Weekly Shōnen Sunday's "Yofukashinouta" to be adapted into a TV anime! Based on "Dare ga Butai" by Kotoyama, starring Motoi Sato and Ten Amemiya!

It was announced that "Yofukashi No Uta," a manga serialized by Kotoyama in Weekly Shōnen Sunday, will be adapted into a TV anime in July 2022.

Yofukashinouta" is serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday by Kotoyama, the creator of "Dare ga Butai" (However, I'm Not Sure). It is a popular manga that has sold more than 1.6 million copies (including digital copies).
Ko Yomori, an eighth grader who is fascinated by the fun of "yofukashi," asks Nazuna, a vampire, if he can become a vampire, a night dweller himself. In order to do so, he must fall in love with Nazuna.

This work will be adapted into a TV anime in July 2022 on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels. A teaser visual depicting Kou Yomori and the free-spirited vampire Nanakusa Nazuna has been released.

In addition, a teaser PV featuring the song "Yofukashi no uta" by Creepy Nuts, which is the original title of the work and will also be the theme song of the anime, has been released!
The video is filled with the excitement of "Yofukashi" and the exciting relationship between Kou and Nazuna.

Teaser PV

＜Introduction
The first time I went out at night without telling anyone.

Kou Yomori, a second-year junior high school student who is shy of girls, has been somewhat absent from school for a while now.
He is also having trouble sleeping at night.
One day, he went outside at night for the first time without telling anyone.
The night breeze felt good, and the world was free and different from the daytime. Ko finds his place at night.

Suddenly, a mysterious beautiful girl, Nanakusa Nazuna, appears.
She is a vampire, a resident of the night.
Nazuna teaches Ko how to enjoy the night.
She tells him, "Stay up all night until you are satisfied with today. Boy."

Ko, fascinated by the night and by Nazuna, asks her to do something for him.
Please make me a vampire."
Nazna tells him the conditions for becoming a vampire. She is embarrassed. It is ......
A person must fall in love with a vampire!
Will Kou, who has never known love, fall in love with Nazuna and become a vampire?
A special "night out" for just the two of them will begin.

The director of the TV anime is Tomoyuki Itamura, who directed the "Monogatari" series and "Vanitas no Teki", the chief director is Tetsuya Miyanishi, who is active in "My Hero Academia" storyboarding and directing, and "SK∞ SK8" directing, etc. The script is by Michiyo Yokote, who worked on "Tsurune - Kazamai High School Kyudo Club -" "Tenchi Sozo Design and "Tenchi Souzou Design Department".
Character design is by Haruka Sagawa of "Shinzai Tsuki no Kodomo" and "Doukani Naru Hibi," and production is by Raiden Film, which also produced "Tokyo Revengers" and "Hataraku Cell BLACK.

Starring Motoi Sato and Ten Amamiya! Character Visuals and Comments Arrive!

The main character, Ko Yomori, is played by Gen Sato, and the vampire Nanakusa Nazuna is played by Ten Amemiya. Comments have also arrived.

Watch for more visuals and cast information to be added in the future.
Comments are in Japanese only.

Kou Yomori CV: Gen Sato
A second-year junior high school student. He was doing well in his studies, but he is now tired of it and is currently not attending school. Perhaps because of this, he has trouble sleeping at night. The first time he goes out at night, he meets Nanakusa Nazuna. He is not good with girls, but he is trying to fall in love with Nazuna in order to become a vampire. He says that blood tastes the best. His special skill is pretending to be asleep.

<Cast Comments
Q1: What is your impression of this film?
Because night comes equally to everyone, everyone, regardless of gender or age, can express their feelings that they could not express during the day. You can be who you are.
The image of "night is scary" that was vaguely present in my mind has changed to "night is fun.
I am sure that those who see this film will enjoy the night and want to go for a walk at midnight.

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and your enthusiasm for the role?
I think he is actually the most distant from the readers in the work. He is not so much distraught by irregular events as he is curious to know about them.
That is why I want to enjoy the evening with him, too, so that I can be a vampire with the same level of curiosity and not be swept away by him.

Nanakusa Nazuna CV: Amemiya Ten
A resident of the night, a vampire. She is a free spirit. One night, she meets Ko and invites him out for a nightcap, saying, "Stay up late until you are satisfied with your day. Impressed by the taste of Ko's blood, he decides to continue sucking Ko's blood. He loves to talk about the bottom of things, but he is very shy when it comes to love stories. He gets embarrassed easily. He loves beer.

<Cast Comments
Q1: What is your impression of this film?
I think that everyone has had the same kind of blurred feelings as the main character, Ko, who is not in great pain, but is somehow inconvenienced and unable to make things work. I got the impression that this work lightens such a heavy heart with just the right sense of distance.
I thought that the balance between Nazuna's outlandish words and actions and Kou's willingness to follow along despite being surprised by them, their heartwarming interactions, and the thrill of the story's development was very pleasing!

Q2: What is your impression of the character you play and how do you feel about the role?
When I first saw the character's drawing, I had the impression of a charismatic, villainous character with a strong sense of venom. When I read the original story, I found many unexpectedly cute parts, and I became more and more attracted to the character of Nazuna with each passing page.
I think that her unique and free charisma as well as her pure cuteness and clumsy gentleness are her great charms, and I would like to play both of them with great care!

The theme song is sung by Creepy Nuts, the original singer of the title.

Creepy Nuts will sing the theme song! The title of this work, "Yofukashinouta" is based on the song "Yofukashinouta" by Creepy Nuts.
The company also commented on the anime adaptation.

<Comments
─ What is your impression of the work and your enthusiasm for the theme song?
There are people who can't live until after the sun goes down. I am just such a guy. I think this manga is like "the night itself" as it depicts the various ways of stretching oneself and opening oneself up that one cannot do under the sun, without denying or affirming them. I wish this page would never end.
I wish we could write a song like that.
(Original text)

<Profile
HIP HOP unit consisting of Japan's three-time consecutive champion rapper "R-Designation" and the world's number one DJ "DJ Matsunaga", they made their major debut from Sony Music in 2017, and released "To Us Who Were Geniuses Once" in August 2020. In November of the same year, they held 2 Days at Budokan, and the tickets were sold out immediately.
On September 1, 2021, they released their first full-length album in three and a half years, "Case," which became a hot topic after ranking No. 1 on iTunes' overall top albums.
They are currently making regular appearances on Nippon Broadcasting System's "Creepy Nuts' All Night Nippon 0 (ZERO)" and TV Asahi's "Ignatz! on Nippon Broadcasting System, and TV Asahi's "Ignatz! He is active not only in music, but also in commercials, variety shows, TV dramas, radio, and writing.

Congratulatory illustrations and comments from Mr. Kotoyama

In celebration of the anime adaptation, Kotoyama-sensei's handwritten illustrations and comments have arrived.

<Comments
Thank you for your hard work!
This time, following Dare ga Shigatsu, Yofukashi will also be adapted into an anime!
I am very grateful!

I haven't seen the full-length version yet, so I can't say anything too appropriate, but when I spoke with Director Itamura, I saw his understanding of "Yofukashi," the high resolution, and how cute Sagawa-san's character designs are, and I'm really looking forward to seeing them in action!

The title "Yofukashi no Uta" was originally borrowed from a song by Creepy Nuts, and I am very touched that they provided us with the theme song and music.
I spent my boyhood listening to Japanese rap music during the ice age, when I would be laughed at if I said I was listening to it, and then I realized that Mr. R had emerged in the battle world and continued to make numerous breakthroughs, and I watched the Japanese rap scene change, clearly influenced by Mr. R and Matsunaga, I think it is too big an event for my future work to have him write the lyrics and turn them into rap music!
I will continue to draw cartoons with fun and painstaking challenges, changing things as I go along, so that I can keep this feeling in my heart.
Yofukashi no uta, anime, thank you very much!
(Original text)

[Work information
TV animation "Yofukashi no Uta
Broadcasting from July 2022 on Fuji Television Network's "Noitamina" and other channels.

＜Staff
Original story: Kotoyama (serialized in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen Sunday")
Director : Tomoyuki Itamura
Chief Director : Tetsuya Miyanishi
Screenplay : Michiko Yokote
Character Design : Haruka Sagawa
Animation Production: Raiden Film
Theme Song: Creepy Nuts

＜Cast
Kou Yomori: Hajime Sato
Nanakusa Nazuna: Amemiya Ten
and others

＜Introduction
For the first time, I went out at night without telling anyone.

Kou Yomori, a second-year junior high school student who is not very fond of girls, has been somewhat absent from school for a while now.
Furthermore, he has been unable to sleep at night.
One day, he went outside at night for the first time without telling anyone.
The night breeze felt good, and the world was free and different from the daytime. Ko finds his place at night.

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