Kodoani.com – Anime Senpai wa Otokonoko (This is Him, or literally Senpai is a Boy) adapted from Pom's manga of the same name has revealed the anime's second key visual, opening and ending theme artists, and new staff, and announced its July 4 launch on Sunday.
Artist Kujira will perform the opening theme song titled “Wagamama” (Selfishness) and the ending theme song “Are ga Koi Datta no kana” (I Wonder If That Was Love). Other artists featured in the ending theme song will be revealed later.
Additional staff for the anime include:
Prop design: Keiko Kitayama Art director: Yukari Yasuda (Olive) Background art: Kentarō Akiyama (Studio Pablo) Color master: Yoko Suzuki Composition director: Tomoya Kamijō Editor: Nami Niinuma (Graphinica) 3D CG: Takeshi Saitou, Wired Sound director: Satoshi Motoyama Sound production: Bit Grooove Promotion
The anime will premiere on July 4 at 24:55 JST.
The anime will also have a preview screening of the first three episodes on June 9 in Tokyo.
The main cast includes:
Shūichirō Umeda trong vai Makoto Hanaoka Akira Sekine trong vai Saki Aoi Yuuma Uchida trong vai Ryuuji Taiga
Line Webtoon published the manga in English digitally. The manga describes the story as follows:
“Can true love really overcome all obstacles? Saki, a high school student, confesses her feelings to Makoto. Surprised, Makoto reveals his secret, but this unexpected discovery seems As if it didn't bother Saki, who was already infatuated with him. After being rejected, Saki asked for advice from Makoto's childhood friend, Ryuji, on how to win his heart. A love triangle opened up when Ryuji realizes that he might have some feelings for his old friend.”
Pom launched the manga on the LINE Manga app in 2019. Ichijinsha published the manga's 8th compiled book volume on April 1. The manga topped Anime Japan's “Manga We Want to See Animated” poll in 2022.