Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka?

Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka? (通常攻撃が全体攻撃で二回攻撃のお母さんは好きですか？, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?) also simply referred to as Okaa-san Online, is a Japanese light novel series written by Dachima Inaka and illustrated by Pochi Iida. It was published by Fujimi Shobo under its Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint from January 2017 to April 2020 for a total of eleven volumes. The story focuses on teenager Masato Oosuki's relationship with his mother Mamako as they are both transported to a fantasy world within an online game.

A manga adaptation by Meicha was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's digital manga magazine Young Ace Up from September 2017 to January 2021. Both the light novel and manga are licensed in North America by Yen Press. A RPG browser game based on the series was released in April 2017. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2019, with an original video animation (OVA) episode released in March 2020, the same month a collaborative study book was launched. The anime is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America.

Synopsis
What would you do if you got transported into a video game...with your mom?? That's the dilemma facing high schooler Masato Oosuki, who has been unwittingly thrown into an RPG world with his doting mother close behind as part of a secret government scheme. As an avid gamer, Masato is eager to show off his skills...but that's hard to do when your mom is an insanely overpowered, dual-wielding, multi-target specialist!

(Source: Yen Press)

Light Novel
Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? began as a light novel series written by Dachima Inaka, with illustrations provided by Pochi Iida. It started publication under Japanese publisher Fujimi Shobo's imprint Fujimi Fantasia Bunko, with the first volume released on January 20, 2017, while the last volume was released on April 17, 2020, making a total of 11 volumes published. During their panel at Sakura-Con on March 31, 2018, North American publisher Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for an English version, which was translated by Andrew Cunningham, and released from November 27, 2018 to November 16, 2021.

Japanese voice actress Ai Kayano provided the voice of Mamako Oosuki, the titular mother, in a series of promotions for Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?; Kayano would eventually reprise her role in the anime adaptation. As part of a promotional campaign for the series, Animate announced that they would give away a 16-page short story booklet to anyone who brought their mother to purchase one of the four winners of the 29th Fantasia Prizes.

Manga
A manga adaptation of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, written and illustrated by Meicha, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's digital manga magazine Young Ace Up from September 26, 2017 to January 18, 2021. The series was also serialized on Kadokawa's Comic Walker platform. Kadokawa Shoten has compiled the chapters into five individual tankōbon volumes, published from August 25, 2018 to February 4, 2021. The manga is also licensed in North America by Yen Press, with the first volume published on September 3, 2019, while the fifth and final volume will be released on December 14, 2021.

Related books

 * Dachima Inaka (supervisor) / Do You Love Your Mom? Production Committee (Supervision) / Junnosuke Hamasaki (English Supervision) "A book that reviews junior high school English with [Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki desu ka?]" KADOKAWA, March 28, 2020 Date release - ISBN 978-4-04-604615-4
 * A learning reference book based on anime. Comes with a bonus audio download of Ai Kayano (Mamako Oosuki).

Character
The heroine of this work and mother of Masato According to the author, she is "a heroine who loves you instead of being loved. She is "a mother who cannot let go of her children. Therefore, in order to push through her "selfishness as a mother," she exerts herself to such an extent that she overturns common sense in the work. According to her son, his favorite things are housework and bargain sales.

She has one of the most enormous breasts in the series, is very stylish, and looks very young at about 15 years old. However, she also has a mature side, such as the revealing design of her underwear and her generous heart. Masato says she is not his second wife, but his mother. In the comic book version, she is depicted in ordinary clothes and with a ponytail. The father lives alone, so the mother lives alone with the son. She is full of love and wants to let her son do whatever he wants to do. She calls Masato "Ma-kun," but he hates it. She herself knows that her son will not be a child forever, but she still tells Shirase that she wants him to be spoiled like he used to be.

In the "MMMMMMORPG," she can attack twice with her two swords, and she can destroy a group of monsters in an instant with her rock and water bullets. He can even use his mother's skills. However, she is not familiar with "game" concepts and promises, and she hoards skill points without assigning them ("points" are supposed to be saved). She is not aware of this and innocently wants to be praised by Shinjin. However, her physical abilities are not so good, and she was once easily captured by a group of goblins.

She is calm, but she is not willing to overlook those who would harm her son or give her a twisted upbringing, whether in another family or not, and this strong sense of justice was firmly passed down to her son. On the other hand, she is very vulnerable to fraud and psychological attacks using her son as a pretext. In volume 3, when Amante points out to her that "it is because of Mamako that Masato is not popular," she becomes depressed, but her son encourages her to get back on her feet. He is a bit of a natural, but he is not stupid or unobservant, and he is gradually understanding how to interact with his son. However, she is still unable to let go of her children and sneaks along with them when they go out somewhere alone.

In her work, she is popular with numerous heterosexuals (NPCs) who confess their feelings and favor her. She also has many scenes where her clothes are melted or she is entangled by tentacles. The Holy Sword of the Earth manifests a blade of rock, while the Holy Sword of the Ocean has the power to send countless water projectiles forward, giving it an extremely wide attack range. However, since the overall damage is divided by the number of enemies, the more enemies there are, the more damage is dispersed and the lower the power of the attack. Because of these mechanisms, sword attacks are not intended. It is unclear why the king is able to handle two legendary holy swords at the same time, as his comments on the matter are muddled. According to her husband, who appeared in volume 10, it is mentioned that before the start of the book, she called him crying, saying that she did not know how to treat her son. In volume 11, she confronts him as Mega Mamako in order to keep her son in the game world because she is worried that her relationship with Masato will return to normal. Author Dachima Inaka says that he made her a cheating character to emphasize her impact. In addition, Inaka says that she writes with an awareness of at least not making her a dislikable mother.

Concept and creation
The character of Mamako Oosuki made her debut appearance in the first volume of the light novel series Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, which was published on January 20, 2017. She is presented as the heroine and one of the main protagonists of the novels alongside her son Masato Oosuki. Mamako was created by Japanese writer Dachima Inaka, author of the series, while her basic design was provided by illustrator Pochi Iida. In April 2019, during an interview, when asked what led him to decide to use a mother as the protagonist of the series, Inaka admitted that he got the idea when he heard the word "mother" on TV. Inaka also commented that when writing the novels, he envisioned Mamako as a young and beautiful-looking mother who would constantly outshine her son with her abilities.

During an interview in May 2019, voice actress Ai Kayano, who provided the voice of Mamako in the anime adaptation of the series, said she is the type of character rarely seen in everyday life. Regarding Mamako's characterization, Kayano considered that she is a surprisingly strong person who has the "perfect body", which is accentuated in several scenes in the anime where she is seen naked, but does not feel embarrassed when people see her without clothes. Kayano also revealed that she believes it is common in light novels for the hero (Masato) and heroine (Mamako) to have a romantic relationship, but added that that kind of context does not apply to the series due to the mother-son relationship that the main characters have. In another interview, Kayano noted that Mamako's role in the novels is more like a "mascot-like existence" than a mother traveling with her child. Kayano also stated that, in acting as the character, she was always aware of Mamako's image, which, in Kayano's opinion, helped protect the character's humanity.

TV Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the "Fantasia Bunko Dai Kanshasai 2018" event on October 21, 2018. The series was directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki and written by Deko Akao, with animation by studio J.C.Staff. Yohei Yaegashi provided the series' character designs. Keiji Inai composed the music. It ran for 12 episodes from July 13 to September 28, 2019 on Tokyo MX and other channels. Spira Spica performed the series' opening theme song "Iya yo Iya yo Mosuki no Uchi", while Ai Kayano performed the series' ending theme song "Tsūjou Kōgeki ga Zentai Kōgeki de ni Kai Kōgeki Mama".


 * Staff
 * Original Author - Dachima Inaka
 * Original illustration - Pochi Iida
 * Director - Yoshiaki Iwasaki
 * Series Composition - Deko Akao
 * Character Design - Yohei Yaegashi
 * Prop Design - Hidefumi Kimura
 * Chief Animation Director - Yohei Yaegashi (Episode 1-Episode 4) → Mayumi Watanabe (Episode 5-Episode 13)
 * Color Design - Rumiko Suzuki
 * Art Setting - Maho Takahashi
 * Art Director - Eiji Iwase
 * Cinematographer - Akihiro Takahashi
 * Edit - Hitomi Sudo
 * Acoustic director - Takatoshi Hamano
 * Music - Keiji Iuchi
 * Music production - Aniplex
 * Music Producer - Nobuhiro Nakayama, Miho Matsumoto
 * Producers - Nobuhiro Nakayama, Takumi Morii, Yoshiyuki Shiotani, Tomoyuki Owada, Yuji Matsukura, Chihaya Imase, Masaru Takahashi, Toshiya Niikura, Hisanori Numano
 * Animation Producer - Shojiro Abe
 * 3DCG/Animation Production - JC STAFF
 * Production - Do You Love Your Mom? Production Committee (Aniplex, KADOKAWA, TOKYO MX, BS11, JC STAFF, KLab, Q-Tech, Contents Seed, Tiger's Hole)

An additional OVA episode is bundled with the series' sixth Blu-ray volume, which was released on March 25, 2020. Aniplex of America has licensed the series.

Web radio
A web radio show based on Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? and hosted by Ai Kayano was broadcast every Wednesday and Friday starting on June 5, 2019.

Game
The game I mentioned above is published in RPG Atsumar. The production was handled by Urufu, whose representative works include "Hamburger Great War" and "Kakumei Da! Yon!!. If it is heavy and does not move, it seems to be improved by turning off the battle effect from the option, but it seems that the operation is unstable from the beginning and saving frequently seems to be the trick to capture.

The battle format of the game is a gauge action type active time battle. It is set in the beginning to the middle of the original volume 1, and the battle with the giant slime is depicted. Also, Wise and Porter are set to be friends from the beginning.

Popularity
Prior to its print debut, Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? won the 29th annual Fantasia Grand Prize, an award given to novels published under the Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label. Within the first nine days of its release, the first volume of the series had sold over 12,889 copies. As of May 2017, the first two volumes had sold a combined 100,000 copies, while the series had over 800,000 copies in circulation as of December 2019. In 2019, as reported by Crunchyroll, the anime website Charapedia held a fan poll between June 6 and 19 to identify the most anticipated anime series of the 2019 summer season; Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? came in sixth place with 350 votes. The series has also inspired many memes on the internet.

Critical response
Reviewing the first two episodes of the anime, Steve Jones of Anime News Network gave the series a 3 out of 5 star rating, saying it "emerges as an odd beast to pin down", while also commenting that its comedy "[has] definitely been hitting more often than the average isekai", with Jones admitting he had fun watching the episodes. In another review, Jones remarked how he enjoyed the series mostly because of its fan service. He also stated, "Do You Love Your Mom continues to function as a reasonably amusing self-aware isekai romp with plenty of motherly cheesecake to titillate its audience, but in no way do I trust it to say anything meaningful about motherhood without tripping over itself." In a third review, Jones highlighted how the anime addresses real-life issues related to abusive parent-child relationships, as, according to him, "It's good to try and address abusive parenting."

Bipin Adhikari of Comic Book Resources expressed his opinion that the series is "as hysterical as the name suggests". The review anime website Beneath the Tangles wrote, "Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks? offers a fun play on the usual light novel shenanigans by saddling the hapless male protagonist with his doting mother. This does offer some amusing comedy. However, the [series] does also offer a nice glimpse at a deeper them of motherhood and managing the bond between a mother and a teenage child who's starting to want some independence."

Allen Moody of THEM Anime Reviews gave the anime a 2 out of 5 star rating, criticizing the series for its absurdly long title and dynamics between the characters.

External Link

 * Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka ー Official light novel website | Fantasia Bunko (in Japanese)
 * Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka ー Official manga website (in Japanese)
 * TV Anime "Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka" Official Website
 * TV Anime "Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka" Official (@okaasan_online) - Twitter
 * Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka ー Wikipedia  JP 
 * Tsuujou Kougeki ga Zentai Kougeki de Ni-kai Kougeki no Okaasan wa Suki Desu ka ー Wikipedia  EN 

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