The official website of the television anime based on the manga Tune into the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune)the work of Masakuni Igarashi, announced that Rikuya Yasuda will play the protagonist Arisu Yamabuki.
A special performance at Mount Fuji
To commemorate the news, a video was shared in which Yasuda, along with Igarashi and part of the production staff, ascended to the Mount Fuji with the aim of contemplating the sunrise at the top and praying for the success of the project.
Premiere and production
The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2026 and will feature an outstanding cast of voices:
- Momoko Seto as Rikka Inohana
- Rumi Ōkubo as Nene Himekawa
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Iko Kirino
- Miku Itō as Shinobu Uzuki
The direction will be in charge of Masayuki Takahashi (Butareba: The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig) under the study Gekko. The scripts will be supervised by Yukie Sugawara (Overlord), while Tomoyuki Shitaya (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Bakuman.) will be in charge of character design.
A story about voices that connect
The plot follows Arisu Yamabukia boy who during his childhood found comfort in the voice of a radio host known as “Apollo.” However, one day she disappeared without a trace. Years later, now a high school student, Arisu decides to look for her, even without knowing her face or her real name. His clues lead him to the school radio club, where he meets four girls who dream of devoting themselves professionally to the use of their voice. Who really is Apollo and how will he influence the dreams of these young girls?
The manga and its publication
Igarashi, also author of Senryū Girl and Detectives These Days Are Crazy!serialization of the manga began in September 2023 in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from Kodansha. The ninth volume was published last June 17. At the international level, Kodansha USA Publishing will release the third volume in English next September 2 through its platform K MANGA.
