Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose author Shuichi Nimaru opened up about his dark experience after adapting the anime. In a post on With the support of a friend, I watched episodes 3 and 4 but gave up. I was in shock for 6 months and couldn't write, and often drank alcohol.”
Nimaru continued, “Volume 1 alone was republished 19 times in 22 months (54 times for all volumes), but was not republished for 3 years after the anime. I am still fighting to write better and perfect my work even though the level of damage and slander is painful!”
Immediately after the airing of the Osamake anime from April to June 2021, the original light novel series switched from regular publication at 1-4 month intervals to an 8 month gap from June 2021 to February 2021. 2022 with Episode 9. This is followed by 8 months between episode 9 and episode 10, episode 10 and episode 11, and 9 months between Episode 11 and the latest Episode 12, released on March 8, 2024.
Nimaru's admission was sparked by a fan who quoted his Twitter post My Senpai Is Annoying, which was adapted very well by comparison. Although both films were made by Doga Kobo, Nimaru said of the latter, “Wow, this opening is amazing! When I watched this drama, even though it was a story about a senior and an annoying junior in an office romance where dancing was not part of the plot, the OP had impressive moves than Osamake in choreography and CM production. I actually remember being surprised.”
The anime Doga Kobo Osamake, despite attracting many viewers (ranking in the top 3% of most viewed anime on MyAnimeList), proved to be quite unpopular with fans with a score of 6.1 on the site . Crunchyroll streamed the series and described it: “She just laughed at me. Her name is Kachi Shirakusa and she's even an award-winning high school girl writer! And she is so beautiful! I knew that she was completely out of my reach, an ordinary high school student named Sueharu Maru! But I think there's something there… No, there's definitely something there! Or so I thought… but Kachi has a boyfriend?!
Seeing me depressed, the friend from when we were kids who was cute, cheerful, and liked to take care of others, Shida Kuroha… who also seemed to have no hesitation in telling me that she liked me for some reason just suggested, 'Let's take revenge.' “
Source: Shuichi Nimaru via X (formerly Twitter)© 2021 Shuichi Nimaru/KADOKAWA/Osamake Anime Production Commission