Dakaichi

Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year (抱かれたい男1位に脅されています.) is a Japanese manga series by Hashigo Sakurabi. It is serialized in the yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks aired from October to December 2018. An anime film adaptation of the manga's Spain Arc premiered in October 2021.

Plot
Takato Saijō, an actor since childhood, has been recognized as the "sexiest man of the year" in the entertainment industry for five consecutive years. However, his first-place position has been usurped by Junta Azumaya, a young newcomer actor. While Takato firstly sees Junta as a rival, on the other hand, Junta admires Takato greatly and is in love with him.

Characters

 * Takato Saijō (西條高人)


 * Junta Azumaya (東谷准太)


 * Chihiro Ayagi (綾木千広)


 * Ryō Narumiya (成宮 涼)


 * Kazuomi Usaka (卯坂和臣)


 * Kiyotaka Arisu (在須清崇)


 * Celes (セレス)


 * Antonio (アントニオ)

Manga
Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed By the Sexiest Man of the Year began serialization in Libre Publishing's yaoi monthly magazine Magazine Be × Boy since July 2013 and has been collected in nine tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. Digital manga publisher Futekiya announced in August 2021 that they had licensed the series for a digital release.

Anime
An anime television series adaptation aired from October 5 to December 28, 2018 on Tokyo MX. The series is animated by CloverWorks and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with Yoshimi Narita handling series composition, Minako Shiba designing the characters, Masaru Yokoyama composing the series' music, and Satoshi Motoyama as sound director. Minako Shiba is the chief animation director alongside Senri Kawaguchi and Yu Kurihara. The opening theme is "Fukanzen Monologue" by Tomohisa Sako. The ending theme is "Chuntaka!" by Yūki Ono and Hiroki Takahashi under their character names. Aniplex of America has licensed the series and streamed it on Crunchyroll. The series ran for 13 episodes.

Film
On April 19, 2021, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film adaptation which premiered on October 9, 2021. The film is centered around the manga's Spain Arc. The main staff and cast members are returning to reprise their roles.

Reception
By January 2020, the manga series sold a cumulative total of 3 million physical copies.