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。, Hepburn: Dakaretai 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 | |
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| 1 | February 10, 2014 | 978-4799714430 | November 27, 2021 | — | |
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| 2 | March 10, 2015 | 978-4799725610 | January 15, 2022 | — | |
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| 3 | December 1, 2016 | 978-4799730300 | February 26, 2022 | — | |
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| 4 | March 31, 2017 | 978-4799732724 | April 16, 2022 | — | |
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| 5 | March 30, 2018 | 978-4799733516 | June 11, 2022 | — | |
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| 6 | March 13, 2019 | 978-4799742150 | July 23, 2022 | — | |
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| 7 | June 10, 2020 | 978-4799747063 | September 3, 2022 | — | |
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| 8 | September 18, 2021 | 978-4799754146 | – | — | |
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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 |
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| 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
- ^ Unconfirmed romanization of 吉田靖.
- ^ 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
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| 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。 (Dakaretai Otoko Ichi-i ni Odosarete Imasu.) |
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| Genre | Yaoi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hashigo Sakurabi |
| Published by | Libre Publishing |
| English publisher |
Futekiya
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| Imprint | Be x Boy Comics |
| Magazine | Magazine Be × Boy |
| Demographic | Josei |
| Original run | July 2013 – present |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yoshimi Narita |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Studio | CloverWorks |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, SUN, KBS |
| Original run | October 5, 2018 – December 28, 2018 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime film | |
| Dakaichi: Spain Arc | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yoshimi Narita |
| Music by | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Studio | CloverWorks |
| Released | October 9, 2021 |
| Runtime | 78 minutes |
A simple moment can change the entire life…
A pure friendship is being born…
