Hirayasumi Anime Gets International Netflix Release in January
Gen Hoshino will sing the opening theme, with TOMOO performing the ending song “Fūmizekka.”
Viz Media says Hirayasumi will stream internationally on Netflix in January. The adaptation of Keigo Shinzō’s manga premieres in Japan in January 2027.
Viz Media announced Monday that Netflix will stream the Hirayasumi television anime internationally in January. The series will debut in Japan on NHK General in January 2027.
The anime adapts Keigo Shinzō’s manga and is a co-production with Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Co., Ltd and Production +h.
The anime’s staff also announced Monday that Gen Hoshino will perform the opening theme. TOMOO will sing the ending theme, “Fūmizekka” (Delicious Flavor).
Viz Media and Japan Society hosted the first episode’s world premiere screening on October 7 at Japan Society’s New York City location.
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
- Yūichirō Umehara as Ryō Ishikawa
- Japanese television announcer Yūko Naitō as Narrator
Viz Media describes the story as a human drama about finding a way through life’s anxiety, uncertainty and grief. Its central character, Hiroto Ikuta, believes taking things slowly can help people move forward.
At 29, Hiroto has no girlfriend, full-time job or future plans, and he feels happy with his life. Others struggle to understand his relaxed outlook.
He befriends a grumpy elderly neighbor and unexpectedly inherits her house, along with complicated feelings. His 18-year-old cousin Natsumi moves in, bringing her own struggles as an art student and challenging his easygoing routine.
Shinzō launched the manga in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine in April 2021. The series will end on November 16.
Shogakukan published the 10th collected volume on April 30. The manga has over 1.1 million copies in circulation worldwide, and Viz Media publishes it in English.
A live-action adaptation premiered on NHK in November 2025.
The anime’s main staff and their previous credits include:
- Director Kei Suezawa at Production +h.: Fate/Grand Order The Movie Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot - Wandering: Agateram; FLCL Progressive.
- Character designer Naoyuki Asano: the 2022 Urusei Yatsura; Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!; Mr. Osomatsu.
- Art director Mika Nishimura: Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction; Typhoon Noruda.
- Music composer Kaori Sawada: What Did You Eat Yesterday?; When Spring Comes.
Sources: Press release via ANN
