The staff for the TV anime of Yama Wayama’s Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You manga revealed the main promotional video for Captivated, by You, which premieres on August 21. The new video for Captivated, by You reveals the opening theme song “Rubble” by Keina Suda.
The cast of Captivated, by You includes:
- Kenshō Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
- Kōki Uchiyama as Jōji Ema
- Yūki Ono as Yuichi Medaka
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
- Shun Horie as Satomi Oka
- Daisuke Ono as Kyouji Narita
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada
Asami Nakatani directs the anime at Dōga Kōbō with assistant director Yukiko Tsukahara. Yoshimi Narita oversees the series scripts, Mai Matsuura is the character designer, and Takurō Iga is the composer. Ayumu Imazu performs the theme song “HOWL.”
The cast of Let’s Go Karaoke! includes:
- Shun Horie as Satomi Oka
- Daisuke Ono as Kyouji Narita
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada
- 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
- Taichi Takeda as Sake Allergy
- Shōhei Kajikawa as Former No. 4
- Takumu Miyazono as Nakibokuro
- Soungdok as Gura-san (Mr. Glasses)
Let’s Go Karaoke! anime premiered first on July 24 on TV Tokyo. The anime is also airing BS11, Kansai TV, Nagoya TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting. Moreover, an new original episode of Let’s Go Karaoke! will air after the first five episodes of Captivated, by You. Crunchyroll will stream both of the anime.
Lastly, here’s an overview of each series, via publisher Yen Press:
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…
