“Rejected by first love, Sueharu teams with childhood friend Kuroha for revenge romance.”
Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
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Synopsis
Rejected by first love, Sueharu teams with childhood friend Kuroha for revenge romance.
Sueharu Maru is childhood best friends with one of Hozumino High School's most popular girls, Kuroha Shida. Cute, outgoing, and affectionate, Kuroha is the perfect older sister type. She has boys constantly begging at her feet to be with her. Yet, when she confesses to Sueharu one day, he immediately rejects her; he just can't think of her in that way! Besides, he already has his sights set on his first love—school idol and renowned author Shirokusa Kachi. Sueharu believes that he has a chance with Kachi after one fateful meeting, but soon, he finds out that Kachi has a boyfriend! With his dreams now shattered, Sueharu agonizes over what could have been. That is, until Kuroha approaches him with a proposal: "let's get revenge."
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 56 sampled reviews
What 56 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.25 · split reception
4.9 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 2.9
↓ 2.07
Running avg · May 2021 → Mar 2025
- 10 “This is one of the best harem-romance anime out there, with amazing animation, an ecstatic story, solid character development, and perfect backstory integration that makes every character aware of...”
- 7 “The story and characters are interesting and kawaii, loaded with enjoyable fan service and jokes, while the MC’s honest yet situation-neutralizing personality wins fans. However, the dance...”
- 7 “The anime in itself isn't bad. The story is generic, but it is a Romcom & slice of Life. Also this is obviously a story about hilarious misunderstandings that should't be taken seriously. GAMERS!...”
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- Format 12 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 36m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2021 – Jun 2021 Spring 2021
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-16898 catalog
Produced by
- AT-X Producer
- Delfi Sound Producer
- Sun TV Producer
- Kadokawa Producer