In this new harem rom-com manga, a lonely, rich kid's heart is stolen away by an angelic voice on a livestream. He only knows her as "Apollo," and he's dedicated himself to finding her... But his own haughty rough edges are his worst enemy! From the creator of Senryu Girl comes a high school farce set against the backdrop of Japanese voice acting, pop music, VTubers, and radio!

At the end of a difficult day, the haughty but purehearted rich kid Arisu found his only solace in the voice of another girl his age, who hosted a livestream under the pseudonym "Apollo." Then, one day, the broadcasts stopped. Arisu has dedicated the years since then to finding Apollo's true identity, and he's narrowed it down to one particular high school. He transfers in as a student and figures it'll be a cinch--but then discovers it could be any of the girls in the broadcasting club! And the real Apollo isn't talking for reasons of her own! These four girls have no use for Arisu's personality, but they each harbor dreams of using their voices to build a career, and they sure could use his money... Can the blunt and blustering Arisu buy his way into the club's good graces, and find the real girl attached to his dream voice?

I found this start to a manga series really cute, but a bit too over the top for me. I like the overall premise with Arisu trying to locate Apollo and found his reminiscing about their conversations really heartfelt, but then his reasoning for wanting to locate her kind of ruins that. His attitude towards life and his place in his family is just a bit much, but I do like the setup so far of his interactions with the girls in the broadcasting club and getting to know who they actually are a good progression and very authentic. It's cute and a bit goofy and I hope as it continues it gets a little deeper into the more heartfelt matter as their relationships develop.

Tune in to the midnight Heart is a light story featuring friendly characters and acceptable art.
Sadly, it feels like a start and little more, it doesn't end up stimulating the interest, even so I think it presents elements that can take advantage of later on.

Thanks to NetGalley and publisher for this advanced reader's copy.

This feels like it would be better animated, just due to the pacing. I overall enjoy the premise of the story, however our MMC is very all over the place and it tends to feel hard to follow. I wish that we got a tad more information and background on what was going on, and that we focused on one of the girls at a time. This book would be a good "pilot" showing what he was doing and why, while giving us a brief sneak peek to what was going to come.

what i was hoping from this volume was that we would get some back story on our MMC and the group of FMCs and then continue to build on that. Instead i felt a tad whiplashed from the constant change in interactions and where we were in the story.

Id love to see this animated in the same style and humor as a show like Dan Da Dan. I will pick up volume two in hops that this was more of a starter to the story and that we will get better pacing and character development.

Thank you NetGalley and Kodansha Comics for he digital ARC for review.

Tune in to The Midnight Heart follows Arisu, a high schooler searching for "Apollo", a mysterious livestreamer from his childhood. With only her voice as a clue to find her, he joins the school broadcasting club and meets four girls - each chasing their own dreams of using their voices professionally and each echoing pieces of the girl he's trying to find.
Harem manga usually isn't my thing, but the premise for this one sounded so interesting I had to pick it up! The artwork is really cute and the story was very entertaining. I appreciated that it avoids the typical fanservice tropes which is rare and refreshing for the genre. What also impressed me was how well the wordplay held up in translation! The puns actually work and were funny which is sometimes hard to achieve when translating Japanese.
Arisu is kind of annoying at first, but it’s clearly intentional because he’s considerate underneath and shows the potential for growth. I loved all of the girls' personalities - they're all unique with unexpected quirks and their own aspirations and values.
I'll definitely check out the next volumes!
～Thank you to Kodansha Comics and NetGalley for the ARC!

This was an interesting book with cool concepts that I have not read yet. I think it was fun and the main character is eccentric. I liked this enough but it just generally doesn't stand out for me in the mix of other mangas with more interesting concerts for me.

Thank you so much for letting me read this manga. This manga is funny but sometimes even a bit over the top.

the plot of the 4 girls all having similar aspirations that go down different paths and a man trying to find which one has kept him company for years is great, but the fan service, the most mansplaining egotistical main character, and the repetition (there's a whole page of lines already mentioned not even a chapter ago) really killed it

I liked the story but couldn't stand the main male character. Some of the interactions were amusing, but I really didn't have fun with this at all.

"Tune In to the Midnight Heart" had an interesting premise but was ultimately a frustrating read. Between an off-putting main character and a messy, unfocused narrative, I just couldn’t find enough to enjoy. I don't see myself re reading it or even recommend it

Okay, I generally enjoyed this story, and I will definitely recommend it to others, but I find the male lead so difficult to enjoy. He's so annoying! I totally get that this is the point of his character, but it makes it really hard to read. If this were an anime, I would leave the room whenever he speaks. BUT since that is clearly the point of the story, I'm crossing my fingers for some character growth over time. I'm looking forward to reading more installments in this series.

This book was given to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. This so far is a wholesome harem manga. It really gives me Quintessential Quintuplets vibes, so if you like that series, you'll def like this one too. The art is on point and it was a fun read. I will definitely pick up the next volume when it comes out.

What do you get when you mix a sasaeng with 4 girls working towards voice careers? It's whatever this story was lol.

Ariso was insufferable. He was obnoxious, full of himself, and was making weird choices all for the sake of a girl he's never seen or met.

The girls tolerated him, and I understand this was a harem story, but it would have been so much better if it was just about them and Ariso didn't exist at all.

The art was okay. It was easy to tell the girls apart, but honestly I was just cringing with every page of this I read

Awesome slice of life romance with minimal fan service :D 10/10 read, its light and flows nicely between scenes.

Thank you to Netgalley and Kodansha Comics for the opportunity to read and review this manga. This fills the void that Quintessential Quintuplets left behind for me due to the 5 people he works with, and the end he marries someone, and we won't know until the end who he picked. The difference is that they are discussing different aspects of utilizing the voice (as someone who works with people with speech, this interests me a lot), and the guy is potentially more annoying than the other one. I think it's going to be a really interesting story. However, it's one I may binge the anime (that will be coming out soon) first, then read the manga some more. Because of these points, I have to give this 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Our story opens with an all-boys school and an all-girls school merging to create a brand-new co-ed environment for their students. It is here that rich kid Arisu has inserted himself in a very creepy level of online stalker behavior to find a live streamer by the name of Apollo he knows only by voice.

Arisu hears a voice that matches Apollo during school announcements and immediately rushes off to find them. After bursting into their studio, he realizes any of these four girls could be Apollo! Thus, the stage is set for our harem shenanigans as Arisu must determine which of these girls is the one he formed a parasocial relationship with.

This really feels like it's just a standard harem series following all the same tropes. A male main character with little depth dropped into a room of girls he must convince he's worth their time makes this feel a lot like The Quintessential Quintuplets. Tune In to the Midnight Heart is more humor focused, which pushes it closer to something like Girlfriend Girlfriend, but without taking on the more sexually explicit tone.

The humor elements are really where this one shines. Masakuni Igarashi clearly is at their best writing humor, and it shows in both this series and Detectives These Days Are Crazy!. Absurd situations are consistently set up with punchlines driven home by over-the-top physical comedy and art style changes.

Personally, I do not like harem series. I generally find them uninspired and simply following the same tropes and plot structure. Unfortunately, I can't say that Tune In to the Midnight Heart deviates from this. If you enjoy harem series such as The Quintessential Quintuplets and all the tropes that come with it, this is absolutely for you. Otherwise, I'm not sure that there's enough to set this series apart to recommend to other readers.

DNF at 86pgs

IDK this one just wasn't for me. The MMC is annoying, the girls are annoying. Probably just not my type of manga and that's cool but I couldn't get through it.

Unfortunately cute girls was not enough to save this story. The pacing was quite weird and at no point was I interested in the male protagonist’s cause of finding Apollo or willing to forgive the behavior of any of the characters.

RATING: 3.5 rounded up to 4

Thank you to the author, Kodansha, and Netgalley for an opportunity to read an ARC for the first volume of the English release with this manga in exchange for an honest review.

Did you ever watch the Disney Channel movie Radio Rebel when you were younger? Did you read/watch The Quintessential Quintuplets? Tune in to the Midnight is what happens when you take the radio broadcasting element of Radio Rebel and the "MC is seeking the identity of someone they knew when they were younger" element of Quintessential Quintuplets.

The first volume follows the aftermath of two schools merging to become a co-ed high school. Arisu Yamabuki, one of the wealthier students at the school, finds himself entangled into the lives of four female students who are a part of the broadcasting club. He's convinced that one of the girls is the person behind his favorite radio show, Midnight Heart Tune, and takes it upon himself to help the girls with their dreams while figuring out who among them is the radio host that he pins over.

This first volume is a pretty solid start to the series. Arisu is introduced as an arrogant and overconfident male character, intended to be unlikable with a whole series to focus on his development. In these initial chapters, I enjoyed seeing that behind his extroverted personality, he can be considerate towards others and would go above and beyond to help those he cares for. As for the four female leads (Nene, Shinobu, Iko, and Rikka), I'm hoping to see future chapters develop their characterization since I don't feel particularly attached to any of them yet.

Outside of the characters, I do enjoy that there's no fan service (so far) and how the romance is going for a true slow burn. Definitely recommend this series if you're looking for a romance manga with a reverse harem, no spice, and an insight into fields related to voice entertainment.

Published by Kodansha and available May 6, 2025, Tune In to the Midnight Heart pinged my interest in broadcasting. This new series follows Arisu, a high schooler looking for the girl behind the voice of his favorite livestreamer-- who he has tracked down to the school's broadcasting club. Which happens to be made up of four cute girls, each with a different broadcasting career goal. This setup of a guy and multiple girls is called a harem manga and it's definitely not for everyone. It's not really my thing, I'm just here for the broadcasting. This will however appeal to fans of cute girls, dumb boys, and the interpersonal drama that comes between them. It will also resonate, I think, with anyone who has felt touched by a voice over the air, so I will keep reading.