#Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome Light Novels Get Anime Adaptation For April

An anime adaptation of the Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome (“The Love Comedy Where The Childhood Friend Absolutely Will Not Lose”) light novel series has been announced. 

A teaser trailer for Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome and an illustration by the light novels’ illustrator to commemorate the anime’s announcement were also released. The anime is slated to premiere in April. 

The staff includes Takashi Naoya (Val x Love director) as director and character designer,  Yoriko Tomita (Happy-Go-Lucky Days scriptwriter) as series composer, and Atsushi Soga (Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater chief animation director) as sub character designer. Doga Kobo is in charge of the animation production.  

Meanwhile, the cast includes Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (The Quintessential Quintuplets) as Sueharu Maru, Inori Minase (Is the Order a Rabbit? BLOOM) as Kuruha Shida, Ayane Sakura (The Quintessential Quintuplets) as Shirokusa Kachi, Saori Oonishi (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 2) as Maria Momosaka, and Nobunaga Shimazaki (Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare) as Tetsuhiko Kai. 

The Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Rabu Kome light novels are written by Shuuichi Nimaru and illustrated by Shigureui. The first volume was published in 2019, and the fifth and latest volume was published in October 2020. A manga adaptation began in May 2020. 

The story follows Suehara Maru, who is in love with the school idol Shirokusa Kachi. When Suehara hears that Shirokusa has a boyfriend, he becomes dejected. This prompts Suehara’s childhood friend Kuroha, who seems to like him, to suggest that they take revenge.