Let's Go Karaoke! Reveals First Trailer, July 2025 Premiere
The Let's Go Karaoke! anime has revealed the first trailer and announced a July 2025 premiere.
Let's Go Karaoke! is set to be directed by Asami Nakatani at Doga Kobo, with series composition by Yoshimi Narita, and music by Takuro Iga.
The main cast comprises:
- Shun Horie as Satomi Oka
- Daisuke Ono as Kyouji Narita
Let's Go Karaoke! is an adaptation of the manga by Yama Wayama. Originally self-published as a doujinshi in 2019, the title was met with popular success, completely selling out at COMITIA 2019, and again during re-releases. The title was acquired in book format by Enterbrain in 2020, and received an English-translated edition courtesy of Yen Press in 2022.
Let's Go Karaoke! also received a live-action film adaptation in 2023, directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita, starring Jun Saito as Satomi Oka and Go Ayano as Kyouji Narita. The film, adapted as a musical comedy, won the Audience Award at the Camera Japan Festival 2024.
Yen Press describes the Let's Go Karaoke! manga as:
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!!
Source: Official Website
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