Twelve more new cast members have been revealed for the upcoming Let’s Go Karaoke! TV anime series. The show is scheduled to begin airing in Japan on July 24, 2025.
The 12 new cast members are all voicing yakuza characters in Let’s Go Karaoke!, which include:
- • Jin Urayama as Boss
- • Yoji Ueda as Alien
- • Hidenobu Kiuchi as Big Brother Yamaha
- • Shigeo Kiyama as Pinky Finger
- • Yukihiro Nozuyama as Punch Perm
- • Rintaro Nishi as Shaved Head
- • Masaaki Yano as Kitty-chan Phobia
- • Ikuji Nose as Anikibun (Leader)
- • Kenichi Mine as Long-Faced
- • Yuma Uchida as Jersey
- • Yuki Ishikari as T-shirt
- • Masuo Amada as Former Cram School Teacher
They join a previously announced voice cast that includes Shun Horie as Satomi Oka, Daisuke Ono as Kyoji Narita, and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada.
Additionally, the first part of a “karaoke tournament” video was also released, which features cast members Horie and Ono, as well as Ueda and Nozuyama.
Both Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You anime series will also have a stage presentation at the KyoMAF event in Kyoto on September 20, 2025.
Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirage) is directing Let’s Go Karaoke!, 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.
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 works. Yen Press releases both manga in English for North America.
Let’s Go Karaoke! debuted as a doujin on August 25, 2019 and was later released by Enterbrain on September 12, 2020. It inspired a one-shot manga sequel in November 2020 and a live-action film in January 2024.
Crunchyroll will stream both Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You (which will premiere in Japan on August 21, 2025) this Summer 2025. It describes the synopsis of the former as:
The president of the chorus club, Satomi Oka, is approached by a yakuza named Kyoji Narita. Kyoji’s yakuza group holds a customary karaoke competition, and whoever earns the title of worst singer must get a tattoo. Since he was asked to be Kyoji’s singing teacher, Satomi has no choice but to go along with these practice sessions. Brought together by karaoke, where will Satomi and Kyoji end up?
Sources: Let’s Go Karaoke! Official Twitter (2) (3), Anime News Network
