Happinet has announced that an anime adaptation of the Wash It Away manga is in development. The series will premiere in 2026.
The anime will star Sayumi Suzushiro as Wakana Kinme. Additionally, Kenta Ōnishi will direct the anime at Okuru to Noboru. Tōko Machida is in charge of script and series composition and Azuma Tozawa will design the characters. Happinet will likely reveal more details about the Wash It Away‘s cast and staff in the months leading up to its premiere in 2026.
Mitsuru Hattori first launched the manga in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine in July 2017. The series would come to an end in June 2023. Further, Square Enix has published 10 compiled volumes for the Wash It Away series. Side stories that continue the manga’s story will continue to release, with one launching on June 6. You can purchase the series via Square Enix’s official website, as well as several local and online retailers such as Amazon and Penguin Random House.
Square Enix describes the manga as follows:
With an endearing protagonist and luscious art, this seaside slice-of-life story offers tranquility in the chaos of the modern world.
For two years, Wakana Kinme has run a laundry service in the seaside resort town of Atami. Kinme Cleaning is a well-loved business, and Atami residents admire Wakana’s devotion to her trade. She builds a fulfilling life making friends with the locals and visiting hot springs. Although Wakana has no knowledge of her own past, her cleaning services safeguard memories imbued in customers’ precious items.
