Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru

Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hōgen Sugite Tsurasugiru (沖縄で好きになった子が方言すぎてツラすぎる) 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)
 * A transfer student who moves in to Okinawa from Tokyo. He has a crush on Hina, but doesn't understand her Okinawan dialect.
 * 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)
 * A girl who speaks with an Okinawan dialect. She's also proficient with the Okinawan language.
 * A girl who speaks with an Okinawan dialect. She's also proficient with the Okinawan language.


 * Kana Higa (比嘉夏菜)
 * 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.
 * 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.


 * Oki Memo Shisha (沖メモシーサー)

Manga
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
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 will be narrated by Tarusuke Shingaki. It is set to premiere in January 2025, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is performed by Okinawan band HY.