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OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying

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Okinawa Pref. Uruma City

©Egumi Sora, SHINCHOSHA / OKITSURA Project

OKITSURA: Fell in Love with an Okinawan Girl, but I Just Wish I Know What She’s Saying

Nakamura Teruaki, TēRū, who has transferred to a school in Okinawa, falls in love with his classmate Kyan Hina, HīNā.
Contrary to his expectation of a dreamy high school life, however, he cannot understand her Uchinaaguchi, an Okinawan dialect that she speaks just like a local in their seventies.
Higa Kana, KāNā, interprets what HīNā says for TēRū as needed, but actually, KāNā has one-sided feelings for TēRū and wants to get closer to him, although she acts cool in front of him.
For instance, when TēRū calls out 'Higa-san!' on his way to school, every single 'Higa' in the area snaps their head around at once, On this southern island so very different from Tokyo, a slightly strange, cross-cultural romance blossoms!
The opening theme song “Dai Dai Daisuki” performed by the Okinawa-band HY from Uruma City (the setting for the anime), features an upbeat melody played on the Sanshin. It blends Okinawa’s traditional instrument with a rock’n’-roll energy to create a cute, but slightly bittersweet, atmosphere.
It is one of the hottest coming-of-age anime songs.

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Uruma City is famous for “Kaichu Road,” one of the most scenic routes on Okinawa Island, the UNESCO World Heritage “Katsuren Castle Ruins,” and other historic sites dotted around the city. With rich traditions and culture such as Eisa and bullfighting, untouched nature and nostalgic landscape, Uruma creates an atmosphere of “authentic Okinawa.” “Gushikawa Beach” and its surrounding Aza Gushikawa area, appearing frequently in the anime, are the setting for the town where TēRū, Kyan and KāNā live. You can enjoy scenery just like in the anime at the residential area, the park, the bus stop, and other places in the city.

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