AMC Networks’ HIDIVE is adding to its romantic comedy anime offering this Fall with new series How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer. Based on the popular manga by Nana Aokawa, the series will stream exclusively on HIDIC starting in October, and will have its World Premiere during Anime NYC with Episodes 1 & 7 screening Sunday, August 25 at the Javits Center.
“We’re excited to bring How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer to HIDIVE as an exclusive simulcast series this fall,” said John Ledford, President of HIDIVE. “This humorous new rom com is sure to offer a fun filled time starting this October. And attendees at this month’s Anime NYC will have the chance to be part of the very first audience to watch the series at the world premiere screening hosted by HIDIVE!”
Synopsis: College student Tokiwa gets invited to a mixer by his female classmate Suo. But when he arrives with his friends Asagi and Hagi, they’re greeted by three dazzlingly handsome men. Turns out, these three cute boys are actually women in drag — still in costume from their day jobs at a butler cafe that caters to a female clientele! As the six get to know each other, they soon find themselves getting closer in unexpectedly heartwarming (and hilarious) ways.
How I Attended an All-Guy’s Mixer is adapted from the now seven-volume-long manga title written and illustrated by Aokawa that originally launched online in March 2020 prior to its serialization in Square Enix’s Gangan Online starting in February 2021. The English-language version is available on Square Enix’s Manga UP! mobile app.
The anime adaptation is produced by Ashi Productions, directedby Kazuomi Koga, written by Deko Akao and with character design by Yoko Tanabe, who also serves as chief animation director. The voice cast is led by Mikako Komatsu as Suo, Shunsuke Takeuchi as Tokiwa and Takehito Kajiwara as Hagi.
