Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strategist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tokyo. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last breath to be reborn in a world of peace and prosperity. It’s nearly two millennia later and he’s finding his way in a very different world than that of his past life. When he meets Eiko, an amateur musician with big dreams, the unlikely duo strikes up an even unlikelier friendship. Eiko has street smarts to help Kongming navigate this strange new world, and Kongming will use his strategic mind to help Eiko achieve stardom!
 
(Source: Sentai Filmworks)
 
An advanced online screening of the first episode was held on March 31, 2022, but the weekly TV release began on April 5, 2022.

The Tokyo Party Scene isn’t NEAR ready for the star general of the Three Kingdoms era, but he sure is ready for it! Get down, shake your thing, and prepare to laugh out loud with this historical fantasy timeslip comedy, Ya Boy Kongming!
 
(Source: Kodansha USA)
 
Note: Nominated for the Tsugimanga 2020 Award in the Web Manga Category.

Compilation film of Ya Boy Kongming! The film features new footage in some of Eiko's performances. 
The music industry becomes a battlefield when ancient strategist Kongming is transported from historical China to modern Japan. He’ll use military tactics to turn his new friend Eiko into a music star, and together they’ll take the party hotspot of Shibuya by storm! The story is a clever take (and smart twist) on fish-out-of-water and person-out-of-time themes with out-of-this-world results for Ya Boy Kongming! 

(Source: HIDIVE)

Special 25th anniversary commemorative promotional video for P.A. Works looking back at the studio's titles they have made. 

Note: Originally screened at the P.A. Works 25th anniversary Lantern Festival on October 19, 2025. The video was later uploaded to their YouTube channel on October 22, 2025.

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