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You and I Are Polar Opposites TV Anime Reveals 3rd Promo Video, January 11 Debut
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Shochiku revealed a third promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Kōcha Agasawa's romantic comedy manga You and I Are Polar Opposites (Seihantaina Kimi to Boku). The video reveals and previews PAS TASTA's ending theme song "Pure feat. Eriko Hashimoto," and also reveals the show's January 11 debut in Japan.
(Note: The below video has English subtitles.)
The staff also revealed a new visual.
The series will debut on January 11 on MBS, TBS, and their affiliates, and will air on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. JST. The series will stream on ABEMA in Japan at 5:30 p.m. JST on Sundays.
The anime will star:
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Suzuki
- Shōgo Sakata as Tani
- Yuna Taniguchi as Watanabe
- Konatsu Hirabayashi as Sato
- Anji Iwata as Yamada
- Miyuri Shimabukuro as Azuma
- Wataru Katō as Taira
- Cocoro Omori as Nishi
- Tomori Kusunoki as Honda
Takakazu Nagatomo is directing the anime at Lapin Track. Teruko Utsumi (Sarazanmai) is writing the scripts and is also serving as animation producer. Mako Miyako is designing the characters. Naho Kozono (Golden Kamuy) is the sub-character designer, and is also the chief animation director, along with Sayuri Sakimoto (Orient). The musician tofubeats is composing the music.
Chieko Nakamura (Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence) is directing the art. Tomoyuki Shiokawa (The Promised Neverland) is the compositing director of photography. Yuki Akimoto (SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary) is the color key artist. Yuushi Koshida (My Happy Marriage) is serving as 3D director. Masayuki Kurosawa (Cardfight!! Vanguard Divinez) is editing. Wataru Osakabe (Pompo: The Cinéphile) is handling 2D design. SHOCHIKU anime is overseeing the production.
MANGA Plus published the series in English and describes the story:
Suzuki, an energetic girl who can't help but follow the crowd, finds herself drawn to Tani, a quiet boy who can easily speak his mind. Enter: the serialization of a hit one-shot! A story for anyone who wants to enjoy love! This down-to-earth, relatable rom-com is ready to pull at your heartstrings!
Agasawa launched the manga on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ platform in May 2022. The manga originally launched as a one-shot on the website in January 2021. The manga ended in November 2024. Shueisha shipped the eighth and final compiled book volume on March 4.
Viz Media also publishes the series in English.
The series has over 1.6 million copies in circulation (including digital copies). The manga ranked #3 in the 16th Manga Taisho Awards in 2023, and #7 in the 17th Manga Taisho Awards in 2024.
Source: Press release
