The
official website of the television anime based on the manga Tune
into the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune), by Masakuni
Igarashi, announced that Rikuya Yasuda will play the
protagonist Arisu Yamabuki.
A
special presentation at Mount Fuji
To
commemorate the news, a video was shared in which Yasuda, along with Igarashi
and part of the production staff, ascended Mount Fuji with the
aim of contemplating the sunrise at the top and praying for the success of the
project.
Premiere
and production
The anime
is scheduled to premiere in 2026 and will feature an
outstanding voice cast:
- Momoko
Seto as Rikka Inohana
- Rumi
Ōkubo as Nene Himekawa
- Sayumi
Suzushiro as Iko Kirino
- Miku
Itō as Shinobu Uzuki
The
direction will be in charge of Masayuki Takahashi (Butareba:
The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig) under the Gekkō studio.
The scripts will be supervised by Yukie Sugawara (Overlord),
while Tomoyuki Shitaya (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Bakuman.)
will be in charge of character design.
A Story
About Voices That Connect
The plot
follows Arisu Yamabuki, a boy who during his childhood found
comfort in the voice of a radio announcer known as "Apollo". However,
one day she disappeared without a trace. Years later, having become a high
school student, Arisu decides to look for her, even without knowing her face or
her real name. His clues lead him to the school broadcasting club, where he
meets four girls who dream of dedicating themselves professionally to the use
of their voices. Who is Apollo really and how will he influence the dreams of
these young women?
Manga
and its publication
Igarashi,
also the author of Senryū Girl and Detectives These
Days Are Crazy!, began serialization of the manga in September 2023 in
Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine. The ninth volume was published
on June 17. Internationally, Kodansha USA Publishing will
launch the third volume in English on September 2 through
its K MANGA platform.
