A short new character trailer has been released for the ongoing Let’s Go Karaoke! TV anime series, spotlighting yakuza member Kyoji Narita. The anime premiered in Japan on July 24, 2025.
Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirage) is directing the Let’s Go Karaoke! anime adaptation, with Yoshimi Narita (Twilight Out of Focus, Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie) as screenwriter, 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.
The same staff is also working on the Captivated, by You anime adaptation, which will begin broadcasting in Japan on August 21, 2025.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars Shun Horie as Satomi Oka, Daisuke Ono as Kyoji Narita, and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada.
Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You are both single volume manga titles created by Yama Wayama. It was 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 this Summer 2025. It describes the main 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?
Source: Let’s Go Karaoke Official Twitter (via AIR News)
