Okitsura

Some like it hot… and others like it cold. Whichever way you take your romantic-comedy anime, each extreme end of the climate spectrum are united in adoration for their respective regions.As such, following the premiere of OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying's anime adaptation earlier today in Japan, Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable! author Kai Ikada shared an official commemorative illustration featuring characters from both series.The anime adaptation of Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!

The official website for the upcoming winter 2025 TV anime OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying has announced that the anime's ending theme songs are sung by Akari Kito and Fairouz Ai, who are also cast as the two main heroines — Hina Kyan and Kana Higa.The two will cover famous songs by artists associated with Okinawa as the ending themes. The ending song for the anime's first episode will be a cover of "Shimanchu nu Takara," released in 2002 by BEGIN, a band from Ishigaki Island, Okinawa. More cover songs to be used in subsequent episodes will be announced as they become available.A CD album "OKITSURA Cover Songs" including the three ending songs and their solo and instrumental version will be available on February 12, 2025.

Ahead of a simulcast release on Crunchyroll, the official website and accounts for Okitsura today announced that the rom-com anime will air on Japanese television and streaming services from January 4, 2025 at 25:00 (effectively January 5 at 1:00).A brand-new trailer and key visual were also unveiled.Okitsura Trailer #3Okitsura Key Visual #2 The Okitsura anime's confirmed cast is as follows:Teruaki Nakamura voiced by Takeo OtsukaHina Kyan voiced by Akari KitoKana Higa voiced by Fairouz AiYae Agena voiced by Shino ShimojiTensuke Uema voiced by Shugo NakamuraIsao Shimoji voiced by Kentaro KumagaiTetsu Higa voiced by Yamato KinjoSuzu Higa voiced by Miyuri ShimabukuroNaoya Higa voiced by Risa TsumugiSachiko Kyan voiced by Yuko GibuOki Memo Shisha voiced by Etsuko KozakuraNarration by Tarusuke ShingakiBased on the web manga by Egumi Sora, Shingo Tanabe directs Okitsura under the supervision of Shin Itagaki at studio Millepensee, with the pair also responsible for series composition. Tomohiro Yoshida is providing the character designs, while Tomohisa Ishikawa, Yoshimi Katayama and Ayana Kinjo are in charge of music.Synopsis:I, Teruaki Nakamura, transferred to Okinawa and fell in love with a girl… but I can't understand her dialect. Thankfully, Higa-san is always helping me out with translations.A cross-cultural romance that's a wee-bit different…