Tamon-kun Ima Docchi!? • Tamon's B-Side - Episode 1 discussion

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Is he boyband version of Bocchi?

I read the first couple chapters of this a little while back and it’s pretty cute. Keen to see how the rest of this adaptation plays out. So far, so good. Really enjoying the voice performance and the dynamic between Gloomyhara and Utage.

- [Hahaha, she really *is* obsessed.](https://i.imgur.com/mO17DWL.png) [](#azusalaugh)

- [Press X to doubt.](https://i.imgur.com/9eINAyb.png) [](#thebutton)

- [Success!](https://i.imgur.com/Ireu1TB.png) [](#chiochanvictory)

- [Oh boy…](https://i.imgur.com/DVXZTD4.png)

- [Pfffffffffffffffffff](https://i.imgur.com/ejTL9oC.png)

- [*Wow* he is overthinking this.](https://i.imgur.com/7dnakV0.png) [](#kotohoops)

- [Did she just *have* those fans in her back pocket ready to deploy or something?](https://i.imgur.com/KznH1Kb.png) [](#kukuku2)

- [LMAO](https://i.imgur.com/AaKKIbh.png) [](#laughter)

- [Oh, she’s already decided she’s going to cook for him?](https://i.imgur.com/z7tXvRm.png) [](#smugrose)

- [The chicken was so good it put him in idol mode hahahaha](https://i.imgur.com/FT6R7Da.png) [](#seasonallaugh)

- [Utage “sore demo”!](https://files.catbox.moe/ty0w8l.mp4)

- [I guess that’s an improvement…?](https://i.imgur.com/B7h4qL2.png)

- [Girllllllllll](https://i.imgur.com/IphW6KU.png) [](#calmdown)

- [LMAO of course they got found in that position.](https://i.imgur.com/JLGBqtE.png) [](#trololol)

- [Nice song.](#listen)

- [Awww, Tamon’s face when he noticed Utage’s sign in the crowd.](https://i.imgur.com/5hvPR9y.png) [](#araara)

- [He pulled her aside during the intermission?!](https://i.imgur.com/pNbTiRa.png) [](#uwaa)

- [*Nice.*](https://i.imgur.com/PmW8P8i.png) [](#seasonalapproval)

- Oh and that was a *lovely* transition into the ED, love it when shows do that. [](#delighted)

Utage Kinoshita is just your average teenage girl....she just so happens to be voiced by Saori Hayami and is also a rabid fangirl for the idol singer Tamon (Kakeru Hatano!). No matter how much her family doesn't understand her passionate love for Tamon, she will adore him and be the best fan she can be! She's got all the merch to prove it!

So as luck would have it, the very housekeeping job she has to make money to support her Oshi ends up landing her a job...cleaning up Tamon Fukuhara's place. And there she sees the REAL Tamon, a gloomy, anxiety-ridden, emotionally broken, depressed mess of a human being who is constantly self-doubting himself and feeling like a failure. Never meet your idols, unless they're Tamon and Tamon is the absolute (and sexiest) no matter what.

The charming and flirty Tamon who loves all his girlfriends was concocted by the agency (so GJ there, agency), but his desire to make his fans all smile is completely genuine. It's just that he was trained to never show a hint of his real self to anyone, and as such he feels he has to play character no matter what. Causing him a lot of his anxiety and fear that hey'll betray the fans.

But maybe that's why he needs a mega-fan like Utage who can preach to him the Church of Tamon and get Gloomyhara to believe in the Tamon that she believes in! Forcefully (and with love) if she has to! Also, Utage looks amazing in that tight black top and gang leader outfit!

And thus begins Utage and Tamon's dynamic as she takes care of and supports him, making sure he's eating better, and slowly settling into a comfortable and supportive dynamic with each other.

They eventually get so close that Gloomyhara gives Utage his genuine smile...and it's somehow even MORE powerful than the usual Tamon smile. Enough to make Utage jump on him and land on top of him...right when his manager walks in. Has Utage failed as a fangirl!? Has she gotten too close to her oshi? Is distancing herself from Tamon the right thing to do?!

F/ACE consisting of Tamon, Ori (Shoyo Chiba!), Keito (Tasuka Hatanaka!), Natsuki (Kohei Amasaki!) and Rintaro (Ryuho Nagaoka!) are perfect idols who know how to put on the perfect performance for their fans in a CG idol performance...but even when she's just one person in the crowd, Utage's cheering for Tamon reaches him on his moving stage, and he can see her. And that means everything to him.

So obviously he HAS to grab her in private so he can convey how much he needs her...and Utage just can't quit him. Does it make her a bad fan? Maybe. But I think in their own way these two really need each other.

Great lead-in to the OP with F/ACE itself performing it! And I love the scene of Utage and Tamon dancing together!

Haha, what the heck? Very odd pilot, felt like we sped past 5 episodes with the ending not really implying a proper direction for the show to go. But I enjoyed a lot of the humor, and it was cool to see usage of cutaway gags in something like this. 

I like Utage and Tamon, I particularly find the split personality aspect interesting, I hope to see more of that in later episodes. 

“He constantly “impregnates” girls nationwide in their minds” is quite a line. 

This was cute, I'm tentatively optimistic that we'll have a good time with this one. I first thought they were going to draw out a long farce where both Kinoshita and Gloomyhara act like they don't know about his identity/job, but they really went right for it and even speedran the developing-feelings part. That's the stuff most romcoms develop all their plot/conflict/tension from, right? So I'm interested to see what less common stuff they'll be developing plot from.

I forgot what good voice talent they got for this show, until Kinoshita screamed and I realized she was Hayamin (same scream as Tabata from *April Showers Bring May Flowers*). Other members of F/ACE include the VAs for Taiki from *Blue Box*, Kanshi from *Witch Watch*, and Shinbashi from *April Showers* (who already showed off his singing skills there).

The dancing in the ED (or will it be the OP?) was really cute too, it reminded me a bit of *Skip and Loafer*'s OP.

Very cute and def had some funny moments. Not afraid to be extremely self-indulgent. Ganbare Tamon!

This is a bit too frantic for me, but I'd you like that kind of comedy this seems like it would be pretty cute.

Oh they definitely put a lot of love into this one!
Hayamin is having a blast as Utage and I am having a blast hearing her fangirl and support Tamon into submission lol

Building up Tamon's self-esteem is gonna take a while so Utage will be needed for quite some time!

Really love the animation here. The transitions especially! Looking forward to how the Opening/Ending (no idea which one we saw) will look like. Sweet Magic already was great!

Same studio as OPM S3 (But different staff). The difference in quality man.

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This was better than I thought it was going to be, Hayami Saori going all out with her fangirl acting lol. I'm really like both Kinoshita and Tamon and I like this relationship that is developing between them. It's sweet how Tamon could hear Kinoshita's voice from the crowd.

I do wonder if the other members have contrasting personalities as well, maybe not to Tamon's extent but I could see the company pushing them the same way.

I'm glad the songs seem to be decent, it's nice to hear Chiba Shouya and Hatenaka Tasuku in the same group.

This is my reminder to finish A3.

##📢Tamon is God!📢

This is giving

##📢Water is Llyod📢

🎀My Gloomyhara! My pinkhaired soggy boyflop!🎀

His mole is adorable 🥹

Oh that was an OnK eye, what the fuck.

Whoa, okay, text overlays, I see you.

What in the “Conceal, Don’t Feel” is this…

I thought I heard 4⭐️ Town’s “Nobody Like You” beat drop, but the chord progression is the near the same. I mean F/ACE x 4⭐️Town??? Hello???

Tamon could be a magical girl. He can be Sailor Moon because Utage would be a great Tuxedo Mask.

>The fact that I’m taking a selfie is gross.

**Relate**.

Awwwwwwwwwww his little smile 😊

The way he *shut* his hood like that 😭

>I might…jump him again

r/LetGirlsHaveFun and r/RoleReversal: Yes and? 👀

F/ACE and PLAVE should meet with this dancing animation. Interview each other.

I don’t watch too many Jpop groups, but the stage direction with the camera felt the same as the Kpop groups I watch with their comebacks.

…F/ACE should sing [***Ifuudoudou***](https://youtu.be/joPaq80jmwM). I am ***all*** for that.

***There’s dancing in the OP?!?!?!***

Another OP to add to my list of dancing OPs. It is still up for debate if this OP will make *me* dance.

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I listened to the voice drama of <Tamon>, which Eguchi was the VA for Tamon. But I am pleasantly happy Hatano! I think this is his first main role, and he’s doing a wonderful job! He has another main role this season, but I’m not familiar with the work.

I can’t remember if r/Animedubs list included <Tamon’s B-Side> as getting a dub, but all the JP voices insofar sound great.

The animation is amazing. I had not expected this level of animation, but I’m so happy. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous.

I am excited. I want my own Tamon handfan.

new anime on the 1st day of the year? wowww anime fans are winning already

that was so cute! didn't read the manga so i didn't know the first half of ep 1 was gonna go straight into the plot. it felt kinda fast-paced. the cgi of the performance was so-so for me. but overall the first ep was really cute!

had to replay the last part where she gets pulled backstage cause of how cute the scene was

this one seems like it could be a pleasant surprise this season - good art and a fun story so far.

This was super cute and pretty fun. I'm going to put aside the whole being a fan and then possibly dating your idol thing as they'll probably tackle that, it did feel weird from how they were introduced and how quick this escalated.

Gloomyhara is really fun and I totally get the gap moe from his work mode. Utage is hilarious and what a great performance by Hayami. Looking forward to seeing how this develops, I was already looking forward to this, since I was already a fan of the mangaka's other workd, Takane to Hana.

Tamon is finally here!! I love my gloomy weirdo.

As a fan of the manga, I’m really happy. F/ACE’s performance was better than I expected!! Love the effort they put into Utage’s unhinged reactions and Gloomyhara/Hottiehara switching



I’ve seen people ask if it’s a reverse harem. It’s
not

the songs we’re pretty catchy this was so cute i can’t wait to get to know the other members more :3

Gap moe the anime. An idol that really thinks he’s trash was hilarious. Seems like it’s the VA’s first major role and he nailed the different sides lol

She's certainly... Enthusiastic.

And so she got a ticket.

Gee I wonder who that could be...

Ok...

Let's leave the [Important Announcement]s in 2025 yeah?

And so he's on top of her.

Lol.

Gee I wonder where that food came from...

Ok...

Lol at her reaction to his smile.

And now she's on top of him.

Of course someone walked in on them like that...

I definitely see 3D CG, but again that's perfectly acceptable for an idol show to allow for more performances. Else to even have something approaching this level with traditional 2D animation you'd need infinite time or budget or be KyoAni.

Performances like that one. The CG even looks actually ok compared to some recent shows I could Wandance I mean mention.

Lol he dragged her into their green room.

So this was just an intermission? I don't blame them at all. Performing more than a few songs at a time is _exhausting_.

Ooh, the ED is being done as a performance in-universe? I always like that.

With some of the stills in the trailer, I had some concerns, and I plan to pick some nits, but they really did a good job and the nits I'm picking are insignificant as a whole.


Utage sounds a bit older than a high schooler.  Totally forgiven because she has the enthusiasm crazy good.


The video 3d isn't my taste.  But I don't generally like music videos in shows, and it wasn't a huge portion of the show.


The care and attention tamon's b side got for episode one shone through way past those minor nits.

I'm so happy this looks like it's getting the love it deserves for this adaptation. Both Utage's and Tamon's VAs are doing a bang up job switching between versions. Hopefully the production keeps up, shoujo adaptations deserve good quality too!

Much better than I expected! I thought this would be more an idol show with mostly songs and a thin connecting plot but it really sends up idol culture. Tamon seems to be going insane and it's not hard to see why since his fame isolates him, especially being an idol where he has to always completely play a character in public. His fans love him but they think of him almost as a living god. I thought it was so weird that Utage didn't want to hang around him because she considered him to be the world's property to be admired from afar but I think that's how a lot of idol fans would actually think. They did a good job in making it funny in how much he hates himself. There was also a lot of funny and creative animation.

There was a lot of stuff that didn't make sense though, like she didn't know the last name of her favorite celebrity in the world, someone she built a shrine to? You'd think she'd look up a lot about him on the internet. It was also weird that Tamon knew Utage would walk right by that door when he pulled her in at the end. Like how would he know she'd not be on the opposite side of the concourse like 40 feet away from the door and how can he see thru a big metal door? Also I didn't really like the music.

well that was fun, more please

Great first episode. The voice acting direction did not disappoint me for both Tamon & Uta. A big appeal for this series is the characters, first in terms of characterization and especially comedy. They're delivering on both ends with episode 1.

But wow, they did good on the performances. Expected it to be CG, but it looked good despite that.

Just watched this and it’s so cute! So much love went into the animation, music and everything. Really excited to see future episodes!

Local heartthrob almost kills fangirl, more at eleven.

Holy cow, she acts like me when it’s time to check my grades. This idol lottery shit must be serious.

“Come on, this isn’t a self-insert fic.” Can we all agree that stuff like “My mom sold me to F/ACE” or “The hot regular at my coffee shop job is actually super-famous idol Tamon-kun” definitely exists in universe?

He’s pink, does music, is incredibly socially anxious and spirals into ridiculous scenarios. Ladies and gentlemen, we did it, we’ve found male Bocchi.

This is off to a fantastic start. We’re four minutes in and our protagonist has already been “Ai-Hoshino’ed.”

Did she actually bring her Tamon fans with her to work?

Alright, I’m in, she has legit aura.

Bro ate one piece of chicken and it was so good he started hallucinating and forgot to be nervous.

Killed by Tamon-kun sexiness, a true honorable death for any super fan.

This man eats nothing but takeout, how is he that ripped? I demand answers!

Today, Utage commits the cardinal sin of being an idol fan, getting too close to your oshi.

I am digging how both of them can be the initiator and the receiver depending on whatever mood is in charge. Good setup for the relationship dynamic.

All over Japan that day, thousands of Tamon-kun fans felt a great disturbance in the force like god forbid, a piece of space dust had entered into orbit around the five star system and gotten a promotion to a comet.

We’re going to ignore Utage getting cuddly with her idol and how his fans will be coming for the bounty on her head sooner or later for now.

Bro this was so good. I didn't expect the production/animation/direction to be THAT good. And the plot is actually funnier than I thought it would be too!


I just hope it doesn't become a harem with the other group members and they focus on the main couple

I went totally blind into this and so far I'm really intrigued. The animation is fluent and colorful and the voice acting is solid.

I love visual gags like this, they are just so incredibly funny. And this show is not holding back with them.

The characters seem to be pretty well developed. Gloomyhara's anxiety is believable. And Utage might be Tamon-kun's biggest fan, but she is still level-headed and professional enough to realize that she must not let herself overwhelmed by her emotions.

So far I'm enjoying their dynamic and their chemistry with each other.

off the first episode, i'm hooked. this is SO up my alley and I can't wait for more!

First we had Bocchi the Rock, now we have the Bocchi the Jpop with the male version.

The premise seemed interesting, so I decide to check it out, and [this first episode blew me away](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45or6pn75)! It was [so fun](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/fe4ca0fa03f7.png), plus the animation was really good too (and much better than in OPM S3 by the same studio xD)!

[Kinoshita and her reactions is great](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqkb5vny2), and Hayamin doing a fantastic job voicing her. I love [her](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/865c7ed73900.png) already!

Plus, [Tamon](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7b6jndmy5) with his two completely different sides, [public](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/0773350ee53a.png) and [private](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/a662fc201c69.png), is hilarious, so I can't wait for the next episodes to see how [his and Kinoshita relationship](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/fe4ca0fa03f7.png) will develop.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

* [Kinoshita](https://imgchest.com/p/ljyqkb5vny2)
* [Group scenes](https://imgchest.com/p/bp45or6pn75)
* [Tamon](https://imgchest.com/p/ne7b6jndmy5)
* [Others](https://imgchest.com/p/9ryd2dn6a4k)

Saori Hayami playing an idol fangirl wasn't on my bingo card (nor did I know she was in the voice cast until I watched the episode), but I'm liking it a lot so far. The contrast between the two is very nice, and Utage's "you will respect yourself or you'll have to answer to me" was great.

TAMON IS A GOD!!!

Honestly it was shocking to see my most anticipated show of 2026 on the NYE, like, did my wish just get granted?


First off, Hayami Saori is GOATED. I love her impersonation of Utage, our self-instered fanfic heroine. Hatano Kakeru also nailed it!


THE SONGS ARE SUPERB HELLO??? I've been following F/ACE youtube channel since forever so i saw MVs a lot of times but they are literally perfect. It's amazing to see how much love the cast&crew are pourring over Shiwasu Yuki's work (+shoujo/josei anime made with love??? in 2026??? isn't this like the best year ever already???) just as she deserved since her other big hit, Takane&Hana (which is peak comedy, if anyone's interested i recommend it 100%).


At the start of their concert scene i didn't know how to feel about the CGI but oh my god, i got proved wrong when it actually started and it was great. They looked so cool, especially Tamon-kun!


Also, the Utage at the OP thanking Tamon to be in her dreams is so her fr!!!


Sincerely, CHURCH OF TAMON <3

Maybe it's cause I read the manga (which if anyone could find any more translated chapters, I will worship you), but I enjoyed the episode. Utage's reactions are most definitely how I felt about a band member when I was younger listening to boy bands growing up. 


And Tamon is so adorable. He's just like how some people are in real life that they are able to turn it on and off charisma when they want to. 


Love the coloring. I will admit that the CG performance is a little jarring, but not enough to really turn me off of it. The gags translate well, the voice acting is good, and it just makes me happy. I'm gonna enjoy this show a lot.


(Also Kai is my favorite character and if you read the manga, you'll see why).

I just watched this episode and I am so happy Hayami Saori is Utage. I really love her voice acting and the characters she plays!

F/ACE's concert reminded me of UtaPri and I'm really looking forward to watching this anime.

Very cute premiere! They shoved a lot in one episode. I thought they would spend a couple of episodes on her being a housekeeper (unless she returns) and they gradually develop feelings for each other, not all that in one episode! Animation also looks good and very fun.

By the few clips I've seen, I think we can all agree that the real culprit of OPM looking like that is definitely the folks at Bamco (even though we knew that for a long while).

They went ALL OUT with this one, straight to actual romance with no tip toeing around for half the season im all for it. I haven't read the manga but does this also keep on the theme with men's mental health if so its another reason to stay watching. Im really hoping they keep up the quality

I went into this blind. Loved it. I wish they slowed down a bit in the first episode and let it build Protag and Gloomy-san's relationship a bit more, but if I get 11 more episodes of that it'll more than make up for it. No spoilers please, this yummy trash is at the top of my watch list.

I liked the leads. They are the kind of weirdos that I CAN relate to.

Getting this show and Oshi No Ko S3 alone already has me hyped for this winter, let alone all the other shows coming out.

So that's where the budget for One Punch Man season 3 went to.

I'm in. It's fun enough and F/ACE's "Eyes on you" greeting is close to my beloved IZ\*One's "IZ on me" greeting.

I can’t believe it’s finally here!! I binged all the current Eng released chapters in prep lmao

Hayamin sounds incredible as Utage shes captured the fangirl essence perfectly

Never thought I’d see the term antis in an anime omg

Blown away by the animation you can tell love and care was put into it SO GRATEFUL

I think this gonna be the may I ask for one final thing of this cour!

A show that does what it wants whenever the hell it wants and is unapologetic for it!

And I love it!

Can’t wait for more.

Damn the music is good and the 3D was good but I can't deal with this type of character any more.

Anime of the season. easily clears everything else

I love the Oshi no Ko parody from Tamon's imagination.

That Supernova performance was awesome & I love seeing Tamon & Rintaro.

W/ her voice acting, Utage might be my 3rd favorite Saori Hayami role when the season ends.

The OP sequence was awesome & it slaps too.

I don't mind getting a dub of this.

I never expected this to adapted after buying the manga out of chance a few years ago because of the premise.

Ikehara after eating karaage was hotter than I expected.

Tamom kun is soo kawai desu ne, I like the way kinoshita calls her mr. Gloomyhara !!!! So cute.

So cute! I on vol 9 of the manga and it’s so nice to see it animated. It looks beautiful!

where to read the manga?

Damn, his IRL name is that close to his stage name? Even without that, it's probably gonna be inevitable that his fans at some point find out where he lives and rumors about him having a girlfriend come out or something because of her. Girl! Where is your pride as an otaku! Your understanding the boundaries as a fan??? Smh smh!

Ah she realized once they got caught by some staff coming to visit ig.

Zamn, he really just managed to pull a girl into a private area without anyone noticing like that.

Peak setup.

This reminds me off Oshi ga Budoukan Ittekuretara Shinu that was 6 years ago my god time goes by, was a pretty funny ep and really curious how she gonna help her Oshi

Pleasantly surprised by this show. I haven't been excited by too many shoujo romcoms because they tend to weigh me down with the drama, but this one has the same lighthearted, chaotic silliness that my favorite after-work unwind shounens and seinens have. I'm looking forward to Wednesday nights this season.

lol Utage really is a bad fangirl…boundaries and professionalism out the window day 1! But she seems to be just what Tamon needs so these two weirdos might be a perfect match!

I'm a little late, but he's finally here. Tamon. I like the way it feels on the tongue. I've been recommended the mange a bunch of times, but I never picked it up because well I don't have a real reason, but nonetheless I can finally see why.


That was unhinged. That was deranged. Does she really just carry those fans around with her at all times? Like I'm not really an idol girlie, but I was the emo band girlie back in the day, so I can get it, but I would never be that horny in front of the family like that. Granted I'm kinda squirrelly. Idol girlies are like super hardcore for that.


I really enjoyed the dynamic it's very fun, I look forward to see how this unfolds, 

This was such a fun first episode. The animation was gorgeous and our two leads were so fun much to watch.

That being said... is it normal that I felt I watched an entire season in one episode? It really felt like a recap because what they showed us could have multiple different arcs in another show. We had the arc where the leads meet and get used to each other followed the slice of life/helping Tamon gain some confidence followed by our leads catching feelings for each other followed by an awkward incident and separation arc followed by the reunion/pseudo-confession end of season arc.

I can't wait to see how everything plays out though.

So I definitely am sticking to this anime. It would be nice if eventually she loves him for who he is more than her image of him. In some ways, his true shyness may be very endearing, but we will see how the characters develop.

I must not be watching enough anime but that first episode felt like a whole seasons worth of plot XD.

Oshi no Hausukīpā

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