Karaoke Iko!


Let's Go Karaoke!

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Synonyms: Let's Go to Karaoke!
Japanese: カラオケ行こ!
English: Let's Go Karaoke!
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Type: TV
Episodes: 5
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 24, 2025 to Sep 25, 2025
Premiered: Summer 2025
Broadcast: Thursdays at 21:30 (JST)
Licensors: None found, add some
Studios: Doga Kobo
Source: Manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: MusicMusic, Organized CrimeOrganized Crime
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.601 (scored by 70857,085 users)
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Ranked: #16482
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5250
Members: 21,256
Favorites: 130

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Synopsis

Middle school student Satomi Oka ought to be proud that his choir group placed second at a national competition. However, he views this achievement as a failure caused by his inadequacies. Furthermore, since graduation is fast approaching, his time as leader of the choir is coming to an end.

While Satomi is preoccupied with his inner turmoil, a smooth-talking gangster named Kyouji Narita approaches him and requests him as a singing teacher. Every year, Kyouji and his colleagues participate in a karaoke competition, where their boss personally designs a tattoo for the loser. To avoid such cruel and unusual punishment, Kyouji asks Satomi to help him find the best song suited for his vocal range.

Albeit reluctantly, Satomi sets his fears aside and agrees to join Kyouji at his karaoke practice sessions. But it remains to be seen whether the mismatched duo will overcome their respective obstacles or fail miserably.

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Background

Episodes 1-4 adapt the entirety of the Karaoke Iko! manga. Episode 5 is an anime original addition that aired five weeks after episodes 1-4.

Characters & Voice Actors

Narita, Kyouji

Main
Ono, Daisuke
Japanese

Oka, Satomi

Main
Horie, Shun
Japanese

Aniki-bun

Supporting
Nose, Ikuji
Japanese

Long Face

Supporting
Mine, Kenichi
Japanese

Hello Kitty Phobia

Supporting
Yano, Masaaki
Japanese

Shaved Head

Supporting
Nishi, Rintarou
Japanese

Punch Perm

Supporting
Nozuyama, Yukihiro
Japanese

Tracksuit

Supporting
Uchida, Yuuma
Japanese

T-shirt

Supporting
Ishikari, Yuki
Japanese

Tear Mole

Supporting
Miyazono, Takumu
Japanese

Staff

Nakatani, Asami
Director
Kimura, Eriko
Sound Director
Imazu, Ayumu
Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics
Wayama, Yama
Original Creator


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"HOWL" by Ayumu Imazu
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Ending Theme

"Seishun Jidai (青春時代)" by Koichi Morita & Top Gallants (森田公一とトップギャラン) (eps 1)

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Reviews

Sep 26, 2025
A slick mafioso approaches the captain of a middle school choir club after a competition. “Let’s go karaoke”, the man compels with a grin on his face.

French philosophers may be salivating at this point, but don’t worry, it’s none of that. Notice how there is no mention of “hentai” in the genre. You are safe here.

Karaoke is one of the most notable contributions of Japanese culture to the world. It’s so widespread that, even if you live in a random provincial town, you probably have some sweet memories of making an embarrassment of yourself at your friend’s birthday party by singing an anime opening song. ...
Sep 25, 2025
Based on a well-rated short manga about a yakuza who scouts a middle school choir leader to improve his karaoke skills so he can avoid getting a bad tattoo from his boss. It’s an… odd premise, to say the least. It’s not terribly surprising that this series only has 5 episodes since it just doesn’t have a lot of ground to cover. Satomi has to teach Kyouji how to sing better. Simple.

Well… not entirely. Satomi’s dealing with his own stuff, going through changes to his voice that come with puberty and afraid he’s losing a precious skill along with it. The resulting anxiety and his ...
Sep 27, 2025
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Karaoke Iko! is a weird one. The plot is interesting and well executed, and the characters are charming. The plot of two characters having a sort of mentorship relationship where it's not just the student but also the teacher who grows, both becoming better people because they knew each other, is an absolute classic for a reason. Ordinarily, this is something I would really like and wholeheartedly recommend. However, that is only the outer later of the story. Peel it back and you'll find...a complex yakuza age gap gay romance?

Well. Not really. Let me explain.

Though the dynamic between the leads seems to be purely platonic ...

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