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Japanese light novel series

Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
First light novel volume cover featuring Sueharu Maru (left) and Kuroha Shida (right)
幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ(Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome)
Genre Romantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written by Shūichi Nimaru
Illustrated by Ui Shigure
Published by ASCII Media Works
Imprint Dengeki Bunko
Demographic Male
Original run June 8, 2019 – present
Volumes 12
Manga
Written by Shūichi Nimaru
Illustrated by Ryō Itō
Published by Media Factory
Magazine Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic Seinen
Original run November 27, 2019 – present
Volumes 6
Manga
Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome: Otonari no Yon-shimai ga Zettai ni Honobono suru Nichijō
Written by Shūichi Nimaru
Illustrated by Mutsumi Aoki
Published by Media Factory
Magazine Monthly Comic Alive
Demographic Seinen
Original run January 27, 2021 – present
Volumes 3
Anime television series
Directed by Takashi Naoya
Produced by Satoshi MotonagaAya IizukaYuuichirou KurokawaHajime KamataSoujirou ArimizuAkihihiro SotokawaYuuki UchiyamaTakahiro Hibino
Written by Yoriko Tomita
Music by Akiyoshi Yasuda
Studio Doga Kobo
Licensed by Crunchyroll SA/SEA: Muse Communication
Original network AT-X, SUN, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, BS11
English network SEA: Animax Asia
Original run April 14, 2021 – June 30, 2021
Episodes 12
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Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose (幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ, Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome, "A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose"), abbreviated as Osamake (おさまけ), is a Japanese romantic comedy light novel series written by Shūichi Nimaru and illustrated by Ui Shigure. A manga adaptation with art by Ryō Itō has been serialized in Media Factory's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive since November 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired from April to June 2021.

Sueharu Maru is a seventeen-year-old high school boy who has never had a girlfriend. He lives next door to his childhood friend Kuroha Shida, a small and cute Onee-san type of girl with an outgoing character. One day, Kuroha confesses to Sueharu, but he rejects her; Sueharu only has eyes for his first love, Shirokusa Kachi, who is a beautiful idol and an award-winning author in school. Shirokusa is indifferent to all boys in school but Sueharu, which makes Sueharu think that he might have a chance. When Sueharu decides to confess his feelings, he is devastated to find out that Shirokusa already has a boyfriend. Kuroha approaches Sueharu, offering to help him get revenge on Shirokusa and her boyfriend. However it turns out that Shirokusa also has feelings for Suehara.

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Sueharu Maru (丸 末晴, Maru Sueharu)

Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[1]

A former child actor. He is traumatized by his mother's death and quits acting at the peak of his fame, becoming a regular high school student at the beginning of the series. Despite his acting prowess, he is easy to read and is relatively naive when it comes to romance, making him highly susceptible to teasing by the opposite sex.

Kuroha Shida (志田 黒羽, Shida Kuroha)

Voiced by: Inori Minase[1]

Sueharu's childhood friend who lives next door to him. As the eldest of four sisters, she has a tendency to look after others and is socially adept. Although she wishes for Sueharu's happiness, she also knows him better than anyone else and doesn't hesitate to use that to her advantage.

Shirokusa Kachi (可知 白草, Kachi Shirokusa)

Voiced by: Ayane Sakura[1]

An award-winning novelist and Sueharu's first love. When Sueharu entered high school, he did not recognize her at first as she had a boyish appearance as a child. She is renowned as a "cool beauty" at school due to her fame, demeanor, intelligence, and looks. Despite being cold and aloof toward most of her male classmates, she acts friendly around Sueharu after he praises her writing.

Maria Momosaka (桃坂 真理愛, Momosaka Maria)

Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi[1]

A famous actress known for starring in the hit drama The Ideal Little Sister. Sueharu was assigned to be her mentor when he was a child actor, through which they developed a sibling-like relationship. She idolizes Sueharu and yearns for him to return to acting.

Tetsuhiko Kai (甲斐 哲彦, Kai Tetsuhiko)

Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[1]

Sueharu's close friend. He enjoys watching Sueharu react to various events and often orchestrates things behind the scenes.

Supporting characters

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Mitsuru Abe (阿部 充, Abe Mitsuru)

Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[2]

Shirokusa's fake boyfriend. He is a big fan of Sueharu when Sueharu was the child actor.

Meiko Mine (峰 芽衣子, Mine Meiko)

Voiced by: M.A.O

Shirokusa's close friend.

Soichiro Kachi (可知 総一郎, Kachi Soichiro)

Voiced by: Tetsu Inada

Shirokusa's father.

Rena Asagi (浅黄 玲菜, Asagi Rena)

Voiced by: Tomoyo Takayanagi[3]

A kouhai in Sueharu's school.

Midori Shida (志田 碧, Shida Midori)

Voiced by: Akane Fujita[3]

Kuroha's next younger sister. She is the tallest in four sisters of Shida family.

Aoi Shida (志田 蒼依, Shida Aoi)

Voiced by: Miyuri Shimabukuro[3]

Kuroha's second younger sister, Akane's elder twin sister.

Akane Shida (志田 朱音, Shida Akane)

Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka[3]

Kuroha's youngest sister, Aoi's younger twin sister.

Shion Ōragi (大良儀 紫苑, Ōragi Shion)

Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[3]

Shirokusa's maid who has lived with her family for years. Because of this, she and Shirokusa have a sister-like relationship. She is also classmates with Sueharu.

Shun Hardy (ハーディ・瞬, Hādi Shun)

Voiced by: Wataru Takagi

Eri Momosaka (桃坂 絵里, Momosaka Eri)

Voiced by: Minami Takahashi

The names of the characters are references to characters in Fire Emblem: for instance, Maru, Shida, Kachi, Kai and Maria are named after Marth, Sheeda, Catria, Cain and Maria respectively. The names of the female characters include colors: for instance, Kuroha (lit. "black feather/wing"), Shirokusa (lit. "white grass"), Momosaka (lit. "pink slope/hill"),[4] Asagi (lit. "pale/shallow yellow"), Midori (lit. "green"), Aoi (lit. "blue-i"), Akane (lit. "red sound") and Shion (lit. "purple garden").

The series is written by Shūichi Nimaru and illustrated by Ui Shigure. ASCII Media Works has begun publishing the series under their Dengeki Bunko imprint since June 2019. A total of twelve volumes have been released as of March 2024.

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 8, 2019[5] 978-4-04-912524-5
2 October 10, 2019[6] 978-4-04-912852-9
3 February 7, 2020[7] 978-4-04-912899-4
4 June 10, 2020[8] 978-4-04-913213-7
5 October 10, 2020[9] 978-4-04-913371-4
6 February 22, 2021[10][11] 978-4-04-913496-4 978-4-04-913497-1 (SE)
7 April 9, 2021[12] 978-4-04-913736-1
8 June 10, 2021[13] 978-4-04-913737-8
9 February 10, 2022[14] 978-4-04-913902-0
10 October 7, 2022[15] 978-4-04-914227-3
11 June 9, 2023[16] 978-4-04-914808-4
12 March 8, 2024[17] 978-4-04-915133-6

A manga adaptation by Ryō Itō began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive in November 2019, with six tankōbon volumes were published so far.

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 23, 2020[18] 978-4-04-064697-8
2 February 22, 2021[19][20] 978-4-04-680003-9 978-4-04-680004-6 (SE)
3 April 23, 2021[21] 978-4-04-680385-6
4 November 22, 2021[22] 978-4-04-680870-7
5 October 21, 2022[23] 978-4-04-681769-3
6 March 23, 2023[24] 978-4-04-682247-5
7 November 22, 2023[25] 978-4-04-682747-0

A spin-off manga series illustrated by Mutsumi Aoki titled Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come: Otonari no Yon-shimai ga Zettai ni Honobono suru Nichijō ("Daily Lives Where the Four-Sister Neighbour Absolutely Will Make You Warm") began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on January 27, 2021.[26] Three tankōbon volumes have been published so far.

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 21, 2021[27] 978-4-04-680386-3
2 February 22, 2022[28] 978-4-04-680869-1
3 March 23, 2023[29] 978-4-04-682248-2

An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 3, 2020.[1] The series was animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Takashi Naoya, with Yoriko Tomita handling series' composition. Naoya also designed the characters. It aired from April 14 to June 30, 2021, on AT-X and other channels.[30][31] Riko Azuna performed the series' opening theme song "Chance! & Revenge!", while Inori Minase and Ayane Sakura performed the series' ending theme song "Senryakuteki de Yosō Funō na Love Comedy no Ending Tema Kyoku" (lit. "An Ending Theme Song for a Tactically Unpredictable Romantic Comedy").[32] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[33] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia, and will stream it on their Muse Asia YouTube channel and Bilibili.[34] The series ran for 12 episodes.[35]

The light novel ranked fifth in 2020 in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category.[39]

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.[37]

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  7. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ２ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 2] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on November 3, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

  8. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ３ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 3] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

  9. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ４ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 4] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on March 30, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

  10. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ５ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 5] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on November 1, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

  11. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ６ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 6] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

  12. ^ "【ドラマCD付き特装版】幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ６" [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 6 drama CD special edition]. Dengeki Bunko (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on February 21, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.

  13. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ７ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 7] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

  14. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ８ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 8] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on June 15, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

  15. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ９ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 9] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.

  16. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ１０ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 10] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on October 21, 2022. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

  17. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ１１ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 11] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

  18. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ１２ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 12] (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

  19. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ１ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 1] (in Japanese). Media Factory. May 23, 2020. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2020.

  20. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ２ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 2]. Monthly Comic Alive (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

  21. ^ "【ドラマCD付き特装版】幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ２" [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 2 drama CD special edition] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved November 26, 2022.

  22. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ３ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 3] (in Japanese). Media Factory. April 23, 2021. Archived from the original on June 19, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

  23. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ４ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 4] (in Japanese). Media Factory. November 22, 2021. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.

  24. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ５ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 5] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved October 19, 2022.

  25. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ６ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 6] (in Japanese). Media Factory. March 23, 2023. Archived from the original on April 2, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.

  26. ^ 幼なじみが絶対に負けないラブコメ７ [A Romantic Comedy Where the Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose 7] (in Japanese). Media Factory. Archived from the original on November 9, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.

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