Bandai Namco Filmworks officially unveiled details regarding the television anime adaptation of Jun Wakatsuki's Promise Me the Spotlight (Watashi o Center ni Suru to Chikaimasuka?) on Wednesday. The announcement included a teaser trailer, key visual, and the names of the main cast and staff members. The series is scheduled to broadcast on TV Tokyo and its six affiliate channels.
The production team for the anime has been assembled by studio TEAM TillDawn. Seiji Kishi, known for his work on Assassination Classroom and Blue Orchestra, will serve as director. Yūko Kakihara, who has contributed to Aikatsu Stars! and Firefly Wedding, is handling the series scripts, while Kazuaki Morita, recognized for his character designs in Classroom of the Elite and Assassination Classroom, is designing the characters.
The voice cast features Haruna Mikawa as Mizuki "Zukki" Natsuno, a hardworking but unpopular member of the idol group Melty Strawberry known for her stern expression. Taihi Kimura voices Kōichi Okuta, a high school student and die-hard fan of Mizuki. Mai Kanno stars as Awayuki "A-chan" Shiroi, the group's undisputed center famous for her cunningly cute gestures, while Yukari Anzai plays Hatsune "Ha-chan" Fukuba, a polite member who looks after her peers.
Character visuals were also revealed for the remaining members of Melty Strawberry. These include Saku "Saku-chan" Kageyama, who is not a morning person; Niko "Nikorin" Okamoto, noted for her takoyaki-inspired bun hairstyle; Mio "Shiomin" Shiomi, the group's caring big sister figure; Mirin "Mii-chama" Satō and Minori "Minorin" Mochizuki, both of whom refer to themselves as "boku"; and Lala "Lala-pyon" Hoshino, the youngest and tallest member with an energetic personality.
Yuika will perform the opening theme song titled "Nanimono demo nakatta Watashi dakara" (Because I Was No One). The source material, which launched in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge in 2022 before moving to the Magazine Pocket app in 2023, follows Mizuki Natsuno and her devoted fan Kōichi Okuta. After an unusual turn of events leads them to live together, Kōichi vows to help Mizuki become the new center of Melty Strawberry, elevating her career from obscurity to stardom. Kodansha published the sixth compiled volume of the manga on July 9.
Sources: Anime News Network.