The official website for the upcoming TV anime Tune In to the Midnight Heart announced that Rikuya Yasuda (Lowe Losblender in I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time ) is now cast as the male protagonist, Arisu Yamabuki. The site describes Arisu Yamabuki as, "A sophomore at Furin High School and a son of Yamabuki Zaibatsu. In addition to studying and exercising, he emphasizes perfection in every aspect, including his intestinal environment. His interaction with Apollo led him to become familiar with voice work. His favorite food is peaches." Rikuya Yasada shared the following comment on his character: I am Rikuya Yasuda, and I am in charge of the voice of Arisu Yamabuki. Every time I play Arisu, I brace myself up, because I feel like I hear a voice saying, "The voice actor responsible for this perfect Yamabuki's voice needs to be equally perfect" from somewhere. There is some tension because of that, but the voice recording session is going really happily every episode, so I hope you can feel that atmosphere. Please watch over Arisu Yamabuki together, who pursues "Apollo," the voice of the radio that he has been searching for many years, and a new "dream" he found in the broadcasting club! The site also posted a video where Yasuda and the staff of the original manga and the anime tried climbing Mt. Fuji to pray for the anime's success and to make everyone's dreams come true. RELATED: Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Reveals Main Cast and Staff The TV anime adaptation of Masakuni Igarashi's Tune In to the Midnight Heart romantic comedy manga is set to premiere in 2026. The cast members who voice the four main heroines were revealed at AnimeJapan 2025 , and include: Shinobu Uzuki voiced by Miku Ito (Miku Nakano in The Quintessential Quintuplets ) Nene Himekawa voiced by Rumi Okubo (Fine Cavendish in Once Upon a Witch's Death ) Iko Kirino voiced by Sayumi Suzushiro (Nijika Ijichi in BOCCHI THE ROCK! ) Rikka Inohana voiced by Momoko Seto (Kokoro in Catch Me at the Ballpark! ) Masayuki Takahashi ( Butareba -The Story of a Man Turned into a Pig- ) directs Tune In to the Midnight Heart at studio GEKKOU, with series composition by Yukie Sugawara ( Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again ) and character designs by Tomoyuki Shitaya ( 2.5 Dimensional Seduction ). Masakuni Igarashi's original manga is serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since September 2023 and currently spans nine volumes. K Manga simultaneously publishes in English and describes the story: When Arisu Yamabuki was all alone in bed at night, he was able to find solace in the voice of a radio host who went by “Apollo.” However, one day, she simply stopped broadcasting without any explanation.Years then passed, and Arisu is now a second-year high-schooler. He makes it his mission to search for Apollo, as there is something he wants to tell her. He doesn’t know what she looks like, or even what her real name is, but he manages to get some leads on her in his school’s broadcasting club. That’s where he meets four girls who all dream to get a job where they can make full use of their voices! Just who is Apollo, and how will those four’s dreams pan out? Source: "Tune In to the Midnight Heart" anime official website / X (formerly Twitter)
