A new main trailer has been released for the upcoming Captivated, by You anime adaptation, which spotlights its opening theme song “Rubble” by Keina Suda. The anime is scheduled to premiere in Japan on August 21, 2025 after the conclusion of the current airing Let’s go Karaoke!
It was also announced that the Let’s Go Karaoke! anime series will receive an original episode set the day after the yakuza karaoke competition. The original episode will broadcast after the five episodes of Captivated, by You have aired.
˗ˏˋ 🎤 『カラオケ行こ！』
— 『カラオケ行こ！』『夢中さ、きみに。』アニメ公式 (@karaokemuchusa) August 14, 2025
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アニメオリジナルエピソード回の放送が決定🔥
『夢中さ、きみに。』全5話放送後に
『カラオケ行こ！』第5話を放送✨
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Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion: Sunshine in the Mirage) is directing the Captivated, by You anime, 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 handling the animation production.
The same staff is also working on the Let’s Go Karaoke! anime, which began broadcasting in Japan on July 24, 2025.
The main voice cast of Captivated, by You will include:
- • Kensho Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
- • Koki Uchiyama as Jouji Ema
- • Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
- • Yuki Ono as Yuichi Medaka
Meanwhile, the voice cast of Let’s Go Karaoke! stars Shun Horie as Satomi Oka, Daisuke Ono as Kyoji Narita, and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Wada.
Yama Wayama’s Let’s Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You manga are both single-volume titles released under Enterbrain’s Beam Comics imprint, after originally being published 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.
Meanwhile, Let’s Go Karaoke! debuted as a doujin on August 25, 2019 and was released by Enterbrain on September 12, 2020. It inspired a manga sequel in 2020 and a live-action film that premiered in January 2024.
Yen Press describes the main premise of Wayama’s works as:
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…
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!!
Sources: Let’s Go Karaoke/Captivated, by You Official Twitter (2), Anime News Network
