This
Saturday, a new promotional video was released for the
anime Let's Go Karaoke! (Karaoke Iko!), an
adaptation of Yama Wayama's manga. In this second trailer,
the main theme song titled "HOWL", performed by
singer Ayumu Imazu, is revealed for the first time.
Premiere date and confirmed channels
The anime
will make its debut through the ABEMA service on July 24 at 3:00 p.m.
(UTC+2), and will later be broadcast on TV Tokyo that same day
at 3:30 p.m. It will also air on regional channels such as BS11,
Kansai TV, Nagoya TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, and TVQ
Kyushu Broadcasting. It should be noted that this anime will be broadcast
together with Captivated, by You (Muchū sa, Kimi ni.),
which will premiere on August 21.
A
musical story between the absurd and the endearing
Let's Go
Karaoke! it
follows Satomi Oka, a high school student worried about his final
choir competition. However, his plans change radically when he is approached
by Kyouji Narita, a member of the yakuza who demands his help with
his singing. The reason is as implausible as it is threatening: the leader of
his group will hold a karaoke contest, and the loser will be personally
tattooed by him. Oka has practiced with choirs many times, but has never faced
a private session with a gangster.
Voice
cast and production team
The
protagonists will be played by:
- Shun
Horie as Satomi Oka
- Daisuke
Ono as Kyouji Narita
- Shinnosuke
Tokudome as Wada
The
direction is in charge of Asami Nakatani (Yohane the
Parhelion) at the Dōga Kōbō studio, with Yukiko
Tsukahara as assistant director. The scripts are supervised by Yoshimi
Narita, while Mai Matsuura is in charge of character
design. The original music is composed by Takurō Iga (Trillion
Game, Oshi no Ko).
The
original Let's Go Karaoke! manga was published as a dōjinshi
in 2019 and was subsequently edited into a single volume by Kadokawa in
September 2020. It was a finalist for the 14th Manga Taisho in
2021 and inspired a live-action film that was released in
January 2024.
The
premiere of Captivated, by You is also being prepared
The same
production team is working on Captivated, by You, another anime
based on Wayama's work. Its story revolves around Hayashi, an
eccentric boy who attracts attention for his sincere and peculiar behavior. He
contrasts with Nikaidou, who strives to maintain a gloomy and
isolated image. Soon, their worlds will collide in a story about authenticity
and identity in the school environment.
The cast
includes Kenshō Ono, Kōki Uchiyama, Yūki Ono,
and Nobuhiko Okamoto. Both anime represent the animated debut of
Yama Wayama's endearing and unique stories, now with a vibrant and emotional
style that seeks to conquer both new and old readers.
