"Eromanga Sensei" is a media mix work by Fushimi Tsukasa, the author of "My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute", and was broadcast as an anime in the spring of 2017. At the time of broadcast, it was one of the most popular anime of the spring of 2017, with the heroine "Izumi Sagiri" in particular being extremely popular. Sagiri has achieved a high status as a little sister character, but the main character "Izumi Masamune" is also a good older brother character. Here, we would like to introduce "Izumi Masamune", the main character of Eromanga Sensei and an up-and-coming light novel author.
[Eromanga Sensei] Izumi Masamune is a light novel author!
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The protagonist, Izumi Masamune, looks ordinary, but he is a talented individual who made his debut as a light novel writer as soon as he entered junior high school. His published work, "Reincarnation of Silver Wolf," sold over 200,000 copies, and he is a promising author whose future is sure to be exciting. He lost his mother when he was in elementary school, and then his stepmother, who remarried his father, also passed away along with his father. Since then, he has been living with his step-sister, Izumi Sagiri.
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Sagiri has shut herself in after her mother's death, and Masamune hasn't seen her for almost a year. It's a sad family. However, Masamune is a very positive, cheerful and kind boy, so he accepts Sagiri and is trying his best to live independently.
【Eromanga Sensei】Izumi Masamune and Sagiri reunite
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After finishing "Reincarnation of Silver Wolf", Masamune heard about the live stream of Eromanga Sensei, who drew the illustrations for "Reincarnation of Silver Wolf", from his childhood friend "Takasago Tomoe", and decided to watch the Eromanga Sensei live stream. However, there he could see the breakfast he had made for Sagiri in the background, and Masamune became convinced that Sagiri was equal to "Eromanga Sensei".
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The Eromanga Sensei live stream ended with great popularity, but Sagiri forgot to turn it off and started changing clothes. "At this rate, my sister's live changing will be broadcast to the whole world!" Masamune panicked and rushed to Sagiri's room to tell her that the power was still on. Then, when Sagiri comes out of her room, he meets her for the first time in about a year, and the two of them start interacting again.
[Eromanga Sensei] Izumi Masamune is devoted to Sagiri
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Masamune never blames Sagiri for not going to school, and of course doesn't think it's a good thing for her to stay at home, but he knows how hard it is for Sagiri, so he's desperately trying to do his best in her place by writing novels. He also puts up with Sagiri, who kicks the floor when she's hungry and begs for food, and even though Masamune himself doesn't have much free time, he's a good big brother.
【Eromanga Sensei】The relationship between Izumi Masamune and Takasago Chie
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Takasago Chie is the poster girl for "Takasago Bookstore" and loves reading light novels, so she seems to get along well with Masamune. Chie is the one who actively teases Masamune, but Masamune goes along with Chie's pace and they are good friends. Chie is cute, has big breasts, and is a nice girl, but she is not Masamune's type, so he doesn't seem to see her as a romantic interest. However, Chie does not seem to be completely uninterested in Masamune.
【Eromanga Sensei】The relationship between Izumi Masamune and Kamino Megumi
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Kamino Megumi is Sagiri's classmate, and she came all the way to the Izumi household to befriend Sagiri, who doesn't go to school. Though she was only 12 years old, she was a very cute girl and would make perverted remarks, making Masamune feel embarrassed. However, it was later revealed that Megumi was a naive girl. From then on, their positions settled down to equal levels. Masamune doesn't seem to dislike Megumi, who looks up to him as an older brother, and although Sagiri doesn't get along with her, he introduces her as a "good girl."
【Eromanga Sensei】The relationship between Izumi Masamune and Yamada Elf
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Yamada Elf is a super popular author who has sold 2 million copies, 10 times more than Masamune, and is a beautiful girl who is 14 years old, almost the same age as Masamune. With an arrogant personality that doesn't match her cute appearance, she often clashed with Masamune at first, but as they got to know each other, she came to understand Masamune well. Although Masamune is older, Elf is much more skilled as a writer, so Masamune often gets hints from Elf as a writer.
【Eromanga Sensei】The relationship between Izumi Masamune and Senju Muramasa
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Senju Muramasa is the third heroine in Eromanga Sensei after Sagiri and Elf, and is an overwhelmingly talented author with sales of 14.5 million copies. When they first met, she was hostile towards Masamune, but after she (intentionally?) let Masamune win at the Ranobe Ichi Martial Arts Tournament, they became good friends. She had feelings for Masamune and confessed her love to him, but he said no.
【Eromanga Sensei】Izumi Masamune's charm is his straightforwardness
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Masamune is popular with girls, but he looks ordinary. Even though there are more amazing writers around him, I think the reason he is so popular is because he is so straightforward in everything he does. Not only is he willing to work hard to support Sagiri (although Sagiri may be making more money from her illustrations), but he was also willing to fight Muramasa head-on, without any tricks, during the Light Novel Tournament, even though he is by far superior in ability. I'm sure he was attractive to girls.
【Eromanga Sensei】Izumi Masamune's voice actor is Matsuoka Yoshitsugu
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Izumi Masamune's voice actor is Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, who played the main character Kirito in Sword Art Online and Bell Cranel in Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Kirito and Bell were also calm characters when not fighting, but Matsuoka's gentle voice was the perfect fit for Masamune and he was a perfect fit for the role.
[Eromanga Sensei] What happened to Masamune and the heroines afterwards?
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The anime "Eromanga Sensei" ended beautifully, but there is still stock of the original work, so I would love to see it animated again and see the rest of the series. Eromanga Sensei's DVD sales were excellent, but it's a bit disappointing that the story's progression means that there may be little chance of a second season being made. However, I'm curious about what happens to Masamune and Sagiri afterwards, so I'd love to see more.
