Arisu already has to juggle four lovely cohorts in the upcoming Tune In to the Midnight Heart , but more ladies are joining the cast! The upcoming anime adaptation, which premieres January 6 , has introduced two new members to the cast, playing friends and associates of the broadcasting club's members. First up, Yuki Wakai joins the cast as Aiko, a former bandmate of music-centric broadcaster Rikka. In addition to being a member of idol group i☆Ris, Wakai has had major roles in several anime — including Miharu in Witch Watch and Reona West in Idol Time Pripara . Yuki Wakai / Aiko RELATED: Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Premieres on January 6 Nao Toyama will take on the role of Ao Momotose, a well-known VTuber. Toyama's past major roles include Rin Shima in Laid-Back Camp and Ruka Sarashina in Rent-a-Girlfriend . Nao Toyama / Ao Momotose RELATED: Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Lemon Ando Key visual 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 ). Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs. Masakuni Igarashi's original manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since September 2023 and currently spans 11 printed 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 : Official X (formerly Twitter) account ( 1 , 2 )
