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Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know 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


Teruaki Nakamura (中村 照秋, Nakamura Teruaki)
Voiced by: Takeo Ōtsuka
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)
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)
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
Tensuke Uema (上間 天介, Uema Tensuke)
Voiced by: Shugo Nakamura
Isao Shimoji (下地 勲, Shimoji Isao)
Voiced by: Kentarō Kumagai
Oki Memo Shisha (沖メモシーサー)
Voiced by: Etsuko Kozakura
Tetsu Higa (比嘉 鉄, Higa Tetsu)
Voiced by: Yamato Kinjo
Suzu Higa (比嘉 すず, Higa Suzu)
Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro
Naoya Higa (比嘉 なおや, Higa Naoya)
Voiced by: Risa Tsumugi
Sachiko Kyan (喜屋武 幸子, Kyan Sachiko)
Voiced by: Yūko Gibu




Media






= 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. The first volume was released on July 9, 2020. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of February 8, 2024.




= Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on July 3, 2023. 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. The series is set to be narrated by Tarusuke Shingaki. It is scheduled to premiere in January 2025 on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is "Dai Dai Daisuki" (大大大好き, lit. "I Really, Really Love You") performed by Okinawan band HY. Crunchyroll is set to stream the series.




References






External links


Official manga website (in Japanese)
Official anime website (in Japanese)
Okitsura (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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