Tomoo will perform the ending theme for the Hirayasumi television anime, which is scheduled to premiere in Japan on NHK General in January 2027. Viz Media has announced an English release for the series during 2027.
The cast includes Yūma Uchida as Hiroto Ikuta, Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi, Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada, Daisuke Namikawa as Hideki Noguchi, Yōko Hikasa as Yomogi Tachibana, Yume Miyamoto as Akari Yokoyama, and Yūichirō Umehara as Ryō Ishikawa. Television announcer Yūko Naitō will provide the narration.
Kei Suezawa is directing the anime at Production +h, while Naoyuki Asano is designing the characters. Mika Nishimura serves as art director, and Kaori Sawada is composing the music.
Viz Media and Japan Society held a world premiere screening of the first episode at Japan Society in New York City on October 7.
The story follows 29-year-old Hiroto Ikuta, whose relaxed approach to life includes having no girlfriend, full-time job, or future plan. After befriending an elderly woman in his neighborhood, Hiroto inherits her house and the difficult emotions connected to it. His 18-year-old cousin Natsumi, an art student facing problems of her own, then moves in with him and challenges his easygoing lifestyle.
Shinzō began the original manga in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits in April 2021. The 10th compiled volume was released in Japan on April 30, and the series has more than 1.1 million copies in circulation worldwide. The manga is scheduled to conclude on November 16.
Hirayasumi has received nominations for the Manga Taisho awards, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and the American Manga Awards. It also ranked 18th in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. A live-action adaptation premiered on NHK in November 2025.
Sources: Anime News Network.