Gimai Seikatsu

Yuuta Asamura gets a new stepsister after his father remarries, Saki Ayase, who happens to be the number one beauty of the school year. They promise each other not to be too close, not to be too opposing, and to simply keep a vague and comfortable distance, having learned important values about men and women relationships from their parents' previous ones.

Saki, who has worked alone for the sake of her family, doesn't know how to properly rely on others, whereas Yuuta is unsure of how to truly treat her. Standing on fairly equal ground, these two gradually learn the comfort of living together.

Their relationship progresses from strangers to friends as the days pass. This is a story that may one day lead to love.

(Source: MAL News)

Ayase, Saki Main

Nakashima, Yuki Japanese

Asamura, Yuuta Main

Amasaki, Kohei Japanese

Yomiuri, Shiori Supporting

Suzuki, Minori Japanese

Narasaka, Maaya Supporting

Suzuki, Ayu Japanese

Maru, Tomokazu Supporting

Hamano, Daiki Japanese

Asamura, Taichi Supporting

Kobayashi, Chikahiro Japanese

Ayase, Akiko Supporting

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Watase, Shouta Producer

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Taniguchi, Hiroyasu Producer

Oorui, Shun Producer

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Jul 18, 2024

Neo_Randomz

Recommended

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Don't judge a book by its cover, or in this case, don't judge an anime by its title.

The title of this anime can be very misleading to modern anime watchers because, let's be honest, when was the last time you saw an anime with "sister" or "stepsister" in its title that wasn't about a brother trying to fuck his sister, or vice versa? The same goes for me, and boy oh boy, was I surprised.

Right off the bat, one of the first things I noticed was how calm and serene the atmosphere in this anime is. No yelling, no pumpy music, just two characters monologuing ... with a melancholic background song. It really threw me off guard, especially when I went in expecting an Eromanga Sensei-type of story.

They also portray the whole stepsibling situation in a grounded and quite realistic way. None of them suddenly fall in love with each other and gushing genital juices all over but at the same time, they don't actively try to kill each other either. Their interaction is rather awkward, short, and very minimalistic, to say the least cause let's be honest, if you hypothetically got a stepsister in a very sudden way, and she happened to be your age and in the same class as you, you wouldn't be happy or sad but either confused or just "Oh... cool, I guess?",cause when you live your life used to being alone and suddenly you're not alone anymore, you can't just instantly adapt to it. It takes time, sometimes even more than you think.

Another refreshing part is the fact that their parents are actually... THERE. They're not going overseas to work for the whole anime or suddenly dying in a freak accident like in some anime. They’re pretty much normal people. None of them actively try to hook up their children with each other, and none of them act like manbabies. They actually feel like adults. Even better, they contribute to the story instead of just being plot devices or simple fanservice for hag lovers.

As for the animation, I can't say much. It's decent, or better put, average. Nothing special, but it could be better.

The music, on the other hand, is amazing. The scoring and background music are used effectively to emphasize the calming tone of the anime, and the OP song is amazing. Fhána never fails to make an amazing anime song; they just can't fail. Even in this anime, they ate and licked the plate clean.

Overall, if you are into a slow-burn romance with subtle conflict and narrative and dialogue-driven anime, this is a must-watch.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 26, 2024

nirererin

Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (3/12 eps)

Whenever a show starts with the stepsister, it’s kind of expected that that will be a siscon ultimately. But in this case, “Days with my stepsister,” from judging from the premise or the character's point of view about their surroundings, I thought this might be something new, like there won't be any siscon, which there isn’t. 

I personally avoid this kind of (siscon-related) anime because of its very genre and traumatic experience of Domestic Girlfriend, yet I started this show; the reason was already mentioned. Generic characters, plots, but only I expected that they don’t do any siscon what they pretend really well. From the starting, ... the female doesn’t see any kind of affection toward the male lead, and in episode 3, when they got their viewers, it simply turned out to be siscon promax. Degenerating as hell. 

Finally in the mal, people are questioning that if it’s a flop? I mean, to be honest, is there anything to flop? First of all, it’s a normal anime that has had any high hopes whatsoever. Secondly, it’s not made to be hit. I don’t know what people want from a degenerating siscon. 

About animation and production, it’s unique and satisfying if Studio Deen used this in other shows; I hope they would get a good response out of that. Also, Studio Deen completed the production before the half, which is appreciating where other studios keep delaying and postponing a show. 

Overall, some praises and etc., this is the most pretentious siscon, to be honest. 

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 25, 2024

ElShakir

Not Recommended

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Preliminary (4/12 eps)

If you ever are suffering of insomnia and sleepless nights, boy do I have an anime for you.

Me going into this anime ignoring the strange title and hoping to be proven wrong about the low expectations I've set, would've never expected the slumberfest awaiting me. I'm truly perplexed as to how I've ended up disappointed while not expecting more than a far below average show.

This is truly one of the most boring pieces of media I've ever come across. Nothing really interesting happens in the first 3 episodes of the show.

It feels like they could've put the plot of the entire show in ... a 15 minute short film but had to make some filler shit up to reach the required episode count. You will see the main character of this show, Yuta Asamura and Saki Ayase, mainly just talking about useless stuff to the interest of nobody and having you wait for something interesting to happen.
I can't believe that I wasted over one precious hour of my life just to watch this lullaby of an anime.

Truly an anime deserving of an abhorrent rating. While it may not be a bad anime in terms of animation and the story may pick up one day, it surely is too boring for me to handle. That is why I've chosen to write my first ever review and give this anime a 2/10.
I really do believe that this is a deserving rating, even if it may be contrary to the rating on MAL and the perception of the average reviewer.

The best I can do for you, dear reader, is to, from the bottom of my heart, ask you to not watch this show, if you value your own time. You are truly better off watching something else, for the anime empire has much, much better shows for you to see, especially since the romance category is stacked to the brim with great series.
That concludes my first review.

Thanks for reading.

Reviewer’s Rating: 2

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