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Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying
First tankōbon volume cover
沖縄で好きになった子が方言すぎてツラすぎる
(Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byEgumi Sora
Published byShinchosha
ImprintBunch Comics
MagazineKurage Bunch
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 10, 2020 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Shin Itagaki (chief)
  • Shingo Tanabe
Written by
  • Shin Itagaki
  • Shingo Tanabe
Music by
  • Tomohisa Ishikawa
  • Yoshimi Katayama
  • Ayano Kinjō
StudioMillepensee
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, BS11, OTV, RBC, QAB
Original run January 4, 2025 – scheduled

Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Knew What She's Saying (Japanese: 沖縄で好きになった子が方言すぎてツラすぎる, Hepburn: Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru, 'The Dialect of the Girl I Fell in Love with in Okinawa Is Too Difficult to Deal With') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Egumi Sora. It began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website in January 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Millepensee is set to premiere in January 2025.

Characters

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Teruaki Nakamura (中村 照秋, Nakamura Teruaki)
Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka[2]
A transfer student who moves in to Okinawa from Tokyo. He has a crush on Hina, but doesn't understand her Okinawan dialect.
Hina Kyan (喜屋武 飛夏, Kyan Hina)
Voiced by: Akari Kitō (PV, anime)[3][2]
A girl who speaks with an Okinawan dialect. She's also proficient with the Okinawan language.
Kana Higa (比嘉 夏菜, Higa Kana)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai (PV, anime)[3][2]
A friend of Hina and classmate of Teruaki. She helps translate Hina's Okinawan dialect to Teruaki. It's hinted that she may have feelings for Teruaki.
Yae Agena (安慶名八重, Agena Yae)
Voiced by: Shino Shimoji[4]
Tensuke Uema (上間 天介, Uema Tensuke)
Voiced by: Shugo Nakamura[4]
Isao Shimoji (下地 勲, Shimoji Isao)
Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai[4]
Oki Memo Shisha (沖メモシーサー)
Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura[5]
Tetsu Higa (比嘉 鉄, Higa Tetsu)
Voiced by: Yamato Kinjo[6]
Suzu Higa (比嘉 すず, Higa Suzu)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[6]
Naoya Higa (比嘉 なおや, Higa Naoya)
Voiced by: Risa Tsumugi[6]
Sachiko Kyan (喜屋武 幸子, Kyan Sachiko)
Voiced by: Yūko Gibu[6]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Egumi Sora, Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru began serialization in Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website on January 10, 2020.[7] The first volume was released on July 9, 2020.[8] It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of February 8, 2024.[9]

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 9, 2020[10]978-4-10-772296-6
2 February 9, 2021[11]978-4-10-772359-8
3 August 6, 2021[12]978-4-10-772410-6
4 January 8, 2022[13]978-4-10-772460-1
5 June 9, 2022[14]978-4-10-772506-6
6 January 7, 2023[15]978-4-10-772559-2
7 July 7, 2023[16]978-4-10-772617-9
8 February 8, 2024[9]978-4-10-772682-7
9 January 8, 2025978-4-10-772784-8

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 3, 2023.[1][17] The series is produced by Millepensee and written and directed by Shingo Tanabe and Shin Itagaki serving as a chief director, with Tomohiro Yoshida designing the characters, Tomohisa Ishikawa, Yoshimi Katayama, and Ayano Kinjō composing the music, and Hodaka Fukumura serving as dialect coach.[2] The series is set to be narrated by Tarusuke Shingaki. It is scheduled to premiere on January 5, 2025 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[5][18] The opening theme song is "Dai Dai Daisuki" (大大大好き, lit. "I Really, Really Love You") performed by Okinawan band HY.[19] Crunchyroll is set to stream the series.[20]

References

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  1. ^ a b Dempsey, Liam (July 3, 2023). "Rom-com Manga Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 5, 2024). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime Reveals Cast, Staff in Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  3. ^ a b 沖縄女子に恋した男子のラブコメ新刊、PVで鬼頭明里が“うちなーぐち”の早口に挑戦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Tai, Anita (September 18, 2024). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime Unveils More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Cayanan, Joanna (July 18, 2024). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime Reveals New Cast, Opening Song Artist, Advance Cut Video, January 2025 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d Cayanan, Joanna (October 16, 2024). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals 4 New Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ 南の島で異文化恋愛する新連載「沖縄で好きになった子が方言すぎてツラすぎる」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  8. ^ “うちなーぐち”がわからない、沖縄で恋した少年の異文化ラブコメ1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  9. ^ a b 【2月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 8, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  10. ^ 【7月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  11. ^ 【2月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  12. ^ 【8月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 6, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  13. ^ 【1月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 8, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  14. ^ 【6月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  15. ^ 【1月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 7, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  16. ^ 【7月7日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  17. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (July 3, 2023). "Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 6, 2024). "OKITSURA Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals January 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  19. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 6, 2024). "OKITSURA Anime Unveils New Visual, Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  20. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (October 18, 2024). "Crunchyroll to Stream OKITSURA, I'm a Noble on the Brink of Ruin, High Card Special Episode Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
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