©Naruminaru, KODANSHA/ Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse ProjectA new preview has been released for the Watari-kun’s ****** Is About to Collapse animated series, which confirmed a second consecutive cour set to air starting on October 3, 2025, along with two new primary theme songs. The series first began broadcasting in Japan on July 5, 2025.
The most recent trailer highlights the second cour’s opening theme “Futari-bun” performed by the band shalim, while the new ending theme is “Shippai Shinai Menhera no Sodate-kata” by artist Yurina Hirate.
Takashi Naoya (Übel Blatt, Tale of Wedding Rings) is at the helm of the anime series, with Matsuo Asami (Übel Blatt) serving as assistant director, Tatsuya Takahashi (Übel Blatt) as series screenwriter, and Sachiko Yasuda (My Happy Marriage [co-credit in Season 2]) as character designer. Staple Entertainment is responsible for the animation production.
The voice cast for the series includes:
- • Shuichiro Umeda as Naoto Wataru
- • Yumika Yano as Satsuki Tachibana
- • Yurie Igoma as Yukari Ishihara
- • Megu Umezawa as Makine Umazawa
- • Yoshiki Nakajima as Shigenobu Tokui
- • Hinaki Yano as Suzushiro Watari
The anime adapts the romantic comedy-drama manga created by Naru Narumi. It originally launched in Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine on August 4, 2014, and continued until June 4, 2015. The series later transitioned to Kodansha’s Monthly Young Magazine and resumed on November 20, 2015, running until its conclusion on September 20, 2023. A total of sixteen tankobon volumes were made available in Japan. Kodansha USA secured the rights to release the manga digitally in English in 2019.
©Naruminaru, KODANSHA/ Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse ProjectCrunchyroll is offering the Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse anime for streaming globally, and presents the central storyline as:
Naoto Watari dedicates his life to his younger sister, Suzushiro, until his unpredictable childhood friend, Satsuki, abruptly reenters his world. Without uttering any words, her mere presence revives buried memories and disrupts his structured life. As tensions escalate and hidden truths emerge, Naoto’s commitment to Suzushiro collides with unresolved agony, jeopardizing his delicate existence.
- Used Book in Good Condition
- George Trombley (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 376 Pages - 08/22/2014 (Publication Date) - Learn From Zero (Publisher)
Sources: Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse Official Twitter, Anime News Network
