Nobuhiko Okamoto: a talented Japanese voice actor, Shogi Certificate 3rd class, and currently a BL manga author! On February 10, Okamoto’s BL one-shot manga “Boku no Kamikakushi” (My Spirited Away) debuted on Hakusensha’s Manga Park website and app. Mai Tomai drew the manga and Production Beijyu is in charge of the script.
Image via Manga Park Website
© Nobuhiko Okamoto, Mai Tomai, Production Beijyu, Hakusensha
Uzuki was a shy and crybaby boy. His only hero, who once helped him when he was bullied, was his childhood friend Haruto. But things have changed between them since they started high school. In an unfortunate incident, Uzuki and Haruto are kidnapped and forced to participate in a death game orchestrated by an anonymous mastermind.
The 50-page one-shot manga is available to read for free on the Manga Park website.
Okamoto’s BL one-shot “Boku no Kamikakushi” also came to life at the “Nobu Manga” portion of the “Nobuhiko Okamoto’s Oyatsu Time” event on February 10, when guests Takuya Eguchi (Spy×Family’s Loid Forger) and Kazuki Ura (BLUELOCK’s Yoichi Isagi) read the manga and portrayed Haruto and Uzuki, respectively. Oh, that must be a wonderful thing!
After the event, Okamoto posted a photo with Eguchi and Ura, thanking them for their perfect portrayal of the characters in his manga. Okamoto described Eguchi’s role as Haruto as “like the sun” and Ura’s dark voice as “perfect for the sick and pure Uzuki.”
キャラクターに生が宿る瞬間を味わえて感無量でした!
江口くんの太陽のようなハルト!
ショタボイス含めて貴重でひとり悦んでました(そしてこのポーズは一体…?)浦くんの影のある声も貴重で、病み純粋のウヅキにぴったりでした!
二人ともありがとう????✨#ボクの神隠し
#のぶおやつ pic.twitter.com/N0rwMpehdS— 岡本信彦 (@ok_nobuhiko) February 10, 2024
So far, Okamoto’s manga has received positive feedback from readers and who knows, we might get more than one one-shot in the future if all goes well.
Source: Manga Park website, Anime! Anime! (仲瀬 コウタロウ)