| Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year | |
| Ja Kanji: | 抱かれたい男1位に脅されています。 |
| Ja Romaji: | Dakaretai Otoko Ichi-i ni Odosarete Imasu. |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Hashigo Sakurabi |
| Publisher: | Libre Publishing |
| Imprint: | Be x Boy Comics |
| Magazine: | Magazine Be × Boy |
| First: | July 2013 |
| Volumes: | 9 |
| Volume List: |
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| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Music: | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Studio: | CloverWorks |
| Network: | Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, SUN, KBS |
| First: | October 5, 2018 |
| Last: | December 28, 2018 |
| Episodes: | 13 |
| Episode List: |
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| Type: | film |
| Dakaichi: Spain Arc | |
| Director: | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Music: | Masaru Yokoyama |
| Studio: | CloverWorks |
| Runtime: | 78 minutes |
is a Japanese manga series by Hashigo Sakurabi. It is serialized in the monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine 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.
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.
Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year began serialization in Libre Publishing's monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. Digital manga publisher Futekiya announced in August 2021 that they had licensed the series for a digital release.[1]
An anime television series adaptation aired from October 5 to December 28, 2018, on Tokyo MX.[2] [3] 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.[4] The opening theme is "Fukanzen Monologue" by Tomohisa Sako.[5] The ending theme is "Chuntaka!" by Yūki Ono and Hiroki Takahashi under their character names.[6] Aniplex of America has licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll.[7] [8] The series ran for 13 episodes.[9]
On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film adaptation which premiered on October 9, 2021.[10] The film is centered around the manga's Spain Arc. The main staff and cast members returned to reprise their roles.[11] The film was licensed for international streaming by Crunchyroll and released on the platform on November 8, 2024.[12] Opening ??? by ???, ending ??? by ???
A theater adaptation of the in-story stage play "Kōyōki" (Autumn Leaf Demon), ran in the Club eX theater in Shinagawa Prince Hotel in Tokyo from June 28 to July 7, 2019. It was directed by Shingo Machida and written by Akira Kuzuki.[13] A sequel to the theater production ran in Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from January 8 to January 14, 2021.[14] A third theater production ran in Theater 1010 in Tokyo from May 8 to May 15, 2022.[15] It served as the finale for the theater adaptations.[16]
A Thai drama adaptation, titled Top Form, was released in 2025. The drama was produced by WeTV and Tailai Entertainment, starring "Boom" Raveewit Jirapongkanon as "Akin" (Takato) and "Smart" Chisanupong Paungmanee as "Jin" (Junta)[17]
By January 2020, the manga series sold a cumulative total of 3 million physical copies.[18] [19]
