Written by: Porkchop
Published on: 2026-01-31
Label/Circle: Crown Works
Creator: 相野ココ (Aino Coco)
VA: 内田雄馬 (Uchida Yuma), 鈴木崚汰 (Suzuki Ryouta)
Release Date: 6/7/23
Availability: Stellaworth, Animate, Amiami, Rakutenbooks, Comicomi studio, Melonbooks
Officially Translated? No, but the manga is
Synopsis (from SevenSeas Entertainment): Karasuma Koudai is an introverted university student who streams spicy ASMR roleplays once or twice a week. His view counts haven’t been increasing as of late, though, so he’s been thinking of quitting. Then he discovers that the cheerful and popular Minami Masaya–his polar opposite–is an avid listener who actively chats during his streams. Even more shocking is Minami’s red-faced admission that he used Karasuma’s ASMRs for his own self pleasure, “I can’t come without your voice…”
Karasuma is so surprised that he offers to help without thinking. At first, he feels a sense of superiority from seeing Minami’s lurid reactions to his voice, but he gradually finds that talking isn’t enough–he grows to like Minami and wants to touch him gently.
First impression: Opening with the ASMR track that Minami is listening to is literally genius! It sets the tone for Minami’s attraction to Karasuma’s voice. I also think using a dummy head mic for this specific track was great. You really get to understand what Minami is so obsessed with.
When Minami confronts Karasuma about his voice, I couldn’t help thinking like this is my worst nightmare. Even if I can’t remember the name, I’ll recognize their voice right away. I can relate to Minami in a lot of ways. Him gushing with another fan was my favorite part of this BLCD. There’s nothing better than talking with a fellow fan that just gets it.
The casting for Karasuma was also great. I felt this is a voice worthy of being gushed over. Very much “ikemen voice”. Something I thought was interesting, was despite being a popular AMSRist, Karusuma never considered people could be getting off on his voice? Just thought that was a bit strange considering he makes situational smut audios.
Final impressions (after multiple listens): I find their dynamic to be very cute. I see a lot of scenarios in manga, drama CDs, and fanfiction like this these days. I really like that Minami is only embarrassed about being caught and not about listening to NSFW audios. Shame begone! It's Karasuma that feels weird about this whole thing, and is not sure what to do about his feelings. Minami is so cute and relatable. I'm kind of obsessed with him. Karasuma is also great. I keep coming back to the track where he's talking Minami through it on the phone. That track is so delicious! I really like that they changed the audio effects from being on the phone together to sounding more like a shared thought. I think we need 1o million billion more BL with voice kink. I'm definitely not biased or anything :P
There's another voice hiding in there that I like, Kaito Tasuku. I've definitely heard him in another drama CD, I just can't remember which one. He's got such a nice voice here. I think it fits the meddling friend character well.
Would I recommend it?: Just based off the ASMR track alone, I would recommend it. I think that track perfectly captured what a listener is hearing and why they reach for the headphones.
Obviously, if you like the manga and want more, I would just go ahead and snag it off the secondhand market. I have both volumes of the manga pre-ordered, but haven't read it yet. There's also been a trend of Vtubers, streamers, ASMRist in drama CDs and if you like those kinds of scenarios, I recommend it. I think they are fun and meta. You get this feeling that the writers really understand this group of fans. I do think it can be a little too meta for some fans. People tend to seek out fully voiced drama CDs because they don't want to feel included and this trend could alienate them.