The official website of the Bukiyou na Senpai (My Awkward Senpai) television anime unveiled additional cast, staff, the opening theme, a key visual (pictured), and first promotional video on Monday. The anime series adapting Makoto Kudou's romantic comedy manga is scheduled to premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Nippon Television in October 2025.

Cast
Yuu Kamegawa: Shougo Sakata (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.)
Mio Hotta: Ami Maeshima (BanG Dream! 2nd Season)
Ritsu Kankaiji: Mitsuki Saiga (Mairimashita! Iruma-kun)

Staff
Prop Design: Akira Ono (Gibiate main animation), Nozomu Gotou (Mashle sub-character design)
Chief Animation Director: Kenrou Tokuda (Acro Trip), Rena Yamauchi (Isekai Maou to Shoukan Shoujo no Dorei Majutsu Ω), Yumiko Mizuno (Isekai Shoukan wa Nidome desu), Akira Ono
Art Director: Hiroshi Gouroku (Sora no Otoshimono)
Art Design: Jun Osano (Around 40 Otoko no Isekai Tsuuhan), Takashi Yamanaka, Junya Nishihara (Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai assistant art director), Nitto Yuu, Noriko Tsutsui (Jantama Kan!!), Hiro Izumi (Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo)
Color Design: Yuusuke Watanabe (Party kara Tsuihou sareta Sono Chiyushi, Jitsu wa Saikyou ni Tsuki)
2D Works: Tetsuya Nishimura (Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsuujinai Director of Photography), Takashi Hatono, Hiroyuki Kodama (Citrus prop design), Kiritsu Takesaki (Jijou wo Shiranai Tenkousei ga Guigui Kuru. prop design)
3DCG: Shou Yamada (Makaria) (Isshun de Chiryou shiteita noni Yakutatazu to Tsuihou sareta Tensai Chiyushi, Yami Healer toshite Tanoshiku Ikiru), Aaron "The Game" Pong (Makaria)
Special Effects: Yoshiyuki Oota (Psycho-Pass 2)
Director of Photography: Yuusaku Murakami (Yuusha ga Shinda!)
Offline Editing: Chinami Watanabe (Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui)
Online Editing: qooop
Sound Director: Daiki Yamaki (Tonari no Youkai-san)
Sound Effects: Yasuyuki Konno (Ao Haru Ride)
Recording Adjustment: Hikaru Shiiba (Re-Main recording adjustment assistant)
Sound Production: Bit grooove promotion
Music Production: King Records
Music Producer: Yutaka Suwa (Tearmoon Teikoku Monogatari)

Pop duo angela (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta…) is performing the opening theme "Bukiyou na I love you," which is featured in the promotional video below.

Ayumu Kotake (Acro Trip) is directing the anime at Studio Elle. Mio Inoue (Slow Start) is handling series composition and script. Kenrou Tokuda (Medaka Box sub-character design) is the character designer. Kouji Fujimoto (Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!) is composing the music.

Kudou began serializing the romantic comedy manga in Young Gangan magazine in December 2019. Square Enix shipped the ninth volume on March 25, with the tenth volume scheduled to be released on September 25. Square Enix also began releasing the manga in English through its Manga UP! service and Comikey in December 2023.

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Source: animate Times