The first two episodes of the Here U Are anime were previewed at New York Comic Con in 2026, after an earlier premiere at Anime NYC. Crunchyroll has said it will stream the series, and the production credits are fixed.
Here U Are is D JUN's webtoon about two university students, and it is being adapted into an anime that Crunchyroll will stream. The webtoon debuted in 2017 and ended in 2020, with Aloha Comics releasing it in English, and Crunchyroll announced the adaptation at its Anime Expo panel in July 2026, showing an English-subtitled trailer and visual. By then the production team was already named: Tomoe Makino directs at Rouseact, Aiki Kawamura handles series composition, Asami Hayakawa designs characters, and Shinya Kiyozuka composes, with Yuki Inoue as Yang Yu and Ryota Suzuki as Huan Li.
Two convention premieres followed. At Anime NYC in August 2026, Crunchyroll screened the first episode, which reviewers found slow to build chemistry early, before stronger character drama arrived in the second half, including Li's grief and Yu's outing. In October, at New York Comic Con, Crunchyroll showed the second teaser trailer on its panel, then screened the first two episodes. That later screening put Yang Yu's gay identity at the center, including a scene where he confronts a bully and a closing scene at a gay bar.
Across the coverage the cast and crew stayed the same, and the story's focus on Yang Yu and Huan Li held. The reports differ on pacing: the Anime NYC review called the opening slow, while the New York Comic Con account described the premiere as putting the character material at the front.
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Oct 13
The first two episodes of the boys' love anime Here U Are were previewed at New York Comic Con. The series follows Huan Li, a withdrawn musician grieving his mother's death a month before classes began, and Yang Yu, a sociable university staffer who reads rooms well but has little patience for people. The premiere gives Yang Yu's gay identity a central place, including a scene where he confronts a bully and a closing scene at a gay bar.
Oct 8
Crunchyroll revealed the second teaser trailer for the anime adaptation of D JUN's Here U Are webtoon during its New York Comic Con 2026 panel on Thursday. The video features a score by pianist and composer Shinya Kiyozuka. Yuki Inoue voices Yang Yu and Ryota Suzuki voices Huan Li. Tomoe Makino directs at Rouseact, with Aiki Kawamura on series composition and Asami Hayakawa designing characters.
Aug 28
Crunchyroll premiered the BL donghua Here U Are at Anime NYC 2026, adapted from the webcomic about college students Yu Yang and Li Huang. The first episode struggles to build chemistry early, but the second half introduces stronger character drama, including Li's grief and Yu's outing.
Jul 3
Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Friday that D JUN's webtoon "Here U Are" is getting an anime adaptation. The service will stream the anime in the future. The company unveiled an English-subtitled trailer and visual. The story follows Yang Yu, a university senior liked by everyone, and Huan Li, a quiet and antisocial new student. They get off on the wrong foot but are drawn to each other. The anime stars Yuki Inoue as Yang Yu and Ryota Suzuki as Huan Li. Tomoe Makino directs at Rouseact. Aiki Kawamura handles series composition, Asami Hayakawa designs the characters, and Shinya Kiyozuka composes the music. The webtoon originally debuted in 2017 and ended in 2020. Aloha Comics releases the series in English. The original creator D JUN contributed a congratulatory comment and commemorative illustration, expressing surprise at the adaptation and joy at seeing the characters move and speak. LINE Manga is running a campaign allowing free reading of chapters 1 through 20 from July 4 to August 3, 2026.