Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!

The story is a bit original, because this guy have to marry a girl who can accidentally be his younger sister. And lucky the protagonist isn't an mediocre idiot, but still not a Don Juan.The art is good so far as i saw, good quality.
Nothing to say about the music, not bad. You must watch if you like romance, and harem. it's quite enjoyable if you look for an "ecchi comedy romance". But don't be fool and don't look for a "Clannad" or "Death Note" in this anime.

Just plain trash just skip this.

The story could have been good. Its a interesting setup but it gets turned into a stupid clitche harem.

The dialogue is so bad that I actually have a hard time watching because it makes me feel embarrassed for the characters.

The storyline has no pace and is just random stuff coming out of nowhere.


I will admit tho the art and animation is pretty good but thats about the only good point.

Kono naka ni Hitori,
Unlike many other shows, the main character actually has to urgently get a wife which helps develop the plot unlike many other romance stories where the story gets no where. The twist is that he lost his childhood memories and he has a lost sister who is trying to marry him.

The main character seems like a really nice well rounded person as he is not too much of a pervert, loser or gets into too many accidents. However, as most characters do, he makes stupid decisons that piss people off. The people around him all seem to have their own unique personalities.

So far, it has been enjoyable without too uncomfortable or stupid moments.
Overall, i would give this show an 8 as it is nothing special but nothing bad either. If you watch it without expectations you'll probably enjoy the comedy and the progression of the plot. However, as most harems are, its not perfect but at least the story is going forward ( doesn't look like a back to where you started story). It's obvious that the main character does not do things the easy way or else there would be no plot and a simple resolution.

I would recommend people who enjoy nice romance anime to watch this. However it isn't a show for people who want a clever main character that uses strategy to solve his problems like code geass or death note

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(Previously on "WHO IS IMOUTO?”)

Shougo had just came back from his father's funeral. He had learned about his large inheritance, but in order to receive it, he must attend a school and get married to a lovely girl. But, one of the girls is his long-lost sister. Shougo, heir to the Mikadono Group, knew he didn't want to bone his sister, so he became a temporary Private Investigator, searching and uncovering the identity of his long-lost sister. Will he succeed? Or will he bone his sister?

With his naive, kind, and determined personality, he ventures forth into the unknown school called Miryuin Private Academy and searches for his sister. There, he encountered many women, like the blond, competitive princess Rinka, or the childish and quiet student council president Mana, or the mysterious witch girl. Every girl he encountered were suspicious and questionable. He needed an assistant and, thus, Ikusu, aka 'Mr. X', showed up. With 'Mr. X, as his partner, they followed up on some leads and would soon uncover the mystery. Or will they?

[Cue the CSI Theme Song: “Who are You” by The Who]

(On this Episode of "WHO IS IMOUTO?”)

Private Investigator Shougo has been, for three days, searching for the elusive Imouto. He has followed up on several leads, all of which had led to dead ends. As of now, there are five potential candidates, and they all seem very suspicious, as if they know who is the real “IMOUTO”, but refuse to tell him. He was getting desperate. He needed evidence, he needed some lead.

Just when he was at his wit’s end, Mr. X, his partner, burst through the door. She noticed his frustration and offered a suggestion.

She said, “Why don’t we do a DNA test? I’ll get the hair samples of all the candidates and then we can compare them with your hair.”

He had almost forgotten that Mr. X was a ninja in training, and it completely slipped his mind to use a DNA test. What a fool he was.

He said, “Your right! Why didn’t I think of that? Go get the samples, and then perform a DNA test.”

She complied and went out the front door.

[Several days later.]

The results were in, Shougo was holding a vanilla envelope, which contained the answers. He opened it and stared at the contents.

“My God”, he said, “This can’t be true!? Can it?”

“What? What happened? Who is it?” asked Mr. X.

“This girl. I…I was close to her…very close to her! And, yet, she’s my sister!”

“Tell me, who is it? Tell me!" she yelled.

He stuttered, “It’s…it’s…it’s…

*Tune in to next time on “WHO IS IMOUTO?”. Where we reveal the true “IMOUTO” or is it?*

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In my view people are underestimating this anime.

Recommend seeing 3 episodes before of drop the anime, mysteries begin starting the episodes 2~3.
Watch 3 episodes before of give the note for the anime please.

I must also say before that if you do not like animes with hot scenes that appear panties and etc. .. you should avoid this anime, although my goal here is to give you a chance to show.

For me, the author of this work is doing a very good job at getting to have both an anime thriller with a theme so simple, I see that many people did not understand the essence of the work (his main focus is the suspense, you should not expect he works upon the characters and how their feelings etc. ..) and I come here to try to convince people to give a chance to the anime.

Good talking a little anime itself.

He tells the story of a son of an owner of a large company who dies and leaves everything to his son but for him to assume the company he has to get married first, on the day of the funeral of his father appears a person saying his sister by (his father would have had her with another woman who is not the mother of the protagonist), the protagonist moves to a school after the death of his father to find a woman to marry, but before that he needs solve this mystery and find out who is his supposed sister by father (because he does not want to marry his sister.) The anime is totally focused on this mystery and to help in this development appears several other girls in the protagonist's life when he starts attend the college, the anime works fine its mystery story leading you to believe that is one of the girls and it's nothing you of a smack in the face and you already start to distrust another person holds the anime and you're wanting solve the mystery and find out who is the sister that, if you love to solve mysteries and uncover clues like a detective advise you to watch this anime.

Proof of it all, is one that appears 2 or 3 girls with the same cell that changes the voice, the question is which of the three who can be? Or is it someone else? Who supposedly said on the radio for the school Shougo (protagonist) who stop looking for her sister? Who was the girl who called him six hours every day? Whoever stole the phone of one of the girls who had thrown it in the trash? Whom is actually the person who helps Shougo and lives on his side?

That's just some of the mysteries that await you, who seek to be unraveled by someone!

How about you become a bit like detective?

Note: Since the goal of the anime is the suspenseful if I dwell too much on his description I could end up giving spoilers and many Eventually grace.

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History: 10
Suspense is the essence of this anime, and he is very well done in this part, as I said above still can not solve the mystery, and keep seeing the episodes to see if I can find any clues.He will play for one side to the other and making you believe a track that is not true and nothing you're already distrusting someone else (as I said above), every detail leaves you intrigued and each new track makes you seek links with other previous tracks to try to solve the mystery, it really is exciting in that respect.

Art: 9
The anime art is good, and very detailed, perhaps a bit too colorful and glossy, but you get used to it,scenarios are well made in every detail and the characters also has appearances quite pleasant with well defined traits.

Characters: 7
I think it might be one of the weaknesses of this work, I really think that it ta strong in its suspense because the characters do not make you like them, do not have a work upon the feelings of the characters, what they think, what they think, really the whole work is focused on suspense.

Sound: 7
The sound should be the weakest part of the anime, are not well placed, in the opening scene has a sound more or less, the closure is a bit better, if you expect an anime Kimi to Boku like that in my opinion has a fantastic sound and good choice of songs, Kono naka probably will not suit you.Some scenes even have music and they do not fit the times he has, but as the anime style is mystery, suspense think to understand a little of that side, the strong anime of this genre does not have to be sound (is how I see it)

Enjoyment: 7
The anime is fun and provide a sense of wondering what will happen next, if you expect an anime filled with comedy, comedy scenes without forced and more natural, you probably will not like this anime.Now if you expect that anime makes you actually engage with it, try to understand what goes into it, that detail is what this show is for you.

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Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru anime, like most recent animes, is an adaptation of its manga.

Story: Shougo Mikadono is the son of a famous business man that is left with a will which states that he will be the successor of the company also has to marry before graduating highschool. However his long lost sister, who keeps her identity anonymous, states that she will marry him. Of course incest is creepy shit, so Shougo wants to avoid this but the imouto (sister in japanese) will attend his highschool where she will try to make him fall in love with her. Remember he doesn't know who she is which poses a problem

This idea is actually pretty intresting but oh. my. god. it was poorly executed. Now you obviously know that the girls on the cover are part of Shougo's harem which means character development would be quite difficult. But its like the team barely put any effort at all. Based on the 1st episode a girl suddenly shows a romantic interest. Now this probably would send a message to the audience that "hey this girl seems to already have feelings already which makes her suspicious already." But god damn when the 2nd girl was introduced she also SUDDENLY have feelings. Now you can tell that this story was rushed beyond believe, and will continue, because 2 of the 5 girls were introduced where they are in "good" terms with the male without any decent reason. i honestly wouldnt be suprised if all the girls "fall in love in first sight." If thats the case then Shougo is a lucky bastard.

Now that i established that character development is not even present in this anime i'd like to say that the dialogue is just terrible and ive already scene a typical boy-meets-girl cliche. *spoiler alert* The girl with black hair, Tsuruma Konoe, was saved by an incoming truck by Shougo who pushed her out of the way. no wait....THE BUS FUCKING HIT HER. I'm not even kidding folks she was smacked by a truck. Next thing you know the boy runs to ask the girl if shes okay and she didn't even have a bruise....wow hulk mode. *spoiler ends*

I want to quickly top this off by saying that this is a generic harem bullshit. Actually this reminded me of other generic animes such as Fortune Arterial and R-15 and guess what, same director. I also realized he did kissxsis which was actually decent-good but how coincidental is the fact that both animes are related to incest.

Art- Not jaw-dropping but okay. You obviously won't see the insane animation works from Hironori Tanaka or Takashi Hashimoto but the actual art is good
I give it a 7....i give the artists a 10 for having the balls to stick through this project. -respect-

Sound- I'm not even sure how to rate this. everything sounds normal. Now if your talking about the OP and ED, those are just so annoying to listen that i had to skip them. the voice seems typical but the background music for the OP is just a mess. The different sounds aren't even aesthetically place. Its just a messy bunch imo. But in the end its whatever the viewers preference is because music is music.

character: Oh god....Okay let me start by saying you will probably never see any character development but there are distinct personalities with each girl. Shougo is just a failure...excuse me he's just really typical guy who happens to be rich. Now that could be ideal for his situation but when you start to see him talk and move around...you would much rather see him be an asshole or some cocky person where he can be somewhat intresting.

Here's my take on the girls. they are all going to be distinct but ridiculously bland in their category. the tsundere in this story probably blushes by looking at the cloud that Shougo is looking at. Nah I'm kidding but don't expect to see very very good tsunderes like aisaka taiga or louise (both voiced by kugimiya rie i might add)...hell don't expect anything that would make you grow attached to them. oh yea the dialogue is just bad, no intresting conversations whatsoever.

enjoyment: I was actually frustrated and bored. I've read the manga and found it pretty interesting so i was somewhat excited by the anime adaptation of it but boy i was disappointed. With this very bad start to this show it almost seems impossible to bounce back and have a good finish. I gave the story a 6 because it had POTENTIAL...lets just hope the anime can use the interesting plot to their advantage....probably not.


Overall: it is generic, boring, and boring and boring.
In all seriousness its just bad in my opinion but i won't be surprised if other people enjoy it. This doesn't mean that those guys or girls are trees with no sense of taste but i for one already can't stand it.

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NakaImo
Fast review.

Story
The problem with this anime is that it was predictable, the story is good but predictable and in the 9th episode i knew who the sister was, it was obvious if you payed attention to the things they said and what they knew till that episode, and even in the first episodes i knew she was going to be the sister with another suspect that i had, but i knew it, was predictable so the story was fine.

Art & Animation
Being an ecchi harem anime this should have great art, but it was just good, nothing amazing or great, the uncensored parts were fine, Ikusu parts were good and funny, it was good overall, don't expect much nudes.

Sound
It was fine, the voice acting was good, but the background music was ok, the OP and ED were boring, overall was fine.

Character
Almost everyone were ok, just Miyabi and Ikusu were interesting and sometimes Konoe, but it was fine because of somethings that you will see, if you get to watch it.

Enjoyment
I enjoyed the art and the comedy mixed with the ecchiness, it was fine.

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Okay this is my very first review ever, so don't be too harsh for me.

When I first got my sight on this anime, I immediately thought it's gonna be boring, half-baked anime, that's what I had in my mind after seeing how low the anime is rated on MAL. But as soon as I started watching the anime, I was pleasantly surprised, it was way better than I expected it to be, in my opinion the anime is highly underrated, and deserves to be rated better.

Story: 7/10
The story of Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! was pretty good in my opinion. Sure it wasn't something unique, just another school romance anime with some harem, but there is no way I would call it boring. The story itself kept me intrigued untill the very end. Anime seemed to be dragged out, and the second half of it wasn't even close to being as good as first half. Then the humor was typical, boring jokes and of course how without accidental tits squeezing situations. The ending left some questions in my head. It just felt too rushed and incomplete. I don't know If I can expect another season, since the anime wasn't successful. Probably not. :(

If you're looking for something impressive or unique, this anime might not be for you. But if generic school romance comedy is what you looking for, you might be left satisfied with this.
Sure this isn't maid-sama, or toradora but definitely "worth giving a shot" anime.

Art & Animation: 8/10
This section is pretty hard to talk about, because there's not much action, where the animation capabilities could be seen properly. But anime itself was pretty pleasant to watch, characters seemed to be drawn modern, didn't really felt like watching 90s anime. Only downside I disliked was the shining redness on girls shoulders, knees, and everyone knows where else.

Characters: 7/10
If the story is cliché and generic, could the characters present themselves as deep, interesting personalities? Dont think so.

Tsundere girl? Check. The good girl (a.k.a. the Tsuruma, Konoe)? Check. Perverted friend that supports and helps main hero? Check. There are no characters that would be totaly unique, and all the girls seem to be somewhat similiar and maybe even too unexceptional.

There also was little character development, characters changed (sensibilities, deeds, likes, motives) really little through the series. Despite that it wasn't boring to watch.

Overall: 8/10
Nakaimo obviously isn't amazing nor great anime by any means. But sometimes it's totaly enought to be an enjoyable anime by what this has to offer. It brought nothing new to the table, but my hand just can't rise to give a worse rating to the anime, that kept me intrigued throught the series untill the very end.

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English isn't my main language so I apologise for possible spelling or grammar mistakes in advance.

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Before I start, let me tell you that I'm a big fan of Harem animes (Hoshizora E Kakaru Hashi, Mashiro-Iro Symphony, Akane-Iro Ni Somaru Saka and the such) so I'll write this review on the viewpoint of a harem fan.

Let's start! ^o^

Story: You are given the chance to be a heir to a big company. The only condition is that you should get married first. So you enroll in a school so that you can find your typical waifu (wife) then, suddenly, you have five awesome and beautiful girls sorrounding you. You can choose one of them so that you can marry her and lead the company.

Sounds like a dream life eh? You get to choose who you want to marry and become rich at the same time. It's like hitting two birds with one stone.

The TWIST: One of those 5 awesome and beautiful girls is your long lost, blood-related Imouto (Little Sister) who was separated from the family long ago because she is an illegitimate child.

NakaImo is a little original when it comes to the story part. A harem anime typically consists of three or more girls fighting for the love of the male lead but the twist is what made it original. I can't even imagine myself being in the shoes of the male lead because it's so hard to choose even though some guys are saying that there's only 20% chance that the male lead can choose his Imouto by mistake. It's only a little original because the characters have the same personality for a harem anime. (Which will be discussed later in the character part)

Art: The art is what I liked most about this anime. The girls are, well, how can I say this? Have a little moe (as in moeblobs from K-on!! or Upotte!) and then all of them are kawaii (Like those girls in Visual Novels). I admit, I have a crush on all of the girls in this anime (especially on Konoe Tsuruma).

Sound: The OP single (Choose Me ♥ DAARIN by StylipS) is what's catchy about this anime. I usually repeat this song again and again on my phone when I'm on the bus. I can't find anything else about sound that caught my attention.

Character: The typical harem anime. We have a genius, silent-type, class president, vice-president (not to mention a TSUNDERE (by the way, I'm also a big fan of Tsunderes. I want to have a Tsundere girlfriend in the future)).

Enjoyment: If you're looking for a typical harem anime with a not-so-typical storyline, then NakaImo is for you. After all, the fanservice given by this anime can make you squeal. (I don't want to spoil you but I can't get the sound Konoe made when she was squealing out of my mind).

Overall: If you're a big (and I mean BIG) fan of Harem animes, then this is for you. The love story isn't too heavy unlike Mashiro-Iro Symphony (or Princess Lover!) and it isn't too light unlike Hoshizora E Kakaru Hashi.

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Hooray! My first review! I just happen to download this randomly, and it turned out regrettably a waste of time... I barely able to finish the whole episode.

Story 5/10
Well, the prologue turned to be quite simple. Nothing deep. Confusing at some point...

Art 5/10
The art it just aint my type. Average. Not the type that will make you fall in love with and keep you watching even if the story is unpleasant.

Sound 4/10
Nothing special.

Character 3/10
In my opinion... A lame pathetic looking main character, and unbelievably annoying bunch of female characters.

Enjoyment 2/10
At first, I was kind of interested in the story, even though the art and characters didn't simply fit my taste... but as the story progressed, I begin to lose all of my interest.

Well, I honestly wrote personally what I think. In the end, it all depends on your taste.

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I know that almost everyone says this, regardless of whether it is true or not, but this is truly my first review. i dont know what rupok93's problem is but i would guess he is a huge shonen jump fan and landed on this anime by mistake, and simply cannot see the beauty of harem anime.

Story: 10
i love the concept of having the main character having to choose from a group of girls without accidentally choosing his sister by mistake.


Art: 10
The artwork is great and does not affect the entertainment level of watching this series

Sound: 8
nothing too special but its not bad but not the best either

Character: 10
i enjoy all of the characters in this series. my personal favorite is konoe but all of the girls are good. and none of them are annoying or bring down the overall enjoyment of the series.

Enjoyment: 10
nuff said

Overall: 10
to be honest with you i have no idea why this anime is ranked in the 3000s. i believe that it should be within the top 1000 atleast if not the top 500. it is by no means the best anime i have seen, but it is for sure the best harem i have seen. i enjoy this anime much more than i did highschool dxd or sekirei. if you are a fan of harem i recommend this anime to you.

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Every guy wishes to become someone successful and famous that all the girls would just scream out his name and asks for marriage. And that is Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!, shortened as Nakaimo, premise. So allow me to vent out my thoughts for the show.

STORY: 5/10
It may not be the first to feature this, but Nakaimo still delivers a story that has been retold by many animes before. From the start of the story, the show made it clear that it will definitely include some incest - specifically brocon - which I am now getting used to.
Nakaimo centers around Shougo Mikagami, the next head of his late-father's successful company who is sent to Miryuuin Academy to look for a life partner but is thwarted when news of him having a little sister who attends the same academy as him came in and is now struggling to find her. Along the way he meets various girls that took interest in him but Shougo is having trouble choosing from them fearing that one of them maybe his little sister.
The story's a first but the main concept is as bland as ever. But a plot twist in the end did earn a few points for me. However, it alone can't make this stand out from the bunch. The story can also be humorous from time to time while fan service is just waiting around the corner preparing for a proper scene to show off some thin fabric and skin, which kept me either ogling or annoyed when it became too much. The story all throughout didn't exceed my expectations but what was surprising is the revelation on who Shougo's true little sister is. Wanna find out, watch it yourself.

VISUAL QUALITY AND AUDIO: 7/10
Like its story, the visual is what you'd expect from the given genre. The art emanates warm colors found in the well detailed backdrops. Character design is pretty especially how they highlight a given character that it separates it from the rest of the cast. Animation's decent too.
Voice acting is well delivered and greatly mimics the character's expressions. Soundtrack is good but not all memorable.

CHARACTERS: 7/10
Nakaimo features a cast of wacky people; the protagonist, the busty honor student, a tsudere swimmer, a cross-dressing ninja, a blonde elitist, a gluttonous president, a young shop manager, and even a loli teacher. Given that, their personalities and characteristics are quite unique but it still what you'd expect from an anime of this genre. Their girls' ways to approach Shougo is quite amusing and sometimes humorous. Character development takes place as the story progresses.

OVERALL: 7/10
Not the kind of an anime that will go against the flow but Nakaimo delivers a fun-filled romance story. I greatly enjoyed this that I finished the series and I'm still willing to watch it all over again. So Nakaimo is worth checking out in your into the common harem genre.

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This anime is one of the worse harem anime I've seen in my life. Stuff like Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou is at least funny to laugh at... THIS anime went from "OK this is kinda decent a little cliche but hey odd premise." to- "This anime is straight up homophobic and brain dead." within 3 episodes. Doesn't help the "trap" character (Ikusu) is one of the most useless characters next to Tendou and Mei who I questioned their existence 24/7.
here is an example from episode 3: https://twitter.com/sithgem/status/1259303671331946498?s=20

I watched this with 2 other friends and dear lord- all three of us were begging for it to end by episode 7.
The story is convoluted/overstuffed, forced, awful both morally and visually, and terribly paced.
I can't believe voice actors talented like Takahiro Sakurai took part in this filth.

1 out of 10.
This anime is a one time hate watch with peek enjoyment value in episodes 1 and 2.

Don't fuck your sister.

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This anime has probably been one of the strangest shows I have ever watched. I am aware of unpleasant stigma surrounding "imouto shows" and yet I found NAKAIMO to be a genuinely nice show. Regarding all the tags the show is labeled with: Comedy is only from interactions with the harem, Ecchi a very appropriate tag considering the bizarre abundance of nudity and fanservice, Harem is well self-explanatory but there are only really 3 girls so rest assured, Mystery is probably the most relevant tag since there is actually a decent amount of intrigue that is built up, Romance is honestly not really developed like in most harem anime, School is self-explanatory around 98% of the story takes place in the same city. NAKAIMO isn't a typical imouto show, it subverts those tropes rather well but falls I admit it does indulge in very common harem tropes.

Story: 7 (Better than I expcted)
It's quite a mild story, but it does not create BS elements that change everything. It is fairly linear, following the protag's analysis of each girl and determining whether or not if they are his sister. However there are patterns you can observe and thus deduce who the culprit is. Major plot events have a decent amount of emotional and subtle foreshadowing behind them. All in all, the story will honestly surprise you as it differs greatly from conventional harem anime.

Art: 6 (A bizarre amount of nudity?)
It greatly baffled me when I saw the first slice of nudity from this show. Most of the nudity isn't even used for ecchi moments, just when the girls are in a bath/shower. The weird thing is that sometimes you would see nudity in these scenes whereas others featuring the exact same character wouldn't. They probably should've tried to stick hard to one demographic, either adult or adolescent but the story would probably be more enjoyable for an adolescent. The fan service is usually pretty short and obviously embarrasses the girls in various "cute" ways. Regarding character or background design, nothing really stands out too much. I will probably forget the names of most of the characters in a few days.

Sound: 6 (Falls into harem tropes)
The music played at any given point will usually indicated to me what was going to happen next. For instance, it was really obvious when a girl was going to walk in on the protag's accidental molestation of a different girl. The OP is pleasant and probably the best musical part of the show. Didn't really watch much of the ED.

Character: 5 (Sometimes? more depth than you think)
Of all the main characters, only protag and one of the girls (not listing cause spoiler) gets thorough development. Both individuals learn about each other and form many friendships with other students. The other students however, are typical school council or harem tropes unfortunately. Protag's mom is barely in the show and all the businessmen he talked to are pretty much one-note. You would think that harem shows are usually character driven, but this show doesn't follow that trend.

Enjoyment: 7 (Overall enjoyable)
Although stale at many points in the last few episodes, this show was able to keep me entertained through revelations in the story. Some loose ends are probably intentional left unfinished but the ending was passable. If you're watching this for the ecchi, this show probably won't do you much good. If you want to watch a harem, this show is unique enough to provide you with a different experience (I've watched quite a few harem anime up to this point). Comedic parts of the show are pretty lacking, often relying on tried and tested rom-com scenarios (shopping for clothes, falling on each other, etc.).

Overall: 6 (Good if your standards are low)
NAKAIMO is my no means a must-watch anime and I honestly wouldn't recommend watching this show if you are trying to enjoy some anime or are getting into it. If you've watched a lot of anime and know what to expect from the "harem", then this show will be a good time waster. If you want some soft-hentai material, this will probably suit your tastes (it has nipple shots but nothing else). This really feels like a show that is made for horny teenagers given the premise of the show and how horny every female character is towards the protag. The protag's scenario can't really be related too and you'll probably forget bascially everything about this show a few weeks after you watch it.

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Quick summary of the story:
Shougo's dad who was a famous business man passed away so Shougo, being the only child, has to take his place but under one condition, he has to attend the same high school his dad did and marry a girl there. On the day of his dad's funeral a mystery girl shows up claiming to be his blood related sister and says that she wants to marry him. Later he learns that this sister of his is also attending the same high school, so now he must finds out who is this sister as to not falls in love with her or marry her.

This is quite an interesting setup for a good mystery even more so when other girls appear and some even pretending to be his sister creating more mysteries for the mc to solve. All is good for a great plot, there's only one problem with this. They fked it up.

When creating a mystery what you want to do is to leave clues for other people to guess and figure things out not leaving the answer and that's exactly what this anime did create a mystery ONLY TO GAVE AWAY THE ANSWER AT THE VERY NEXT SCENE making to whole thing felt pointless. While yes the main grand mystery only left clues and revealed itself in the end but the small one like the girls pretending to be his sister was handled very clumsily that it gave away itself faster then you can say "best waifu" even when the anime tried to create a twist at later episodes it was also handled poorly giving away the answer before giving any clue.

Plot aside how about the rom-com? the characters? well...it's a somewhat a mixed bag. while the girls are likable and quite fun to watch but the creator made them into horny sluts who would strip and temp the mc to have sex with them at any given moment even when it made no sense to do so. "childhood friends?" ok let me feed you "hard on pills" and sleep topless on your bed next to you. "pretending to be lover?" sure let me strip naked at school in an empty room and climb on top of you. "tomboyish girl?" giving an excuse for me to be literally naked in your room. This made scene that were meant to be relationship building between the mc and the love interests only to be fan service moment (while yes in some anime it can be both relationship building and fan service but not in this anime). What about Shougo? While he is a decent mc but he is also the dumbest smart person, he was able to solve the mysteries but at the same time had the tendency of giving away crucial/secretive information to complete strangers without even knowing them first.

This anime had so many potential with it's great setup and fun characters. what a disappointment.

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Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!
Where you get to watch a young man named Shougu Mikadono play the pray like hell that I don't fuck my sister game, which is a fun game to play.
*shh it's the one we all think it is*

Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru is a typical harem anime with a serious setting and a mysterious sister. That being said it could have some more comedy as most viewers want mostly two things from a harem anime and that is fan service and jokes. So if you are a fan of the genre and also a story lover more than the fan service and jokes I would recommend this anime.

How to start this review... I guess I could start by saying that Nakaimo: My Sister is Among Them!, or Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! if you prefer the Japanese name, is an ordinary harem/echii anime. Or, at least, that's what I thought when I began this series. In all reality, it's a unique series to it's genre, and I mean the harem genre, not the echii, since there are multiple animes with similar echii aspects.

As for the story, I found it unique and interesting throughout the entire series, and quite enjoyable really. The story goes like this: The president of a highly successful company has just died, leaving his entire company to his son, however, in order to inherit it, he must get married by the end of his high school life. So he has been sent to a new high school to start looking for a bride-to-be. But, there's another catch, he has a sister that his family never knew about, and she goes to the same high school as him, and what's even more surprising, she's in love with him and wants to marry him. So now, he has to figure out which girl is his sister out of an entire group of girls that are potential wives. When I found all of this out, it got better each episode. The thing is, you never know who his sister is until the very end, and the series keeps making you think one thing, but then takes a giant curve and gets you thinking about another thing, and I never saw the ending coming. Very good story.

Artwork, similar to most animes being made these years. The designs of the characters are well made, you are able to tell them apart easily, and the setting seems modernly realistic. All aspects in which make a good anime.

As for sound, voice acting was well done, I recognized some actors and actresses from other animes. I didn't like all of them, but that's just me. Overall, very professional and well done.

I think what I liked about this story were the choices in characters. The main guy seemed really cool, and down-to-earth, unlike some characters you may find in animes these days. He was mature in some parts, but had just the right amount of a perverted side to him as most normal teenage boys would, so he seemed real to me. As for the girls, I liked them all, especially Rinka, my personal favorite. They all had different personalities, and they were all in love with the main guy, or at least I assume so. In the story, they each get their moment in the spotlight, so the screen time was evenly distributed between them so they each have about 2 episodes about themselves, and the moments in this anime that made me laugh the most were always where the girls were thinking that Shougo has a thing for guys whenever something weird is happening between him and Ikusu (which obviously isn't a guy).

I can honestly say that I didn't hate this anime. In terms of fanservice, believe me, there's plenty of that. There were moments of awkwardness that made me cringe, which is common in most echiis these days, and of course, there's always just enjoying one guy getting loved by a bunch of girls to an extent where you wish all his girl troubles were yours. It wasn't until the end where I was unsatisfied on where the story went. This isn't really spoiling anything, but like in most harems, the main character never chooses which girl he will get with, it'll end with all of them proclaiming their love to him or something like that. Even though it had an unsatisfying ending, I do recommend this to anyone looking for a harem/echii with fanservice and a good storyline.

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This is my first review so please bear with me.

A TL;DR synopsis of this series is a guy who's trying succeed his late father's company, but has to find a lover first. Twist? One of the prospects is his unknown sister.

Story - Score: 5
As far as story and plot goes...well.... This was something that hasn't been done before (the core plot theme anyways), but for some reason it kinda makes you shake your head all the same. Another interesting develop-able plot turned into another generic harem situation, which this anime pretty much is. As one of the other reviewer stated, this was just a dragged out cat and mouse game. To be fair, it's supposed to do that because that's what the main plot theme was supposed to be: him trying to find a lover while to trying to avoid picking out his sister. However, he makes it plainly clear that he's trying to avoid at all costs. So people who are looking for a wincest anime? Don't get your hopes up please.

Like many wincest potential animes, they are all doomed to deliver. And this one is no exception, if his views and stance is not clear enough. This isn't a spoiler per say because honestly the majority consensus not only in the anime industry but in society in general for incest is terribly harsh. Therefore the wincest element is always just reduced to a plot device or attraction gatherer. And the true ones are tend to be very niche. Don't trust me? You can go see it for yourself.

Anyways going back to the story itself. This is a fairly paced story. It doesn't drag out too long, but in doing so it sometimes feel like it's been a little rushed at times. Also the ending will leave you perplexed due to the anime covering only a portion of the light novel it was adapted from. So honestly it's not even a finished anime. And a second season seems to be not a possibility anytime soon, so you would have to rely on the original source for the conclusion...

IF anybody decides to revive that project. It seems like it has a poor fan base, considering that the source material had already wrapped... years ago... So honestly you're probably better off having to read the wiki or scouring through the net to learn how it all ends.

Art - Score: 6
Nothing too special, nothing thought provoking nor anything that would push the envelope. Something that was nice and safe. Just your standard typical anime art style. Ecchi art style at that.

Sound - Score: 6
Like the art, your standard run of the mill music. From its opening to its ending. Pretty forgettable to most. Few of the scenes music was pretty nice almost like from a generic visual novel game or something, but that was just it. Just pretty nice.

Character - Score:5
Run of the mill characters as well. You got from your nice, kind, ideal girl to your tsunderes to rich proper lady, to the airheads... Your basic harem staple. Nothing new.
Same with the protagonist. Standard guy who's a closet perv, but is afraid and wish-washy to go far with any girls, but this time with the mystery sister as an excuse.

Enjoyment - Score: 6
Honestly I gave this a fair rating just because of the fact that even though there were times when it made me groan, it also made me chuckle a bit when things started to get a bit wild. Not in the ecchi sense, but the weird moments sense. So I don't wanna be mean and give it a poor score just because it didn't please me all the time, but that does not mean it has fully redeemed itself. Nowhere close.

Overall - Score:6
Warning: This show is not for everyone. People who like a bit of story alongside with their dish of moe and fanservice stuff rolled into a harem sushi? Then this show is definitely for you. People who expected incest. Sorry. See my story review comment above (If you all came here because of (a) certain reviewer(s) from youtube said this is incest..well..they were slightly right?). People who wanted a great, complex, mind blowing or even a concrete story? Umm.. ha ha ha... You're in the wrong section, friend... This show have deviated a bit far from it's original source to become an ecchi/fanservice guilty pleasure sin. Typical fate of good number of anime adaptations or even original creations at times.

Personally speaking that's where the whole show should've focused on. Just be your typical ecchi with some comedy moe moments at the side. At least that way it could've been another staple of the ecchi/moe genre, but instead it tried to mix both it and the original source's story in an attempt to deliver something that all fans could enjoy, resulting in a shaky mess....

All in all, it was not bad... but definitely not good. It was a stable harem series. Nothing more.

Honestly this should've been a VN (visual novel) or even a galge (gal game)... Those girls would've been perfect for that kind of stuff.

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It's bad. I don't normally just say that first but this one warrants it.

Bad being subjective, let me follow up with the objective good. It has a proper ending. If you were into the show, and cared, it resolves the main plot issue of the anime. The others that it hasn't really touched upon yest are left open for further development. Unfortunately I seriously didn't care so YMMV.

The series big problems ?

It's a comedy that didn't make me laugh, NOT ONCE!!!!! . It did manage to put me to sleep so it may have some value there. There were opportunities but they weren't well used. I did watch it dubbed so maybe the humor was thee in the original Japanese and didn't make it over.

It's a romance ? Nah not really. I certainly didn't feel it. Maybe it was the whole setup of having the main character forced into the situation, maybe it was the fact the attempt of a mystery element overshadowed any possibility romance. Or maybe, it was just the fact that what passes for romance is, really weak.

Mystery ? I went with my first instinct and was right. Kind of killed it, but even if that wasn't the case it still wouldn't of been a good mystery. To make a mystery work, you need the riddle, you need clues, and you need motivations for the actions that make sense, and you need tension. There was no tension here. Can't say more without giving away too much of the structure. There was no real motivation for most of the key actions that were meant to contribute to the mystery. If the killer isn't a psychopath they need a reason to kill. Here you just kind of scratch your head. The clues are just annoying. You get clues, that are important, accurate and then invalidated for silly reasons.

The story fails on multiple levels. The hook is novel and interesting. It has an incredible amount of potential but there's just too much you have to overlook. No spoiler here, but at the beginning you are told, the father had been dying for 6 months and it's clear he wasn't comatose, yet the takes no time to convey information needed to his children, or provide for them, undercuts the premise. After that it goes down hill on trying to draw you in. As mentioned up top, the arc resolves, so there's at least that.

Characters. Shougo is interesting. He has his motivations, mostly acts believably in dealing with the insanity. Some of his reactions are off even taking into account the restrictions of the genre but that's hardly unreasonable. The other characters take 2D women to a new level.

The art is OK. Faces are distinct and expressive, emotions well conveyed. Backgrounds could be better. The artwork was meant to be a supporting feature not the star and it does its job.

The sound, oh the sound. The music was nothing special, but the voice acting was annoying. Most of the female characters sounded either weird, flat, or annoying, occasionally all three at the same time.

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