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Dakaichi
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year (Japanese: 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。, Hepburn: Dakaretai Otoko Ichi-i ni Odosarete Imasu.) is a Japanese manga series by Hashigo Sakurabi. It is serialized in the yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2018. An anime film adaptation of the manga's Spain Arc premiered in October 2021.
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Plot
Takato Saijō, an actor since childhood, has been recognized as the "sexiest man of the year" in the entertainment industry for five consecutive years. However, his first-place position has been usurped by Junta Azumaya, a young newcomer actor. While Takato firstly sees Junta as a rival, on the other hand, Junta admires Takato greatly and is in love with him.
Characters
- Takato Saijō (西條高人, Saijō Takato)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi[1]
- Junta Azumaya (東谷准太, Azumaya Junta)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono[1]
- Chihiro Ayagi (綾木千広, Ayagi Chihiro)
- Voiced by: Takuya Satō[1]
- Ryō Narumiya (成宮 涼, Narumiya Ryō)
- Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[1]
- Kazuomi Usaka (卯坂和臣, Usaka Kazuomi)
- Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi[1]
- Kiyotaka Arisu (在須清崇, Arisu Kiyotaka)
- Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[1]
- Celes (セレス, Seresu)
- Voiced by: Show Hayami[2]
- Antonio (アントニオ)
- Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai[2]
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Manga
Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year began serialization in Libre Publishing's yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. Digital manga publisher Futekiya announced in August 2021 that they had licensed the series for a digital release.[3]
Volume list
Anime
An anime television series adaptation aired from October 5 to December 28, 2018 on Tokyo MX.[14][15] The series is animated by CloverWorks and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with Yoshimi Narita handling series composition, Minako Shiba designing the characters, Masaru Yokoyama composing the series' music, and Satoshi Motoyama as sound director. Minako Shiba is the chief animation director alongside Senri Kawaguchi and Yu Kurihara.[1] The opening theme is "Fukanzen Monologue" by Tomohisa Sako.[16] The ending theme is "Chuntaka!" by Yūki Ono and Hiroki Takahashi under their character names.[17] Aniplex of America has licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll.[18][19] The series ran for 13 episodes.[20]
Episode list
Film
On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film adaptation which premiered on October 9, 2021.[2] The film is centered around the manga's Spain Arc. The main staff and cast members returned to reprise their roles.[21] The film was licensed for international streaming by Crunchyroll and released on the platform on November 8, 2024.[22]
Stage plays
A theater adaptation of the in-story stage play "Kōyōki" (Autumn Leaf Demon), ran in the Club eX theater in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo from June 28 to July 7, 2019. It was directed by Shingo Machida and written by Akira Kuzuki.[23] A sequel to the theater production ran in Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from January 8 to January 14, 2021.[24] A third theater production ran in Theater 1010 in Tokyo from May 8 to May 15, 2022.[25] It served as the finale for the theater adaptations.[26]
Live-action series
A Thai drama adaptation, titled Top Form, is set to release in 2025. The drama will be produced by WeTV and Tailai Entertainment, and star Smart and Boom as the lead actors.[27]
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Notes
- All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
Reception
By January 2020, the manga series sold a cumulative total of 3 million physical copies.[28][29]
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