Gen Hoshino Writes Hirayasumi Opening Theme for January 2027 NHK Run
Gen Hoshino will write the opening theme for the Hirayasumi TV anime, which airs on NHK General TV from January 2027, with streaming on Netflix and U-NEXT.
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Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Anime.
Why it matters
Hoshino's attachment to Asagaya gives the opener to a series about drifting lives a link to its own setting, and the anime production team's request is the stated reason the song exists.
Key Facts
- The Hirayasumi TV anime begins airing on NHK General TV in January 2027.
- Gen Hoshino will write the opening theme song following requests from the anime production team.
- Hoshino visited Asagaya, the setting of the work where he once lived, in early spring before producing the song.
- Production +h. is handling animation, with Yuma Uchida voicing Hiroto Ikuta.
- The anime is also scheduled for distribution on Netflix and U-NEXT.
The song grew out of a walk through Asagaya, the series' setting, where Hoshino once lived. Yuma Uchida voices Hiroto Ikuta, with Mayu Takahashi as Natsumi Kobayashi and Rikako Aikawa as Hanae Wada. Production +h. handles animation.
Keigo Shinzo also commented on the announcement, saying he has already heard the audio and calling it a really good song. Hoshino's own account is more specific than a standard tie-in statement: he went to Asagaya in early spring, noted which parts had changed and which had not, ate and had gelato, then started writing. The manga has passed 1.7 million copies in circulation worldwide with 10 volumes out and volume 11 set for December 28, 2026. Production +h., the studio behind Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction, is animating. Hoshino has handled theme songs for Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island and the SPY×FAMILY ending before this.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Gen Hoshino Performs Hirayasumi TV Anime's Opening Song
- Anime Anime TVアニメ「ひらやすみ」星野源がOPテーマを担当！ かつて暮らした本作の舞台・阿佐ヶ谷を歩き、新曲を書き下ろし