The official YouTube channel for Jel , a member of VTuber boy band Strawberry Prince , has posted a main trailer for the upcoming anime feature film Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to Smartphone to Romance to" ("Toi-san Wants to Enjoy Her Youth! 'Fools, Smartphones and Romance'), which is based on his short web anime series. The clip introduces the film's main characters with their voices. Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to Smartphone to Romance to Main Trailer The trailer also reveals that Antony from the comedy duo Matenrou will appear in the film as a live-action version Jel. Antony says he was baffled when the offer came. "When I first got the offer from my manager, he said, 'It's an anime, but only Antony-san will appear in live-action footage.' What? What does that mean? I don't understand. Toi-san? Hmm? So anyway I watched 'Toi-san' for the first time. I thought when I saw it! There are still so many interesting things out there that I don't know about! I knew I had no choice but to appear in the film! The filming was pretty chaotic, but it was a lot of fun! I don't really know how it's going to turn out, so like everyone else, I can't wait for the release day! I hope you all enjoy it as much as I do!" Antony as the liev-action version Jel RELATED: Toi-san Anime Film Announces Main Voice Cast Members Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to Smartphone to Romance to" is set to release in Japan on July 18, 2025. Mankyu ( The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague ) directs the film at studio Seven Arcs, with a script by Yoichi Kato ( THE IDOLM@STER Million Live! ), character designs by Akemi Kobayashi ( Love After World Domination ) and music by Hiromi Mizutani ( Food for the Soul ). The story of Toi-san follows Akane Toi, a high school girl who is known by her classmates as “Toi-san”. Toi-san intends to have an ordinary high school experience, but on her first day of school she meets a handsome boy named Jel, and although Toi-san assumes that her school life is about to turn into a romance, instead Jel and the rest of her classmates are so wacky and eccentric that every day turns into a comedy complete with stand-up routines and skits! In the film, Toi-san ends up joining the mysterious “Youth Romance Club”, which seeks to uncover “youthful” and “romantic” things. Main voice cast members include: Jel voiced by Jel Akane Toi voiced by Jel Momo Mochizuki voiced by Aki Toyosaki Satan Yamada voiced by Yuma Uchida Yuri Himeno voiced by Ayane Sakura Hideki Otaku voiced by Junta Terashima Haruka Shirakawa voiced by Manaka Iwami Kenichi Minamoto voiced by Takehito Koyasu Kiriya Numaoka voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto Jel artist visual Source : STPR press release ©STPR Inc./2025 Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to Smartphone to Romance to" Production Committee
