Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse

Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse
First tankōbon volume cover (Kodansha edition)
渡くんの××が崩壊寸前
(Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen)
Genre
Manga
Written byNaru Narumi
Published by
English publisher
Magazine
  • Young Ace
    (August 4, 2014–June 4, 2015)
  • Monthly Young Magazine
    (November 20, 2015–September 20, 2023)
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 4, 2014 – September 20, 2023
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Takashi Naoya
  • Matsuo Asami (assistant)
Written by
  • Tatsuya Takahashi
  • Takashi Naoya
  • Tetsuya Yamada
StudioStaple Entertainment
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS NTV, SUN, tvk, AT-X
Original run July 5, 2025 – present
Episodes1

Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse (渡くんの××が崩壊寸前, Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naru Narumi. It was originally serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from August 2014 to June 2015. The series was later transferred to Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine where it continued from November 2015 to September 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Staple Entertainment premiered in July 2025.

Characters

Naoto Watari (渡直人, Watari Naoto)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[3]
The protagonist of the series. He has been raising his sister, Suzu, with the help of their aunt ever since their parents passed away.
Satsuki Tachibana (館花紗月, Tachibana Satsuki)
Voiced by: Yumika Yano[3]
Nao's childhood friend who suddenly reappears in his life during their high school years. She has an unresolved history with Nao that makes him want nothing to do with her.
Yukari Ishihara (石原紫, Ishihara Yukari)
Voiced by: Yurie Igoma[3]
Nao's classmate who has a crush on him, though she now finds competition with Satsuki's return.
Makina Umezawa (梅澤真輝奈, Umezawa Makina)
Voiced by: Megu Umezawa[4]
Shigenobu Tokui (徳井重信, Tokui Shigenobu)
Voiced by: Yoshiki Nakajima[4]
One of Nao's friends.
Suzushiro Watari (渡鈴白, Watari Suzushiro)
Voiced by: Hinaki Yano[4]
Nao's younger sister who dotes heavily on her big brother as much as Nao prioritizes taking care of her.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Naru Narumi, Watari-kun's ****** Is About to Collapse was initially serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from August 4, 2014, to June 4, 2015.[5][6] It was later transferred to Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine where it continued from November 20, 2015,[7] to September 20, 2023.[8] The series' chapters were compiled into sixteen tankōbon volumes from February 2015[9] to November 2023.[10]

During their 2019 Anime NYC panel, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the manga in digital-only formats.[11]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 14, 2015[9] (KS)
May 6, 2016[6] (K)		978-4-04-102797-4 (KS)
978-4-06-382780-4 (K)		December 17, 2019[12]978-1-64659-146-6
2 June 17, 2016[13]978-4-06-382809-2January 28, 2020[14]978-1-64659-221-0
3 January 6, 2017[15]978-4-06-382909-9February 25, 2020[16]978-1-64659-249-4
4 July 6, 2017[17]978-4-06-510023-3March 24, 2020[18]978-1-64659-269-2
5 January 5, 2018[19]978-4-06-510701-0April 28, 2020[20]978-1-64659-347-7
6 September 6, 2018[21]978-4-06-512808-4May 26, 2020[22]978-1-64659-372-9
7 March 6, 2019[23]978-4-06-514805-1June 23, 2020[24]978-1-64659-398-9
8 October 4, 2019[25]978-4-06-517291-9July 28, 2020[26]978-1-64659-606-5
9 September 4, 2020[27]978-4-06-520694-2March 23, 2021[28]978-1-63699-010-1
10 March 5, 2021[29]978-4-06-522588-2September 7, 2021[30]978-1-63699-343-0
11 August 5, 2021[31]978-4-06-524343-5June 14, 2022[32]978-1-68491-218-6
12 February 18, 2022[33]978-4-06-526831-5January 31, 2023[34]978-1-68491-664-1
13 July 20, 2022[35]978-4-06-528418-6April 4, 2023[36]978-1-68491-882-9
14 January 19, 2023[37]978-4-06-530414-3July 11, 2023[38]979-8-88933-037-0
15 August 18, 2023[39]978-4-06-532372-4February 6, 2024[40]979-8-88933-370-8
16 November 20, 2023[10]978-4-06-532693-0April 16, 2024[41]979-8-88933-441-5

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in Monthly Young Magazine on September 20, 2023.[42][43] It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Staple Entertainment and directed by Takashi Naoya, with Tatsuya Takahashi handling series composition, Tetsuya Yamada writing scripts alongside Naoya, Matsuo Asami serving as assistant director, and Shōko Yasuda designing the characters and serving as chief animation director alongside Yukiyo Komito, Toshimitsu Kobayashi, and Taeko Ōgi. The series premiered on July 5, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[3][a] The opening theme song is "Yuurei ni Naritai" (ゆうれいになりたい; I Want to be a Ghost), performed by Yuika, while the ending theme song is "Ai Ai Ai Ai AI" (愛愛愛愛愛; Love Love Love Love Love), performed by Pedro.[4] Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[44]

Episodes

No.Title [45][46]Directed by [45]Written by [45]Storyboarded by [45]Original release date [47][a]
1"The Day Peace Began to Collapse"
Transliteration: "Heion ga Kuzure Hajimeru Hi" (Japanese: 平穏が崩れ始める日)		Matsuo AsamiTatsuya TakahashiTakashi NaoyaJuly 4, 2025 (2025-07-04)

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Tokyo MX lists the series premiere on July 4, 2025, at 25:00, which is effectively July 5 at 1:00 a.m. JST.

References

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