{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4c66cc7777496bf0986b7699","clusterId":"c_0c2ce469fb7efecc9b040d7e","slug":"gen-hoshino-writes-hirayasumi-opening-theme-for-january-2027-nhk-run","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Gen Hoshino Writes Hirayasumi Opening Theme for January 2027 NHK Run","summary":"Gen Hoshino will write the opening theme for the Hirayasumi TV anime, which airs on NHK General TV from January 2027, with streaming on Netflix and U-NEXT. The song grew out of a walk through Asagaya, the series' setting, where Hoshino once lived. Yuma Uchida voices Hiroto Ikuta, with Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi and Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada. Production +h. handles animation.","whyItMatters":"Hoshino's attachment to Asagaya gives the opener to a series about drifting lives a link to its own setting, and the anime production team's request is the stated reason the song exists.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKeigo Shinzo also commented on the announcement, saying he has already heard the audio and calling it a really good song. Hoshino\u0026#39;s own account is more specific than a standard tie-in statement: he went to Asagaya in early spring, noted which parts had changed and which had not, ate and had gelato, then started writing. The manga has passed 1.7 million copies in circulation worldwide with 10 volumes out and volume 11 set for December 28, 2026. Production +h., the studio behind Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, is animating. Hoshino has handled theme songs for Doraemon: Nobita\u0026#39;s Treasure Island and the SPY×FAMILY ending before this.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gen Hoshino's Hirayasumi theme comes from walking Asagaya, the neighborhood he once lived in and the show's setting. That gives an NHK opener a local specificity most anime themes skip.","twitterPost":"Gen Hoshino wrote the Hirayasumi opener after walking Asagaya, where he once lived. The song is tied to the show's own setting, rare for an NHK anime theme.","threadsPost":"Gen Hoshino's Hirayasumi opening theme grew out of walking Asagaya, the Tokyo neighborhood he once lived in and the one the series is set in. For an NHK anime tie-in, that is unusually specific: the song starts from the place, not the premise.","newsletterBlurb":"Gen Hoshino will write the opening theme for the Hirayasumi TV anime, set for NHK General TV from January 2027 with Netflix and U-NEXT streaming. Hoshino walked around Asagaya, the series' setting where he once lived, before starting production. Keigo Shinzo says he has heard the song and calls it a really good one.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/11/09/104602.html\",\"title\":\"TV Anime \\\"Hirayasumi\\\" Opening Theme by Gen Hoshino! 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