Captivated, by You poster

Captivated, by You

(夢中さ、きみに。)
First Air: August 21, 2025 · Last Air: August 28, 2025 · Status: Returning Series · 10/10 · Animation, Comedy, Drama

Joji Ema goes to an all-boys school. After the school’s athletic festival, Ema’s eccentric classmate Miyoshi Hayashi starts acting bizarrely towards him. Yuichi Medaka goes to a coeducational high school. He ends up sitting behind Akira Nikaido, an unsettling student most of the school doesn’t like. Explore an omnibus of stories about what it’s like to be young.

Cast

Kensho Ono
Kensho Ono
Miyoshi Hayashi (voice)
Koki Uchiyama
Koki Uchiyama
Joji Ema (voice)
Yuki Ono
Yuki Ono
Yuichi Medaka (voice)
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Akira Nikaido (voice)

Crew

  • Character Designer: Mai Matsuura
  • Series Director: Asami Nakatani
  • Original Music Composer: Takuro Iga
  • Series Composition: Yoshimi Narita
  • Assistant Director: Yukiko Tsukahara
  • Sound Director: Eriko Kimura
  • Art Direction: Yuka Hirama
  • Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwano
  • Editor: Mai Hasegawa
  • Color Designer: Yuka Ito
  • Background Designer: Mayuko Koyama
  • Background Designer: Erina Ishihara

Overview

Joji Ema goes to an all-boys school. After the school’s athletic festival, Ema’s eccentric classmate Miyoshi Hayashi starts acting bizarrely towards him. Yuichi Medaka goes to a coeducational high school. He ends up sitting behind Akira Nikaido, an unsettling student most of the school doesn’t like. Explore an omnibus of stories about what it’s like to be young.


Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

2025 5 Episodes

Premiered on August 21, 2025.

  • Someone Adorable
    E1: Someone Adorable 0.0
    Jyouji Ema becomes curious about his strange classmate, Miyoshi Hayashi, who keeps asking if he is adorable.
    August 21, 2025 24 min
  • Would You Be My Friend? / The Artist
    E2: Would You Be My Friend? / The Artist 0.0
    A two-part story where Hayashi meets Megumi and Komatsu, and how his interests coincide with theirs.
    August 28, 2025 24 min
  • Run, Yamada!
    E3: Run, Yamada! 0.0
    Every day, Shoutarou Yamada must listen for one thing at school. A voice yelling "Run, Yamada!" by a bully.
    September 4, 2025 24 min
  • No Image
    E4: Episode 4 0.0
    September 11, 2025 24 min
  • No Image
    E5: Episode 5 0.0
    September 18, 2025 24 min