The
television adaptation of Yama Wayama's "Let's Go
Karaoke!" manga has revealed four new cast members, all
playing yakuza who will make their debut in episode 4,
scheduled to air on Thursday. Among them are Taichi Takeda as Alcohol
Allergy, Shōhei Kajikawa as Ex No. 4, Takumu
Miyazono as Nakibokuro, and Soungdok as Gura-san (Mr.
Glasses).
These are
in addition to the previously announced extensive cast, which includes figures
such as Jin Urayama (Boss), Yōji Ueda (Alien), Hidenobu
Kiuchi (Big Brother Yamaha), Shigeo Kiyama (Pinky
Finger), among other eccentric characters.
Special
Presentation at KyoMAF Event
Both "Let's
Go Karaoke!" and "Captivated, by You" will
have a performance at KyoMAF, the Kyoto animation festival,
on September 20. Both anime are airing back-to-back on TV
Tokyo and ABEMA, with "Let's Go Karaoke!"
premiering on July 24 and "Captivated, by You"
scheduled for August 21.
Synopsis
of "Let's Go Karaoke!"
The story
follows Satomi Oka, a high school student worried about his latest
choir competition. Everything changes when he is approached by Kyouji
Narita, a yakuza who needs his help for a very particular
training: a karaoke contest whose loser must undergo a painful tattoo applied
by the boss himself.
Synopsis
of "Captivated, by You"
This story
focuses on Hayashi, a spontaneous young man who lives without
concern for social norms, and Nikaidou, a student who hides his
true personality behind a gloomy façade. An unexpected encounter starts a
peculiar relationship that defies the prejudices of the school environment.
Production
and trajectory of the manga
The
"Let's Go Karaoke!" anime is directed by Asami Nakatani on Dōga
Kōbō, with Yoshimi Narita in charge of the scripts
and Takurō Iga in the music composition. The original manga
was published as a dōjinshi in 2019 and was edited by Kadokawa in
2020, winning third place at the 2021 Manga Taisho Awards. It even
inspired a live-action film released in January 2024.
For its
part, "Captivated, by You" also debuted as a dōjinshi in
2019 and compiles boys' love stories along with an original
epilogue. Both works have been licensed by Yen Press for
publication in English.
