Shota Oni

Shota Oni
First tankōbon volume cover
ショタおに
GenreBoys' love
Manga
Written byMiyuki Nakayama
Published bySquare Enix
ImprintGangan Comics BLiss
MagazineGangan BLiss
Original runSeptember 1, 2021 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series
Ore to Yu Nii!
Directed byNoriko Hashimoto
Written byYuniko Ayana
Music by
StudioStudio Hibari
Original run January 2027 – scheduled

Shota Oni (ショタおに) is a Japanese boys' love manga series written and illustrated by Miyuki Nakayama. It began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic CMoa website under Square Enix's Gangan BLiss boy's love manga brand in September 2021. The story follows Tsubaki, a boy in elementary school who loves his teenage friend Yū. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Hibari, titled Ore to Yu Nii!, is set to premiere in January 2027.

Plot

Tsubaki, a 10-year-old fifth-grade student, is in love with his childhood friend and neighbor, Yu, who is seven years older than him. The manga follows Tsubaki, who aims to be big and cool, and Yu, who seems to be at the mercy of Tsubaki because of his love for him.

Characters

Tsubaki Sawashiro (沢城椿, Sawashiro Tsubaki)
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tokudome[1]
Yū Shimizu (清水悠, Shimizu Yū)
Voiced by: Shūichirō Umeda[1]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Miyuki Nakayama, Shota Oni began serialization on NTT Solmare's Comic CMoa website under Square Enix's Gangan BLiss boy's love manga brand on September 1, 2021.[2] Its chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes as of March 2026.[3]

No. Release date ISBN
1November 21, 2021[4]978-4-7575-7584-4
2June 22, 2022[5]978-4-7575-7980-4
3February 21, 2023[6][7]978-4-7575-8371-9
978-4-7575-8372-6 (SE)
4September 21, 2023[8][9]978-4-7575-8745-8
978-4-7575-8746-5 (SE)
5June 20, 2024[10]978-4-7575-9259-9
6March 22, 2025[11][12]978-4-7575-9756-3
978-4-7575-9757-0 (SE)
7March 21, 2026[3]978-4-301-00409-7

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced in the sixth volume of the manga released on March 22, 2025.[13] The adaptation was later confirmed to be a television series and was renamed Ore to Yu Nii! (俺と悠兄！; lit. 'Me and Older Brother Yu').[14] The series will be produced by Studio Hibari and directed by Noriko Hashimoto, with Yuniko Ayana handling series composition, Yumi Kuroiwa designing the characters, and Yukari Hashimoto and Ruka Kawada composing the music.[1] It is set to premiere in January 2027.[15]

Reception

The series won the award in the Best Next Generation (Newcomer) category in boy's love website Chil-Chil's BL Awards in 2022.[16]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 13, 2026). "Ore to Yu Nii! TV Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  2. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 1, 2021). "Square Enix Reveals New 'Gangan BLiss' Boys-Love Manga Label". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  3. 1 2 ショタおに 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ ショタおに 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  5. ↑ ショタおに 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  6. ↑ ショタおに 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  7. ↑ ショタおに 3 特装版 小冊子付き (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  8. ↑ ショタおに 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  9. ↑ ショタおに 4 特装版 小冊子付き (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  10. ↑ ショタおに 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  11. ↑ ショタおに 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ ショタおに 6 特装版 小冊子付き (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  13. ↑ Mateo, Alex (March 21, 2025). "Miyuki Nakayama's Shota x Oni BL Manga Gets Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  14. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 19, 2025). "Shota Oni Anime Confirmed as TV Anime With New Title Ore to Yu Nii!". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 19, 2025.
  15. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 21, 2026). "Ore to Yu Nii! TV Anime Debuts in January 2027, Reveals Teaser Promo Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 21, 2026.
  16. ↑ Morrissy, Kim (April 4, 2022). "Twittering Birds Never Fly, Lullaby of The Dawn Top 2022 BL Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
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