The official website for the television anime Ore to Yu Nii! — based on Miyuki Nakayama‘s boys-love manga Shota x Oni (Shota Oni) — announced on Friday that the series’ two lead voice actors, Shinnosuke Tokudome and Shūichirō Umeda, will perform the ending theme song “Pure Heart Beat.”

Staff

Noriko Hashimoto (the Given movies, 2024) is directing the anime, with Yuniko Ayana (Given TV series, BanG Dream!) handling series composition. Studio Hibari is producing the animation.

Yumi Kuroiwa, who served as sub-character designer on HYPNOSISMIC -Division Rap Battle- Rhyme Anima PLUS, is designing the characters. Music is composed by Yukari Hashimoto (I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day, Mr. Osomatsu) and Ruka Kawada (Is the Order a Rabbit?, The Invisible Man and His Soon-to-Be Wife) under Pony Canyon.

Additional Staff

• Art Director: Hirofune Hane
• Color Design: Saki Tada
• Director of Photography: Sena Nakagawa
• Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera

Story

The series follows Tsubaki, an elementary school boy who is deeply in love with his childhood friend Yū, a high schooler. Despite Tsubaki’s feelings, Yū always treats him like a little kid — which only strengthens Tsubaki’s resolve: “I’ll grow up fast so I can make Yū happy!”

About the Manga

Nakayama, known for Blend S and Spirits & Cat Ears, launched the manga on the Comic CMOA website in September 2021 as part of the debut of Square Enix’s boys-love label “Gangan BLiss.” The series is also available on Manga UP!, ebookjapan, LINE Manga, and the Kindle Store. Square Enix released the seventh compiled volume on March 21.

The manga received the Best Next Generation (Newcomer) award at Chil-Chil‘s 13th annual BL Awards in 2022.