'Karaoke Iko!', 'Muchuu sa, Kimi ni.' Unveil Additional Staff, Second Promo

by DatRandomDude
Jun 21, 2025 9:25 PM | 4 Comments

The official website of the Karaoke Iko! (Let's Go Karaoke!) and Muchuu sa, Kimi ni (Captivated, by You) anime revealed additional staff, key visuals (pictured), the theme song, and second promotional video for the former title.

Karaoke Iko! is scheduled to premiere on July 24 at 9:30 p.m. on AT-X, followed by Tokyo MX, BS11, Kansai Telecasting, Me-Tele, HBC Hokkaido Broadcasting, Miyagi Television, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting. Muchuu sa, Kimi ni will begin airing on August 21 at 9:30 p.m. on the same stations.

Staff
Main Animator: Karen Nozawa (Sousou no Frieren animation director), Yukino Nakamata (Dr. Stone: New World animation director)
Chief Animation Director: Junichirou Taniguchi (Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai), Haruka Inade (Shiro Seijo to Kuro Bokushi), Rina Morita (Adachi to Shimamura)
Art Director: Yuka Hirama (Bakuten!!), Narumi Matsuura (Shoushimin Series background art)
Art Design: Erina Ishihara (Princession Orchestra), Mayuko Koyama (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen)
Color Design: Yuka Itou (Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi)
Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwano ([Oshi no Ko])
Editing: Mai Hasegawa (Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia)
Sound Director: Eriko Kimura (Tengoku Daimakyou)
Sound Effects: Shouta Yaso (Dandadan)
Music Production: Kadokawa

Singer-songwriter Ayumu Imazu is performing Karaoke Iko!'s theme song "HOWL," previewed in the promotional video below.

Asami Nakatani (Genjitsu no Yohane: Sunshine in the Mirror) is directing both anime at Doga Kobo. Yoshimi Narita (Senpai ga Uzai Kouhai no Hanashi) is handling the series composition. Mai Matsuura (Sirius) and Junichirou Taniguchi (Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai) is designing the characters. Takurou Iga ([Oshi no Ko]) is composing the music.

Wayama debuted Muchuu sa, Kimi ni. as an anthology at the COMITIA 127 event in February 2019. Kadokawa acquired and published the manga in a single volume in August that year.

Wayama originally published Karaoke Iko! as a doujin at the COMITIA 129 in August 2019. Kadokawa published the manga in a single volume in September 2020. Wayama began drawing the Famiresu Iko. (Let's Go to Family Restaurant) sequel manga in Monthly Comic Beam in November that year. Kadokawa released the first volume in December 2023.

Yen Press licensed both manga in English in 2021 and published Muchuu sa, Kimi ni. in July that year, followed by Karaoke Iko! in March 2022.

Karaoke Iko! PV 2

Source: Comic Natalie

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The opening song could be better, but maybe it'll grow me. I'm getting the impression that "Karaoke Iko!" and "Muchuu sa, Kimi ni." will be two halves of the same anime (?), which will answer my question on how the two series would be able to fill out a 12/13-episode runtime on their own. It makes sense to split it up. Admittedly, it's odd to me to see the characters in color, I feel like if this had been animated in black and white then it wouldn't require an adjustment period, but it's not bad. It even looks good in some scenes.

Jun 22, 2025 4:33 PM by bucciest

I wish that Famiresu Iko will also be adapted, there relationship develops furhter!

Jun 22, 2025 10:11 AM by Memore

New PV looks good, can't wait for this!!

Jun 22, 2025 8:09 AM by livexevil

It still feels like a fever dream to me that not one, but TWO Wayama Yama works are getting animated by the exact same people in the exact same season, it's bonkers (just like all the mangaka's work tbh) but I'm so damn hyped like holy crap! I'm especially excited for Karaoke Iko, July just can't come soon enough, it seems.

Jun 21, 2025 10:21 PM by zedtronic