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An interesting manga series recently drew to a close with the Kujima Utaeba Ie Hororo property from Akira Konno. The property was serialized in the Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine for Shogakukan. The series began in 2021 from the creator, but has not found an English publisher. An anime adaptation was teased and announced back in May 2025, and things were formalized for an April 2026 debut.
With an April 9th, 2026, premiere date, the production has now brought out the first preview of the 4th episode ahead of its April 30th, 2026, debut.
The series has Shinichiro Kuma as the series director with Noriyuki Nomata directing from the series composition by Yasunori Yamada. Sakrauko Mitsuhashi is handling the character designs with Studio Hibari on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Ayumu Murase as Arata Kōda
- Yuria Kōzuki as Kujima
- Yōhei Azakami as Suguru Kouda
- Ryōko Shiraishi as Miyoshi Kouda
- Hirofumi Nojima as Masaomi Kouda
- Nene Hieda as Makoto Mitsuki
The opening theme song is “Komorebi” as performed by Galileo Galilei, while the ending theme song is “Hororo Shoryo” as performed by Manami Kakudo.
Kanno’s first published work was in 2021, just before this, with a one-shot with Gishinanki o Shozu in the same magazine.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The fall of his first year in middle school, Arata Kouda meets a strange bird-like creature named Kujima. Seeing he’s hungry, Arata invites him into his home to eat. There he encounters Arata’s older brother, a shut-in studying for his next entrance exam. After a tense meeting, Kujima decides to start freeloading at their house during the winter until the warm spring comes.
Previous promos and visuals:
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