{"rewrite":{"id":"r_16ca04b90052049e2516b362","clusterId":"c_1ba381ebd4c794d1e550547e","slug":"tomohiro-hata-performs-theme-for-live-action-ao-no-hana-utsuwa-no-mori","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Tomohiro Hata Performs Theme for Live-Action Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori","summary":"NHK announced Tuesday that Tomohiro Hata will perform \"Fragments,\" the theme song for the live-action series of Yuki Kodama's Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori. Rena Matsui plays Aoko Baba, a ceramics painter, and Hayate Ichinose plays Tatsuki Manabe. The series debuts on NHK's Yorudora block on October 26. The manga ran in Flowers from March 2018 to March 2022, ending at ten volumes.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation draws on a finished ten-volume manga about a pottery town, and NHK is pairing it with a theme song and star casting aimed at the Yorudora late slot.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eHata\u0026#39;s theme is titled \u0026#34;Fragments.\u0026#34; NHK also revealed a new visual for the series. The story is set in Hasami, a town in Nagasaki prefecture known for its pottery, and follows Aoko, a ceramics painter, and her romance with Tatsuki, a young man who visits her studio. Rena Matsui, formerly of SKE48 and Nogizaka46, plays Aoko Baba. Hayate Ichinose plays Tatsuki Manabe. The series begins on NHK\u0026#39;s Yorudora block on October 26.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori ended its run in March 2022, so Tomohiro Hata's theme gives NHK's Yorudora adaptation a song written for a manga that no longer has an ongoing serialization to promote.","twitterPost":"Tomohiro Hata's theme for the live-action Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori lands four years after the manga ended its Flowers run.","threadsPost":"Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori finished in Flowers in March 2022. Tomohiro Hata's theme song arrives for an adaptation of a manga whose serialization is already over, which changes what the NHK October 26 launch is selling.","newsletterBlurb":"NHK named Tomohiro Hata as the performer of \"Fragments,\" the theme song for the live-action version of Yuki Kodama's manga Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori. Rena Matsui plays the ceramics painter Aoko and Hayate Ichinose plays Tatsuki. The series starts October 26 on NHK's Yorudora block.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-29/tomohiro-hata-performs-live-action-ao-no-hana-utsuwa-no-mori-series-theme-song/.242290\",\"title\":\"Tomohiro Hata Performs Live-Action Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori Series' Theme Song\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4439,"outputTokens":631,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791089978,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T04:56:24.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:27.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:27.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_1ba381ebd4c794d1e550547e","canonicalTitle":"News\nTomohiro Hata Performs Live-Action Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori Series' Theme Song","representativeArticleId":"a_6f39efa92c8434a265977cd2","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[\"Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Tomohiro Hata\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"music\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:14.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-29T05:46:14.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T04:58:21.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-29/tomohiro-hata-performs-live-action-ao-no-hana-utsuwa-no-mori-series-theme-song/.242290","title":"News\nTomohiro Hata Performs Live-Action Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori Series' Theme Song"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":["Ao no Hana Utsuwa no Mori"],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Tomohiro Hata"],"type":"news","domain":"music","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}