The upcoming fall 2018 series Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu has been largely quiet for a bit outside of the first promo earlier this month. The official site has now updated with a new key visual that you can see below while also confirming a premiere date of October 5th, 2018 on most networks and rolling out over the next two days to other services.. The show has Naoyuki Tatsuwa directing based on the series composition by Yoshimi Naruta. Minako Shiba is handling the character designs with CloverWorks handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Yuuki Ono as Junta Azumaya
- iroki Takahashi as Takato Saijyo
- Takuya Satō as Chihiro Ayagi
- Yūma Uchida as Ryō Narumiya
- Kousuke Toriumi as Kazuomi Usaka
- Wataru Hatano as Kiyotaka Arisu
Check out the official site and Twitter.
The manga from Hashigo Sakurabi began in 2013 in Monthly Magazine Be x Boy and has five volumes out so far.
Plot Concept: Takato Saijyo has reigned as the idol industry’s “Most Huggable” for five years, that is until freshman actor Junta Azumaya. Takato was always considered brusque while Azumaya’s smile is winning over admirers by comparison. The whole fiasco drives Takuto to overindulge in alcohol and his actions catch the attention of the last person he wants to see. To his surprise, Azumaya uses this new info to blackmail Takuto for physical affection.
