The official website for the Shiotaiou no Satou-san ga Ore ni Dake Amai (The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me/塩対応の佐藤さんが俺にだけ甘い) TV anime has revealed a promotional video and a key visual, and confirmed that the show will premiere in October 2026.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrLNEbAko1w]
Yoshimura Fumihiro is directing the anime at Tezuka Productions, and the anime will star Ishibashi Hiiro as Sota Oshio and Itou Miku as Koharu Sato.
The anime is based on the Shiotaiou no Satou-san, Konomae Nanpa kara Tasukete kara Nanka Ore ni Dake Mechakucha Amakunai? (The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me/ 塩対応の佐藤さん、この前ナンパから助けてからなんか俺にだけメチャクチャ甘くない？) light novel series by Sawatari Kazama. Shogakukan published Sawatari’s first novel with illustrations by Achiki in December 2019. The series’s 12th novel was released in March 2026.
Tetsuyama Kaya started the manga adaptation in May 2020 on the Manga One, and Ura Sunday services titled Shiotaiou no Satou-san ga Ore ni Dake Amai @ comic. Shogakukan published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in September 2020, and the manga’s 10th volume in March 2026.
Shogakukan’s NOVELOUS app is releasing the novel series and manga adaptation in English under the name The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me.
The story follows Sota Oshio, who works as a waiter at a cafe. One day discovers that Koharu Sato, who is rumoured to be “the cold-hearted Sato-san,” is actually just shy and awkward. From there, the distance between the two of them gradually shrinks… This is a romantic comedy depicting the first love of two people who have unrequited feelings for each other.
