{"rewrite":{"id":"r_e69675ca3e06cbd13218c79e","clusterId":"c_91d1cab791c30cb36fb84b1f","slug":"hirayasumi-anime-reveals-cast-october-7-world-premiere-date","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Hirayasumi Anime Reveals Cast, October 7 World Premiere Date","summary":"Viz Media announced the cast for the Hirayasumi anime on Monday: Yuma Uchida as Hiroto Ikuta, Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi, and Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada. Kei Suezawa directs at Production +h, with Naoyuki Asano on character design and Kaori Sawada composing. The first episode premieres October 7 at Japan Society in New York; the series airs on NHK General in January 2027.","whyItMatters":"Viz Media is using a New York screening four days before the Japanese broadcast begins to put the adaptation of Keigo Shinzo's manga in front of an English-speaking audience ahead of its NHK General run.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKei Suezawa directs the adaptation of Keigo Shinzo\u0026#39;s manga at Production +h, with Naoyuki Asano designing characters, Mika Nishimura as art director, and Kaori Sawada composing. The manga launched in Shogakukan\u0026#39;s Weekly Big Comic Spirits in April 2021 and has over 1.1 million copies in circulation.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA live-action series based on the manga aired on NHK in November 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Hirayasumi premieres episode one at Japan Society in New York on October 7, but NHK General audiences wait until January 2027. The theatrical head start puts the subtitled premiere ahead of the broadcast by roughly three months.","twitterPost":"Hirayasumi's October 7 premiere is at Japan Society in New York, not on TV. NHK General airs it in January 2027.","threadsPost":"Hirayasumi's first episode screens at Japan Society in New York on October 7, while NHK General does not air the series until January 2027. That gap makes the New York event the earliest look at the show, months ahead of its broadcast audience.","newsletterBlurb":"Viz Media named the cast for the Hirayasumi anime: Yuma Uchida, Mayu Takahashi, and Rikako Aikawa. Kei Suezawa directs at Production +h. The first episode premieres October 7 at Japan Society in New York, with the NHK General broadcast set for January 2027.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/hirayasumi-anime-unveils-teaser-key-visual-cast/.242284\",\"title\":\"Hirayasumi Anime Unveils Teaser, Key Visual, Cast\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4590,"outputTokens":593,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791089974,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:56:08.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:25.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:25.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_91d1cab791c30cb36fb84b1f","canonicalTitle":"News\nHirayasumi Anime Unveils Teaser, Key Visual, Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_4354cbfd9633708c26215c9a","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Hirayasumi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Yuma Uchida\",\"Mayu Takahashi\",\"Rikako Aikawa\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-28T23:42:22.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-28T23:42:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-28/hirayasumi-anime-unveils-teaser-key-visual-cast/.242284","title":"News\nHirayasumi Anime Unveils Teaser, Key Visual, Cast"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Hirayasumi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Yuma Uchida","Mayu Takahashi","Rikako Aikawa"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}