Hirayasumi is ending. Creator Keigo Shinzō announced that the manga has two chapters left, with the finale in Weekly Big Comic Spirits on October 19, 2026, per Anime News Network and MyAnimeList. The timing is unusual: the story wraps three months before its TV anime premieres on NHK in January 2027.
Quick answer
Hirayasumi is Keigo Shinzō's slice-of-life manga about Hiroto, a laid-back 29-year-old who inherits a house in Asagaya from an elderly friend and ends up sharing it with his art-student cousin. It launched in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits in April 2021 and ends on October 19, 2026 after 10 volumes so far and more than 1.1 million copies in circulation. Viz Media publishes it in English (volume 9 came out May 19, 2026). A live-action drama aired on NHK in November 2025, and the TV anime from Production +h. premieres on NHK General in January 2027, with Viz handling the English release. SenpaiRanks opens its board for the anime when it airs.
Why it landed
Hirayasumi never had a high-concept hook. It got by on mood: unhurried Tokyo neighborhoods, people drifting through their twenties, and a lead whose lack of ambition reads as calm rather than a problem. That earned it two Manga Taisho nominations (the 15th and 17th), a nomination for the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, the #18 spot in Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023, and a Best Continuing Manga Series nomination at the 2nd American Manga Awards.
What the ending means for the anime
A finished manga is good news for an adaptation: Production +h. knows exactly where the story lands, and anime-first fans can go straight to the complete manga after the TV run. If you want something in the same Big Comic Spirits lane while you wait, Orb: On the Movements of the Earth ran in the same magazine, and our josei anime ranking is full of similarly grounded adult stories.
Frequently asked questions
Q: When does the Hirayasumi manga end?
A: On October 19, 2026, in Weekly Big Comic Spirits, after two more chapters.
Q: When does the Hirayasumi anime come out?
A: In January 2027 on NHK General in Japan. Viz Media is handling the English release.
Q: Who is making the Hirayasumi anime?
A: Studio Production +h., co-produced with Viz Media and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions.
Q: Where can I read Hirayasumi in English?
A: Viz Media publishes it. Volume 9 came out on May 19, 2026.