Introduction
Moving from Tokyo to Okinawa island, Teruaki "Teru" Nakamura unexpectedly falls in love with his outgoing classmate Hina Kyan, who readily ensures he feels included at his new high school. However, due to her strong local dialect, Teru often has a hard time understanding what Hina is saying. Even so, Hina continues to passionately explain the diverse Okinawan culture to him.
Fortunately for Teru, Hina's best friend Kana Higa is eager to help with translation and even offers to teach him useful words and phrases. Yet, Kana has her own reasons—she has developed a crush on Teru and uses this opportunity to talk to him. As Teru, Hina, and Kana spend more time together, unaware of one another's feelings, Teru learns more about his new home and enjoys the company of his friends.
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Audience reviews
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trtyIpl
It’s not A ROMCOM! It was like interesting fact about Okinawa, in YouTube you can found like this. Bro I watched just for Romance, and Hina winning heart of mc. Not for facts! I waited, waited watching and wishing there will be some Romance pls. And when it come to 11 ep, I was so happy that some characters development and romance developing too. BUT NOT. I mean you can watch like 3/4 episodes, and if you liked. Good keep watching. But If you liked romance part, not pls not do not watched, your going just wasted your time. About other parts, like ost is like okay, more like mid. Animation is good, liked. Overall is was not good, i watch in ongoing like 2/3 episodes I think. When I came to watch it full. 4/5 watched. 6-11 watched in 2x, and skipping some parts when they talking about Okinaw…
Read at the sourceAnimeExplorer21
Okitsura honestly caught me off guard in the best possible way.
I went into this anime expecting a simple romcom with a funny dialect gimmick, but somewhere along the way it became one of those shows that quietly settles into your heart and refuses to leave even after finishing it. It’s been days since I completed it and I still randomly think about the atmosphere of this series, the background music, the ocean breeze vibes, the silly misunderstandings, and those peaceful Okinawan sunsets.
What makes this anime special is that it never feels like it’s desperately trying to be different. The Okinawan dialect joke could’ve easily become repetitive after 2 or 3 episodes, but surprisingly it stayed funny the entire season because of how naturally the characters bounced off each other. Half t…
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Okitsura (Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru) – A Surprisingly Hilarious & Heartfelt Cultural Romcom
Okay, this anime is funny as hell.
I went into Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsurasugiru expecting a lightweight romcom, but what I got was a beautifully written, laugh-out-loud cultural deep dive—with a love triangle to boot!
The premise? A city boy from mainland Japan falls for a girl in Okinawa... only to find her dialect is so strong, he can barely understand her. Comedy gold, trust me. Add in another girl who also likes him, and boom—classic love triangle energy. But here’s the twist: unlike most anime that treat Okinawa like a fanservice-filled beach episode, this one actually explores the region.
We’re talking real cultural contrast: dialect c…
Read at the sourceChris194
A decent anime that people seem to miss the point of.
This show is a great way for people who are interested in going to Okinawa (or any of the other Okinawan islands) to learn about the culture and way of life there.
After spending the September before this show aired in Ishigaki, I can honestly say that this show gives some good first hand insight into the Okinawan way of life.
It is incredibly informative about the local culture, dialect, nature, festivals and other traditions/quirks that differ from mainland Japan.
The romance aspect of the show isn't anything particularly amazing and is really just a driving force in the background to keep the story going along smoothly.
>New guy transfers to the island, girl falls in love with him.
>The transfer student in order to impress the g…
Read at the sourceAsuken
Sometimes, an interesting, culturally complex world doesn’t need to be educed from the mind. The islands of Okinawa are strange and fascinating enough to mainland Japanese (and us gaijins) that inspiration can be taken from reality. However, this can be a problem. Be prepared: instead of the standard exposition you’d find in a fictional story, in OkiTsura, you’ll be inundated and interrupted by the overt narration of real-world facts; by subtitles that take up half the screen so poor old Takeshi in Tokyo can understand half the shit people say in this anime. But look at it from a different angle and you may find these aspects fun and educational.
This is a genuinely hilarious show. Admittedly, the premise is quite gimmicky and the writers really hammer that titular gimmick home, but only…
Read at the sourceTheSlyRomano
Okitsura is probably the most unique anime, It's essentially about an island in Japan called “Okinawa” and it centers around basically a kind of love triangle but never takes the dive to do anything with that and keeps the romance stuff to cute Flustered/Overthinking moments
This is normally not the show I'd ever sit down and watch but this still very much impressed me, The animation is surprising fantastic irritatingly me so (Keep in mind this is the same studio that made fucking Berserk 2016, I'm not kidding look it up)
The characters are cute, There isn't anything groundbreaking about them they remain in the realm of generic anime characters and somewhat interesting depending on what episode you are currently watching
This anime is also surprisingly educational and might be one of t…
Read at the sourceAutumnhaze7
This is just an advert for a prefecture in Japan. stretched into a 12 episode anime. No actual focus on story development. Just facts about Okinawa. Extremely dissapointing and boring season finale. Nothing had came out of anything. All the emotional or special moments were executed in a way where they don't actually have an impact on the story. In other words, just temporary moments with no value. Whenever an impactful scene is about to happen, it ALWAYS turns out to be some comedic red herring. The romance goes absolutely nowhere of course. It's just non stop teasing. I guess if you're into being edged then go for it.
SPOILER:
They really pranked us with the finale. They dragged out a seemingly story impacting development, only for it to be an unfunny red herring. All this anime car…
Read at the sourceKyou_Ryuu
I came for the romance, got fooled, but stayed for the Okinawan culture and the good vibes.
OkiTsura has no real plot, and the romantic premise is just an excuse to justify character interactions, but it's never developed. The series is episodic in nature, mostly a collection of trivia and fun facts about Okinawa and the Ryūkyū Islands (which sometimes might be slightly oversimplified, so be aware). Don't expect character growth or any progression in general, because there's none. We get just a glimpse in the last episode, but that's it.
The show for the most part is very formulaic: the MC gets involved in an everyday scenario with Hina, or Kana, or both, there's a misunderstanding due to the cultural gap since he is a main-island Japanese, that's cleared by one of the female leads and a…
Read at the sourceChuy_diazz
A promotional anime for the island of Okinawa that uses romance as a lure to attract more viewers.
Okitsura is an anime whose main attraction is short segments dedicated to exploring interesting facts about the small island of Okinawa. This formula, in 12 episodes, never becomes tiresome and works for most of the trivia. It's a story that draws you in interested in the possible romance, and you stay because you generate interest in the facts about Okinawa. While each segment follows a formula of having outsiders ask questions and receive an explanation, the anime often allows itself to be creative. It features many sketches that are quite funny, with characters portrayed as animals, professionals, and versions of an older Japan. This gives the story a certain level of freshness, so it nev…
Read at the sourceSpast1c
Okitsura: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She's Saying Is a very average Rom-Com that is worth a watch.
Just to note I will refer to the anime as Okitsura because the title is outrageously long. Okitsura is a very decent Rom com anime, Ill start off with talking about the comedy, The comedy in this anime is average, It's unlikely you will cry laughing or laugh alot at this anime but it certainly does have its moments. But this anime is more so an anime about every day Okinawan life rather than it being a romcom, Alot of the anime is spent experiencing parts of Okinawan culture, like Okinawan myths, Natural disasters ETC, With a side focus on the romantic connection between the male MC and Female MC'S.
Just to state again, The romance in this anime is Sub-…
Read at the sourceCynthesia
OkiTsura may not be a genre defining work but it manages to perfectly understand what makes a slice of life comedy show enjoyable. Featuring a nice warm (literally in this case) atmosphere and a fun cast of characters with good chemistry, throw in some trivia on a topic most people aren't well versed in and that's really all it takes to make a more than decent show. Luckily, OkiTsura makes sure to elevate these elements to the highest standard it's capable of and it makes for a really enjoyable experience.
The show is far more interested in Okinawa than it is about the romance aspect of things. While there are the standard romcom plot fake out developments that you'd expect, they're generally few and far between and it's much more interested in immersing the viewing in the community as a…
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Okitsura is perhaps the most innovative travel ad of all time. Why make YouTube videos or commercials promoting your island when you can make an anime with cute girls and romance? The island of Okinawa is one of the most interesting places on earth, but I knew relatively little about it coming into this other than the US military presence on the island. For 3 months this show served as a crash course in Okinawan culture and history and I can honestly say the propaganda worked on me, I want to visit! But equally impressive is how good the show is. It started out pretty slow to me, I didn’t really connect with the characters, but after 3-4 episodes and weekly doses of Kana I was hooked. It’s educational, wholesome and a genuinely fun time. It’s a bit frustrating to watch at times because the…
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