Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy

Alternate Titles
幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ
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Synopsis

Sueharu Maru is a 17-year-old second-year high school student who has never had a girlfriend. He lives next to his childhood friend Kuroha Shida, a cute girl with an older sister vibe. Kuroha has a thing for him and ends up confessing to him, but he rejects her. He’s hoping to win the heart of classmate Shirokusa Kachi, a beautiful girl and a successful novelist, whom he has been in love with since the winter of his first year in high school. However, he becomes dejected after confessing to her and finding out that she already has a boyfriend! But then Kuroha approaches him with an idea: to get revenge on them both!

Background

Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy began as a light novel series written by Shūichi Nimaru and illustrated by Ui Shigure that has been published under ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint since June 2019. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ryo Ito began serialization in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine in November 2019, and a spin-off manga titled Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Comedy: Otonari no Yon-shimai ga Zettai ni Honobono suru Nichijo illustrated by Mutsumi Aoki began serialization in Monthly Comic Alive in January 2021.

An anime adaptation was announced in October 2020. It is being directed by Takashi Naoya at Doga Kobo and features series composition by Yoriko Tomita, and character designs by Takashi Naoya, who is adapting Ui Shigure’s original designs for animation. The anime’s opening theme song is "Chance! & Revenge!" by Riko Azuna, and the ending theme song is "Senryakuteki de Yoso Funo na Love Comedy no Ending Theme Kyoku" by Inori Minase & Ayane Sakura. It will premiere in Japan on April 14, 2021 on AT-X, Sun TV, TV Tokyo, and other channels.

Characters

Sueharu Maru (Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka)
A second-year student at Hozumino Private High School and a former child actor. He quit acting at the height of his fame after being traumatized by his mother’s death. He has never had a girlfriend before and has been in love with his classmate Shirokusa since the winter of his first year. He is naive due to his inexperience in romance and is often teased by girls at school. He loses hope when he finds out that Shirokusa has a boyfriend, until Kuroha offers to help him get revenge.

Kuroha Shida (Voiced by: Inori Minase)
A second-year student at Hozumino Private High School and Sueharu’s childhood friend. She looks like a cute loli, but deep down she is a caring older sister type. She has great communication skills and is the most popular girl in her class.

Shirokusa Kachi (Voiced by: Ayane Sakura)
A second-year student at Hozumino Private High School and an award-winning novelist. She is idolized at school and also works as a magazine gravure model. She is Sueharu’s first love.

Maria Momosaka (Voiced by: Saori Onishi)
A first-year high school student and a famous young actress known for playing the lead role in the national hit drama The Ideal Little Sister. She used to be mentored by Sueharu and sees him as her brother. Despite her gentle personality and innocent appearance, she is quite the carnivore.

Tetsuhiko Kai (Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki)
A second-year student at Hozumino Private High School and a friend of Sueharu. Though he is good looking, he is treated like trash by the girls at school because of his scummy personality. He is a genius strategist.

Music

• Opening Theme Song: "Chance! & Revenge!" by Riko Azuna
• Ending Theme Song: "Senryakuteki de Yoso Funo na Love Comedy no Ending Theme Kyoku" by Inori Minase & Ayane Sakura

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• Original Creator: Shuichi Nimaru
• Original Character Design: Ui Shigure
• Director: Takashi Naoya
• Series Composition: Yoriko Tomita
• Character Design: Takashi Naoya
• Sub-Character Design: Atsushi Soga
• Animation Production: Doga Kobo