This announcement is unexpected, but the premise is pretty interesting.
Summary:
A recent poster for Nakayoshi shoujo manga magazine teased an anime adaptation for Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.
The manga takes place during a pandemic in 2020, which is the first time we’ll get a direct reference to COVID-19 in an anime premise.
This might be a sign of revival of interest in shoujo anime.
A recent X (formerly Twitter) post by the artist group CLAMP shows the cover for the new volume of Nakayoshi (a shoujo manga magazine). One interesting thing about it is that it mentions a TV anime for KoiShima — which is the short name for Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Douse, Koishite Shimaunda).
This announcement came out pretty much out of nowhere — so what are fans supposed to expect, exactly?
You probably haven’t heard about it
The manga is pretty unknown — and although it is officially licensed in the West, doesn’t seem to have a huge following. That said, more shoujo romance adaptations are always welcome, and this one seems to lean more into the reverse harem genre. However, perhaps the most curious part about KoiShima is its premise.
KoiShima begins and takes place during an unnamed pandemic of the year 2020. The story goes on from there, and seems to be more or less a standard love triangle setup at first — but the part that fans noticed is that this manga makes a direct reference to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An anime that directly mentions COVID-19
Would it be the first anime to approach the COVID-19 pandemic? Certainly not. Many gag comedy anime included jokes about it before, such as Gintama and Osomatsu-san.
Some fans also remember the infamous “social distancing” line from Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen). To be fair, that one is more of a translation liberty, as the original dialogue does not mention COVID at all.
KoiShima is certainly going to be the first anime to incorporate the pandemic as a serious part of its premise and not just as a joke, though.
Some argue that Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is also an anime that involves the COVID-19 pandemic, but the manga actually came out in 2018. Besides, a zombie apocalypse is slightly different.
What this announcement might mean
The unusual premise for KoiShima gives fans hope it might be unique enough to attract attention. Each year, we get more anime that reference recent events — and this is just another example of that.
Some fans also feel like this announcement indicates the return of shoujo anime. With how popular A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren) is this season, this is a very plausible idea — and we hope it turns out to be true.
This announcement is unexpected, but the premise is pretty interesting.
Summary:
A recent poster for Nakayoshi shoujo manga magazine teased an anime adaptation for Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You.
The manga takes place during a pandemic in 2020, which is the first time we’ll get a direct reference to COVID-19 in an anime premise.
This might be a sign of revival of interest in shoujo anime.
A recent X (formerly Twitter) post by the artist group CLAMP shows the cover for the new volume of Nakayoshi (a shoujo manga magazine). One interesting thing about it is that it mentions a TV anime for KoiShima — which is the short name for Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You (Douse, Koishite Shimaunda).
This announcement came out pretty much out of nowhere — so what are fans supposed to expect, exactly?
You probably haven’t heard about it
The manga is pretty unknown — and although it is officially licensed in the West, doesn’t seem to have a huge following. That said, more shoujo romance adaptations are always welcome, and this one seems to lean more into the reverse harem genre. However, perhaps the most curious part about KoiShima is its premise.
KoiShima begins and takes place during an unnamed pandemic of the year 2020. The story goes on from there, and seems to be more or less a standard love triangle setup at first — but the part that fans noticed is that this manga makes a direct reference to the COVID-19 pandemic.
An anime that directly mentions COVID-19
Would it be the first anime to approach the COVID-19 pandemic? Certainly not. Many gag comedy anime included jokes about it before, such as Gintama and Osomatsu-san.
Some fans also remember the infamous “social distancing” line from Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen). To be fair, that one is more of a translation liberty, as the original dialogue does not mention COVID at all.
KoiShima is certainly going to be the first anime to incorporate the pandemic as a serious part of its premise and not just as a joke, though.
Some argue that Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is also an anime that involves the COVID-19 pandemic, but the manga actually came out in 2018. Besides, a zombie apocalypse is slightly different.
What this announcement might mean
The unusual premise for KoiShima gives fans hope it might be unique enough to attract attention. Each year, we get more anime that reference recent events — and this is just another example of that.
Some fans also feel like this announcement indicates the return of shoujo anime. With how popular A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren) is this season, this is a very plausible idea — and we hope it turns out to be true.
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