Gen Hoshino to Sing Opening Theme for Hira Yasumi Anime
The song was written after Hoshino visited Asagaya, the setting of the work, in early spring this year; the series airs on NHK General TV from January 2027.
Gen Hoshino will perform the opening theme for the TV anime Hira Yasumi, which is set to begin airing on NHK General TV in January 2027, according to animeanime.jp. The announcement was made on November 8, 2026.
Hoshino wrote the new song after visiting Asagaya, the setting of the work, in early spring of this year. The ending theme is "Fumi Zekka" by TOMOO.
The series will also stream on Netflix and U-NEXT. Production +h. is handling the animation production, with Kei Suezawa serving as director, series composition and script writer, and Naoyuki Asano as character designer.
Yuma Uchida voices Hiroto Ikuta, Mayu Takahashi voices Natsumi Kobayashi and Rikako Aikawa voices Hanae Wada. The additional cast includes Daisuke Namikawa, Yoko Hikasa, Yuika Miyamoto and Yuichiro Umehara.
Background
The original manga by Keigo Mazarashi began serialization in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in April 2021 and has over 1.7 million copies in circulation worldwide across 10 volumes, with volume 11 scheduled for release on December 28, 2026. It won the 71st Shogakukan Manga Award and the Best Continuing Comic award at Lucca Comics & Games 2024, and an NHK night drama adaptation aired in autumn 2025. Hoshino previously handled a theme song for a Mazarashi work with the film Moriyama Jidosha School.
Quick answers
When does the Hira Yasumi anime premiere?
The TV anime is set to begin airing on NHK General TV in January 2027, and will also stream on Netflix and U-NEXT.
Who performs the theme songs for the Hira Yasumi anime?
Gen Hoshino performs the opening theme, and TOMOO performs the ending theme "Fumi Zekka."