Joseph Luster
December 12, 2024 
HIDIVE announced another addition to its Winter 2025 anime lineup with the reveal of Flower and Asura. The adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Musshu’s slice-of-life manga will start its broadcast in Japan on January 7, 2025, and HIDIVE plans to stream it for audiences in North America, the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.
Ayumu Uwano directs the Flower and Asura anime, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Do It Yourself!!) on series composition, Ko Aine on character designs and Masaru Yokoyama (Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night) on music for the Studio Bind production.
Here’s how HIDIVE describes it:
On the picturesque island of Tonakijima with a population of only 600, Hana’s favorite pastime is reading literature to the island’s children. Her narration skills are second to none, and Mizuki, the president of the school’s broadcasting club immediately recognizes Hana’s ability to engage with others and draw them into her recitations. Invited by Mizuki to join the club, Hana embarks on a journey to discover her true love of reading — and maybe even change the course of her life along the way.
Written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Musshu, Flower and Asura (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) launched in 2021 in Shueisha’s Ultra Jump and currently spans seven volumes. The anime adaptation features series composition by well-known writer Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Monster, NANA, Black Clover, Hajime no Ippo) and is directed by Ayumu Uwano along with production by Studio Bind.
Source: Press Release
