Hirayasumi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since April 2021. A television drama adaptation aired on NHK General TV from November to December 2025, and an anime adaptation produced by has been announced.
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;Natsumi Kobayashi
;Yomogi Tachibana
;Hideki Noguchi
;Saki Noguchi
;Akari Yokoyama
;Yasuki Nikaidō
;Asagaya Shimai
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by, Hirayasumi started in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on April 26, 2021. 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; the series resumed on January 6, 2024. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on September 10, 2021. As of July 30, 2025, nine volumes have been released.In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Viz Media.
Drama
In July 2025, a television drama adaptation was announced. The drama is directed by Kana Matsumoto, Ema Kawawada, and Kōji Taktasuchi, with scripts written by Yoko Yonaiyama. It aired on NHK General TV's programming block from November 3 to December 4, 2025. The series ran for five weeks, comprising twenty 15-minute episodes.Anime
In July 2025, an anime adaptation co-produced by Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions and animated by was also announced.Reception
Hirayasumi ranked third on "The Best Manga 2022 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine. The series ranked sixth on the Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics of 2022. 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. It ranked 24th the 2023 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.It won the Tokyo News Services' TV Bros magazine Bros. Comic Award 2021. The manga was nominated for the 15th Manga Taishō in 2022, and placed third with 66 points; it was nominated for the 17th edition in 2024, and placed ninth with 49 points. It was also nominated for the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2023. It was nominated at the Japan Society and Anime NYC's second American Manga Awards for Best Continuing Manga Series in 2025. Along with Fate Rewinder, Cosmos, Dandadan, and Dekin no Mogura, the series also won the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award in 2026.
The series received positive comments from manga artists, including Inio Asano, Masakazu Ishiguro,,, Taiyō Matsumoto and Yama Wayama.