Tune In to the Midnight Heart

Tune In to the Midnight Heart (Japanese: 真夜中ハートチューン, Hepburn: Mayonaka Hāto Chūn) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakuni Igarashi. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in September 2023, and has been compiled into ten tankōbon volumes as of September 2025. The series is simultaneously serialized in English on Kodansha's K Manga digital service. An anime television series adaptation produced by Gekkou is set to premiere in 2026.

Tune In to the Midnight Heart
First tankōbon volume cover
真夜中ハートチューン (Mayonaka Hāto Chūn)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	Masakuni Igarashi
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	September 20, 2023 – present
Volumes	10
Anime television series
Directed by	Masayuki Takahashi
Written by	Yukie Sugiwara
Studio	Gekkou
Original run	2026 – scheduled

Plot

Arisu Yamabuki, a high school sophomore, has been looking for a girl named Apollo, a radio broadcaster whose face and real name he does not know. One day, Arisu finds a clue about Apollo in the broadcasting club of the high school he is attending. There, he finds four beautiful girls who dream of “getting a job related to voice.” Arisu vows to fulfill the dreams of each of the four girls in order to find out the true identity of Apollo.

Characters

Arisu Yamabuki (山吹 有栖, Yamabuki Arisu)

Voiced by: Rikuya Yasuda^[1] (anime)

The protagonist, he is currently a 2nd-year high school student. He listened to a radio personality known only under the alias Apollo while in junior high school and is determined to learn her true identity.

Shinobu Uzuki (雨月 しのぶ, Uzuki Shinobu)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (PV), Miku Itō^[2] (anime)

A high school student and a member of the broadcasting club. She is aiming to become an announcer.

Nene Himekawa (日芽川 寧々, Himekawa Nene)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (PV), Rumi Okubo^[2] (anime)

A high school student and a member of the broadcasting club. She is aiming to become a voice actress.

Iko Kirino (霧乃 イコ, Kirino Iko)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (PV), Sayumi Suzushiro^[2] (anime)

A high school student and a member of the broadcasting club. She is aiming to become a VTuber.

Rikka Inohana (井ノ華 六花, Inohana Rikka)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura (PV), Momoko Seto [ja]^[2] (anime)

A high school student and a member of the broadcasting club. She is aiming to become a singer.

Lemon Ando (安藤檸檬, Ando Remon)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa^[3]

Media

Manga

Tune In to the Midnight Heart is written and illustrated by Masakuni Igarashi. It began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on September 20, 2023.^[4] It is also simultaneously released in English on Kodansha's K Manga digital service.^[5] During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in Q2 2025.^[6]

The first volume was released on December 15, 2023. To promote the release, an article featuring an interview and collaboration with VTuber Shigure Ui was published, along with comments by voice actress Kana Hanazawa.^[7] The second volume was released on February 16, 2024. To promote its release, a video featuring Ayane Sakura voicing the female characters was published.^[8]

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	December 15, 2023[9]	978-4-06-533754-7	May 6, 2025[10]	979-8-888774-91-5
Re:Start (RE：START) A Message From Arisu Yamabuki (山吹有栖がお送りしました, Yamabuki Yū qī Ga Ookuri Shima Shita) Liar (うそつき, Uso-tsuki) Three Weeks Until The Kiss (キスまで3週間, Kisu made 3-shūkan) Overture (オーバーチュア, Ōbāchua)
2	February 16, 2024[11]	978-4-06-534570-2	July 15, 2025[12]	979-8-888774-92-2
Lock The Door If It's Embarrassing (恥ずかしいなら鍵をかけろ, Hazukashīnara kagi o kakero) I Can't Smile In Front of the Camera! (カメラの前では笑えない!!, Kamera no maede wa waraenai!!) I Can't Smile In Front of You! (キミの前では笑えない…！, Kimi no maede wa waraenai…!) All Alone With You Until Dark (夜までコースで２人きり, Yoru made kōsu de 2-ri kiri) Partners in Crime (共犯, Kyōhan) The Adviser's Name is Literally Lemon-chan (顧問の名前はレモンちゃん, Komon no namae wa remon-chan) I Can't Tell Whose Voice It Was (誰の声かわからない, Dare no koe ka wakaranai) Arisu Yamabuki-kun (山吹有栖君です, Yamabuki Yū qī Kimi Desu) Flyby Anomaly (フライバイ・アノマリー, Furaibai anomarī)
3	April 17, 2024[13]	978-4-06-535415-5	September 2, 2025	979-8-888774-93-9
Nene Saw (寧々は見た, Nene wa mita) Piece of Cake (PIECE OF CAKE(朝飯前さ), Pīsu OF CAKE (asameshimae sa)) This is Very Hot, So Please Be Careful (お熱いのでお気をつけて, O atsuinode okiwotsukete) 20 Points is Still Within the Margin of Error (20点は誤差のうち, 20-Ten wa gosa no uchi) Forgetful (忘れっぽいんだ, Wasureppoi nda) Emotion is a Spontaneous Process (感情は衝動, Kanjō wa shōdō) Affection is an Escalating Process (感傷は昇騰, Kanshō wa shōtō) Payback Achieved (リベンジ成功, Ribenji seikō) This is All Your Fault (全部 キミのせいだよ, Zenbu kimi no seida yo)
4	June 17, 2024[14]	978-4-06-535777-4	November 4, 2025	979-8-888774-94-6
A Bolt from the Blue (青天の霹靂, Seiten'nohekireki) Direct Contact (直接触れるんだ, Chokusetsu fureru nda) Black Wind, White Rain (黒風白雨, Kokufūhakuu) Kiss or Hug (キスorハグ, Kisu or hagu) While One Wasn't Looking (少し目を離した隙に, Sukoshi me o hanashita suki ni) Secret Track (SECRET TRACK) Celestial (cerestial［天上の］, Cerestial [tenjō no]) In Rikka's Front Row (六花の最前列で, Rikka no sai zenretsu de) Defiance (反逆の証, Hangyaku no akashi)
5	September 17, 2024[15]	978-4-06-536773-5	January 13, 2026	979-8-888775-38-7
Her Free-Response Answers Are All Nonsense (記述問題はでたらめ, Kijutsu mondai wa detarame) Struck by the Magic of the Night (夜の空気にあてられて, Yoru no kūki ni ate rarete) Crossing the Finish Line Last / Yet Still Overflowing with Love (×ザヨリ・コイア〇(末座より・恋余る), × Zayori Koia O (Matsuza yori koi amaru)) The Amidakuji Willed It (あみだで決まったから, Amida de kimatta kara) Close the Distance With Him (懐に入るんだ, Futokoro ni hairu nda) The Night Grows Late, The Four Grow Restless Over Yamabuki (四方山吹き荒れ夜が更ける, Shihō Yamabuki are yoru ga fukeru) Putting Skin in the Game Just for You (君のために一肌, Kimi no tame ni hito hada) She Either Loves You or Wants to Show Off (あなたが好きか見せたがりのどっちか, Anata ga suki ka miseta gari no dotchi ka) Something Important to Tell You (大切なお話を, Taisetsu na ohanashi o)
6	November 15, 2024[16]	978-4-06-537511-2	March 10, 2026	979-8-888775-65-3
The Fireworks Won't Wait (花火は待ってくれない, Hanabi wa matte kurenai) There You Are (見つけた, Mitsuketa) Wafting Fragrance (追い風用意, Oikaze yōi) It's Not True, Though... (事実ではないのだけど…, Jijitsude wa nai nodakedo…) A Watched Pot Never Boils (見つめる鍋は煮立たない, Mitsumeru nabe wa nitatanai) Switching Girls (鞍替え, Kuragae) We Match (おそろだよ, O soroda yo) A Love that Won't Fade Even After 100 Years with Me (百年醒めない恋をしよう, Hyakunen samenai koi o shiyō) Rendezvous With Me? (ランデブーしようか, Randebū shiyou ka)
7	January 17, 2025[17]	978-4-06-538132-8	—	—
Summer Loose Ends (夏のやり残し, Natsu no yari nokoshi) A Sign that You Have Something to Hide (隠し事のサイン, Kakushigoto no sain) Where There's a Lip, There's a Way (声唇一倒 (せいしんいっとう), Koe kuchibiru ittō (Seishin ittō)) Always In a Good Mood (隣には大船が, Tonari ni wa ōfune ga) A Yamabuki is Always Nearby (いつも近くに山吹が, Itsumo chikaku ni yamabuki ga) The Girl Who Wants to Cast a Spell (かけたい少女, Kaketai shōjo) Grumpy-Looking Girls (機嫌の悪い少女たち, Kigen no warui shōjo-tachi) I Refuse (嫌, Iya)
8	March 17, 2025[18]	978-4-06-538706-1	—	—
I'll Take That as a Compliment (誉め言葉に勘定しておく, Homekotoba ni kanjō shite oku) Huh? (え？, E?) Before You Know It... (うかうかしてると…, Ukauka shi teru to…) Practice for Romance (恋愛の練習, Ren'ai no renshū) There's Nothing for Me to Be Embarrassed About (何も恥ずべきことなどない, Nani mo hazubeki koto nado nai) Doing a 180 (手のひら返し, Te no hira gaeshi) Gravity Assist (スイングバイ, Suingu Bai) Where Their Love Will Go (行方の果て, Yukue no hate)
9	June 17, 2025[19]	978-4-06-539757-2	—	—
Never Touched (触れてないんだ, Fure tenai nda) If You Pause for Three Seconds, That's a Blooper (3秒無音は放送事故, 3-Byō muon wa hōsō jiko) As You Like It (お気に召すまま, Oki ni mesu mama) Who? (誰?, Dare?) Pathfinder (パスファインダー, Pasufaindā) This Is What I Don't Really Like About You (そういうところがホントに…, Sōiu tokoro ga honto ni…) Alone With You (二人っきりになりたい, Futari-kkiri ni naritai) Distraction (よそ見のせいだよ, Yosomi no seida yo) One More Time! (もっかい…！, Mokkai…!)
10	September 17, 2025[20]	978-4-06-540709-7	—	—
↑ She Still Went All Out Anyway (↑結局気合い十二分, ￪ Kekkyoku kiai jūnibun) We Won't Have To Worry About How Others See Us (人の目なんか気にならない, Hito no me nanka ki ni naranai) The March Hare (3月のウサギ, 3 Tsuki no usagi) Don't Forget This (忘れないでくれ, Wasurenaide kure) Mooning Around with the Moon in the Background (月夜に背中炙る, Tsukiyo ni senaka aburu) Ikon Sumeragi - It's All Your Fault (キミのせい／すめらぎイコン, Kimi no sei/sumeragi ikon) Give Me a Buzz (Give me a buzz(連絡待ってます), Gibu me a buzz (renraku mattemasu)) Money for Our Ice Cream (ご褒美のアイス代, Go hōbi no aisu-dai) I Hate You (大嫌い, Daikirai)

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

85. Girls Tugging at Each Other's Sleeves (袖を引き合う少女達, Sode o hikiau shōjo-tachi)
86. I Love You (愛してる, Aishiteru)
87. Goodbye, Alone Time (二人っきりはこれっきり, Futari-kkiri wa Korekkiri)
88. Bardners in Grime (ひょーはん, Hiyohan)
89. I Can't Tell You (教えない, Oshienai)
90. She's Dyed in Red (真っ赤に染まる, Makka ni Somaru)
91. Arisu Yamabuki’s First Defeat (山吹有栖の一敗目, Yamabuki Arisu no Ippai-me)
92. See, I Told You so. Your wish Came true, Didn't It? (ホラ、叶ったでしょ？, Hora, Kanatta Desho?)
93. Say It Again (…もう一度言ってくれ, …Mōichido itte Kure)

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 14, 2025. It is set to be produced by Gekkou and directed by Masayuki Takahashi, with scripts written by Yukie Sugawara and characters designed by Tomoyuki Shitaya.^[2] The series is set to premiere in 2026.^[21]

Reception

The series ranked 14th in the print category at the tenth Next Manga Awards in 2024.^[22]

See also

• Detectives These Days Are Crazy!, another manga series by the same author
• Senryu Girl, another manga series by the same author