ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?
ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?
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ORESUKI Are you the only one who loves me?

8.4
Yr 2019
Rt 24m
Status Ended
Animation Comedy Drama
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Series Brief

Overview

Kisaragi Amatsuyu is invited out alone by the cool beauty upperclassman Cosmos and his childhood friend Himawari. Expecting to hear their confessions, he triumphantly goes to meet each of them in turn. But Cosmos and Himawari both instead confess to Amatsuyu that they like his friend. Amatsuyu fights this lonely battle, but there is another girl who is looking at him. She is a gloomy girl with glasses and braids. Amatsuyu finds that he hates her, because she's always turning her sharp tongue only on him and finding enjoyment in his troubles. But it turns out that she's the only one who actually does like him.

Critical Reception

What critics are saying

Score 45 /100

Critical reception for ORESUKI is notably polarized, with viewers struggling to agree on its effectiveness as a satire. Some reviewers appreciate the show's departure from standard harem tropes, particularly the way it flips the script on the genre's protagonist archetypes.

However, detractors criticize the show for lacking a cohesive driving force, noting that conflicts often feel forced or disappear without meaningful resolution. While some find the subversion of genre expectations refreshing, others consider the writing to be fundamentally flawed and frustrating.

“It's a very pleasing switch from the usual form, where the main character of a harem anime bemoans constantly about all of the women in love with him.”

“The charm of Oresuki lies in satirizing the typical elements of harem anime that one is used to.”

“I honestly can’t tell you what the driving force behind this series is. All the conflict appears out of thin air and is resolved just as easily.”

Transmission Paths

Where to Watch

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Why fans love it

This 2019 anime leans into the tropes of school life and romance, yet it finds its footing by turning the expectations of the harem genre on their head. Rather than positioning the protagonist, voiced by Daiki Yamashita, as the effortless center of affection, the series delights in puncturing his ego. The comedy derives from the friction between his misguided arrogance and the chaotic reality of his social circle.

The narrative rhythm pivots on a specific brand of spiteful banter and shifting perspectives. By focusing on the contrast between the superficial appeal of popular classmates and the sharp-tongued outlier who actually pays attention to the lead, the show subverts standard romcom dynamics. It prioritizes cynical humor and layered deception over sincere courtship, creating a story where the characters are often as calculating as they are desperate for connection.

Production Board

Crew

Editor
Kentaro Tsubone
Storyboard Artist
Masahiro Shinohara Yūichi Abe Noriaki Akitaya
Animation Director
Hajime Yoshida Shouta Yoshida Koji Ogawa Shintaro Tsubota Ayako Karatani Yasuyuki Noda Toshiomi Iizumi
Director
Takayuki Chiba Yuya Horiuchi Daisuke Takashima
Color Designer
Ryoko Oka
Assistant Director
Geisei Morita
Key Animation
Masato Warashina Youko Kuboyama Kazuki Umeda Ryoto Kumata
Theme Song Performance
Shuka Saito
Music Producer
Masaharu Yamanouchi
Sound Director
Fumiyuki Go
Producer
Tomoyuki Ohwada Nobuhiro Nakayama Yuki Yamaoka
Supervising Animation Director
Shoko Takimoto
Director of Photography
Takeshi Hirooka
Original Music Composer
Yoshiaki Fujisawa
Series Director
Noriaki Akitaya
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Keyword Cloud

Keywords

high school harem romcom romance school life ecchi anime based on light novel
Technical Sheet

Details

First Aired
October 03, 2019
Status
Ended
Episode Runtime
24 minutes
Origin
JP
TMDB Votes
290