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Crunchyroll Streams 'Captivated, By You' Anime in India
posted on by Adriana Hazra
Yen Press has licensed both Captivated, by You and Wayama's Let's Go Karaoke! manga for English release. Yen Press describes 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…
The series stars:
- Kenshō Ono as Miyoshi Hayashi
- Kōki Uchiyama as Jōji Ema
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Akira Nikaidou
- Yūki Ono as Yuichi Medaka
Asami Nakatani (Yohane the Parhelion -SUNSHINE in the MIRROR) is directing the anime at Dōga Kōbō and Yukiko Tsukahara (production coordination on The Imaginary) is the assistant director. Yoshimi Narita (Twilight Out of Focus, Dance Dance Danseur) is overseeing the series scripts, Mai Matsuura (KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm, The Stories of Girls Who Couldn't Be Magicians) is the character designer, and Takurō Iga (Trillion Game, Oshi no Ko) is composing the music.
The Captivated, by You high school manga debuted as a dōjin publication in February 2019. The single compiled book volume is a compilation of Wayama's "Ushiro no Nikaidō" boys-love manga strips, with an original 30-page sequel story.
The anime is airing alongside an anime adaptation of Let's Go Karaoke!. Let's Go Karaoke! debuted on ABEMA on July 24 at 10:00 p.m., before airing on TV Tokyo on July 24 at 10:30 p.m. Captivated, by You debuted on August 21.
Wayama is also known for her Onna no Sono no Hoshi manga.
Source: Crunchyroll
