An official website and X (formerly Twitter) account opened today announced that an anime adaptation of Mitsuru Hattori's Wash It All Away slice-of-life manga is in the works for a planned 2026 broadcast. The below teaser visual was unveiled, along with production staff details and the casting of Sayumi Suzushiro (Himari in Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive? ) as Wakana Kinme. Wash It All Away Teaser Visual RELATED: Whoever Steals This Book Anime Film Announced for 2026 Release Mitsuru Hattori's ( Sankarea ) Wash It All Away manga was serialized in Young Gangan magazine from July 2017 to June 2023, and spans ten collected volumes. Kenta Onishi ( Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included ) directs the Wash It All Away anime at studio Okuruto Noboru, with series composition by Toko Machida ( Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan ) and character designs by Azuma Tozawa ( Hell's Paradise animation director). Square Enix publishes an official English version of the original manga and describes the story: For two years, Wakana Kinme has run a laundry service in the seaside resort town of Atami. Kinme Cleaning is a well-loved business, and Atami residents admire Wakana's devotion to her trade. She builds a fulfilling life making friends with the locals and visiting hot springs. Although Wakana has no knowledge of her own past, her cleaning services safeguard memories imbued in customers' precious items. Source: MoCa News
