One year after his well-received solo singer debut single "STAND UP" in July 2017 (ranked 27th in the Oricon weekly single chart), 23-year-old voice actor Tasuku Hatanaka is ready to release his second single "Manatsu BEAT" (Mid-Summer Beat) from Lantis on August 22. The company's official YouTube channel has started streaming a 100-second short version music video for the upbeat song featuring his dance performance.

After joining an open audition, Hatanaka he made his professional voice actor debut in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narniafilm series as Edmund Pevensie in 2005 when he was 11. His debut and first anime leading role was Yuma Tsukumo in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014), and is also known as the voice of Ushio Aotsuki in Ushio and Tora (2015), Ikoma in Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Denki Kaminari in My Hero Academia (2016-), and Taiga Kougami in King of Prism (2016-).

"Manatsu BEAT" short MV

First press limited edition CD jacket

Regular edition

【畠中祐】
8/22発売の2ndシングル「真夏BEAT」アーティスト写真、ジャケットデザイン、収録楽曲、Music Clip、特典情報を一挙大公開いたしました‼️
発売をお楽しみにhttps://t.co/b5ToYSV3jWhttps://t.co/jENzM1X7mP pic.twitter.com/3bjGs07aiO

— ランティス (@lantis_staff) 2018年7月27日

 1st single "STAND UP" short MV (July 12, 2017 release) 

Limited edition CD jacket

Regular edition

Source: Lantis