Love_Kome:_We_Love_Rice
Love Kome
Japanese anime television series
Love Kome: We Love Rice (Japanese: ラブ米 -WE LOVE RICE-, Hepburn: Rabu Kome: We Love Rice) is a Japanese anime television series animated by Encourage Films. The series premiered it first season on April 5, 2017, with the second season started airing on October 5, 2017.
| Love Kome: We Love Rice | |
Anime key visual | |
| ラブ米 -WE LOVE RICE- (Rabu Kome: We Love Rice) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Created by | Yuki Takabayashi |
| Manga | |
| Love Kome: Rice is Beautiful | |
| Published by | Comic Smart |
| Magazine | Ganma! |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | February 24, 2017 – July 28, 2017 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yuta Yamazaki |
| Produced by | Yoshitada Fukuhara |
| Written by | Takashi Ifukube |
| Music by | Plus Tsubasa |
| Studio | Encourage Films |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, GYT, RNC |
| Original run | April 5, 2017 – December 23, 2017 |
| Episodes | 24 (List of episodes) |
| Manga | |
| Comic Love Kome: The Rice Plant or the Seed | |
| Illustrated by | Levin Aoi |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Zero Sum |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 7, 2018 – August 16, 2019 |
Five rice-inspired students learn at the Kokuritsu Inaho Academy, a school on the verge of shutting down, and they form a new group called "Love Rice". The five handsome boys work hard in an attempt to supplant bread as the popular grain at the school, but their efforts are challenged by the new students form the "Love Rice" unit. They have to perform at the "Harvest Show", showing how delicious rice grains are.
Main characters
- Hikari Hino (ひのひかり)
- Voiced by: Mark Ishii[2]
- Nishiki Sasa (ささにしき)
- Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro[2]
- Bore Hitome (にこまる)
- Voiced by: Sousuke Souma[3]
- Komachi Akita (ひとめぼれ)
- Voiced by: Misae Komori[3]
- Maru Niko (あきたこまち)
- Voiced by: Nina Tamaki[3]
Supporting characters
- Ann (アン / ショート)
- Voiced by: Junya Enoki[4]
- Shock (ショック / ロール)
- Voiced by: Yuuto Suzuki[4]
- Carry (キャリー / ガトー)
- Voiced by: Genki Okawa[4]
- Shou (ショウ / こだわり熟成しょうゆこってりラーメン大盛り焦がし葱バター極太メンマ半熟煮卵金華豚の厚切りチャーシュー)
- Voiced by: Showtaro Morikubo[4]
- Oidemai (おいでまい)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[4]
Other characters
- Chinko Bōzu (Priest Chinko) (ちんこ坊主 (CB))
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[4]
- Mori no Kuma-san (Forest Bear) (もりのくまさん)
- Voiced by: Mafia Kajita[4]
- Mana-musume (まなむすめ)
- Voiced by: Natsuko Hara[4]
- Koshihikari (こしひかり)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[4]
- Kurowa (クロワ)
- Voiced by: Shūta Morishima[4]
- Koro-ane (コロ姐)
- Voiced by: Miho Masaka[4]
- Camembert (カマンベール)
- Voiced by: Hipoo[4]
- Gurumi (グル美)
- Voiced by: Saori Murakita[4]
- Guruko (グル子)
- Voiced by: Kaori Saitō[4]
- Gurue (グル江)
- Voiced by: Rico Sasaki[4]
Manga
A manga adaptation titled Love Kome: Rice is Beautiful launched on Comic Smart's free manga website Ganma!. A second manga by the series' character designer, Levin Aoi, titled Comic Love Kome: The Rice Plant or the Seed began running in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero Sum.[5]
Anime
The anime was announced at Tochigi TV's anime song event "Tochi Ani! Special Stage" on November 26, 2016, anthropomorphizing rice into schoolboys.[2] The series was directed by Takashi Horiuchi, and produced by Yoshitada Fukuhara. Takashi Ifukube wrote the scripts and Yuta Yamazaki served as series director respectively. Manga artist Levin Aoi designed the characters, with Tomoyo Sawada adapting the designs for the anime. Plus Tsubasa composed the music, Kogane Fusa was the sound director, and Toru Nakano was the sound producer. The series was planned by Yaoyorozu, with Encourage Films animating the series.[3] Crunchyroll had the license to stream the series worldwide outside of Asia.[6] The series began airing on April 5, 2017 on Tokyo MX and ran for 12 episodes.[7]
A second season was announced during a live stream event on June 30, 2017. It featured a returning staff. Encourage Films, which produced the first season, remained as the production studio, with all voice cast members reprising their roles from the anime.[8] Crunchyroll still streamed the season worldwide outside of Asia.[9]
Season 1 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Newest Crop of Students Is Here?" (Japanese: 新米生徒は粒ぞろい？) | April 5, 2017 (2017-04-05) |
| 2 | 2 | "Nikomaru Can't Keep Smiling" (Japanese: ニコニコ笑顔じゃいられない) | April 12, 2017 (2017-04-12) |
| 3 | 3 | "I've Had Enough of the Usual Rice Planting" (Japanese: 普通の田植えはもうあきた) | April 19, 2017 (2017-04-19) |
| 4 | 4 | "Love at First Sight with Hitomebore" (Japanese: そんなお前にひとめぼれ) | April 26, 2017 (2017-04-26) |
| 5 | 5 | "Sasanishiki is Going Home a Hero" (Japanese: 故郷に錦を飾るのだ) | May 3, 2017 (2017-05-03) |
| 6 | 6 | "Go, Yeast King" (Japanese: それゆけイーストキング) | May 10, 2017 (2017-05-10) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Sextuplets" (Japanese: 六つ子さん) | May 17, 2017 (2017-05-17) |
| 8 | 8 | "Say Mine! Koshihikari Shines" (Japanese: 腰が光ってSay Mine!) | May 24, 2017 (2017-05-24) |
| 9 | 9 | "Some Breads Are Just Indigestible" (Japanese: パンはパンでも食えないパン) | May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Culprit is Koro-nee" (Japanese: 犯人はコロ姐) | June 7, 2017 (2017-06-07) |
| 11 | 11 | "Chinkobozu Finally Has His Turn" (Japanese: やっと出たちんこ坊主) | June 14, 2017 (2017-06-14) |
| 12 | 12 | "Romantic Flight Toward Season 2" (Japanese: 二期へ浪漫飛行) | June 21, 2017 (2017-06-21) |
Season 2 (2017)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | "Our New Rival Is Noodles" (Japanese: 新しいライバルは麺) | October 7, 2017 (2017-10-07) |
| 2 | 14 | "Based on the Original Concept, Love Rice Is Really Meant to Be Aimed at Girls" (Japanese: 当初のコンセプトだとラブ米は一応女子向け) | October 14, 2017 (2017-10-14) |
| 3 | 15 | "School HarveStar Love Rice" (Japanese: スクールハーベスター・ラブライス) | October 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) |
| 4 | 16 | "The Legendary Six Rice Boys (Mixed Rice)" (Japanese: 幻の6人米（シックスライス）) | October 28, 2017 (2017-10-28) |
| 5 | 17 | "Weakling Rice" (Japanese: 弱虫ライス) | November 4, 2017 (2017-11-04) |
| 6 | 18 | "The Grain King" (Japanese: 穀☆物☆王) | November 11, 2017 (2017-11-11) |
| 7 | 19 | "Riceside Shakedown: the Movie" (Japanese: 踊り！炊き走査線 The Movie) | November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18) |
| 8 | 20 | "Love Rice Needs a Scolding!!" (Japanese: 怒られろラブライス!!) | November 25, 2017 (2017-11-25) |
| 9 | 21 | "Your Rice Name." (Japanese: 米の名は。) | December 2, 2017 (2017-12-02) |
| 10 | 22 | "Go Forth, CaKing!" (Japanese: それゆけ！ケーキング) | December 9, 2017 (2017-12-09) |
| 11 | 23 | "The Fake Sho Is Really a Carbohydrate-Free Diet" (Japanese: 偽ショウの正体は炭水化物抜きダイエット) | December 16, 2017 (2017-12-16) |
| 12 | 24 | "Romantic Flight Toward the Game" (Japanese: ゲームへの浪漫飛行) | December 23, 2017 (2017-12-23) |
Stage plays
The series received several stage plays in 2017 and 2018.[10]
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- Maki (May 1, 2017). "An anime comedy called Love Kome: We Love Rice might tell us more than we think". blogs.ubc.ca. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Loo, Egan (November 26, 2016). "Love Kome TV Anime Turns Rice Crops Into Schoolboys". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2017). "Love Kome: We Love Rice Original TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Ressler, Karen (February 22, 2017). "Love Kome Anime Casts Kenjiro Tsuda, Reveals Key Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 19, 2017). "Love Kome: We Love Rice Original TV Anime Gets Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Ressler, Karen (April 8, 2017). "Crunchyroll Streams Love Rice, More Ninja Girl & Samurai Master". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Sherman, Jennifer (March 10, 2017). "Love Kome Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 30, 2017). "Love Kome: We Love Rice Anime Gets 2nd Season in October". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Ressler, Karen (October 7, 2017). "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Love Rice 2 Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 22, 2017). "Love Rice Anime Gets Stage Play Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Love Rice (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Love Rice 2 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia