Let's Go Karaoke!
Let's Go Karaoke! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yama Wayama. The series follows a yakuza lieutenant who seeks instruction in karaoke from the head of a high school choir. It was originally published as a in 2019 before being published as a book by Kadokawa Future Publishing in 2020. A sequel, Fami-res Iko began publishing in the November 2020 issue of the manga magazine Comic Beam and is ongoing. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan in January 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo aired from July to September 2025.
Synopsis
Satomi Oka, the third-year head of a junior high school choir, is in preparations for his final performance before graduating. After seeing him perform, yakuza lieutenant Kyouji Narita asks Satomi to coach him in singing in advance of an annual karaoke competition held by his boss.Characters
;Satomi Oka;Kyouji Narita
;Wada
Development and release
Series creator Yama Wayama originally approached the manga magazine Morning to write a manga series about the yakuza, though the editors of the magazine declined her pitch. Having previously authored, Wayama elected to instead publish the story in this format. She originally conceived of the story as one where a yakuza becomes a school teacher, but decided to instead make a story about a "bromance" between two characters with a significant age difference, ultimately settling on the final concept of the story.The was originally sold at the 129th edition of the convention COMITIA on August 25, 2019. It sold out at the event and was re-released several times via mail order, but nevertheless sold out frequently and became difficult to obtain. Enterbrain acquired the series to publish as a collected edition, which was released on September 12, 2020. The collected edition contains a newly illustrated chapter depicting Kyouji's past, as well as general additions and corrections to the art and dialogue. An English-language translation was published by Yen Press on May 24, 2022.
A one-shot sequel, Fami-res Iko, was published in the December 2020 issue of Enterbrain's manga magazine Comic Beam on November 12, 2020. The one-shot depicts Satomi as a freshman in college. The bonus chapter from the Enterbrain edition was re-published in the May 2021 issue of Comic Beam, published on April 12, 2021.
Adaptations
Reading play
A reading play of Let's Go Karaoke! was performed at Tokorozawa Sakura Town in Tokorozawa, Saitama on December 19, 2021. The performance starred Taichi Ichikawa as Satomi, Takuya Eguchi as Kyouji, and Kenta Miyake as Kyouji's boss. A Let's Go Karaoke-themed pop-up cafe was hosted at the EJ Anime Theater in Shinjuku, Tokyo from December 4 to 26, 2021, to promote the reading play.Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation, directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and written by, premiered on January 12, 2024. It had been scheduled to be released in 2023, but was delayed. The film stars Jun Saitō as Satomi and Go Ayano as Kyouji.Anime
An anime television adaptation of the author's works, encapsulating this series alongside Captivated, by You, was announced on October 17, 2024. It is produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Asami Nakatani, with Yukiko Tsukahara serving as assistant director, Yoshimi Narita writing series scripts, Mai Matsūra designing the characters, and Takurō Iga composing the music. The series aired from July 24 to September 25, 2025, on AT-X and other networks. The opening theme song is "Howl", performed by Ayumu Imazu. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.Reception
By October 2022, Let's Go Karaoke! had over 500,000 copies in circulation.The series was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021, placing third; it was nominated for the 17th edition in 2024. It ranked fourth in the 2021 edition of ; and was also ranked in the women's edition of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, placing fifth.
The live-action film debuted at eighth at the Japanese box office on its opening weekend, and seventh on the following weekend.