Crunchyroll will stream Play It Cool, Guys in Americas (North, Central, and South), Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Oceania, and India.
The news was announced on October 20, 2022, but we have yet to learn the exact premiere date on Crunchyroll:
Cool Doji Danshi premiered on TV Tokyo and AT-X on October 10 and on BS11 on October 13, 2022.
The Cool Doji Danshi anime adaptation was first announced in April 2022, when the main cast and staff were revealed. Thereupon, it was also announced that the anime would air in two cours beginning in October 2022.
The TV anime comprises short, 15-minute episodes.
The Play it Cool, Guys anime cast and staff
Chiaki Kon (Junjou Romantica) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot.
Additional main staff members include:
- Makoto Uezu — scriptwriter
- Airi Taguchi — character designer, chief animation director
- Masato Nakayama — music composer
The main Cool Doji Danshi cast includes:
- Chiaki Kobayashi (Askeladd in Vinland Saga) — Hayate Ichikura
- Kouki Uchiyama (Meruem in Hunter x Hunter) — Shun Futami
- Yuuichirou Umehara (Goblin Slayer as Goblin Slayer) — Mima Takayuki
- Shouya Chiba (Ayanokoji in Classroom of the Elite) — Shiki Souma
Additional cast members are:
- Satomi Satou — Asami Futami
- Kazuyuki Okitsu — Sota Shiki
- Haruka Shiraishi — Momo Momozaki
- You Taichi — Akane Benino
- Taku Yashiro — Kurosaki
- Kengo Takanashi — Akai
- Seiichiro Yamashita — Kida
- Kouhei Amasaki — Aoyama
The OP theme song is “Seishun Kippu” (“Youth Ticket”) by Mafumafu, while the ED theme song “Flash!” is performed by the seiyuu voicing the four main characters (Hayate, Shun, Mima, and Shiki), namely Chiaki Kobayashi, Kouki Uchiyama, Yuuichirou Umehara, and Shouya Chiba.
About the Play it Cool, Guys manga series
Play it Cool, Guys (クールドジ男子, Cool Doji Danshi) is based on the eponymous web manga by Kokone Nata.
Originally, Cool Doji Danshi comprised a series of illustrations published on mangaka Nata’s Twitter in 2018. However, since they proved to be rather popular, Nata decided to turn them into a full-fledged manga series featuring the original characters that debuted via her Twitter account.
The Play it Cool, Guys manga series has been serialized on the Pixiv website since February 2019. To date, Square Enix has released four tankōbon volumes under its Gangan Comics Pixiv imprint.
Yen Press has licensed the series for an English-language release in North America and worldwide since a digital version has also been made available in addition to the trade paperback.
Play it Cool, Guys inspired a novel adaptation by Shino Kaida in 2020. Titled “Cool Doji Danshi: Connect It Cool, Guys,” the novel was also published by Square Enix.