Yama Wayama’s Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You manga are linked together in one continuous story, and the anime will continue in their footsteps. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You anime, including the weekly release schedule for all episodes.
In the Let’s Go Karaoke!, student Satomi Oka joins a yakuza named Kyoki Narita for a karaoke competition. This partnership turns out to be quite fruitful, and meanwhile, the Captivated, by You anime explores the story of young students at an all-boys school and co-ed high school. These two anime are linked together, and players will explore those links this season.
Let’s Go Karaoke! / Captivated, by You Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Let’s Go Karaoke! / Captivated, by You episodes will premiere on Thursdays at 6:00 a.m. PDT / 9:00 a.m. EDT on Crunchyroll (2). The anime will be streaming with English subs. 10 episodes are expected to air this season, with five episodes each per anime.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Let’s Go Karaoke! / Captivated, by You (subject to change):
- Let’s Go Karaoke! Episode 1 – July 24 – OUT NOW
- Let’s Go Karaoke! Episode 2 – July 31 – OUT NOW
- Let’s Go Karaoke! Episode 3 – August 7 – OUT NOW
- Let’s Go Karaoke! Episode 4 – August 14 – OUT NOW
- Captivated, by You Episode 1 – August 21 – OUT NOW
- Captivated, by You Episode 2 – August 28 – OUT NOW
- Captivated, by You Episode 3 – September 4 – OUT NOW
- Captivated, by You Episode 4 – September 11 – OUT NOW
- Captivated, by You Episode 5 – September 18 – OUT NOW
- Let’s Go Karaoke! Episode 5 – September 25 – OUT NOW
New Let’s Go Karaoke! / Captivated, by You episodes will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time (PDT): 6:00 a.m.
- Mountain Daylight Time (MDT): 7:00 a.m.
- Central Daylight Time (CDT): 8:00 a.m.
- Eastern Daylight Time (EDT): 9:00 a.m.
- Greenwich Mean Time (GMT): 1:00 p.m.
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
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.
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)
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
Where Can I Watch Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You?
The Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You anime is streaming on Crunchyroll in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. In Japan, the anime is airing on BS11, Kansai TV, Nagoya TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting channels.
What is Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You About?
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…
