Aniplex has unveiled the first promotional video, additional cast and staff details, and an official premiere date for the anime adaptation of Sumiko Arai‘s manga Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta (The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn’t a Guy at All). The series is set to debut on January 8 at 11:00 p.m. JST on NTV’s FuraAni programming block. Crunchyroll also screened an English-subtitled trailer at New York Comic Con.
Story
Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya Ōsawa develops a crush on a mysterious, stylish employee at a local CD shop with impeccable music taste. What she doesn’t realize is that this seemingly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki Koga. Mitsuki tends to keep to herself, but with their seats right next to each other, she can’t help but be acutely aware of Aya’s feelings. Revealing the truth is off the table for Mitsuki — but getting a little closer to Aya might not be such a bad idea…
Cast
- Akari Kitō as Aya Ōsawa
- Mariya Ise as Mitsuki Koga
Staff
- Director: Masashi Ishihama (From the New World, Garakowa -Restore the World-, Horimiya)
- Animation Studio: CloverWorks
- Series Composition: Rino Yamazaki (Akebi’s Sailor Uniform, The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity, Spy×Family Season 3)
- Character Design: Kanna Hirayama (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Oshi no Ko)
- Music: Kōsuke Noma and Takayuki “Kojiro” Sasaki
Opening Theme
The anime’s opening theme is “Breed”, a 1991 track by grunge band Nirvana.
About the Manga
Arai originally launched the series on Twitter (now X) in April 2022, before moving to serialization on pixiv Comic in April 2023. Kadokawa Shoten publishes the compiled volumes in print, with the fourth volume having shipped on February 19. Yen Press holds the English license and released the third volume in December 2025.
The manga has earned considerable recognition, ranking #2 on the 23rd annual Da Vinci “Book of the Year” list and #2 in the female readers’ category of Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) 2024 guidebook.
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