At AnimeJapan 2025, held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 23, new cast members for the TV anime adaptation of Captivated, by You have been revealed. Nobuhiko Okamoto will voice Akira Nikaido, while Yuki Ono will play Yuichi Medaka.
CAST:
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
Yuki Ono as Yuuichi Medaka
Kensho Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
Koki Uchiyama as Jouji Ema
Yama Wayama’s original TV anime Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You are set to premiere in July.
Let’s Go Karaoke! Teaser Visual:
Captivated, by You Teaser Visual:
STAFF:
Director: Asami Nakatani
Assistant Director: Yukiko Tsukahara
Series Composition: Yoshimi Narita
Character Designs: Mai Matsuura
Music: Takuro Ida
Animation Production: Doga Kobo
Yen Press publishes the English language versions of Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You, both of which are released under Japan’s Beam Comics imprint
Let’s Go Karaoke!:
Nothing worries Satomi Oka more than the upcoming final choir competition of his middle school career — right up until he is accosted by a stranger from the shadows who demands, “Let’s go karaoke!” As a yakuza, Kyouji Narita doesn’t scare easily, but a terrifying prospect has driven him to seek Satomi’s help. The boss is holding a karaoke contest, with the loser forced to get a tattoo to be selected and torturously applied by the boss himself! Oka has been to many vocal rehearsals over the years, but never one-on-one karaoke sessions with a gangster!!
Captivated, by You:
Hayashi’s frank, guileless demeanor quietly draws the attention of classmates and strangers as he counts all the stairs in school, photographs street signs, and dries sweet potatoes on the classroom balcony. In a world shaped by conformity, Hayashi is refreshingly and unapologetically true to himself. Conversely, Nikaidou has worked very hard to perfect a gloomy, dour façade that keeps his classmates far, far away. While much of the school regards Nikaidou as a bad omen, one student catches a glimpse behind the mask and-undeterred by rumors of bad luck and supernatural powers-begins to pick away Nikaidou’s carefully crafted persona…
Sources: AnimeJapan 2025, Comic Natalie
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