team behind the television anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzō‘s manga Hirayasumi — a co-production between Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and Production +h. — announced five new cast members on Tuesday.
Newly Announced Cast
- Daisuke Namikawa as Hideki Noguchi, Hiroto’s high school friend who now works at a trendy furniture store
- Yōko Hikasa as Yomogi Tachibana, a career woman who feels empty after doing nothing but work
- Yume Miyamoto as Akari Yokoyama, Natsumi’s very first friend
- Yūichirō Umehara as Ryō Ishikawa, a novelist in a minor slump whose books no longer sell as well as they did at his debut
- Yūko Naitō, a well-known Japanese television announcer, as the Narrator
Story
At 29 years old, carefree Hiroto Ikuta has no girlfriend, no full-time job, and no plan for the future — and he couldn’t be happier. His breezy attitude isn’t easy for everyone to understand, though. In a world filled with anxiety, confusion, and grief, Hiroto and the people around him are all just doing their best to figure out this thing called life.
Previously Announced Main Cast
- Yūma Uchida — Hiroto Ikuta
- Mayu Takahashi — Natsumi Kobayashi
- Rikako Aikawa — Hanae Wada
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 & Release Details
The anime is set to premiere in January 2027 on NHK General in Japan. Viz Media has also announced an English-language release planned for the same year.
Viz Media and Japan Society hosted the world premiere screening of the first episode at Japan Society in New York City on October 7.
About the Manga
Shinzō launched Hirayasumi in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in April 2021. The series has reached 10 compiled volumes — the latest released on April 30 — with over 1.1 million copies in circulation worldwide. The manga has earned nominations for the 15th Manga Taisho awards, the 27th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and Best Continuing Manga Series at the 2nd American Manga Awards, and ranked #18 in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 guide.
The series also inspired a live-action adaptation, which premiered on NHK in November 2025.
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