The anime is set to premiere January 2026.
The anime adaptation of Yuki Shiwazu’s manga “Tamon’s B-Side” (Tamon-kun Ima Docchi?) has unveiled new information ahead of its January 2026 premiere. The information includes additional staff, which was listed under the description of a new promotional video posted to the anime’s official YouTube account.
“Tamon’s B-Side” staff, cast, and more
The additional staff includes:
- Chief Animation Director: Mitsuru Chiba, Airi Tsuyuki
- Prop Design: Moe Fujii
- Art Director: Yu Li
- CG Director: Ayaka Monma
- 2D Design: Makoto Yoshigaki
- Color Design: Miho Kimura
- Director of Photography: Fuuka Aoyagi
- Editing: Misato Takikawa
- Music: Takashi Oomama, Natsumi Tabuchi
- Sound Director: Fumihiko Ootera
- Sound Effects: Sachiko Nishi
- Sound Production: Rie Tanaka
Chika Nagaoka directs the anime at J.C Staff. Chiaki Nagai is in charge of writing and overseeing the scripts, while Yōko Itō is the character designer and chief animation director. Shochiku, King Records, and Hakusensha are producing the anime.
The main cast of Tamon’s B-Side anime consists of:
- Utage Kinoshita voiced by Saori Hayami
- Tamon Fukuhara voiced by Kakeru Hatano
- Ōri Sakaguchi voiced by Shōya Chiba
- Keito Tachibana voiced by Tasuku Hatanaka
- Natsuki Ishibashi voiced by Kōhei Amasaki
- Rintarō Kai voiced by Ryūho Nagaoka
The original manga series is written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu. Viz Media publishes the manga in English, and describes the story as:
Tamon is an insecure mess in real life, and what’s worse, he’s threatening to quit! Utage refuses to let anyone stand in Tamon’s way—least of all himself. What’s a fangirl to do but roll up her sleeves and support her favorite singer with everything she’s got?
