Hirayasumi

Hirayasumi (ひらやすみ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keigo Shinzō [ja]. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since April 2021. A television drama adaptation is set to premiere on NHK General TV in Q4 2025, and an anime adaptation produced by Production +h. [ja] has been announced.

Hirayasumi
First tankōbon volume cover
ひらやすみ
Genre	Drama[1] Iyashikei[2]
Manga
Written by	Keigo Shinzō [ja]
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Original run	April 26, 2021 – present
Volumes	9
Television drama
Directed by	Kana Matsumoto Ema Kawawada Kōji Taktasuchi
Written by	Yoko Yonaiyama
Original network	NHK General TV
Original run	Q4 2025 – scheduled
Anime
Studio	Production +h. [ja]
Licensed by	Viz Media

Plot

Hiroto Ikuta is a 29-year-old freelance worker employed at a fishing pond. His approachable demeanor attracts frequent interactions with elderly patrons, though he becomes nervous around women he finds attractive. Originally from Yamagata, he abandoned his acting aspirations after repeatedly failing auditions. He regularly visits 83-year-old Hanae Wada, a retired school cook who lives on pension, sharing meals at her home. After Hanae's sudden death from myocardial infarction, Ikuta inherits her house through prearranged paperwork. He subsequently houses his 18-year-old cousin Natsumi Kobayashi, an art school applicant, becoming her guardian in the inherited residence.

Characters

Hiroto Ikuta (生田ヒロト, Ikuta Hiroto)

Portrayed by: Amane Okayama^[3]

Natsumi Kobayashi (小林なつみ, Kobayashi Natsumi)

Portrayed by: Nana Mori^[4]

Yomogi Tachibana (立花よもぎ, Tachibana Yomogi)

Portrayed by: Riho Yoshioka^[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Keigo Shinzō [ja], Hirayasumi started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on April 26, 2021.^[5] In October 2023, Shinzō stated that the manga would enter on hiatus until 2024, explaining that he was not sick, but that he required more time to "draw the manga in a satisfactory way that will leave no regrets," adding that he would still be drawing almost every day until its return;^[6] the series resumed on January 6, 2024.^[7] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 10, 2021.^[8] As of July 30, 2025, nine volumes have been released.^[9]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Viz Media.^[10]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	September 10, 2021[11]	978-4-09-861118-8	May 21, 2024[12]	978-1-9747-4691-0
2	December 10, 2021[13]	978-4-09-861204-8	August 20, 2024[14]	978-1-9747-4692-7
3	April 28, 2022[15]	978-4-09-861299-4	November 19, 2024[16]	978-1-9747-4924-9
4	September 30, 2022[17]	978-4-09-861408-0	February 18, 2025[18]	978-1-9747-5182-2
5	March 30, 2023[19]	978-4-09-861604-6	May 20, 2025[20]	978-1-9747-5480-9
6	August 30, 2023[21]	978-4-09-862522-2	August 19, 2025[22]	978-1-9747-5549-3
7	April 11, 2024[23]	978-4-09-862690-8	November 18, 2025[24]	978-1-9747-5886-9
8	November 28, 2024[25]	978-4-09-863106-3	—	—
9	July 30, 2025[9]	978-4-09-863519-1	—	—

Drama

In July 2025, it was announced that a 15-minute television drama adaptation is set to premiere on NHK General TV's Yoru Dra [ja] (Evening Drama) programming block in Q4 of the same year.^[26][27] The drama will be directed by Kana Matsumoto, Ema Kawawada, and Kōji Taktasuchi, with scripts written by Yoko Yonaiyama.^[3]

Anime

In July 2025, it was announced that an anime adaptation will be co-produced by Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and animated by Production +h. [ja]^[26]

Reception

Hirayasumi ranked third on "The Best Manga 2022 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.^[28] The series ranked sixth on the Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics of 2022.^[29] Alongside Nabe ni Dangan wo Ukenagara, Hirayasumi ranked eighteenth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers.^[30] It ranked 24th the 2023 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.^[31]

It won the Tokyo News Services' TV Bros magazine Bros. Comic Award 2021.^[32] The manga was nominated for the 15th Manga Taishō in 2022, and placed third with 66 points;^[33][34][35] it was nominated for the 17th edition in 2024, and placed ninth with 49 points.^[36][37] It was also nominated for the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2023.^[38] It has been nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Awards for Best Continuing Manga Series in 2025.^[39]

The series received positive comments from manga artists, including Inio Asano, Masakazu Ishiguro, Misaki Takamatsu [ja], Retto Tajima [ja], Taiyō Matsumoto and Yama Wayama.^[8]

See also

• Tokyo Alien Bros., another manga series by the same author
• Nora to Zassō, another manga series by the same author