'When Will Ayumu Make His Move?' Anime's Video Reveals July 7 Premiere

The official website for the television anime of Sōichirō Yamamoto's When Will Ayumu Make His Move? (Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru) manga unveiled a new visual and promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Kakehiki wa Poker Face" (The Tactic Is a Poker Face) by Kana Hanazawa, and also reveals the anime's July 7 and July 9 premiere dates on TBS and BS-TBS, respectively.

Kodansha USA Publishing publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:

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!

The anime stars:

• Yōhei Azakami as Ayumu Tanaka
• Kanna Nakamura as Urushi Yaotome
• Tsubasa Gouden as Takeru Kakuryu
• Hina Yomiya as Mikage Sakurako
• Haruna Mikawa as Rin Kagawa
• Kana Hanazawa as Maki

Mirai Minato (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, BOFURI) is directing the anime at SILVER LINK. Deko Akao (Pokémon - Journeys, Noragami) is in charge of the series scripts. Kazuya Hirata (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, BOFURI) is designing the characters.

The character Urushi Yaotome (as voiced by Kanna Nakamura) performs the ending theme song "50 Centi" (50 cm).

Yamamoto (Teasing Master Takagi-san) launched the series in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in March 2019. The manga commemorates Weekly Shōnen Magazine's 60th anniversary.

Sources: When Will Ayumu Make His Move? anime's website, Comic Natalie