Let's Go Karaoke!
Collected volume cover, featuring Kyouji (left) and Satomi (right)
カラオケ行こ!
(Karaoke Iko!)
GenreComedy
Created byYama Wayama
Manga
Let's Go Karaoke!
Written byYama Wayama
Published byKadokawa
English publisherYen Press
ImprintBeam Comics
PublishedAugust 25, 2019 (doujinshi)
September 12, 2020 (book)
Volumes1
Manga
Let's Go to the Family Restaurant
Written byYama Wayama
Published byKadokawa
MagazineComic Beam
PublishedNovember 12, 2020
Live-action film
Directed byNobuhiro Yamashita
Written byAkiko Nogi
ReleasedJanuary 2024 (2024-01)

Let's Go Karaoke! (Japanese: カラオケ行こ!, Hepburn: Karaoke Iko!) 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 doujinshi (self-published manga) in 2019 before being published as a book by Kadokawa Future Publishing in 2020. A one-shot (single chapter) sequel, Let's Go to the Family Restaurant (ファミレス行こ。, Famiresu Iko) was published in the November 2020 issue of the manga magazine Comic Beam. A live-action film adaptation is set to premiere in 2024.

Synopsis

Satomi Oka, the third-year head of a 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.

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 doujinshi (self-published manga), Wayama elected to instead publish the story in this format.[1] 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 settlling on the final concept of the story.[1]

The doujinshi was originally sold at the 129th edition of the doujinshi convention COMITIA on August 25, 2019.[2][3] 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.[2][1] Kadokawa Future Publishing acquired the series to publish as a collected edition, which was released on September 12, 2020.[4] The collected edition contains a newly illustrated chapter depicting Kyouji's past,[2] as well as general additions and corrections to the art and dialogue.[2][1] An English-language translation of the Kadokawa edition was published by Yen Press on May 24, 2022.[5]

A one-shot sequel, Let's Go to the Family Restaurant, was published in the December 2020 issue of Kadokawa's manga magazine Comic Beam on November 12, 2020. The one-shot depicts Satomi as a freshman in college.[6] The bonus chapter from the Kadokawa edition was re-published in the May 2021 issue of Comic Beam, published on April 12, 2021.[7]

Adaptations

A live reading 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.[8] 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 live reading.[9]

A live-action film adaptation, directed by Nobuhiro Yamashita and written by Akiko Nogi, is set to premiere in January 2024.[10] It had been scheduled to be released in 2023 but was delayed.[11] The film will star Jun Saitō as Satomi and Go Ayano as Kyouji.[12]

Reception

500,000 copies of Let's Go Karaoke! are in print as of October 2022.[12]

The series was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021, placing third;[13] the 2021 edition of Kono Manga wo Yome!, placing fourth;[14] and in the women's edition of the 2021 Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, placing fifth.[15]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Masuda, Momoko (September 17, 2019). "「カラオケ行こ！」特集 和山やま×江口夏実対談". Comic Natalie. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "中3男子とヤクザの奇妙な友情、和山やま「カラオケ行こ！」描き下ろし加え単行本化". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 12, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ↑ "COMITA 129". COMITA (in Japanese). Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  4. ↑ "和山やま「カラオケ行こ！」が単行本に、合唱部の中学生とヤクザが歌のレッスン". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 8, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 24, 2022). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 22–28". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ "和山やまのシリーズ読切「ファミレス行こ。」がビームで始動、岡聡実の東京ライフ". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 11, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "和山やま「ファミレス行こ。」第1話が登場、「高丘親王航海記」は最終章に". Comic Beam (in Japanese). April 12, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "和山やま「カラオケ行こ！」が朗読劇に！成田狂児役を江口拓也、岡聡実役は市川太一". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). October 8, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  9. ↑ "「カラオケ行こ！」のコラボカフェ、レッスン代いちごミルクや紅いあの曲のドリンクなど". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 19, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  10. ↑ Pineda, Rafael (June 9, 2022). "Let's Go Karaoke! Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 5, 2023). "Live-Action Let's Go Karaoke! Film's Teaser Announces January 2024 Delay". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
  12. 1 2 Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 7, 2022). "Let's Go Karaoke! Live-Action Film Reveals 2 Main Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  13. ↑ "マンガ大賞2021、大賞は山田鐘人・アベツカサ「葬送のフリーレン」". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). March 16, 2021. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "「このマンガを読め！」1位は近藤ようこ「高丘親王航海記」、和山やまは2作ランクイン". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). December 17, 2020. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  15. ↑ "カラオケ行こ!". Mangapedia. Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
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