{"id":615010,"date":"2026-09-29T04:56:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/615010\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T04:56:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T04:56:07","slug":"hirayasumi-anime-reveals-footage-voice-cast-ahead-of-nhk-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/615010\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Hirayasumi’ Anime Reveals Footage, Voice Cast Ahead of NHK Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tNew footage from the anime adaptation of Shinzo Keigo\u2019s manga \u201cHirayasumi<\/a>\u201d has been unveiled, along with a key visual and the principal voice cast, ahead of the series\u2019 January 2027 premiere on Japan\u2019s NHK<\/a> General TV.<\/p>\n

\n\tViz Media<\/a> and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro) released the material. International streaming plans have yet to be revealed. Production +h., which made \u201cThe Orbital Children\u201d and \u201cDead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction,\u201d is animating the series.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe teaser trails follows Hiroto, a relaxed 29-year-old part-timer, through his daily routine in the Asagaya neighborhood. It also sketches his close bond with the elderly neighbor he calls Granny and the arrival of his cousin Natsumi, who has come to the capital to study at art school.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe key visual places Hiroto and Natsumi in front of the one-story Asagaya house he inherited from Granny. Joining them are Hideki, Hiroto\u2019s closest friend; Akari, who studies alongside Natsumi at university; and Yomogi, a real estate agent from the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

\n\tUchida Yuma voices Hiroto. His previous roles include Fushiguro Megumi in \u201cJujutsu Kaisen,\u201d Ash Lynx in \u201cBanana Fish\u201d and Mikage Reo in \u201cBlue Lock.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201c\u2018Hirayasumi\u2019 is a wonderful work where human drama unfolds amidst the ordinary moments of everyday life. I hope to have fun portraying Hiroto while staying true to his unpretentious personality and easygoing vibe,\u201d Uchida said.<\/p>\n

\n\tTakahashi Mayu plays 18-year-old Kobayashi Natsumi, a reserved newcomer from Yamagata who privately hopes to become a manga artist and often clashes with her laid-back cousin. Takahashi finished second in the Kimi Koe Project, a scheme set up to find and train new voice actors, and her earlier credits include \u201cThe Legendary Hero Is Dead!\u201d She said that on reading the original manga, she felt she had never identified with a character so strongly, adding: \u201cI\u2019m truly delighted to be involved in this wonderful work that I love so much.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tVeteran performer Aikawa Rikako voices Wada Hanae, the 83-year-old Granny, a pensioner who once served school lunches and starts eating dinner with Hiroto twice a week after a chance meeting. Aikawa\u2019s voice roles span Squirtle in the \u201cPok\u00e9mon\u201d franchise, Oxnard in \u201cHamtaro\u201d and Ishishi from the \u201cKaiketsu Zorori\u201d series.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cAll of the characters are very kind. And yet, deep inside, they carry pain and worries of their own. \u2018Hirayasumi\u2019 brings not so much a flutter in the heart, but a catch in the chest, followed by a slow, tender swell of emotion,\u201d Aikawa said.<\/p>\n

\n\tSuezawa Kei (\u201cFate\/Grand Order: Camelot \u2013 Wandering; Agateram,\u201d \u201cFLCL Progressive\u201d) directs and handles series composition and scripts. Asano Naoyuki (\u201cUrusei Yatsura,\u201d \u201cKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken!\u201d) is character designer, Nishimura Mika (\u201cTyphoon Noruda\u201d) is art director and Sawada Kaori (\u201cWhat Did You Eat Yesterday?,\u201d \u201cWhen Spring Comes\u201d) composes the music.<\/p>\n

\n\tShinzo\u2019s manga began its run in Shogakukan\u2019s \u201cWeekly Big Comic Spirits\u201d in 2021 and now spans 10 volumes, with more than 1.7 million copies in print worldwide. Its honors include best serial comic at Lucca Comics & Games 2024 as well as the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award.<\/p>\n

\n\tShinzo made his debut in 2008 with \u201cNankin.\u201d His 2016 series \u201cMoriyamachu Driving School\u201d became a feature film, and \u201cTokyo Alien Bros.\u201d received a live-action adaptation in 2018. An autobiographical one-shot about his recovery from lymphoma, which Shinzo created during the COVID-19 pandemic, also inspired \u201cHirayasumi.\u201d<\/p>\n

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