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Sora Egumi

そら えぐみ

Sora Egumi

Pen Names: Sora Egumi（Pen name used as the author name for manga works）

Profile

Gender
Unknown
Nationality
Japan
Languages
Japanese
Residence History
Tokyo, Japan → Uruma, Okinawa, Japan

Career

Occupations
manga artist, author
Active Years
2019-

Awards

Okinawa Bookstore Award (Okinawa category, Runner-up)
2021
Work: The Girl I Fell for in Okinawa Speaks Too Much Dialect
Category: 沖縄部門
Organization: Okinawa Bookstore Award Committee
Result: 準大賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Girl I Fell for in Okinawa Speaks Too Much Dialect

2020 Seinen manga, romantic comedy

A youth romantic comedy centered on Teruaki Nakamura, who transfers from Tokyo to Okinawa, Hina Kyan who speaks deep Okinawan dialect, and Kana Higa who acts as interpreter — forming a love triangle woven with Okinawan dialect and local culture vignettes.

love triangleOkinawan culturedialect (Uchinaaguchi)youth
Adaptations
  • [TV anime] The Girl I Fell for in Okinawa Speaks Too Much Dialect / 田辺慎吾 (2025)

Bibliography

  • Volume 1 (Shinchosha, Bunch Comics) 2020-07-09 ISBN:978-4-10-772296-6
  • Volume 2 (Shinchosha) 2021-02-09 ISBN:978-4-10-772359-8
  • Volume 3 (Shinchosha) 2021-08-06 ISBN:978-4-10-772410-6
  • Volume 4 (Shinchosha) 2022-01-08 ISBN:978-4-10-772460-1
  • Volume 5 (Shinchosha) 2022-06-09 ISBN:978-4-10-772506-6
  • Volume 6 (Shinchosha) 2023-01-07 ISBN:978-4-10-772559-2
  • Volume 7 (Shinchosha) 2023-07-07 ISBN:978-4-10-772617-9
  • Volume 8 (Shinchosha) 2024-02-08 ISBN:978-4-10-772682-7
  • Volume 9 (Shinchosha) 2025-01-08 ISBN:978-4-10-772784-8
  • Volume 10 (Shinchosha) 2025-05-09 ISBN:978-4-10-772829-6

Adaptations

  • TV anime adaptation (Millepensee, aired 2025)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
light, fast-paced comedic stylelocalized depiction emphasizing dialect and regional culture
Recurring Motifs
Uchinaaguchi (Okinawan dialect)Okinawa 'everyday' gagslove trianglecommunity and family ties

Legacy

Starting as a social-media comic and growing into a commercial serialization, the work gained popularity—especially among younger readers—for its strong local flavor and character work. By 2025 cumulative print sales surpassed 500,000; the TV anime further raised national recognition.

In Popular Culture

  • Adapted into a TV anime in 2025; media mix includes theme songs, radio show, and hometown tax crowdfunding collaboration.

Quotes

  • A story about falling for a girl in Okinawa whose dialect is so strong I can't understand what she's saying.
    Source: Author's Twitter (original post/title) (2019)

Trivia

  • By May 2025 cumulative tankobon circulation exceeded 500,000 copies.
  • The author moved to Uruma, Okinawa in 2018 as part of background research for the work.
  • The series is commonly abbreviated as "Okitsura."