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We recently announced that the popular seinen manga Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse (Watari-kun no ×× ga Hōkaisunzen) would be getting an anime adaptation. A teaser image highlighting the main female character, Satsuki Tachibana, was released with more information to come at a later date.

Now, we can confirm that the new information has, indeed, arrived as the first trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation of Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse has officially arrived.

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Before we continue, here is the trailer:

The trailer doesn’t reveal much, but it does give us a glimpse of the animation and the story, which is definitely interesting and it confirms the already mentioned July premiere.

As has been revealed, the series will star Shūichirō Umeda as Naoto Watari, Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana,...

Ahead of a July 2025 broadcast, the Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse stage event at NBCUniversal Entertainment's AnimeJapan 2025 booth today unveiled the upcoming rom-com anime's first trailer. The series' highlighted cast include: Naoto Watari voiced by Shuichiro Umeda Satsuki Tachibana voiced by Yumika Yano Yukari Ishihara voiced by Yurie Igoma Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse Trailer Related: Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse Anime Debuts in July Based on the manga by Naru Narumi, Takashi Naoya ( Vermeil in Gold ) directs Watari-kun's ****** Is about to Collapse at studio Staple Entertainment, with assistant direction by Matsuo Asami, series composition by Tatsuya Takahashi ( Grisaia: Phantom Trigger ) and character designs by Shoko Yasuda ( My Happy Marriage ). Kodansha USA publishes an official English version of the manga and describes the story: Naoto Watari has had his share of struggles: his parents died two years ago, and now he and his sister live at his aunt’s house.

If you like manga and anime with interesting and unusual titles, well – Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse (Watari-kun no ×× ga Hōkaisunzen) is one we have for you and, as you probably know, it is getting an anime adaptation this year.

The seinen manga was created by Naru Narumi, who published it between 2014 and 2023; the manga has a total of 16 volumes and it will now be made into a – hopefully – very interesting and popular anime series that will combine drama, comedy and thriller elements.

In light of that, we are happy to confirm that the series will premiere in July 2025 as part of the summer slate and that a new visual for the anime has been released, highlighting the main female character, Satsuki Tachibana:

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The series will star Shūichirō Umeda as Naoto Watari, Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana,...

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Satou is a high school boy in love with his best friend, Hime, an unearthly beauty from another realm. So when she moves back...

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