The anime
adaptation of Yama Wayama's popular Let's Go Karaoke! manga
has revealed twelve new cast members, all of whom will play quirky yakuza characters.
This unusual comedy revolves around a high school student and a member of the
Japanese mafia who strike up an unexpected relationship through karaoke.
The new cast members
The actors
and their respective characters announced are:
- Jin
Urayama as Boss
- Yōji
Ueda as Alien
- Hidenobu Kiuchi as Big Brother Yamaha
- Shigeo
Kiyama as Pinky Finger
- Yukihiro
Nozuyama as Punch Perm
- Rintarō
Nishi as Shaved Head
- Masaaki Yano as Kitty-chan Phobia
- Ikuji Nose as Anikibun (Leader)
- Kenichi
Mine as Long-Faced
- Yūma
Uchida as Jersey
- Yūki
Ishikari as T-shirt
- Masuo Amada as Former Cram School
Teacher
In
addition, the first part of a special video titled
"Karaoke Tournament" has been released, starring Shun Horie and Daisuke
Ono, who are later joined by Yōji Ueda and Yukihiro
Nozuyama.
Premiere
date and broadcast details
The series
will premiere on July 24 at 10:00 p.m. (UTC+2) through
the ABEMA service. Half an hour later, at 10:30 p.m.
(UTC+2), it will begin broadcasting on TV Tokyo and
other channels such as BS11, Kansai TV, Nagoya TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting
and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting.
For its
part, the anime Captivated, by You, also based on a work by Wayama,
will premiere on August 21 at the same time and channels,
following Let's Go Karaoke!.
Main
cast of both productions
Let's Go
Karaoke! It
will have:
- Shun
Horie as Satomi Oka
- Daisuke
Ono as Kyouji Narita
- Shinnosuke
Tokudome as Wada
Captivated,
by You will
star:
- Kenshō
Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
- Kōki
Uchiyama as Jōji Ema
- Yūki
Ono as Yuichi Medaka
- Nobuhiko
Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
Production by an experienced team
The
direction of the anime is in the hands of Asami Nakatani (Yohane
the Parhelion), with Yukiko Tsukahara as assistant
director. The script is written by Yoshimi Narita (Dance
Dance Danseur), while Mai Matsuura designs the characters
and Takurō Iga (Oshi no Ko) is in charge of the music.
