Oresuki Explained

Oresuki
Ja Kanji:俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ
Ja Romaji:Ore wo Suki Nano wa Omae Dake ka yo
Type:light novel
Author:Rakuda
Illustrator:Buriki
Publisher:ASCII Media Works
Demographic:Male
Imprint:Dengeki Bunko
First:February 10, 2016
Last:January 8, 2022
Volumes:17
Type:manga
Author:Rakuda
Illustrator:Yū Ijima
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Shōnen Jump+
First:February 26, 2017
Last:August 23, 2020
Volumes:6
Type:tv series
Director:Noriaki Akitaya
Music:Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Studio:Connect
Network:Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, TVA, ytv
First:October 3, 2019
Last:December 26, 2019
Episodes:12 + OVA

Oresuki (俺好き), short for, is a Japanese harem–romantic comedy light novel series written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. ASCII Media Works published seventeen volumes from February 2016 to January 2022 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.

A manga adaptation with illustration by Yū Ijima was serialized via Shueisha's online manga app Shōnen Jump+ from February 2017 to August 2020. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Connect aired from October to December 2019. An OVA was released in September 2020.

Synopsis

See also: List of Oresuki characters. Oresuki revolves around Amatsuyu "Joro" Kisaragi, an ordinary high school student who is invited out alone by two beautiful girls: the upperclassman Sakura "Cosmos" Akino and his childhood friend Aoi "Himawari" Hinata. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. However, both Cosmos and Himawari confess to Joro that they like his best friend, Taiyо̄ "Sun-chan" Ōga, instead of him. He reluctantly agrees to help both girls pursue Sun-chan in the hope of dating the loser, only to suddenly be confessed to by the unremarkable bookworm Sumireko "Pansy" Sanshokuin, who is the girl Sun-chan is in love with.

Media

Light novel

Ore wo Suki Nano wa Omae Dake ka yo is written by Rakuda and illustrated by Buriki. ASCII Media Works published the first volume on February 10, 2016 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint.[1] The seventeenth and last volume was published on January 8, 2022.[2]

Manga

A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yū Ijima, was serialized on Shueisha's online manga app Shōnen Jump+ from February 26, 2017 to August 23, 2020.[3] [4] The manga was compiled into six tankōbon volumes.[5]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced at the "Dengeki Bunko 25th Anniversary Fall Dengeki Festival" event on October 7, 2018. The series was animated by Connect and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with Rakuda handling series composition, Shoko Takimoto designing the characters, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music.[6] The series aired from October 3 to December 26, 2019 on Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, TVA, and ytv.[7] Shuka Saitō performed the series' opening theme song "Papapa", while Haruka Tomatsu, Haruka Shiraishi, and Sachika Misawa performed the series' ending theme song "Hanakotoba".[8] [9] Aniplex of America licensed the series for distribution in English speaking regions, and streamed the series on Crunchyroll,[10] FunimationNow in North America and the United Kingdom,[11] HIDIVE in North America,[12] and AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[13] An OVA was set to premiere on May 23, 2020,[14] [15] but was delayed to September 2, 2020.[16]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ. Dengeki Bunko. May 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ. Dengeki Bunko. August 16, 2020.
  3. Web site: Kevin. Yuan. Asato Mizu, Kaito Launch Manga on Shonen Jump+ App. Anime News Network. January 23, 2017. October 7, 2018.
  4. Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Manga Ends on August 23 . Anime News Network . July 26, 2020 . July 26, 2020.
  5. Web site: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ. Shueisha. April 4, 2020. ja.
  6. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae Dake ka yo Light Novels Get TV Anime. Anime News Network. October 7, 2018. October 7, 2018.
  7. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae Dake ka yo Anime Reveals October Premiere. Anime News Network. May 9, 2019. May 9, 2019.
  8. Web site: Alex. Mateo. Ore wo Suki na no wa Omae Dake ka yo Anime Reveals Cast, Video, Theme Songs, October 2 Premiere. Anime News Network. August 26, 2019. August 26, 2019.
  9. Web site: 秋アニメ『俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ』TOKYO MXほかにて10月2日放送開始! 三澤紗千香さん&鷲崎健さんによる公式ラジオ番組配信決定!. Animate Times. August 26, 2019. August 26, 2019. ja.
  10. Web site: Crunchyroll Streams ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me? Anime. Antonio Pineda. Rafael. October 1, 2019. Anime News Network. October 3, 2019.
  11. Web site: ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Anime's English-subtitled Trailer Reveals Funimation Streaming. Sherman. Jennifer. October 1, 2019. Anime News Network. October 3, 2019.
  12. Web site: HIDIVE FALLS HARD FOR "ORESUKI ARE YOU THE ONLY ONE WHO LOVES ME?". October 2, 2019. HIDIVE. October 3, 2019.
  13. Web site: Get ready to Fall In Love with Our Massive October 2019 Simulcast Lineup!. Fulker. Kerrie. September 30, 2019. AnimeLab. October 3, 2019. October 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191004220727/https://www.animelab.com/blog/get-ready-to-fall-in-love-with-our-massive-october-2019-simulcast-lineup/. dead.
  14. Web site: Jennifer. Sherman. ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Gets OVA in Early Summer 2020. Anime News Network. December 25, 2019. December 25, 2019.
  15. Web site: Egan. Loo. ORESUKI: Are you the only one who loves me? Original Video Anime's Promo Unveils May 23 Release. Anime News Network. March 21, 2020. March 22, 2020.
  16. Web site: OVA「俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ~俺たちのゲームセット~」BDDVD発売日決定!. Kadokawa Corporation. June 24, 2020. ja . June 10, 2020.
  17. Web site: STORY. ore.ski. October 2, 2019. ja.
  18. Web site: 俺を好きなのはお前だけかよ. Tokyo MX. August 16, 2020. August 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805172647/https://s.mxtv.jp/anime/oresuki/. dead.