Dakaichi (manga/anime)

Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year (Japanese抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。HepburnDakaretai Otoko Ichi-i ni Odosarete Imasu.) is a Japanese manga series by Hashigo Sakurabi. It is serialized in the yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2018. An anime film adaptation of the manga’s Spain Arc premiered in October 2021.

Plot

Takato Saijō, an actor since childhood, has been recognized as the “sexiest man of the year” in the entertainment industry for five consecutive years. However, his first-place position has been usurped by Junta Azumaya, a young newcomer actor. While Takato firstly sees Junta as a rival, on the other hand, Junta admires Takato greatly and is in love with him.

Characters

Takato Saijō (西條高人Saijō Takato)
Voiced by: Hiroki Takahashi
Junta Azumaya (東谷准太Azumaya Junta)
Voiced by: Yūki Ono
Chihiro Ayagi (綾木千広Ayagi Chihiro)
Voiced by: Takuya Satō
Ryō Narumiya (成宮 涼Narumiya Ryō)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida
Kazuomi Usaka (卯坂和臣Usaka Kazuomi)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi
Kiyotaka Arisu (在須清崇Arisu Kiyotaka)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
Celes (セレスSeresu)
Voiced by: Show Hayami
Antonio (アントニオ)
Voiced by: Fukushi Ochiai

Manga

Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year began serialization in Libre Publishing‘s yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of September 2021. Digital manga publisher Futekiya announced in August 2021 that they had licensed the series for a digital release.

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 10, 2014 978-4799714430 November 27, 2021
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 1
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 2
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 3
  • A Loving Hand to the Lost God
  • Netorare Triangle
  • His Dom Switch♡
  • Summer Behind the School Building
2 March 10, 2015 978-4799725610 January 15, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 4
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 5
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 6
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 7
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 8
  • Netorare Triangle Chapter 2
3 December 1, 2016 978-4799730300 February 26, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year PRELUDE Chapter 1
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year PRELUDE Chapter 2
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year PRELUDE Chapter 3
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year PRELUDE Chapter 4
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year PRELUDE Chapter 5
  • Netorare Triangle Chapter 3
4 March 31, 2017 978-4799732724 April 16, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year – In Hawaii
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 9
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 10
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 11
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 12
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 13
  • Netorare Triangle Chapter 4
5 March 30, 2018 978-4799733516 June 11, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 14
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 15
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 16
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 17
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 18
  • Netorare Triangle Chapter 5
6 March 13, 2019 978-4799742150 July 23, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 19
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 20
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 21
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 22
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year – Prologue
7 June 10, 2020 978-4799747063 September 3, 2022
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 23
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 24
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 25
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 26
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 27
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 28
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 29
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year – On a Certain Night
8 September 18, 2021 978-4799754146
 
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 30
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 31
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 32
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 33
  • Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year Chapter 34

Anime

An anime television series adaptation aired from October 5 to December 28, 2018 on Tokyo MX. The series is animated by CloverWorks and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with Yoshimi Narita handling series composition, Minako Shiba designing the characters, Masaru Yokoyama composing the series’ music, and Satoshi Motoyama as sound director. Minako Shiba is the chief animation director alongside Senri Kawaguchi and Yu Kurihara. The opening theme is “Fukanzen Monologue” by Tomohisa Sako. The ending theme is “Chuntaka!” by Yūki Ono and Hiroki Takahashi under their character names. Aniplex of America has licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll. The series ran for 13 episodes.

Episode list

No. Title  Original air date
1 “In show business, it’s either eat or be eaten.”
Transcription: “Gennōkai wa kū ka kuwareru ka.” (Japanese芸能界は喰うか喰われるか。)
October 5, 2018
2 “I guess he’s already over me.”
Transcription: “Aitsu, mō ore ni akiyagatta no ka.” (Japaneseあいつ、もう俺に飽きやがったのか。)
October 12, 2018
3 “Molesting. Just don’t do it.”
Transcription: “Chikan, dame, zettai.” (Japaneseチカン、ダメ、ゼッタイ。)
October 19, 2018
4 “I’ve been framed…”
Transcription: “Hameraretā.” (Japaneseハメられたああぁぁ。)
October 26, 2018
5 “I can make you my woman.”
Transcription: “Ore no onna ni shite agemasu yo.” (Japanese俺の女にしてあげますよ。)
November 2, 2018
6 “Why am I at a hotel with him… Did we… There’s no way… Is there!?”
Transcription: “Nande koitsu to hoteru de issho ni… masaka… iya iya iya nai yo na? Sonna… Son…” (Japaneseなんでコイツとホテルで一緒に…まさか…いやいやいやないよな?そんな…そん…。)
November 9, 2018
7 “Can I keep liking you?”
Transcription: “Suki de ite mo ii desu ka.” (Japanese好きでいてもいいですか。)
November 16, 2018
8 “H-Hands off my swim trunks.”
Transcription: “Zu, Zurasuna, umi pan zurasuna.” (Japaneseず、ずらすな、海パンずらすな。)
November 23, 2018
9 “…I guess you two are close.”
Transcription: “…… Naka ga ii koto de.” (Japanese……仲がいいことで。)
November 30, 2018
10 “We’re breaking up, Chunta.”
Transcription: “Wakareruzo, Chunta.” (Japanese別れるぞ、チュン太。)
December 7, 2018
11 “If you’re that in love with me, you can have your way with me until you’re done.”
Transcription: “Sonna ni ore ni horeten nara, akiru made dakasete yaru yo.” (Japaneseそんなに俺に惚れてんなら、飽きるまで抱かせてやるよ。)
December 14, 2018
12 “mi tesoro.” December 21, 2018
13 “fu-fu-fuuuun ♪”
Transcription: “Fuffufu~n♪Fuffuffu~n♪Fuffuffu~Fufu~n” (Japaneseふっふっふ〜ん♪ふっふっふ〜ん♪ふっふっふ〜ふふ〜ん)
December 28, 2018

Film

On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film adaptation which premiered on October 9, 2021. The film is centered around the manga’s Spain Arc. The main staff and cast members are returning to reprise their roles.

Notes

  1. ^ Unconfirmed romanization of 吉田靖.
  2. ^ All English episode titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

Reception

By January 2020, the manga series sold a cumulative total of 3 million physical copies.

 

Dakaichi: I’m Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year

First tankōbon volume cover
抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。
(Dakaretai Otoko Ichi-i ni Odosarete Imasu.)
Genre Yaoi
Manga
Written by Hashigo Sakurabi
Published by Libre Publishing
English publisher
Futekiya
Imprint Be x Boy Comics
Magazine Magazine Be × Boy
Demographic Josei
Original run July 2013 – present
Volumes (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Produced by
  • Tomoyo Kamiji
  • Narumi Odagiri
  • Miho Kikoshi
  • Yasushi Yoshida
Written by Yoshimi Narita
Music by Masaru Yokoyama
Studio CloverWorks
Licensed by
Original network Tokyo MXGTVGYTBS11SUNKBS
Original run October 5, 2018 – December 28, 2018
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Anime film
Dakaichi: Spain Arc
Directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa
Produced by
  • Narumi Odagiri
  • Miho Kikoshi
  • Akihiro Sotokawa
  • Toshiki Tezuka
Written by Yoshimi Narita
Music by Masaru Yokoyama
Studio CloverWorks
Released October 9, 2021
Runtime 78 minutes

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