The staff of Ore to Yu Nii! (Me and Older Brother Yu), the anime adaptation of Miyuki Nakayama’s boys love manga Shota x Oni, has confirmed that main cast members Shinnosuke Tokudome (voice of Tsubaki) and Shūichirō Umeda (voice of Yū) will perform the ending theme song “Pure Heart Beat.” A new key visual for the ending theme song was also revealed.
Ore to Yu Nii! premieres in January 2027.
Noriko Hashimoto directs the new anime series, and Yuniko Ayana is overseeing the series scripts. Studio Hibari is animating the series, Yumi Kuroiwa is designing the characters, and Yukari Hashimoto and Ruka Kawada are composing the music.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Hirofune Hane
- Color Design: Saki Tada
- Director of Photography: Sena Nakagawa
- Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Nakayama released the Shota X Oni manga on the Comic CMOA website as part of the launch for Square Enix’s boys-love manga label “Gangan BLiss” in September 2021. At the 13th annual Boys-Love Awards presented by Chil-Chil, the manga won Best Next Generation (Newcomer).
Square Enix publishes the manga series in print, and the series is also available on Manga UP!, ebookjapan, LINE Manga, and the Kindle Store.
Here’s an overview of the series via MyAnimeList:
Elementary schooler Tsubaki is head over heels for his childhood friend, Yuu, a gentle and easygoing high schooler.
Though Yuu always treats him with care, he can’t help but see Tsubaki as just a kid. But Tsubaki is determined—”I’ll grow up fast and make Yuu-nii happy!”
With youthful determination and an earnest heart, Tsubaki’s love story is just beginning—a heartfelt tale of innocence, admiration, and the bonds that grow over time.
