The rom-com anime Don’t Touch, Kotesashi (Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun) revealed the first visual, along with the main voice cast and an October 2025 release date. The anime was announced in March this year, with WWWave Corporation’s Deregula label producing.
Studio Quad is handling the animation, with Hisashi Saito as the director. You can see the main voice cast below:
- Rikuya Yasuda as Koyo Kotesashi
- Hina Suguta as Aroma Kusunoki
- Yu Serizawa as Aoba Kitahara
- Saya Aizawa as Izumi Sumiyoshi
- Manatsu Murakami as Chiyo Sayamagaoka
- Ruriko Aoki as Miyuki Hongo
Takuya Shinjo writes and draws the manga, which began serialization in 2021 and is available on Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket platform. There are eleven volumes as of March 2025, and the story is described:
Koyo Kotesashi, the protagonist, possesses ‘exceptional’ massage skills. Aspiring to become a sports doctor, he enrolls in Seiwa University High School, a prestigious sports academy, under a special medical scholarship.
Due to his family’s financial struggles, Kotesashi takes up a live-in job at the school’s dormitory to cover his expenses. However, the dorm is home to a group of unique and eccentric female athletes. His job? Managing the dorm and taking care of their physical and mental well-being.
A story of high school athletes and massage therapy! Thus begins a bold and intense dormitory life!
Source: Don’t Touch, Kotesashi Official Website
© Takuya Shinjo / Kodansha / Wave
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