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Voice director Helena Walstrom led a cast that includes Abigail Blythe as the fangirl protagonist Utage Kinoshita and Conner Allison as the insecure idol Tamon Fukuhara. The anime, adapted from Yuki Shiwasu's manga, was produced at J.C. Staff under director Chika Nagaoka. The original manga was nominated for Best Shōjo Manga in Kodansha's 47th annual Manga Awards in 2023 and ranked ninth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for female readers that same year.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbigail Blythe\u003c/strong\u003e: as Utage\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eConner Allison\u003c/strong\u003e: as Tamon\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBrandon Acosta\u003c/strong\u003e: as Ouri\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCody Savoie\u003c/strong\u003e: as Keito\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKevin D. 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