Two new promotional videos for the anime adaptation of Naru Narumi’s Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse manga were released, confirming the anime will premiere on July 4 on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and other channels in Japan. Crunchyroll will be streaming the anime as it airs in Japan.
In addition, it was confirmed that Yuika will perform the opening theme song “Yuurei ni Naritai (I Want to be a Ghost).” Pedro performs the ending theme song “Ai Ai Ai Ai Ai (Love Love Love Love Love).”
Moreover, a new key visual was released on the anime’s official website.
The cast of the Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse anime includes
- Shūichirō Umeda as Naoto Watari
- Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana
- Yurie Igoma as Yukari Ishihara
- Megu Umezawa as Makina Umezawa
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Shigenobu Tokui
- Hinaki Yano as Suzushiro Watari
Takashi Naoya directs the anime at Staple Entertainment, and Matsuo Asami is the assistant director. Tatsuya Takahashi is in charge of the series scripts alongside scriptwriter Tetsuya Yamada. Shōko Yasuda is the character designer, and she’s a co-chief animation director alongside Yukiyo Komito and Taeko Ōgi. Nonoka Suzuki is designing the costumes, and Chie Yamazaki is designing the props.
Narumi’s Watari-kun’s ***** is About to Collapse manga launched in August 2014 in Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine, before moving its serialization to Monthly Young Magazine in November 2015. The manga ended with the 16th and final volume released in November 2023.
