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| Pretty cute first episode, basically serves as promotional material for Okinawa tourism which is cool because other than the US military bases and nice weather, I don’t know much about the place. BUT it’s kind of hard to root for a ship in a romcom when the two leads can’t understand one another 😭 like obviously the Okinawan accent gimmick is played up for laughs so the audience can learn about the culture, but I feel like it’ll get repetitive after a while. + Kana translating everything and can talk freely with the MC.. she’s clearly best girl here while the other girl is just a plot device for okinawan culture. We’ll see tho. Low expectations, but could be a turn your brain off and relax sort of thing. Sata Andagi kinda seem like beignets, I want some! |
Marinate1016Jan 4, 1:08 PM
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Here is one of Nagatoro and Senpai's daughters😅 . |
| So far this ended up surprosingly great, apart from the cool language lessons on the Okinawan dialect the romance seems like will be pretty good too. Hina doesn't seem to show much interest towards MC yet so I am rooting for Kana for now. |
| This was a rather cutesy first episode. I do find it charming to see how sweet Kana is in helping to translate Hina's dialect to Teruaki and the trio themselves are pretty entertaining all of the time. For me, I enjoyed the Sata Andagi segment the most, considering how every one at school, the neighbourhood and over towns all rallied together to have Teruaki eat the stuff. Honestly, I want to try it out myself! XD With the way this episode played out, I think this will make for a nice series to chill out with after a hard week of work. I doubt the score for this series will be high, but as long as it keeps me smiling with its cute shenanigans, then it has done its job perfectly. |
| That was surprisingly cute, funny, and wholesome. They managed to fit a lot of Okinawan culture lessons but made it all fun to learn. I'm only a little disappointed in the love triangle, the MC and Kana have way more chemistry, but this is only the first episode so who knows |
| not for me hard to focus on the subtitles and really follow the story the concept is not bad but not for me... |
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| where’s the US military bases |
| Moving to Okinawa from Tokyo's got to be quite the drastic change. The dialect really was quite unique. Pretty catchy OP. Having a friend that can help translate sure was useful. Higa being such a common family name sure can produce some awkward moments. Wow Nakamura sure walked right into that confession. But to think that her name and the honofic would have that kind of meaning though. It was amusing seeing Nakamura be treated that way by his classmates though. But man that was a terrifying amount of food he ended up with. As Opening ep's go this one defo takes the cake in being equally amusing and educational. |
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| This is one of the shows I was looking forward to the most after picking Winter 2025 shows, mainly because I loved Hokkaido Gals during last year’s winter season and this is another show focusing on a part of a Japan we’re not used to seeing, and so far I’m really liking it. Okinawa is among the parts of Japan I know the least about so all the information paired with funny bits is really hitting with me, I think the best parts were probably Teruaki accidentally causing a zombie apocalypse by calling Higa in a crowd of people (nice Zombieland Saga reference there too), and the last bit where Teruaki got more of the local cuisine than he could ever ask for lol. But there is an interesting thing with the main girls of the show, being Kyan and Higa, and it’s that despite Kyan being the main girl, Higa is absolutely winning the best girl role right now lol. She had so many cute moments with Teruaki in this first episode alone, and Kyan has basically just been her goofy self and using a ton of that “Uchinaaguchi” which Higa translated, i definitely think Kyan is fun but when it comes to romance I am especially liking Higa, I really like her design too. But I think it’s safe to say I’m gonna really enjoy this one, Millepensee seems to be doing a nice job so far too, I like the show’s unique look a lot. And that was also a very nice OP and ED, I think they may already be contenders for my favorites of the season, I especially loved the chill ED which reminded me of folk rock music. |
| teru stayed home the next day being sick also love the zombieland saga references |
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AkeZZZ said: This D&M Okinawa Juice can was probably modeled after an A&W rootbeer can. Fun fact: Okinawa is the only prefecture in Japan that still has A&W Restaurant. I knew that can looked familiar, I like A&W rootbeer myself, thanks for the info! |
| Zombieland Saga and Evangelion references in the first episode? oh yeah this show is going to be fire really like when a show highlights a prefecture that usually isn't in a lot of anime, like I did not know there was a whole separate language they spoke in Okinawa I just assumed they only had a different dialect; I am rooting for Kana though so it sucks knowing she probably isn't going to win |
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| ehhh idk about this, I figured it would be similar to Hokkaido Gals, but this seems more zany and somewhat overbearing. I'll give it a few more episodes, because Kana is really cute |
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| It's kinda lame, but it is wholesome? Almost like Okinawa propaganda too, I am enjoying it. Edit: there's a bunch of supporting character's seiyuu that are from Okinawa, but none of the MC's seiyuu are from Okinawa? |
curvedtreeJan 4, 6:24 PM
| Akari Kito speaking Okinawan language is super cute and funny. On this day and for twelve weeks my ears will be blessed <3. That said, Kana is absolutely adorable and best girl of this show. And possibly end game girl? Like, one would think it would be the typical love triangle but so far it feels like she'll be the main love interest... which would be great. Anyway, great start. Much better than I expected and looking forward to more. |
Reply to Shingster
Moving to Okinawa from Tokyo's got to be quite the drastic change. The dialect really was quite unique. Pretty catchy OP. Having a friend that can help translate sure was useful. Higa being such a common family name sure can produce some awkward moments. Wow Nakamura sure walked right into that confession. But to think that her name and the honofic would have that kind of meaning though. It was amusing seeing Nakamura be treated that way by his classmates though. But man that was a terrifying amount of food he ended up with. As Opening ep's go this one defo takes the cake in being equally amusing and educational.
| @Shingster It's Ryukyuan language propaganda, which nobody in Okinawa really speaks, only the elderly. Unless you go deep into the forest villages. |
LacingMasterJan 4, 6:16 PM
| Meh, the whole hook of this anime wore out after the first 10 minutes. Seems like it could be a cute show but what a pain to watch. Y’all have fun with this one. |
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This is more or less a promotional anime for Okinawa than a romcom, which is not a bad thing since there are a few anime that takes place in Okinawa. I think Harukana Receives takes place in Okinawa if I'm not mistaken. It is true that Okinawans have a separate culture since the small island of Okinawa is not connected to the mainland prefectures of Japan to a point where you have to take a ferry or a plane to get there. Right off the bat we have quite the love triangle between Teruaki, Hina, and Kana. Although Teruaki can barley understand Kana, Hina on the other hand speaks like a 70 year old Okinawan grandma with her super thick accent. The beaches of Okinawa always reminds me of Jamaica and I didn't know bullfighting is popular over there.
| @AddaeAkono The Kanata’s beach from Harukana Receive and the beach from the first episode where they met the bull was the same actual one, Gushikawa Beach. And looking at Kanata’s surname, it’s also Higa! |
何それ？意味分かんない  |
| Wow, 23 years later, more sata andagi.... |
| I was looking forward to this, but those CR sometimes-subs are tragic... would love for it to get a better treatment |
| Mangaka Egumi Sora's rom-com series may not be the first to be very specific to regionalized love (that goes to Kei Ikada's Dosanko Gal wa Namara Menkoi a.k.a Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!), but it's worth noting that this fresh trope is still something that's at least a shot. HY's OP, as well as every ending being Okinawa-related songs, it's decent. The new transfer student from Tokyo, Teruaki Nakamura, being enamored by the girl that he likes of Hina Kyan...there's only one problem: he doesn't understand her rather strong Okinawan accent with the Uchinagguchi dialect, and has to have her fellow friend of Kana Higa to help on just about every translation. The rather traumatizing Zombieland Saga apocalypse reference for Nakamura aside (since everyone is named the same), it would be better to call people by their first names instead, but it's clear that this embarrasses Kana quite the bit, and if mentioned in a certain way, would indicate certain things...like a confession as well. Despite the eloquence of the Uchinagguchi dialect, it's a lot of tongue-and-cheek when mentioning the meanings in Okainwan language, from the Mabuigumi (which is hitting very hard on the back), and having sada andagi (fried dough snack) which Nakamura's classmates are SO eager to show him what Okinawa is made of in terms of food, hence the Kamee Kamee Attack that's a form of welcome to anyone outside of the city itself. Even Kana also wants to give Nakamura her sada andagi, but couldn't pluck her courage to, until Hina comes along with her carefree spirit...to only be relegated as her own Kamee Kamee Attack lols. What a fierce premiere, Nakamura has a lot to contend to for this one... |
KANLen09Jan 4, 10:19 PM
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| This was quite entertaining to watch. There's a bit of information overload with the dialects and what they are but that's fine for me. I don't know what Sata Andaga is but it looks good and elicious and I wanted to try one now. Also, Kana is the best girl. |
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| I love the manga but the animation is horrible. Kana is so precious but she's fighting a losing battle. |
"Nobody could laugh at someone who's trying their hardest" -Machio- |
| So I watched it for the cute girls. Pretty good so far though I do not understand it much. |
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| Culture shock the anime. Pretty unique premise for a romcom and possibly love triangle already introduced early on. Quite funny but also educational on Okinawa's culture which is good. I should try to make that Sata Andagi recipe, it's looks quite easy to make. |
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| After Hokkaido gals, we now have Okinawan propaganda. So far, it's not too bad, but I'm going to prepare myself for the eventual heartbreak Kana will experience for not being the main heroine. |
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| Kana > Hina. MC, is... uninteresting. Still, I'm rooting for Kana's!!! I know that the main girl will be Hina in the end, unfortunately. This is not a spoiler and more of a guess and intuition. |
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
| So far, this is pretty much Hokkaido Gals but set in the southernmost prefecture of Japan instead of the northernmost. The sata andagi segment was the funniest, they included Evangelion references and Teruaki received a lifetime's supply of sata andagi. Osaka would love it. |
| Nice first episode. The Okinawa lore was quite intense plus Hina's Okinawan accent (subtitles) were hard to follow. Yup, I dig Kana. She's an adorable gal. I really want her to win but yea, we know Hina's gonna bag the W in the end.    |
| Let me guess, this whole time the main ship of the show was MC x Kana and not MC x Hina? |
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