{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ba6aa7ca7a05209b1a68f73b","clusterId":"c_e38aaae293746c064ed52860","slug":"here-u-are-webtoon-gets-anime-adaptation","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Here U Are Webtoon Gets Anime Adaptation","summary":"Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that D JUN's webtoon \"Here U Are\" is getting an anime adaptation. The service will stream the anime in the future. The company unveiled an English-subtitled trailer and visual. The story follows Yang Yu, a university senior liked by everyone, and Huan Li, a quiet and antisocial new student. They get off on the wrong foot but are drawn to each other. The anime stars Yuki Inoue as Yang Yu and Ryota Suzuki as Huan Li. Tomoe Makino directs at Rouseact. Aiki Kawamura handles series composition, Asami Hayakawa designs the characters, and Shinya Kiyozuka composes the music. The webtoon originally debuted in 2017 and ended in 2020. Aloha Comics releases the series in English. The original creator D JUN contributed a congratulatory comment and commemorative illustration, expressing surprise at the adaptation and joy at seeing the characters move and speak. LINE Manga is running a campaign allowing free reading of chapters 1 through 20 from July 4 to August 3, 2026.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation marks one of the higher-profile webtoon-to-anime transitions announced at Anime Expo, with the source material having accumulated over 390 million cumulative views worldwide as of April 2026.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eDirector Tomoe Makino said reading the original work made her think about how hard it is to live just because the person you fell in love with is the same gender. She said she hopes the words and actions Yu Yang worries about will remain in someone\u0026#39;s heart and become a trigger for them to think a little.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeries composition writer Aiki Kawamura said the work reminded her that things you could not do alone can change into the courage to take a step forward thanks to the presence of someone connected to your heart. She called it \u0026#34;a warm story about finding such a presence.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMusic composer Shinya Kiyozuka said he expressed the characters with various tones and genres. He pointed to performances by top-class musicians and \u0026#34;the Asian sensibility of \u0026#39;heartache\u0026#39;\u0026#34; as elements to watch for.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eVoice actor Yuki Inoue, who plays Yu Yang, described the story as \u0026#34;college students as they are.\u0026#34; He said he acted with all the emotions that welled up from within himself. Voice actor Ryota Suzuki, who plays Li Fan, called the work \u0026#34;a work that has the power to move hearts while a calm time flows.\u0026#34; He said he wants to carefully portray the purity of the quiet and cool Li Fan, as well as the strong feelings born from that purity. He also called attention to the visual beauty and music.\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe original creator D JUN said in a comment, \u0026#34;I never thought it would get an anime adaptation, so when I heard about it, I was really looking forward to it.\u0026#34;\u003c/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYu Yang is a second-year student in the university\u0026#39;s design department. He is sociable and personable but avoids letting others into his inner self due to past experiences. Li Fan is a first-year student in the same department. He has often been misunderstood by those around him since childhood because he is quiet and expressionless.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Rouseact, a studio with no major anime credits, is handling the adaptation. The director Tomoe Makino has no prior series directing experience.","twitterPost":"Rouseact and first-time director Tomoe Makino are adapting the webtoon. No prior anime series credits for either.","threadsPost":"The anime adaptation of Here U Are is being produced by Rouseact, a studio with no major anime credits, and directed by Tomoe Makino, who has no prior series directing experience. It is an unusual choice for a webtoon with a dedicated fanbase.","newsletterBlurb":"Crunchyroll announced at Anime Expo that D JUN's webtoon \"Here U Are\" is getting an anime adaptation. The series, which has over 390 million cumulative views worldwide, will star Yuki Inoue and Ryota Suzuki. 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