Don’t Touch, Kotesashi Anime Reveals Key Visual, October Premiere

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The Don’t Touch, Kotesashi TV anime has received a key visual and an October 2025 premiere window.

Accompanying these were the reveal of the show’s staff and cast, with the latter including:

Rikuya Yasuda as Koyo Kotesashi 
Hina Suguta as Aroma Kusunoki
Yu Serizawa as Aoba Kitahara
Saya Aizawa as Izumi Sumiyoshi
Manatsu Murakami as Chiyo Sayamagaoka
Ruriko Aoki as Miyuki Hongo

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The production credits include:

• Director: Hisashi Saito (I’m Living with an Otaku NEET Kunoichi!?)
• Character designer: Ryusuke Tsukamoto 
• Animation production: Quad

Don’t Touch, Kotesashi is based on the erotic romantic comedy manga by Takuya Shinjo, which started serialization in Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket in 2021 and will release its 12th volume on July 9, 2025 JST. The protagonist is Koyo Kotesashi, an aspiring sports physician with preeminent massage skills who attends an affiliated high school of Seiwadai, which is known for its sports prowess. Due to his poor background, Koyo saves money by becoming a live-in at a dorm, where he meets multiple eccentric female athletes.

The anime is part of WWWave Corporation‘s Deregula label.


Sources: @kotesashi_anime, press release

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