Viz Media has announced the casting for the anime adaptation of Keigo Shinzō’s manga Hirayasumi. It also revealed a new teaser trailer and key visual ahead of a special premiere screening in New York on October 7.
The cast includes:
- Yūma Uchida as Hiroto Ikuta
- Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi
- Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada
The new teaser is available here:
Viz Media also released a new key visual:
Already announced staff include Kei Suezawa, who directs the Hirayasumi anime at Production +h. Naoyuki Asano designs the characters, Mika Nishimura is the art director, and Kaori Sawada is composing the music. The anime will premiere in Japan in January 2027, with a world premiere screening taking place on October 7. It will take place at Japan Society’s location in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT.
Shinzō launched the Hirayasumi manga in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in April 2021, and Shogakukan will publish the manga’s tenth compiled book volume on April 30. The series surpassed 1.1 million copies in circulation. VIZ Media licensed the manga and began to publish it in English in May 2024, and nine volumes have been released in print thus far. The ninth volume released on May 19.
Lastly, here’s a story synopsis, via VIZ Media:
At 29 years old, carefree Hiroto Ikuta doesn’t have a girlfriend, a full-time job, or a plan for the future—and he couldn’t be happier. Hiroto’s 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.
