{"rewrite":{"id":"r_771976f3822fe5621e168db8","clusterId":"c_7d319e823df3434a3adad883","slug":"viz-media-and-japan-society-set-hirayasumi-world-premiere-for-october-7","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Viz Media and Japan Society Set Hirayasumi World Premiere for October 7","summary":"Viz Media announced Friday that it and Japan Society will host the world premiere screening of the Hirayasumi anime's first episode at Japan Society in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani will attend, with Viz Media community manager Godswill Ugwa hosting the panel. The anime premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General, with a 2027 English release.","whyItMatters":"Viz is putting the Keigo Shinzo adaptation in front of a New York audience months before its NHK General slot, which gives the publisher an early read on a title it is also releasing in English in 2027.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe screening covers the first episode only, at Japan Society\u0026#39;s New York City location, with a panel attached. Kei Suezawa directs at Production +h, with Naoyuki Asano on character design, Mika Nishimura as art director, and Kaori Sawada composing. The manga runs in Shogakukan\u0026#39;s Weekly Big Comic Spirits, where it launched in April 2021, and Shogakukan published the ninth compiled volume on July 30. The series has over 1.1 million copies in circulation worldwide.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Viz Media and Japan Society will screen the first episode of the Hirayasumi anime in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT, with composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani attending. The series premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General.","twitterPost":"Viz Media and Japan Society will host the world premiere of the Hirayasumi anime's first episode in New York City on October 7 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani attend. The anime premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Viz Media and Japan Society will screen the first episode of the Hirayasumi anime in New York City on October 7, with composer Kaori Sawada and producer Junichi Katsutani on hand and Viz community manager Godswill Ugwa hosting. The adaptation of Keigo Shinzo's manga, directed by Kei Suezawa at Production +h, premieres in Japan in January 2027 on NHK General, with a 2027 English release from Viz.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/viz-media-japan-society-screen-world-premiere-of-hirayasumi-anime-on-october-7/.241950\",\"title\":\"Viz Media, Japan Society Screen World Premiere of Hirayasumi Anime on October 7\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4510,"outputTokens":669,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789761562,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T19:53:25.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T19:58:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T19:58:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_7d319e823df3434a3adad883","canonicalTitle":"News\nViz Media, Japan Society Screen World Premiere of Hirayasumi Anime on October 7","representativeArticleId":"a_9ee35cb77294cc882b81b95f","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Hirayasumi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Viz Media\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"event\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T18:45:58.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T18:45:58.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T19:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/viz-media-japan-society-screen-world-premiere-of-hirayasumi-anime-on-october-7/.241950","title":"News\nViz Media, Japan Society Screen World Premiere of Hirayasumi Anime on October 7"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Hirayasumi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Viz Media"],"people":[],"type":"event","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}