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Hirayasumi Adds Five Cast Members, Including Daisuke Namikawa as Hideki
Hiroto’s old high school friend, a career-driven real estate agent, and a novelist in a slump are among the people enlivening daily life in Asagaya. The narrator has also been announced.
animecca editorsUpdated October 24, 2026
The people around Hiroto are coming into focus! On October 13, the official site announced five additional cast members for the TV anime *Hirayasumi*, which begins airing on NHK General in January 2027.
Five New Voices
Daisuke Namikawa plays Hideki Noguchi, Hiroto’s friend since high school. Newly married and working at a furniture shop, he likes to show off but is sensitive beneath it. A film the two made as students apparently inspired Hiroto to pursue acting.
Yoko Hikasa plays Yomogi Tachibana, a 33-year-old career woman at a real estate company. Yume Miyamoto plays Akari Yokoyama, Natsumi’s first art-school friend, who speaks in Hakata dialect. Yuichiro Umehara plays Ryo Ishikawa, a 36-year-old novelist and minimalist.
Yuko Naito narrates the story. Comments from all five and character introductions are available on the official site.
The Cast Speaks
Hikasa says she has read the manga since its first volume came out and is delighted to play Yomogi. Naito also revealed she is a big fan.
This story does not throw one dazzling incident after another at you. It really is everyday life.
We covered Yuma Uchida as Hiroto and the other three previously announced cast members in our October 1 article. The broadcast day and time have not yet been announced.
