Hirayasumi Anime Gets First Trailer, Cast and January 2027 Debut

Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions shared new details on Monday for the Hirayasumi anime, the television adaptation of Keigo Shinzo's slice-of-life manga. The companies unveiled the first animated footage, an official key visual and the lead voice cast, according to Anime News Network. The series is scheduled to premiere on NHK General TV in Japan in January 2027.

What the trailer actually shows

The teaser is the first time the series has been seen in motion. It follows Hiroto, a relaxed 29-year-old part-time worker, through his daily routine in Tokyo's Asagaya neighborhood, where small storefronts and quiet residential streets set the tone. The footage lingers on his easygoing pace, the ordinary errands and conversations that fill his days, and the warmth he shares with Granny, the elderly neighbor who has become part of his life.

The trailer also introduces the story's emotional hinge: Natsumi, Hiroto's 18-year-old cousin, arriving from Yamagata to study art in Tokyo and settling into his life. Between scenes of city streets and home interiors, the teaser builds its appeal from unremarkable days rather than spectacle. The Hirayasumi anime is betting that ordinary days can carry a series, and the footage refuses to rush them.

The key visual tells a similar story in a single frame. Hiroto and Natsumi stand outside the one-story Asagaya house he inherited from Granny, joined by Hideki, Hiroto's best friend; Akari, Natsumi's classmate at art school; and Yomogi, a local real estate agent. As reported by Animation Magazine, the Hirayasumi anime key visual presents the full ensemble whose lives become tangled around the little house.

The voices leading the cast

Yuma Uchida stars as Hiroto Ikuta in the Hirayasumi anime. Anime fans know him as Megumi Fushiguro in Jujutsu Kaisen and Ash Lynx in Banana Fish, and he also voices Reo Mikage in Blue Lock. "I hope to have fun portraying Hiroto while staying true to his unpretentious personality and easygoing vibe," Uchida said, according to ComingSoon.

Mayu Takahashi takes the role of Natsumi Kobayashi. The reserved newcomer from Yamagata dreams of becoming a manga artist while clashing with her laid-back cousin, and Takahashi says she identified with the character strongly on reading the manga. "I'm truly delighted to be involved in this wonderful work that I love so much," she said. Rikako Aikawa rounds out the leads as Hanae Wada, the 83-year-old Granny; her many roles include Squirtle in the Pokemon series. "'Hirayasumi' brings not so much a flutter in the heart, but a catch in the chest, followed by a slow, tender swell of emotion," she said.

The manga behind the anime

The Hirayasumi manga began in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2021 and now spans ten collected volumes. The series has more than 1.7 million copies in circulation worldwide, and it won the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award as well as Best Serial Comic at Lucca Comics and Games 2024. Viz Media licenses the manga in English and began publishing it in print in 2024.

Production of the Hirayasumi anime is handled by Production +h., the studio behind The Orbital Children and Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction. Kei Suezawa directs, with character designs by Naoyuki Asano, art direction by Mika Nishimura and music by Kaori Sawada.

A New York screening comes first

American fans get an early look. Viz Media and Japan Society are hosting the world premiere screening of the first episode on October 7 at Japan Society in New York City. Composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani are scheduled to attend, with Viz community manager Godswill Ugwa hosting the panel, according to Anime News Network. International streaming plans remain unannounced, so the screening is currently the only way for overseas viewers to see the Hirayasumi anime before its NHK debut.

NHK is an unusual home for a slow-burn slice-of-life series, and a January broadcast slot puts the Hirayasumi anime in front of a mainstream audience that rarely intersects with late-night anime. Viz Media has also announced an English-language release for the same year, a sign the company sees the show as a crossover title rather than a niche pickup. The announcement joins a busy stretch of anime news, from the LEGO One Piece Netflix special to The Prince of Tennis returning to Crunchyroll and Steel Ball Run's Netflix comeback. Read the full report at Animation Magazine, which covered the Hirayasumi anime reveal in detail.