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。 (Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.)

7.3(89,357)

MAL Score

Ranked #2955

Popularity #1566

Boys Love
Comedy
Drama
Adult Cast
Showbiz

Episodes: 13
Duration: 23 min per ep
Aired: Oct 6, 2018 to Dec 29, 2018
Status: Finished Airing

Synopsis

Takato Saijou has worn the “Sexiest Man of the Year” crown for five consecutive years, backed by two decades as a respected actor and a confidence in his own appeal. To him, the title is simply proof of the career he’s built.

That certainty cracks when newcomer Junta Azumaya—an actor with only three years in the business—overtakes him and steals the spotlight, even edging into roles Takato expects to lead. Junta’s easy smile and constant kindness only sharpen Takato’s irritation, until a drunken lapse leaves him exposed at the worst possible moment. When Junta captures Takato’s heated outburst on video, the balance of power flips, and Takato is forced to face an ultimatum: silence in exchange for demands that have nothing to do with showbiz and everything to do with the bedroom.

Otaku Consensus

Dakaichi lands as a slick, brisk CloverWorks BL rom-com whose strongest asset is the collision between showbiz polish and private chaos: Naoyuki Tatsuwa’s direction and Yoshimi Narita’s series composition keep the 13-episode run moving, while the anime’s relatively less timid TV censorship gave 2018 BL viewers more heat than expected. Its reputation remains split because the same spicy power-play engine that made it addictive for fans also drives the most persistent criticism: it treats coercion, sexual harassment, and gay stereotypes as romantic comedy fuel.

Why You Should Watch

Watch Dakaichi if you want BL about adult professionals instead of classroom first love: managers, auditions, image control, and public desirability matter as much as the flirting. It scratches a bit of the same entertainment-industry itch as Skip Beat! and the same “chemistry as performance” appeal as Yuri!!! on Ice, but with a more overtly erotic, tabloid-romance temperament. The 13-episode length gives it room to be funny, melodramatic, and uncomfortably messy without turning into a slow-burn marathon. CloverWorks keeps the surfaces glossy, Masaru Yokoyama’s music leans into theatrical mood swings, and Mafumafu’s OP arrangement gives it a distinctly 2018 fan-culture hook. Best for viewers who can engage critically with problematic consent dynamics and still enjoy combustible screen chemistry.

Key Characters

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Takato Saijou
Takato is compelling because his veteran-actor polish constantly clashes with a tsundere defensiveness that makes every professional smile feel like a performance under pressure.
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Junta Azumaya
Junta’s appeal is built on contrast: fans read him as both radiantly sincere and disquietingly possessive, a combination reflected in the show’s high “yandere” tag presence.

What Makes It Stand Out

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The adaptation is a 13-episode Fall 2018 CloverWorks production, giving it a tighter TV-romance structure than long-running manga adaptations and avoiding the stop-start sprawl common to serialized source material.
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Its niche is unusually specific for televised BL: AniList tags it heavily for Acting at 82%, Work at 81%, and Primarily Adult Cast at 80%, placing the drama in professional entertainment spaces rather than school or fantasy settings.
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Contemporary reviews noted that the anime censors less than expected for a TV BL title, which helped its “spicy romance” reputation but also sharpened criticism around how it frames coercion and harassment.
4
The soundtrack package is unusually recognizable: Masaru Yokoyama handles the score, Mafumafu is credited with the opening theme arrangement, and Toshihiro Funahashi is listed as music producer for the OP.
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Episode 7 is a notable production-credit spotlight for Toshimasa Ishii, who handled both storyboard and episode direction, making it one of the clearest single-episode staff signatures in the run.

Fun Facts & Trivia

Fun fact 1: Dakaichi is based on Hashigo Sakurabi’s original work and aired as a finished Fall 2018 TV anime from October 6 to December 29, 2018.
Fun fact 2: Its audience metrics are remarkably consistent across platforms: MAL lists it at 7.33 from 89,302 votes, IMDb at 7.3 from 2.1K ratings, and AniList at 71/100.
Fun fact 3: On MyAnimeList, its popularity ranking of #1566 is noticeably stronger than its score ranking of #2942, a useful snapshot of a title that is widely sampled even when critical response is divided.
Fun fact 4: Minako Shiba is credited with character design, while Nozomu Kuwajima appears as chief animation director for episode 12, showing how the late-run visual supervision was specifically staffed.
Fun fact 5: AniList records 1,370 favourites for the series, a sign that its fanbase is more dedicated than its mixed critical reputation might suggest.