Tune In to the Midnight Heart Anime to Premiere Next Year

The upcoming anime adaptation of Masakuni Igarashi’s Tune In to the Midnight Heart (Mayonaka Heart Tune) will premiere in 2026. The series stars Rikuya Yasuda as the protagonist, Arisu Yamabuki, a high school student searching for the mysterious radio host “Apollo,” who once comforted him. Newly announced heroines include Momoko Seto as Rikka Inohana, Rumi Ōkubo as Nene Himekawa, Sayumi Suzushiro as Iko Kirino, and Miku Itō as Shinobu Uzuki. Masayuki Takahashi (Butareba) directs at studio Gekkō, with series scripts by Yukie Sugawara (Overlord) and character designs by Tomoyuki Shitaya (Food Wars!). Kodansha’s K MANGA service publishes the manga in English, while Kodansha USA will release volume three in print on September 2nd. The ninth Japanese volume shipped in June.

Anime News Network, Crystalyn Hodgkins – Rikuya Yasuda Stars in Tune into the Midnight Heart Anime – 29th August 2025