Oretama

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Synonyms: Ore Tama, My Balls

Japanese: オレたま

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 6

Chapters: 41

Status: Finished

Published: Nov 3, 2006 to Apr 2, 2010

Genres: Comedy, Romance, Ecchi

Theme: Mythology

Demographic: Seinen

Serialization: Young Animal Arashi

Authors: Harada, Shigemitsu (Story), Seguchi, Takahiro (Art)

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Ranked: #3891²

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MangaYoung Animal ArashiHarada, Shigemitsu (Story), Seguchi, Takahiro (Art)

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After a night of drunken revelry, 19-year-old Kouta Satou decides to relieve himself near a seemingly secluded temple. Meanwhile, an angel is attempting to seal the queen of the underworld into a holy ball with his bow. Unfortunately, he misfires, trapping her instead inside of Kouta's unwitting balls. The angel departs, leaving Kouta a dire warning: if he fails to resist ejaculating before the end of the month, the queen will be released and mark the end of the world.

For the lustful Kouta, such a commitment is easier said than done; on top of using any means necessary to resist temptation, he must also guard himself from advances made by Elyse, a lesser devil who would resort to drastic measures to free her queen. In Oretama, the fate of the entire world rests upon the improbability of one man's chastity.

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Note: There are five specials: Extra Ball 1-3 and Special Ball 1 & 2 are coupled with the tankoubon releases.

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Oretama was published in Italian by Magic Press from November 30, 2013 to November 22, 2014.

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Elyse

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Satou, Kouta

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Aizawa, Minayo

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Irene

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Satan

Supporting

Marie

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Ares

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Emanniel

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Isabella

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Feb 15, 2008

41 of 41 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

Master10K (All reviews)

181 people found this review helpful

My Balls (Ore Tama) is a hilarious Mature, Ecchi, Romantic, Comedy with one of the most absurd plots I've come across in a non-H manga. Think 40 Days & 40 Nights through the mind of a perverted mangaka; where a being, not of this world, is accidentally sealed in a poor virgin's balls. Now the next time he ejaculates, within the current month, marks the end of the world. Can the whole of mankind be save through the abstinence of one man?

It is only by reading this manga that you'll be able to find the answer, but in the process of reading you will discover one absurdly funny story. Comedy is what it's all about and with a title like My Balls, you can assume that it'll be full off adult humour. Adult humour that will continuously push the boat, in providing comedy that is completely unheard of in manga, but on the other hand the story certainly isn't its strongest suite. With each chapter merely following the escapades of the protagonist (Kohta) and his companion (Elyse). This mainly comprises of a bunch of random events, mostly involving some demon spawn, attempting to release their Queen and these scenarios are loosely strung along to form a coherent story. Sure in most manga, having a weak storyline could prove detrimental to the plot but with a plot as absurd as "the Queen of Hell being sealed into a virgin's spunk cavern", then one can accept the lack of any in-depth, logical, story.

The virgin in question, Kohta, is the poor sod that has to endure all the perversion being force onto him. Due to the nature of the story, most readers would expect him to be an unlikeable, generic, guy; but on the contrary. He is not useless at all, like the pathetic virgins you typically find in ecchi, rom/coms and that's what makes him so damn funny to watch. His female companions may have personalities that follow the most generic of tropes, but they do offer just a lil something special that will make even their predictable actions seem amusing. To complete the cast are a number of other-worldly beings that have very little to do with any character development and are just there to serve the plot.

The artwork is just as good in serving that plot; especially in its portrayal of ecchi scenes and near pornographic sex acts. It is simple, yet very effective. The panels are also well organised and even with a lot of them, on a single page, it never gets messy... unless it's trying to be.

Overall My Balls is one of the funniest things I've ever read and by far the funniest, perverted manga ever created... and I've read a lot of those. However, with all its unadulterated humour, some can easily be turned off by how perverted it gets. For the guys & girls who don’t mind numerous reverse rape situations; will end up rolling on the floor laughing at the adult humour and in turn, be shocked by what this manga & its characters are capable of doing. Every chapter will provide something new to laugh about. It's a shame it had somewhat of a weak ending.

*Be warned, there's A LOT of sexual content.*

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Jul 4, 2015

41 of 41 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

zylee (All reviews)

19 people found this review helpful

One of those few ecchi manga that deserves to be read not just for its fanservice, but for its characters.

Condensed verion:

Why you may pick this up:
-Fanservice
-Elyse
-Interactions between characters
-Elyse X Kohta
-Interesting setup for plot

Why you may skip this:
-Heavy Fanservice (Arguable)
-Weak ending

Long version:

Story-7: There is actually a story, and it is OK, if somewhat lacking in the ending. MC is (another) useless bum who is hopeless in life. Then, in a freak accident, the Queen of terror becomes sealed inside his... balls. To prevent the end of days, he shall not come. Yes, the story is as weird as the title makes it out. As the story goes on, demons (who all happen to be female, for some reason, and yet this isn't a harem) attempt to seduce MC in an effort to make him release his load and finally have demonkind rule the world. No, you are not going to get an epic 'hero defeats the demon lord and saves the world' plotline from a title like 'My balls', but the story is serviceable, and gives many opportunities for ecchi scenes. Nothing special, if not creative, but it isn't bad either.

Characters-9: This is where, in my honest opinion, the manga really shines. We have the MC, Kohta Satou, the useless bum who destroys the world if he ejaculates, and one of the lesser demons sent to make him do just that, Elyse*. Kohta has a crush on his colleague, Minayo, but being the useless bum he is, he does not have the balls(?) to ask her out. As the story goes on, we see the MC try to hold it in as hordes of demon girls use an array of fetishes to get MC to blow his load and release their queen, while Elyse slowly falls in love with MC, and Kohta begins to make his move on Minayo. The chemistry between Kohta and Elyse is some of the best I have seen in ecchi romances. I genuinely felt the sparks fly between them, and I found myself rooting for Elyse even as Kohta progresses further with Minayo. Its one of the few reasons you may want to pick up this series. Well, that and maybe the ecchi.

*just going to rant about Elyse here. She is one of the most cutest, beloved, and most expressive tsundere pettanko i have seen in a long time. Every time she is with Kohta, there is never a dull moment, from scolding each other, to dates, to her crying when she sees her beloved Kohta enjoying sex with someone else and being unable to do anything about it. Ok, rant end, on with the review.

Art-8: its an ecchi series, so the art is usually good, by default. All the curves are there in the right places, and all the facial expressions complements the action going on. Characters are easily told apart, since all the different demons look like ecchi cosplayers.

Enjoyment-9: I came for the story, and stayed for the characters. I was expecting a typical harem romcom where MC is so dense it is unforgivable, and I will then default to admiring the ecchi that this manga is priding itself on. What I got was an MC that becomes more likeable and becomes aware of the girls' feelings, a lead female that is just downright enjoyable (see rant), and good fanservice in between.

Overall-8: If you want some quality fanservice with characters that are likeable, pick this up if you can get past the fanservice. The story is simple but doesn't commit any grave sins, but lets be honest, you are here for the ecchi and characters, not the story. IF you cannot handle fanservice, skip this, but only after reading through the first few chapters. It is entertaining, enjoyable and has memorable characters let down by an ending that doesn't do the romance between Elyse and Kohta enough justice.

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Oct 26, 2015

41 of 41 chapters read

Overall Rating: 8

Lemon_Grass (All reviews)

5 people found this review helpful

I was forced to read this manga or else spoilers for various anime would be have been dropped, but having said this... I really enjoyed this manga. It is the first one I have completed and although there is a lot of... (for lack of a better term) fan-service(??) once you get past that it really is enjoyable.

The plot at first sounds absurd but it really is funny and had me quite interested throughout - I really enjoyed the characters as all of them were extremely likeable and hilarious. Visually it is great (but have little point of reference) and I generally enjoyed this read more

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Jun 27, 2017

41 of 41 chapters read

Overall Rating: 9

ThirteenEleven (All reviews)

2 people found this review helpful

When looking at title, synopsis or score, Oretama doesn't look really tempting. I'm sure many people are turned off by those without giving this masterpiece a try. Mind you, I didn't use the word "masterpiece" in sarcastic way here.
In this review I'll try to explain Oretama's awesomeness!

Let's start with genres. It says "Comedy, Demons, Ecchi, Romance, Seinen" and Oretama delivers exactly that: it obviously has demons, very cute and satisfying romance, hardcore/borderline hentai ecchi, some of the best comedy I've seen in a manga so far and it all in enjoyable seinen setting that allows to push stuff further than shounens.
Despite absurd premise the story is really interesting. Saving world while trying not to cum for a month is sure different than usual world-saving settings, but it sure makes it easy to feel empathy towards protagonist and understand the feeling of pressure (both psychological and in his balls) he feels. Being first and foremost ecchi comedy, Oretama doesn't have (nor does it need) any overly deep stuff or mindblowing plot twists. It's simple, stupidly funny and damn erotic - exactly what it's supposed to be when you look at this title.

Characters are similar to story - simple but effective. They don't have some deep backstories or complicated personalities.
Main cast is pretty much what one would expect from such title: average protagonist and flat tsundere girl with pretty, somewhat airhead, girl in background. They aren't anything special but are nice to see and fit in their roles.
Then there are side characters. From old-fart angel, through last-boss queen of hell to monster-of-the-week demon girls that attack protagonist, they were all fun and enjoyable to see. Because of nature of this manga those random demons coming for Kohta's cum were important for comedic (and erotic) purposes and, despite some of them appearing only in one chapter, very memorable - actually the scene I find the most fun personally was with one of those side girls.

When it comes to art, Oretama shines where it matters - at ecchi scenes that is. Overall this manga isn't that pretty, but author really excels at drawing erotic stuff. Oretama could work better as fapping material than some hentai titles.

This manga was on top of my favourite list since i finished reading it. Now, after reading Oretama again, my opinion still stands: it's the most fun and one of the most erotic manga I know. Add to it engaging story, satisfying romance and very solid ending. Enjoyment-wise Oretama is simply flawless.
As long as you don't have problems with heavy ecchi, you should enjoy this manga.

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