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Captivated, By You
Synopsis
The story
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.
Slice of Life
Episode guide
5 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 21, 202502Episode 2Unwatched · AiredAired Aug 28, 202503Episode 3Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 4, 202504Episode 4Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 11, 202505Episode 5Unwatched · AiredAired Sep 18, 2025Characters & voices
500 credited
Miyoshi Hayashi
Main
Megumi Matsuya
Supporting
Jouji Ema
Main
Yuichi Medaka
Main
Akira Nikaidou
Main
Sakura
Supporting
Zaki
Supporting
Ema Haha
Background
Yuujin
Background
Seito
Background
Masahiro Senoo
Supporting
Seito
Background
Yuujin
Background
Seito
Background
Shoutarou Yamada
Supporting
Seito
Background
Dansei Kyouyu
Background
Ema Otouto
Background
Production staff
500 credited
Eriko KimuraSound DirectorTasuku HatanakaTheme Song Performance (ED)
Junichirou TaniguchiChief Animation DirectorJunichirou TaniguchiCharacter DesignDaiki YamashitaTheme Song Performance (ED)
Yoshimi NaritaSeries Composition
Yuka HiramaArt Director
Takurou IgaMusic 
Mai MatsuuraCharacter Design
Etsuko YamamotoKey Animation (ep 1)Noritaka TateguchiKey Animation (ep 1)
Asami NakataniDirector 
Rina MoritaChief Animation Director
Tomoko KitagawaKey Animation (ep 1)Mai HasegawaEditing
Yama WayamaOriginal Creator
Keina SudaTheme Song Performance (OP)Takafumi KuwanoDirector of Photography
Yuka ItouColor DesignYukino NakamataMain AnimatorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
SeinenDemographic79%
Cute Boys Doing Cute ThingsTheme-Slice of Life76%
Male ProtagonistCast-Main Cast70%
SchoolSetting-Scene70%
Primarily Teen CastCast-Main Cast65%
LGBTQ+ ThemesTheme-Other62%
Ensemble CastCast-Main Cast60%
Boys' LoveTheme-Romance57%
BullyingTheme-Drama40%
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