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Live-Action ‘Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun’ BL Series’ Trailer Previews Ending Song – News

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2 hours ago

August 7, 2026

Chihiro performs ending theme song “Honeyy” for August 13 show

MBS presented a new trailer for the live-action series of Amekiri‘s Chotto Matō yo, Harutora-kun (Wait a second, Harutora-kun) boys-love manga on Friday. The trailer reveals and previews the series’ ending theme song “Honeyy” by Chihiro.

harutora-kv2 — Image via Dramaphil X/Twitter account

The story follows mask-wearing high schooler Sui, who becomes the target of bullying after it is revealed he is gay. When new student Harutora enters the school, Sui becomes inspired by his straightforward nature to open up and the two slowly fall in love.

The series stars Masaya Sakuragi as Harutora Kurobe and Tsubasa Nakagawa as Sui Kishida.

Other cast members include:

Rio Takahashi as Daiki Shimizu, a close friend who is protective of Sui

Aren Sakurai as Yūma Shibusawa, Sui’s classmate

Yūga as Rui Sakuraniwa, another classmate

Gakuto Tanaka as Shun Tsuchiya, Harutora’s classmate

Ryōko Takizawa as Shino Kishida, Sui’s mother

Eri Tokunaga as Aya Kurobe, Harutora’s mother

Keisuke Shibata and Masayoshi Kishida are directing the series. Motoko Takahashi and Riuji Yoshizaki are writing the scripts. Kо̄ji Endо̄ is composing the music. Lawyer Mimano Kawamoto serves as LGBTQ supervisor and Momoko Nishiyama serves as intimacy coordinator. Lienel performs the series’ opening theme song “Ichizu no Rinbu” (Single-Minded Round Dance).

The series will premiere on the Dramaphil programming block on MBS on August 13. The series will also start on TV Kanagawa on August 13, TV Saitama on August 17, Gunma TV on August 18, Tochigi TV on August 19, and Chiba TV on August 20.

Shinshokan shipped the manga’s first volume in October 2022 and the second volume in April 2025.

Seven Seas publishes Amekiri‘s Hatsukoi Note manga in English and shipped the second volume in February 2025.

Sources: MBS‘ YouTube channel, Comic Natalie

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‘Isekai Tensei Soudouki’ Unveils Additional Cast, Main Staff, First Promo, Winter 2027 Premiere

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30 minutes ago

August 7, 2026

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The official website for the television anime adaptation of Ryousen Takami‘s Isekai Tensei Soudouki (Multi-Mind Mayhem) novel unveiled additional cast, the main staff, the first key visual (pictured), and first promotional video on Friday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2027.

Cast

Seilune: Yukari Anzai (Silent Witch)

Oka Sanai: Takashi Matsuyama (Nageki no Bourei wa Intai shitai)

Oka Masaharu: Satoshi Inomata (Kami no Tou: Koubou-sen)

Selina Savaran: Ayasa Itou (Maou no Musume wa Yasashisugiru!!)

Silke Randolph: Sumire Morohoshi (Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu.)

Staff

Director: Hiroaki Sakurai (Tensei Akujo no Kuro Rekishi)

Series Composition: Keiichirou Oochi (Summer Pockets)

Character Design: Zenjirou Ukulele (Boku no Tsuma wa Kanjou ga Nai)

Original Animation Character Design: Hajime Watanabe (Captain Tsubasa (2018) character design)

Music: RYOSHI TAKAGI

Studio: Studio Deen

Takami began penning the novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in 2013. AlphaPolis began publishing the novel with illustrations by Ririnra (Kami-tachi ni Hirowareta Otoko) in March 2014 and published the 14th and final volume in March 2019.

Honoji began drawing a manga adaptation on AlphaPolis‘ official website in May 2015. AlphaPolis published the 14th volume on March 18.

One Peace Books licensed the manga in English in March 2020 and published the ninth volume in March 2024.

The novel won AlphaPolis’s sixth Fantasy Novel Grand Prize in 2013.

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Source: Comic Natalie

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Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 27-August 2 – News [2026-08-07]

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37 minutes ago

August 7, 2026

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This week’s episode of the new live-action series based on Tohru Fujisawa‘s GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka manga aired on Fuji TV on Monday, July 27 at 10:00 p.m. and earned a 4.8% rating.

The television ratings above are an estimate of the percentage of the population that watch a given program, based on data from a survey of households in Japan’s Kanto region. The ratings do not count recordings that viewers watch later.

Source: Video Research (Kanto region)

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Japan’s Video Game Rankings, July 27-August 2 – News [2026-08-07]

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2 hours ago

August 7, 2026

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Nippon Ichi’s Village in the Shade Switch 2 version debuts at #3, Switch Version at #7, PS5 version at #11

Japan’s Game Ranking: July 27-August 2

Rank	System	Title	Publisher	Release Date	Weekly Copies	Total Copies
1	NSw 2	Splatoon Raiders	Nintendo	July 23	73,542	548,226
2	NSw	Rhythm Heaven Groove	Nintendo	July 2	59,884	734,476
3	NSw 2	Village in the Shade	Nippon Ichi Software	July 30	21,965	21,965
4	NSw	Tomodachi Life	Nintendo	April 16	18,306	1,518,331
5	NSw	The Prince of Tennis Sweet School Festival ♡-40 and more…	Konami	July 30	16,996	16,996
6	NSw	The Prince of Tennis Doki Doki Survival eternal passion	Konami	July 30	16,987	16,987
7	NSw	Village in the Shade	Nippon Ichi Software	July 30	12,458	12,458
8	NSw	Blue Reflection Quartet	Koei Tecmo Games	July 30	7,880	7,880
9	PS5	Blue Reflection Quartet	Koei Tecmo Games	July 30	7,019	7,019
10	NSw	Powerful Pro Baseball 2026-2027	Konami	June 11	5,928	189,164
11	PS5	Village in the Shade	Nippon Ichi Software	July 30	5,880	5,880
12	NSw 2	Mario Kart World	Nintendo	June 5, 2025	5,714	3,006,463
13	NSw	Ganbare Goemon Daishūgō!	Konami	July 2	5,495	73,893
14	NSw 2	Pokémon Pokopia	Nintendo	March 5	5,062	1,097,557
15	NSw	Kimi ni Madoi, Kimi ni Oboreru.	Idea Factory	July 30	4,598	4,598
16	NSw	Minecraft	Nippon Microsoft	June 21, 2018	4,464	4,249,637
17	NSw 2	Xenoblade Definite Edition	Nintendo	July 30	3,713	3,713
18	NSw 2	eFootball Kick-Off!	Konami	June 4	3,221	63,738
19	NSw	Moomintroll: Fuyu no Nukumori	Kakehashi Games	July 30	2,898	2,898
20	NSw	Splatoon 3	Nintendo	September 9, 2022	2,840	4,563,560