Fuji TV announced on February 10th that Taejun Pak and Kim Junghyun’s popular Korean webtoon Viral Hit is getting an anime adaptation premiering in spring 2024. Today, the show’s official website released a character PV revealing the main voice cast. The series follows scrawny high schooler Hobin Yu, whose fighting skills make him a NewTube star.
Viral Hit Anime Adaptation Release date
The anime adaptation of Viral Hit (known as Kenka Dokugaku in Japanese) is scheduled to air in Japan on Fuji TV’s Ultra+ programming block in April 2024. Crunchyroll confirmed that it will stream the show across various regions, including North America, Central and South America, Europe, Oceania, Africa, the Middle East, and the CIS.
The main staff members of the anime are as follows:
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Animation Studio | Okuruto Noboru |
| production company | Slow Curve |
| Director | Masakazu Hishida |
| Series Composer | Toshiya Ono |
| Character Designer | Satomi Miyazaki |
| Music Composer | Yamada Yutaka |
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The PV revealed the following top-notch cast members, including some of the most talented voice actors in the industry:
| Character | Voice Actor | Known For |
|---|---|---|
| Kota Shimura | Satoshi Niwa | Haraol in Helck |
| Kanegon | Nobuhiko Okamoto | Rin Okumura in Blue Exorcist |
| Aki Yashio | Fairouz Ai | Delta in Eminence in Shadow |
| Kaho Asamiya | Yui Ishikawa | Violet in Violet Evergarden |
| Hamaken | Shunsuke Takeuchi | Makoto Suzuki in Tokyo Revengers |
| Reo Shinjo | Kaito Ishikawa | Genos in One-Punch Man |
| Rumi Meguro | Yoshino Aoyama | Hitori in Bocchi the Rock! |
| Tatsuya Ogi | Yuichi Nakamura | Hawks in My Hero Academia |
| TOU-KEI | Tomokazu Sugita | Joseph Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure |
Viral Hit Manhwa began publishing on Naver Webtoon in November 2019. The series currently consists of eight volumes. Webtoon is releasing the manhwa in English and describes its story as follows:
Scrawny high school student Hobin Yu is probably the last guy you’d expect to star in a NewTube channel that revolves around fighting. But after following some advice from a mysterious NewTube channel, Hobin is soon knocking out guys stronger than him and raking in more money than he could have ever dreamed of. Can Hobin keep this up, or will he eventually meet his match?
Source: Official website
