The upcoming TV anime adaptations of Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You have revealed their premiere dates throughout the Summer 2025 season.
Let’s Go Karaoke! will premiere in Japan on July 24, 2025, while Captivated, by You will premiere on August 21, 2025. Both series are expected to air on TOKYO MX in the same time slot at 10:30 PM JST, before airing later in the evening on BS11, Kansai TV, Nagoya TV, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting.
˗ˏˋ 🎤7月24日（木）放送開始！🪩ˎˊ˗
— 『カラオケ行こ！』『夢中さ、きみに。』アニメ公式 (@karaokemuchusa) June 5, 2025
TVアニメ『カラオケ行こ！』は7月24日(木)から、
『夢中さ、きみに。』は8月21日（木）より放送開始！
放送局はTOKYO MX、カンテレ、メ〜テレ、AT-X、ＢＳ１１ほかにて放送予定です✨
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Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirage) is directing both anime series, with Yukiko Tsukahara (Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian Episode 9 co-director) as assistant director, Mai Matsuura (The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians, King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm) as character designer, and Takuro Iga (OSHI NO KO) as music composer. Doga Kobo is in charge of the animation production for both series.
The main voice cast for Let’s Go Karaoke! includes Shun Horie as Satomi Oka, Daisuke Ono as Kyoji Narita, and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast of Captivated, by You stars:
- • Kensho Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
- • Koki Uchiyama as Jouji Ema
- • Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
- • vYuki Ono as Yuichi Medaka
Yama Wayama’s Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You manga are both single-volume titles published under Enterbrain’s Beam Comics imprint, after originally being released as doujin. Yen Press releases both manga in English for North America.
Captivated, by You was first published as a doujin on February 17, 2019, before being published by Enterbrain on August 10, 2019. It inspired a 5-episode live-action TV drama in 2021.
Let’s Go Karaoke! debuted as a doujin on August 25, 2019 and was released by Enterbrain on September 12, 2020. It inspired a one-shot manga sequel in 2020 and a live-action film in January 2024.
Yen Press describes the premise of both titles as follows:
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: Let’s Go Karaoke! Official Twitter, Anime News Network
