Joseph Luster
January 13, 2022 
Teasing Master Takagi-san author Soichiro Yamamoto’s When Will Ayumu Make His Move? manga—known as Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru in Japanese—is coming to the screen in a TV anime adaptation, and a new teaser trailer arrived this week to reveal the main cast. Check out the video below, followed by anime designs for the four lead cast members.
The cast includes Yohei Azakami as Ayumu Tanaka:
Kanna Nakamura as Urushi Yaotome:
Tsubasa Gouden as Takeru Kakuryu:
And Hina Yomiya as Mikage Sakurako:
When Will Ayumu Make His Move? has director Mirai Minato (BOFURI) at the helm, with Deko Akao (Noragami) on scripts and Kazuya Hirata handling character designs for the SILVER LINK production.
Yamamoto’s manga has been running in the pages of Weekly Shonen Magazine since March 2019, and Kodansha USA publishes the series in English. Here’s how they describe it:
The new will they-won’t they romance from the creator of Teasing Master Takagi-san is here! Ayumu is in love with his senpai Yaotome, but he’s sworn not to confess his feelings until he can beat her at the board game shogi… The problem is, his love is obvious to Yaotome, and she can’t stop trying to trick him into breaking his vow! Fall in love again, fans of Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Komi Can’t Communicate, and Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie!
