Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Anime Reveals Second Main Trailer and New Cast Members

Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hogen Sugite Tsurasugiru (The Girl I Fell For in Okinawa Speaks in Difficult Dialect) anime revealed the second main trailer. Studio Millepensee is animating, and the anime is set to premiere in January 2025. Shin Itagaki is serving as chief director, with Shingo Tanabe as director.

They also announced 4 additional voice cast members, all of whom are from Okinawa! They include:

  • Yamato Kinjo as Tetsu Higa
  • Miyuri Shimabukuro as Suzu Higa
  • Risa Tsumugi as Naoya Higa
  • Yuko Gibu as Sachiko Kyan

You can see the new characters in the trailer below.

The anime revealed a new visual and teaser trailer in July, while the first main trailer came in August. Besides directing, Shin Itagaki and Shingo Tanabe are also in charge of supervising the script. Tomohiro Yoshida is the character designer, while Tomohisa Ishikawa, Yoshimi Katayama, and Ayano Kinjo are handling the music. The main voice cast for the anime includes:

  • Takeo Otsuka as Teruaki Nakamura
  • Akari Kito as Hina Kyan
  • Ai Fairouz as Kana Higa

Egumi Sora writes and illustrates the Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hogen Sugite Tsurasugiru manga series. It has been serialized on Shinchosha’s Kurage Bunch website since January 2020. The romantic comedy story follows Teruaki Nakamura as he transfers from Tokyo to Okinawa. He finds a girl that he likes, Hina Kyan, but he has a hard time understanding her Okinawan dialect. Kana Higa, who is Hina’s friend and secretly has a crush on Teruaki, helps him by translating the dialect for him.

Source: Official Website
© Egumi Sora, SHINCHOSHA / “Okitsura” Production Committee