Bandai Namco Filmworks has announced a TV adaptation of the Watashi o Center ni Suru to Chikaimasuka? (Promise Me the Spotlight /私をセンターにすると誓いますか？) manga by Wakatsuki Jun. A teaser visual has been revealed, along with an illustration and a comment by Wakatsuki.
Wakatsuki started the manga in November 2023 in Kodansha’s Shonen Magazine Edge, and in February 2024, the manga was moved to Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app. Kodansha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in July 2023, and the sixth volume will be released on July 9th, 2026.
Kodansha’s K MANGA service publishes the manga chapters in English under the name Promise Me the Spotlight, and it describes the manga story below:
“If you can really make me the Center…then we can get married.”Meet Mizuki Natsuno, the least popular member of the nationally acclaimed idol group, Melty Strawberry. She has an eternal fan in Koichi Okuta, who is always pouring heart and soul into supporting her. Normally, a fan would never get to interact with their idol beyond the stage. But one thing led to another, and Koichi now finds himself living together with Mizuki in his own house. He vows to make her the new Center of Melty Strawberry, sparking an unconventional tag-team between a devoted fan and his idol. Together, they attempt to elevate Mizuki’s career from obscurity to stardom! “
