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Let's Go Karaoke! , a manga by Yama Wayama, is being adapted into TV anime that will broadcast in 2025, and now the series has revealed its two primary cast members. The cast members for Let's Go Karaoke! include: Satomi Oka voiced by Shun Horie (Rintaro Miki in A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! ) Satomi Oka character art Kyouji Narita voiced by Daisuke Ono (Kaibara in No Longer Allowed in Another World ) Kyouji Narita character art Enterbrain publishes Let's Go Karaoke! in Japan under their Beam Comics imprint. Yen Press also publishes an English language version of the series. Asami Nakatani directs the TV anime at animation studio Doga Kobo. Yukiko Tsukahara acts as assistant director, Yoshimi Narita provides the series composition, Mai Matsuura provides the character designs, and Takuro Ida provides the music. Let's Go Karaoke! teaser art Related: Let's Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You Get TV Anime Adaptations Yen...

Let's Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You – a pair of manga written and illustrated by Yama Wayama – are both being adapted into newly announced TV anime series. The same main staff works on both series, and teaser art (below) and a teaser trailer have been released for both works. At the time of this writing, the main cast for each work and the release window have not yet been revealed. Enterbrain publishes both Let's Go Karaoke! and Captivated, by You in Japan under their Beam Comics imprint. Yen Press also publishes English language versions for both titles . Asami Nakatani directs the TV anime at animation studio Doga Kobo. Yukiko Tsukahara acts as assistant director, Yoshimi Narita provides the series composition, Mai Matsuura provides the character designs, and Takuro Ida provides the music. Let's Go Karaoke! teaser art Captivated, by You teaser art Related: Delicious in Dungeon Manga Box Set and...

For all the live-action manga/anime adaptations of popular properties, it is nice to see filmmakers give lesser-known works the cinematic treatment. Yama Wayama's manga series “Let's Go Karaoke!” while not on the same level of popularity as other comedic illustrated works, has garnered a positive reception in Japan and internationally. Surely, the strange yet humorous concept of the head of a high school choir giving singing lessons to a pitiful yakuza lieutenant could be solidly translated to film, especially in the hands of a talented filmmaker like Nobuhiro Yamashita, best known for his critically acclaimed feature “Linda Linda Linda.” Sadly, “Let's Go Karaoke!” is a movie that accomplishes the unfortunate feat of being both a lackluster comedy and a poorly conceived drama.

Let's Go Karaoke! is screening at Nippon Connection

One day, yakuza member Kyoji Narita is strolling through the rainy streets when he is drawn to the...

“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!!” (Yen Press)

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This is the second release of Yama Wayama’s work through Yen Press, and the second in English, with the first being “Captivated, by You“. While her debut proved to show a unique comedic wit and artistic directions that instantly established her as a creator to take note of,...