Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru!

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So, its a Harem, Ecchi, fanservice, kinda detective, and amnesia anime..

The story involves around the young student Shougo Mikadono who's father passed away, basically he needs to find a wife, he said to be an only child, but sudenly he's notified that he has a half sister form an other woman. And we know what that means? Try to figure out from a couple of grills who's your blood relative, while every fn last one of them teases you with brother stuff. Yeah, ... that. Anyway, you can get the general idea who the sister is around the 9th part, and it is revealed.

There are a couple important characters, beware, spolers, again.

Konoe Tsuruma a big tiddy THICCC waifu, who will become the MC's wife in the end
Miyabi Kannagi she is the Sister of the MC, big reveal, shes a flat loli type character, pretty cute ngl.
Ikusu Mizutani a tomgirl i guess.. he looks like a boy in uniform, so reverse trap? anyway, she tries to help the MC figure out whos the sister. nickname MR.X - henlo umbrella you want back your name? too bad, honestly, the most important characters are just Konoe and Miyabi. even tho there are like 6 mains.

The characters are cute, well modelled, every way, and hence its a fanservice ecchi anime, yes you can see boobies.

8/10 would NOT watch it again, too predictable, and a slow phased story, overly built on fan service and the mysterious whos your lil sister stuff.
But a good anime to watch and add to the collection, pleasing to look at it, not just at the naked parts, but at all. Although its predictable, the story stands for a pretty good anime. Just. Good. (got an8 because of horny stuff)

An enjoyable story with interesting drama.

This was a pretty good teen romance story, with mysteries and a modest amount of little sister complex stuff woven in. Its not exactly emotionally gripping, like Oreimo was, but it is nearly as cute.

The story is about a young man named Shougo Mikadono, who is the only son of the head of a huge and successful company. Unfortunately his father has passed away, but his dying wish was for Shougo to find a bride by the time he completes high school. So his mother arranges for him to attend Miryuin Acadamy in the hopes he would find a ... suitable young lady that way. The problem is, Shougo is rumored to have a secret half-sister who is also reportedly attending the same school. He doesn't know what she looks like so he has to be very careful in his romances with any girl attending the school.

I enjoyed the series. The plot was a bit tortured, but still interesting. The dialog and story line was decent and the characters were pretty cute. Definitely PG with occasional "naked barbie doll" fan service. I think it deserves 6/10 but I am going to push it to 7/10 just because it made me smile so many times...

Nakaimo is basically as average as you can get. So average in fact, I forgot everything about it, including having already seen it, and watched it again. I had this marked as completed on MAL for who-knows-how-long, but could recall literally nothing about it, including the answer to the titular question, “who’s the MC’s little sister?”

This is a PLOT heavy show that is heavy on actual plot. The premise is that the main character’s father has passed away, and he’s soon to become the head honcho at his dad’s company, so he’s going to attend a new, elite school, where he’ll become a refined, adult, ... and find a wife… but, the catch is that his little sister, the illegitimate child of his father, also goes to the school; so, he’s gotta find a wife, and not ALSO bang his sister by accident in the process.

This is a fan-service loaded, echi, rom-com anime that can’t decide if it’s for the incest, or against it. Honestly, I’m not a big fan of little sister incest plots. They have a bad tendency to come off as really weird, and fetishist most of the time. This time, it was even weirder when they’re passing around literal DNA tests trying to determine who the MC’s related to by blood.

So, honestly, I question why I continued the show. I found that there were three reasons why I didn’t drop it and give it a 2 or a 3.

1. I was perplexed that I’d seen this and didn’t remember it at all, and didn’t want to admit that I’d checked it as complete without seeing it at all.

2. Once I started watching it, the plot actually did leave me guessing, because it seemed to be wrapping each question inside another question and leaving so many different flags, and red herrings that I couldn’t make heads or tails of what’s what.
And the last reason is probably the most critical…

3. The voice cast of this show is perplexingly loaded with all-star seiyuu on the Japanese side (no idea about the dub, I watched the sub).

Keep in mind this series came out in 2012, so for some of these people this was fairly early on in their career, for others, not so much.

The main character is played by Takahiro Sakurai (Reigan Arataka, Oshino Meme, Suzaku Kururugi), a VA legend, who’s been been in the business for a LONG time. He’s surrounded with female actresses who’ve also played some huge roles:

Koshimizu Ami (Kallen Satdtfeld, Holo, Matoi Ryuuko)

Ayane Sakura (Uraraka Ochako, Nakano Yotsuba, Gabi Braun)

Kaori Ishihara (Souta from Dragon Maid, Aladdin from Magi, Murayama from DxD)

Rina Hidaka (Milim Nava, Last Order, Filo)

Ayana Taketatsu (Nino Nakano, Kirino Kousaka, Azusa from K-ON!)

So in the end, what kept me from dropping this show was the voice cast for the most part. It was so crazy loaded with talent that I couldn’t pull myself away and forced myself to finish it, even though I didn’t really get any satisfaction out of the ending or the plot.

So, I don’t really recommend watching this, unless you want to witness some VA’s in roles they’re DEFINITELY not known for. If you’re kind of a seiyuu nut, like I am, than watching this, and listening to their performances will leave you scratching your head, but will prove to be a moderately pleasurable experience. Hopefully I’ll remember I watched this series better now that I’ve written a review about it.

If you decided to watch it, it can be found streaming on Hidive.

***This is a somewhat spoiler free review. I tried my best to word things w/o spoiling anything.***

Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! is an anime that while the initial premise really pulled me in, its inability to provide thought provoking plot twists and just a sheer amount of unnecessary content really dragged it down.

Story: 3/10

So like I stated above this show actually had a pretty interesting concept. The show revolves around Shougo who is to become the head of his deceased father’s company. In order to do so however he must complete a guideline set forth by his father. This guideline demands that Shougo ... must attend a certain high school, attract a mate, and marry before taking his spot as the head of the company (what an awesome dad). I didn't have a problem with this premise at all; in fact I thought just by hearing that first it could be an interesting harem. The story’s conflict arises early on when someone begins posting as his ill legitimate sister which could affect his position with the company. This is again another great idea to make the story more interesting. Where it goes wrong however is when it accuses every female character of being his sister. It’s also very easy (at least for me) to come up with a reasonable guess on who the real sister is very early on in the series. I guess where the series goes wrong the most is how predicable it is. There are really no interesting twists or misdirection that make me think, “Wow didn’t see that coming”. Another flaw in the overall story is how much pointless content is included in the middle episodes. I kind of feel like there was a struggle to make episodes the required length in episodes five through nine before the final “twist” was introduced. The show leads up to the final episode and in all honesty I felt like it was a letdown. Overall the story had a chance to bring something new to the harem genera but it ended up not hitting its intended marks.

Animation: 8.5/10

One great thing about this show is the stunning animation. Everything appears in very light colors and the use of reflections is done very well. The character models are all pretty detailed for both the main cast and some of the extras in the backgrounds. The scenery is colored much of the same way helping to keep the mood of the current scene. The main settings for the show, the school, Shougo’s room, and the café are all very detailed each time we are present.

Sound: 7/10

I am usually very picky on sound since most of my spare time is spent recording music or just listening to different types of music. The music of this anime while not amazing was still pretty good and helped set up some interesting scenes. The voice actors also did a pretty good job matching the personalities of their characters.

Characters: 6.3/10

This category is hard to score because while some of the characters did grow on me, every one of them are pretty generic. You have your elitist, airhead, tomboy, and cosplayer. We have all seen these roles countless times in other anime so why should we bother with these empty shells? That’s what I first thought when introduced to each character but to my surprise I actually grew to like some of these characters due to some character development. While some of them where pretty much cast aside without any development (Mana) most of the cast received one to three episode character arcs that pretty much set up why they fall for Shougo. The show should have done a better job fully utilizing the cast but overall they did a good enough job.

Overall: 6.2/10

While it isn’t a masterpiece, if you can look past some boring parts that lead to nowhere, predictable plot twists, and a forgettable anticlimactic ending, this show may offer you something worthwhile. There are some really good, sweet moments and some great animation and sound to be found here.

Enjoyment: 5.8/10

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Kono Naka ni Hitori, Imouto ga Iru! (2012)

This show started off fairly well but quickly takes a steep decline especially with how obvious the story components are and how clueless characters are made to be and has an ending that doesn't have any real resolution to anything just we know who the sister is but it is easily figured out many episodes beforehand.

Grinding my gears a bit is Ikusu Mizutani is so obviously drawn female that to have everyone be so oblivious would make it seem like she is unattractive yet fawned over by so many.

Some plot devices are a bit stupid like ... for example in episode 5 the associated issues would be resolved by using silent on the phone and thus the episode would be basically ruined but sorted.

A big positive to look forward to in episode 6 with the Neko maid girls with ears and tails that react to emotion which was quite honestly SPECTACULAR.

The artwork comes across far more gloomy than it should be considering the show is fairly old but also pretty modern. It looks nice and the ecchi is all good but the tone of the whole thing doesn't match up.

The OP is good and the ED is good but neither is memorable. Voices are pretty good too with the voice actor for Shiga doing amazing with such a high pitch character voice. Generally, sounds are good enough going through.

Character develops due to how much the show is trying to do is beyond rushed but at the same time, it is also very slow because of how unbalanced the show is. You get to know everyone but some just have major changes in personality like Rinka. The president Mana is at least consistent from start to finish.

The show itself I honestly looked forwards too but it just did not meet the expectation of what it could have brought to the table. The main issue is that the story just sort of ends even with the 13th episode. It doesn't resolve any of the issues like the bad people and just leaves holes everywhere.

I want to say various girls are best girls but I honestly only think Mana or Konoe are the honest girls where everyone ran the to main due to money as the primary factor as Konoe is more normal and Mana is honest with her snack desires. I think it is a pretty brutal show in that regard but at the same time at least the whole school didn't run forwards.

I would give it a 4/10 which feels harsh but deserved, I wanted to give it higher but I just cannot. A final good point is Rinka as a catgirl in the episode preview at the end of each episode running in a circle is super cute.

4/10.

People say that you should not judge a book by its cover but the first episode matters a lot for an anime.

The biggest problem in this anime is the MC and his "harem". While this can be pretty amazing show to newbie anime watchers but this is not for experienced watchers.

Lets get to the point, you have someone who is supposed to like you, but you have no reason to support it except with that she is lusting after your newly found wealth. The characters are introduced very quickly which do not result in poor character design and failing to deepen their characters. Even ... though this is a comedy anime, you don't expect it so far in the game.

Considering this to be a harem anime with bits and pieces of ecchi and mystery, the animation just doesn't add up to the feeling, its somewhat pale in comparison to the story. The soundtracks aren't very noteworthy either.

The anime uses lots of cliched concepts, situations and fan-service which we have seen in countless anime before this one dampens the feel of the originality of the anime.

In short for a siscon/brocon anime, it doesn't even stand up to its alternatives (like Eromanga-sensei or OreImo)

Recommendation: Harem garbage mixed with one of the worst mysteries you'll ever see. Don't waste your time. Some spoilers below.

Story: High school student Shogou is being set up as the heir to his father's company, but is given the instructions that he must find a wife by the end of the year to inherit it. Complicating this is the fact that he has a mysterious little sister who is attempting to be the woman he marries, so he tries to find out who the sister is before deciding on a wife because marrying his blood relative would create a scandal for the ... company. If this sounds like the setup for an unusually plot-heavy porn video, I can assure you that it's not written much better than one and has almost as many bare breasts. Though I won't spoil who, you do eventually get an answer to the question of "who is the sister?", but no answer to the question of "who does Shogou marry?". The 13th episode OVA strongly hints at a particular outcome to the latter question, but if you're looking for a scene where one character "wins", you won't find one here.

Inconclusive romance aside, the real sin here is the mystery of the sister, which sounds like an interesting twist on an otherwise generic harem series on paper. However, the mystery itself is so convoluted and poorly written that you should abandon any pretense of trying to solve the mystery yourself. There are multiple fakeouts where characters pretend to be the sister that make no sense at all unless you view them purely as red herrings, because they really don't have any reason to be pretending to be the sister except to fool the audience at home. It takes a bunch of pointless turns, new characters and evidence get introduced out of the blue as plot twists, rendering any attempt to figure out what's going to happen next an exercise in futility. After a few episodes of this, I was just checked out completely on the mystery and did not care who the real sister ended up being. If it was at least interesting, I could forgive some of the bad writing here, but it just ends up being confusing and boring.

Audio/Visual: Below average in both respects. The animation is stiff and generic, and the VA work is subpar for most of the characters. It feels like barely anyone that made this thing was putting in any effort. However, the girls are cute and they're topless pretty frequently, so if you're into that sort of thing, you'll probably enjoy that aspect of it at least.

Characters: All the harem tropes you know and loathe are here. Pervert MC that freaks out at a girl getting close to him but always manages to somehow fall on top of girls and grab their boobs in the process? Check. Tsundere that beats up the MC for seeing them in a compromising situation even though it was their fault? There are 2 of them actually. Girls having literal contests with each other for the MC's affections? Almost every episode. It's almost shocking how cookie-cutter the characters are. Of the main girls vying for Shogou's affections, Konoe is your typical childhood friend, Kannagi is your typical tsundere loli, and Kutunagi is your typical ice queen ojou-sama. There is nothing more to any of them than that. The only sort-of exception is that Konoe initially shows a bit of a playful prankster side that's kind of refreshing, but even that is quickly squashed flat and barely mentioned after a few episodes. Shogou himself is a total blank slate harem protagonist, although somehow even denser than usual and constantly causing problems by jumping to wrong conclusions in the sister mystery. The only characters that are even mildly entertaining are the peripheral members of the harem, the food-obsessed student council president Tendou, and witch-cosplaying senpai Sagara. Neither of them have any romantic chemistry with Shogou and seem to be almost reluctant harem members, showing only token interest in a relationship with him. Thankfully that frees them from the cringeworthy antics of the 3 main competitors and gives them space to just be goofy weirdos that provide the sole moments of entertainment to be found anywhere in this godforsaken series.

The ecchi scenes were marvellous, they were very erotic and some of them were coated with a touch of romanticism that made this anime stand out from the rest. Unfortunately all this build up gets thrown out of the window by the stereotypical "friend" or "event" that ruins the mood, nevertheless still a very enjoyable show.

The girls were really pretty and hot, I wish more anime studios weren't afraid of showing nudity as ten years ago... good old days.

Nakaimo gives you a good ending, no the best but still a good one, in my opinion you wont be disappointed considering how the plot developed ... and how things turned out I think that ending was the most adequate one.

Nakiamo delivers what it promises, a little sister anime with great ecchi moments. I had a great time watching it and if you just want to have fun with some lewd scenes this is it.