Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai

It's about a growing relationship between sister and brother, entertaining in every second, leading to a heart-wrenching end.

What have I got to say? It is one of the few animes that stirred me, because 1) We care about the characters and 2) The delivery. It's amazing.

Go watch it, the story is thought out and well paced, the art is NOT 5cm per second, but it's good, the opening to fantastic, and characters are deep (well, some of the characters are unexplored, but they don't seem shallow. I hope they get to the other characters if there is a second season), and I enjoyed it so ... much: it's funny and well-paced.

Just watch it, it's worth your time.

[The "FULL" review... MAL decided to rip it in the half for some unknown reason. My apologies]

Do you know where Hentai comes from? Well, to begin with, Japan have very strict rules regarding porn and video sharing is under rigid rules as well. So people had to find another way to make porn, specially the taboo ones. That said, someone had the ideia to turn it into a animation. "Wow! it's not ilegal now, I wanna see it!". Get my point? The same goes for these Siscon kind of series. It's harmless but it's different, interesting, uncommon, and you want to see it.

-My, my, bob-kun ... you're reviewing another fanservice harem, aren't you?
-It's not like it can be helped [...] No, wait. This is NOT a harem!

Suggesting title, a theme that resembles it, moe characters, loli-like maho shoujo?, tagged "seinen"... This gotta be a harem!! Well... yeah, it's not. Were you wondering if it is like KissXSis? Or you ended up here after a easygoing ecchi/fanservice?
If it was the first one, you're wrong. Try another one. If it was the second, congratz this is the right one for you!

Going straight to the point, this is a whole new interpretation of the seinen stories! HA. Who am I kidding, besides what they want you to think, this anime have nothing "new". There're some inovations but it ends up being the same.
The story goes around the bitter sweet day-by-day of Kirino and Kyousuke Kousaka (YES. blood-related). Kirino ends up having a "different" hobbie. She loves anime, doujinshi and... erogues of 'loli little sisters'.
Recently there've been a lot of animes of this kind (not loli little sisters) but instead, series that talk about themselves, was created even a category for it: "otaku culture" what is better to sell a product if not making the user indentify himself with it?
Being it a recurrent theme, OreImo's staff tried to diversify a little and twisted the main concept and layout of it. For this anime, as you can see, the otaku here is Kirino, a girl, not a NEET, popular, fashionable... I admit, it is interesting, that's why I watched it and now is reviewing.
It's reasonable to think a new approach to the theme, and this new kind of scenario would have some problems. The plot itself seemed broken sometimes and had lots of flaws in the background story. There's no development of it! They didn't care to explain for you some events prior to the 1st episode, for example, why Kirino and Kyousuke relationship was "frozen" like that. Or what about Saori? What is she? A damn billionaire?
Not even in a flashback. Seriously? This wasn't the kind of storyline I was expecting from Aniplex (cmon, they did AnoHana).
Only because it's a comedy anime it doesn't mean you're free from developing this part.

While reviewing the story, it's interesting to point out, that OreImo succeded at making the anime looks like a visual novel. You have the 1st season with 12 episodes that ends in one way, and another 4 eps special with a different ending.
For those in doubt, you can better enjoy it if you watch all together:
Main series: 1 to 12.a"good ending"
Specials: 12.b to 15"true route" [2nd season will pick up from here]
Comentary: 1 to 16 [you don't have to watch this one. Just chibi extras.]

The production staff had very nice and interesting ideias for the OP/ED and soundtrack. There's a different opening and ending song for every each one of the episodes and the animation of it is also slight different. This is something to give credit for, they reinvented the OP/ED in a way it was interesting to watch, not like other animes when you just skip it because it's repetitive and gets boring after a while.
The OP song was done by ClariS, (you probably heard about it already), they're two middle-schoolers girls who happened to debut as singers, another promissing new talent that fits with the concept of "inovation" the anime brought.

Another letdown of OreImo was definitely the characters. Not because they aren't nice, but because there is no development of it at all. It was completly left aside. MAYBE it will get better in the 2nd season but for this 1st, it was just painful to watch. A lot of strong supportive characters weren't developed as they could be. For some reason (maybe the fanservice) the staff sticked with KirinoXKyousuke and forgot about the others. Ayase for example, gets a lot of screen time but her development is left off to the side making her look like a stupid side-kick that have nothing to add.
On the other hand, the female lead, Kirino, is a horrible person. No matter how you look at it. She's 99% tsun, 1% dere. I thought they would change it during the story but it didn't. She stayed with the same despicable personality the whole story in a way that makes you anger about it. I felt like I was watching SchoolDays again.

Everyone was so hyper about this anime that I decided to give it a try.
This was a great anime about "otaku culture" but pretty much sucked at other things. They tryied to catch seinen viewers by using the "Siscon" stuff but in the end it turns out to be an average story that could be better developed.
It's not the best anime of its season. However, if you have free time and think of yourself as a otaku or a "erogamer" (whatever), you'll have a nice time with the tons of references and "visual" jokes they present in this anime.
Quoting my friend: "Watch it for the experience"
If you want a better enjoyment of the series, please read the manga.
Story: 7 | Art: 8 | Sound: 8 | Character: 7 | Enjoyment: 8 | Overall: 7

If you read until here BEFORE voting down (or up), thanks!!
Pleeease talk with me! I don't bite! I'm a needy person, I need comments to improve my reviews! These heartless buttons are useless. There's nothing like interacting with humans :3

Much better than I expected.

With lots of bright colors and a very light atmosphere, the art and animation is fantastic, clean, and simply very nice to look at, and the character designs stay true to the light novel illustrations and the manga.

The script is written fairly well, and supported by good voice acting, the dialogue flows very well, which is quite rare for an anime like this which usually have really awkward dialogues and situations. The atmosphere is lighter than the manga. Most scenes are less intense and dramatic, with more comedic relief in the anime. But the script still balances the more serious ... part of the story with the lighthearted part nicely.

Story wise, it's very good actually. Most people(at least the ones that I know) expect incest to come out of this, but so far, there's none. Though I won't be discussing the story in details, basically the story is more about a brother trying to help his sister with her hobby, which carries a stigma in the society they live in. And how he helps her juggle between this and her perfect life.

Though of course it's still at episode 5 when I wrote this review, and the anime has already caught up with the manga, and I don't read the light novels, so I can't say for sure how the story will go. However, even though the story might go through the incest route, it will only deepen the story, as it will give a moral conundrum to the story, which is always nice.

And finally, if you don't like too much fanservice like me, you'd be glad to know that the amount of fanservice is a little bit less than the average anime. Which is much less than what I had expected.(Though I'd bet my ass there's going to be a mizugi special episode.)

Absolutely disgusting incest "romance" story written by a japanese hick and pervert about porn addicted siblings that end up marrying. The author of it has got to be on some sort of list, as will probably happen to you if you rate this show high. Unfortunately, the first anime I watched a very long time ago and at a young age too. Only "saving grace" is the opening song and good looking characters, which is why anyone could find this show appealing. Even then their personalities are horrid. That is to be expected, as there is no plausible way to make a healthy and adequate ... story out of degeneracy and incest. Save your sanity, I wish I did when I was a young teen.

Calculated, pandering schlock. Knowing where it eventually ends up taints whatever satirical reading you want to apply to it, too. Regardless, its portrayal of finding a group of like-minded individuals is almost heartwarming. Almost. Kirino, the little sister, is a really bizarre creation, however. She’s almost too unique and strange to dismiss, and yet at every moment we are aware of her as a product of a calculated effort to be two things at once (both a proud enthusiast of the fetish that the show’s about, and also an object to be fetishized over by the audience). Kirino then remains more of a provocation, an ... idea, than a fully fleshed-out character. Also: I hate everything that this represents in modern anime culture.

copied/pasted from my blog: www.thenextthingblog.wordpress.com

When I first watched this anime, I thought it was just another ecchi anime with a different theme, so after the first episode I stopped watching it for a while. Then I started rewatching it, and I was completely wrong.

Story - 10

The story has a very unique plot that I've never seen in any other anime, which is about a girl named Kirino Kousaka who is obsessed with cute eroge games. She goes through her life hiding a huge amount of eroges with the help of her brother Kyousuke Kousaka, although they don't get along very well.

Art - 10

Even before I saw the anime, I ... was really captivated with the artwork. I think the eyes are extremely well done, not just because they give off a lot of emotion, but I love the style. It's clean-cut, and very detailed aswell, such as the styling of the hair, shine on the eyes, blush on the face, and folds and shading in the clothing.

Sound - 10

The voices for the characters are perfect, each fitting each of the characters idealy. They're also very well done. Whichever emotion the character has, and depending on what she or he is doing, the seiyuu fits it accurately and makes it believable.

Character - 10

I LOVE the characters! All of them are very likeable, despite their differences. I particularly like the way they act around each other, as they don't all get along too well, so it's enjoyable to watch how each of them respond to each others' actions. They're all very cute and I love them all, but Kirino is my favorite~

Enjoyment/Overall - 10

Overall I enjoyed ever part of this anime very much. Everything was perfect, and I couldn't ask for any more or any less. I loved everything about it and it was really fun and entertaining to watch, so I give it all a big 10!

I don't know if everyone will like it as much as me, but I recommend it to everyone~! :D

[Please take note that I watched all the 15 episodes of this anime, so this review is based also on those special episodes and on the real ending].

Otaku activity, like watching anime and especially playing eroges is usually viewed to be a hobby of a young adult males that are a little outcast. Surely, there's no way that a model middle schooler could do things like that.

Or is there a way? Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai is an anime that tells you a story of a high schooler named Kyousuke Kousaka. His relationship with his sister named Kirino Kousaka is ... pretty troublesome, and the anime centers around that relationship. I have always liked sister & brother stories, and on top of that the anime also involves a lot of otaku culture in it. Kirino is a top achiever in her school, great athlete and also a model. And, when no one sees, she also plays eroge games and watches anime. One night, she shows her secret to his brother and asks for a life counselling. The idea itself is pretty unique to me, and from the start this anime seemed to be very funny. The story itself is not bad, but what I really liked was the characters, Kirino is a a character that you want to hug tightly, but at the same time you want to beat him to death. It seems like she is your usual tsundere, but I think she is more than that. Kirino's father is an old fashioned man that has no tolerance for things like eroge. And her mother is your typical kind mother. The only character which I didn't like that much is, surprisingly, the main character. Kyousuke could have had some balls to stand up against his sister. Their relationship works fine this way also, but I would have wanted to see him getting really mad at Kirino some times.


When you put this setting into action, you can't have a bad anime. Kyousuke's and Kirino's relationship is one very interesting thing, It's like you are waiting for them to either kill each other or commit something that is also illegal at any point. It doesn't help that Kirino also plays eroges that have the objective of charming your own little sister, the sibling complex is there all the time, kinda lurking in the shadows when Kirino acts all tsundere and I love it. But there's no way that Kirino would ever look her brother that way right, it would be gross! However, in her games it's not. At the same time Kyousuke just tries to not give a fuck and just help his sister. When you mix this up with very tight dad that has no understanding for anything like that, you get very comical and enjoyable anime.

The otaku culture is also very relevant in this anime. Part of this anime deals with problems that one faces when prejudged based on his hobby. You play eroges, so you are a gross human being. This anime really tries to break that and teach you that any thing that brings you such joy and unifies people like that can't be that bad. At least I saw a meaning like that behind this anime, which is a nice thing. In the end, it's just a hobby, but all people don't understand that. That plus Kirino's and Kyousuke's relationship really made this anime worthwhile. I must also mention that is was funny to see her playing those eroges, since I have played some myself and all those things that happen in that anime regarding that are very true. Anyone who watches anime can relate himself to this story and feel accepted.

The ending changes every episode, and there is not even one bad ending there, I liked them all. On top of that, I loved The opening. The art seems to be your normal modern style art, very bright colors that actually do fit very well in this anime.

This anime was very funny and at the same time very interesting anime that still didn't forget to convey some kinda message through you. You won't waste your time watching this.

If anyone asked me about this show, I would try and change the subject. Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Ore no Imouto for short) is an anime that...I really should not like, but I do...A Lot. The basic theme of incest made me sort of feel uncomfortable when I came of of the show with a smile on my face. It is one of my biggest "guilty pleasures".

Ratings List:

Story 7/10:
The amount of good plot that Ore no Imouto actually has come as a suprise. While other in the slice of life genre tend to just have a group of friends that ... hang out and do..well...stuff, Ore no Imoto works much more like a romance than an average slice of life. The main characters, Kirino and Kyosuke, build their relationship slowly over the course of the show.There is also a lot of comedy in the show that is hilarious. The powerful themes of fitting in and friendship that are shown over the course of the show really do hit home. The basic concept of the plot something that I have never seen before, and something that drew me in right off the bat (point for originality). Ore no imouto just has a certain way of drawing you into it's world and making you forget that its even and anime. I found that there were many times during the show when I could barely watch the screen because I was laughing to hard or because I was so embarrassed about a situation that the characters were in.

Characters 8/10:
Like in many romance/slice of life shows, its the characters and their interactions that you come to watch, and Ore no Imoto does not fail to deliver.The 2 main characters are almost polar opposites. The main character Kyosuke is a laid back guy that loves his ordinary life. The main heroine Kirino is a hyper and popular girl. She is a hardcore ( and I'm talking HARDCORE) anime fan, but is afraid to tell her friends about it in fear of being shunned by her family and friends. These 2 lead the show and because they are so opposite in personality. Their romance feels genuine and it's fun watching the two grow closer over the duration of the show. Also because of their opposites in personality the romance can become hilarious at times too. Along side the main characters are a group of side characters that all have their different roles to play in the show. They were all memorable and all seems at least somewhat fleshed out. Many of the characters (even a lot the side ones) felt a lot like real people, which really helps to draw you into the world.

Art 9/10:
The art of Ore no Imouto was simply astounding. There is an amazing attention to detail in the background and in the character designs. The characters are always in a variety of outfits, and the art style is very colorful and cheery for the most part. That colorful and upbeat art style really fits the overall mood of the show. Personally, Ore no Imouto has some of the best art I have seen in a romance anime in a long time.

Enjoyment Level 8/10:
At the end of the day I have to say that I enjoyed this show a lot. Ore no Imouto is definitely worth the watch for anyone that enjoys hilarious and romantic fun. Although I was cautious about the show and its play on incest; I soon even forgot that the main characters were ever brother and sister. They are complete opposites in almost every way possible, from hair color to personalty. It has a rather good plot that can at times be rather engrossing; which is a lot more than I can say for many others in its genre. Overall, Ore no Imouto was a mixed bag of fun times with amazing art and music, original ideas, and lifelike characters.

Today as far as I know the first episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai aired. Currently it hasn't had enough time for a development in the plot for it is only the first episode. However, it has done a good introduction of characters though between the brother and sister and their lifestyle. This anime has great potential for the paradox ( the younger sister being an otaku and playing little sister games) has the ability to become a great comedy. I'm looking forward to the next episode.
- Nekocrisis_562802

Now continuation of my review we go forth to episode 2 of the ... series. Now, in the prior episode the audience got the introduction of the characters and the plot of the series(of course they did it was the first episode). This episode elaborated on the way others think negatively/less highly of otakus. During this episode it showed how society views otakus and that truly gave depth to the plot because in the first episode we caught sight of this from the protagonists' parents,especially the father.
This was a good development for it gave us more reasons to support the Main characters. Well, the plot has grown but with improvements on one thing one loses something, episode 2 didnt have as much comedy as the first episode. Although there could have been a great comedy scene during Kyousuke Kousaka's awkward moment. Well I'll let you make your own decisions on the matters. Well all in all it still was entertaining and looking forward to episode 3.
-Nekocrisis_562802

Shit anime. Shit story. Shit characters. Is all I can say. The only reason I did not drop this anime after the first 3 episodes is because I have a bad habit of finishing what I start. Also, this was just 12 episodes anyway.

The imouto's personality is horrible and will make you feel intense hatred towards her. I already hate wimpy characters with no personality, and the male MC is like the king of such characters, who does not even try to correct his garbage little sister when she's obviously going down the wrong path as a human being. "Life counseling" my ass.

"mmm, this tastes pretty good."
-Kyosuke Kousaka, Oreimo

Such a deep, profound quote from an anime equally as powerful in meaning. As a slice of life romcom, I didn't expect much from Oreimo when I first heard about it. Boy oh boy, how wrong I was, and I think this quote is a perfect example of how this anime spoke to me.

Some of the greatest shows of the past few centuries (giving examples such as Boku no Pico and it's almost-as-good counterpart Sword Art Online) have become almost universally recognized as anime classics. Why? Because while they may seem like humble stories at first, they are ultimately ... conveying a sapient message to viewers, merely using anime as a communication medium. Boku no Pico used the guise of a short love drama to relay a deeper message about the average intelligence quotient of today's 5-year-old-boys. Similarly, Sword Art Online was a message about how wearing black clothes magically gets you a personal harem for no apparent reason, using an adventure anime as a cover. It is the same way with the work of genius that is Oreimo.

PLOT 10/10
The plot of Oreimo is like none other you've see in anime. It ignores all cheesy cliches of the slice of life genre. For example, the main character is a male, except he is surrounded by a hoard of females. This technique is called a "Harem," and it is very rarely used in anime because of it's difficulty to master. Well I can say for certain that this show masters the art of the Harem. It is little details such as these which separate Oreimo from the torrents of crap romcoms coming out today.

But as I mentioned earlier, Oreimo houses a deeper meaning. In reality, this show explores the meaning of forbidden love and how the social convention causes us to make decisions we may not want to do.

CHARACTERS 10/10
It's been said a unique cast of characters is all that is needed to make an anime great, and I have to say I disagreed with this statement... until I saw Oreimo. When you watch most slice of life shows, you often see a female lead who is so shallow you can predict her every line or one that doesn't change at all during the series. Oreimo, being the masterpiece that it is, ignores both of these cliches. Our heroine, Kirino, changes her personality arbitrarily, with no consistency whatsoever in her logic or actions. This makes her unpredictable, and thus, much more enjoyable to watch. Furthermore, she changes immensely over the course of the series. At first, she is cold to her brother, the main character, but as the show progresses, she starts to show a much warmer side. This kind of character development is very rare in the world of anime, and it's one of the reasons why this show is so great.

VISUALS/SOUND 10/10
Whoever animated this series is a god. Visually, everything in this series is stunning. While everything about this show's artwork is superb, there are a few bits which I consider to be among the most well drawn-frames in all of anime, the main highlight being Kirino's left earlobe. This earlobe has become semi-famous in the anime community for is superior art quality, and easily is my favorite anime facial body part of all time.

OVERALL I give this anime a well-earned 10/10. It is an absolute work of art and must not be missed. You can watch it on crunchyroll for legal streaming, but if for some reason that doesn't work for you then you can stare at a piece of blank cardboard for a few hours to get the same effect.

P.S., This review conforms to all review guidelines, so I'd like to see you try and take it down, Maffy.

I thing I love about anime and manga (though I don't really read manga) is its ability not to take itself too seriously and the way it pokes fun of the extreme otaku's especially the grown men who are into magical girl anime. You know who you are!

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai is a gem of an anime and something a lot of anime fans can relate to as in no one really understands why we watch it.

The story follows Kyousuke Kousaka, a Mr Average, who doesn't excel or suck at anything. His little sister Kirano on the other hand is ... brilliant at everything, school, sports and is even a model. What's more they don't get on. However, Kousaka discovers that Kirano has a big secret, she is a hardcore otaku for magical anime and sister love eroge. Despite their differences and not understanding why she is into what she's into he agrees to keep her secret and helps take her first steps in to otaku culture where they both make new friends.

In all honesty I began watching Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai with a bit of trepidation after reading the synopsis as I feared the brother and sister would become lovers. I am pleased to say this never materialised. Instead the main aspect of the story is the building of the normal brother and sister relationship of Kousaka and Kirano which they never had before. This is also a harem anime, however, although there are romantic opportunities for Kousaka he is actually despised by one or two of the female characters so we don't have to endure the usual harem anime jokes. The comedy in Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai is very good and I did find myself laughing out loud on many occasions.

I enjoyed the many of the characters. Kousaka is a good central character, essentially plays the straight man and being the butt of may of the jokes. He is also a great older brother suffering at the hands of a bratish and stubborn little sister who struggles to appreciate what her brother does for her. Kirano is a character you will like in the end or hate. Her bratish personality is deliberate and essential to the story which makes watching her get over herself all the more better.

Because Kousaka plays the straight man it enables the other characters to shine. The most interesting of all is the cosplaying Kuroneko who represents the anime fans who watch anime to escape for a while their normal lives. We also find out a little, but just enough to get us interested, of the other characters.

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai was never going to be a masterpiece but is an enjoyable and fun comedy yet able to sentimental without being mushing. Well worth watching.

I am unsure why I enjoyed this show as much as I did. Rarely do shows make me cry from laughter, but this is just one of those shows. I was worried there would be massive amounts of incest, as anime tends to get into if there ever is a brother/sister scenario, but instead I was pleasantly surprised. It isn't about that, it's about the sweet relationship between a brother and a sister noticing each other for the first time in their lives. Overall, I loved the main character, he was relatable and hilarious, sweet and endearing, and overall a guy I would love to ... hang out with. However, his sister did annoy me, but at times I did enjoy her presence. The art was well done, simple and clean cut, the music was possibly the only lacking part of the show. If the music was more original I would have given it a 10. Overall, I love this show and when I finished the last episode I thought, "Why did I like this? It wasn't though provoking or deep..." I liked it because it was silly, carefree, and just so enjoyable to watch. I highly recomend this show! :)

Sorry for the poor grammar....and spelling... :)

Most definitely one of the most misjudged shows I've ever had the pleasure of watching. Often times people ignore this show due to the title implying an incestuous story, which does have a slight hovering presence over the show itself, but isn't actually a major point the show tries to push.

Story-wise, the show dictates the relationship that develops between a brother and his little sister; albeit by the end of the first season it does not appear romantic. In fact, most of the show's first season doesn't delve into the romance genre with much depth at all; instead it introduces and orientates the male lead ... character into the story's setting: The world of the otaku.

The art style and animation are very appealing and smooth, maintaining the feeling of 'dainty' and 'cute' without dropping into the 'cringe levels' of Moé; and also making the show pleasant to watch.

The show boasts a unique cast of characters who make the show enjoyable. Some would view these characters as 'Moé Clichés' (Gothic Loli/Chuuni, Imouto, etc.), which would be expected as those 'clichés' essentially lay the foundation for the show's theme: Otaku culture. A good half of the cast appear to be 'Anime/Game/Manga/Light Novel fans', or 'Otakus' each different in their own fashion. It's an interesting concept to see the contrast between the different types of fans.

To exemplify the comparison between characters, the main female character Kirino is financially wealthy, having the ability to express her passion for her hobby through purchasing goods and material to feed her Anime and Eroge pastimes. To contrast this type of 'Rich Otaku', we are then introduced to another character 'Kuroneko' who appears less financially ample. Rather than using her money to express her passion, most of Kuroneko's 'Otaku Material' is hand-made with inexpensive methods.

Personally, the interaction between characters makes the show enjoyable; not the actual story itself. Although a linear story does exist, and that plot in itself is interesting enough; the characters' developed relationships, and the scenarios they find themselves in, are what made this show an experience to enjoy.

Amongst the things i cannot comprehend, is incest, and quite frankly, when i saw the name of this anime on my plan to watch list, i was scared senseless. Rather oddly, It wasn't as bad as I would have thought concerning the sibling relationship. And i would go as far as saying, that it was actually an okay anime. The major flaws in here would still be the fact that it tries to be taken too seriously when the matter at hand is quite ridiculous.

the setting itself can't be considered original, its the same ''normal schoolboy'' setting we have all seen so many times ... before and the only ''twist'' to it is the fact his sister is an eroge addict (how or where she procures herself these adults materials while she is only 14 or so is never explained). All along the anime she tries to live with her love of eroge while trying to not be viewed as an otaku by keeping it secret and I still have to admit that it is somewhat intriguing to see the view society has regarding otaku and at some times we could indeed see the social problems with being a fan of anime and feel the awkwardness of her passion, the main problem is the fact that the anime is either too serious when discussing the matter or too ridiculous when it is not the time for it. it then pleases no audience since it cannot effectively choose the timing for comedy or drama to aid the ''plot'' (which is somewhat nonexistent since the anime adopts a semi-episodic approach). In the end it was simply boring because it went for the most part with generic and ''seen before'' situation which killed the whole originality of it.

The characters were sadly very clichéd, relying on some generic character personalities and bringing little to no modification to the original ''canvas'' of the character, and that again did not help to the appreciation of the anime since it lacked originality. Plus the main characters being already quite bland, the side characters with little personality did only add bitterness to the already borderline acceptable mix. even if we do witness some kind of character development and evolution in the matter they all interact with each other, the evolution was either random or simply not important enough.In the end, the characters were still lacking, and it is sad to say because there was some potential in the character setting to make them quite good.

On the plus side, the art actually surprised me a little, being somewhat better than other anime i have seen this year, it provided some acceptable character design and some alright (often animated) backgrounds.

the music, regrettably, did not follow in the footsteps of the visual art, being generic and quite repetitive, it did not help to make the anime enjoyable as it did not bring any remarkable support to the visuals. the voices however were quite good and interesting, very well casted but ,again, could sometimes have been more expressive.

in the end, it was an acceptable anime, wasn't that good, yes, but wasn't horrible. even if it was at times boring, it stayed interesting in the most part of the anime. I would suggest this to any fan of this sort of anime.

ps: This is absolutely not a seinen, make no mistakes.

"Don't mix the 2D world with the 3D world."

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai, or Oreimo for short (which I will be calling that from now on) is an odd duck of an anime if you ask my personal opinion... you'd have to watch it yourself in order to understand why however, because it's honestly kind of a hard anime to explain. Even now, I'm having a hard time thinking about what to type. I might as well start the review right now, but I can say for certain that I did enjoy Oreimo a lot though... so let's get this review ... started.

The story is about our everyday high school student, Kyousuke. Average overall. Average grades, average looks, average life. However, the only thing abnormal about his life is his little sister, Kirino. Kirino is perfect in everything. Whether it's sports, school, or beauty, she's got it all. For ages, the two have been on bad grounds with each other. She ignores him, he doesn't bother her, they're practically strangers. One day, however, she drops a DVD while she's heading out the door. BUT, not just any DVD, an ANIME DVD! (Cue the gasps) What might his perfect sister be doing with an anime in her bag? Later on, it's discovered that she's a complete otaku with a hidden closet literally filled with anime, eroge, and figurines. Kirino asks Kyousuke to keep everything a secret so it doesn't ruin her reputation. Like the good person he is, he accepts and decides to keep her secret. Throughout the series, they go through a lot. She asks him for advice, he helps her with whatever scheme she's got up her sleeve... Overall it was a pretty average story line. You might see this in a lot of other animes, so don't expect anything amazingly unique, but it was really interesting to watch the story progress.

Oreimo was brought to you by the company AIC Build, who was known for the ever so popular series, Haganai and... well, that's it I guess. But, even if they haven't made many animes in the past, their art style was definitely Grade A material. The animations were smooth and I liked the detail put into making it. Some of the characters were a bit bland, but overall it had a nice vibe to the series.

The voice acting was awesome. We had some really good voice actors like Yuuichi Nakamura and Ayana Taketatsu playing the lead roles, and some other voice actors like Kana Hanazawa, Hitomi Nabatame and Satomi Satou playing some of the supporting characters. I liked the work they put into their characters and it paid off in the end.

In the end, it all comes down to the characters. For starters, let's talk about the main characters. First off, we have Kyousuke. As I previously stated, he's your average high school student. I mean average in everything. However, his personality is what I really liked about him. He was funny and trustworthy pretty much the entire series, and I look for that in main characters. Then there's our next protagonist, Kirino. She's a Tsundere, no doubt. She's bossy, mean a lot of the time, but I like her character as well, just because she shows as much enthusiasm about her eroge as I do my anime. I can relate to her in a lot of ways if I stop to think about it. Now, on to our supporting characters. We got Kuroneko, which was my personal favorite character in the series, mainly because she's dark and mysterious, but she's super cute and funny as well. Then we have Saori, the one character who reminds me a lot of Mayoi from Acchi Kocchi for some reason... ah yes, both their personalities and voice actors are exactly the same... but she was a good character. Last we have Manami, the supporting character that gets the least amount of time for such an important character for some reason. She's definitely the kind of girl who would seem like the childhood friend type. A good addition to the anime. An interesting choice of characters, but a good one at that.

I enjoyed Oreimo. It was super funny, and I loved how at one point in the anime, Kyousuke and I had perfect synchronization when it came to spitting out our drinks after one of the characters said "reservation for vageena". I laughed so hard I was crying. As a true fan of anime, I had to give this a try due to a lot of the hype it was getting. I'm glad I did and I'm just starting the second season right now. As for recommendations, if you liked Haganai then you might enjoy this one.

Final Verdict:

Story: 7
Art: 8
Sound: 9
Character: 8
Enjoyment: 9
Overall: 8

Gah, a truly heart rending anime that plays with the sensitive relationship between brother and sister. Ore no Imouto is about a brother and sister rekindling their dissolving relationship. The typical big brother character and his seemingly unappreciative sister. I personally believe that this show is extremely underrated. The characters are extremely likable, and if you have a sibling you can probably relate on a personal level to this show. Give it a go if you enjoy a well-written story and wonderful character to character development.

This Anime isn't anything new or original and it is not anything great, but it is a nice show with a tiny bit of drama but made up no mostly comedy and some cuteness thrown in for good measure. Its about a little sister who secret of being an Anime/Manga/Visual Novel otaku is leaked to her brother, and from then on its all Kyousuke the older brother helping her out with 'Life Couselling' as she has to deal with the secret being known to there parent, old friends and how she comes to know some new friends with the same interest.

There are a lot of ... parts of this show that we see quite often, the brother sister bond, now this show doesn;t do what a lot of shows do, there isn't any romance, its about them becomeing closer as family. Another thing is the otakuness about keeping her secret and is nothing we haven't seen in Nogizaka Haruka, there are even those fan clubs with the uniform we see often.

The art for this show is really nice, it doesn't stand out as anything flashy but its use of soft tones really make it a relaxing show. The characters are well drawn and although it does use the cliche of having odd hair colors it doesn't go overboard with it and it doesn't stand out too much. Animation is genrally smooth an there arn't any huge pointers that spoil it.

The sound is ok, the opening song is fun to listen to but i guess is a little generic, the ending though has a different song after each episode wich i quite nice as it add a little extra after you finished watching just to see what will play, each though is mostly a fun bubbly song sung by the seiyu of Kirino. The voice actors all do a good job, no one sounded forced and was always natural sounding but other than that it didn't stand out.

Characters are great, Kyousuke is a great character, he's stoic but not all the time as his patience with Kirino is tested and can probably be compared to Kyon, though not as cool, and although reluctant he always gives a helping hand to Kirino. Kirino can be rather tsundere, she gets all embaressed when trying to thank her brother or gets all giggle when playing eroge, she can be rather cute at certain poits which i guess is one of the Animes selling points. The friends Kuroneko and Saori offer a different perspective, Kuroneko dresses in gothic lolita style clothing and seems to reference the world as a demonic fantasy type place, but she is willing to offer help as seen in various episodes. Saori is the super geek type, dressed rather guy like with thick glasses but throughout the show we are teased with the fact she has a different life style of an Ojou. Kirino and Kyousukes parents are very strict on her otaku habits and dislike it a lot but come to accept it, there father is extremly tsundere which is very amusing. All other side characters are all different and funny especially Manami's grandfather.

The shows main theme is family. A brother and sister starting off as rather distant siblings but through various activities they become closer as siblings should. It offers a decent amounto of comedy and slice of lide all the while being cute. definitely a show that should be watched.

Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (a.k.a. Oreimo or My Little Sister Can’t be This Cute) was probably the most hyped up anime of the season. When you consider that the little sister referred to in the title is a 14-year-old fashion model with a rabid obsession over anime and erotic games, it’s not hard to see why it would get anime fans talking.
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Ok
Story 10/10
I have to say, this anime probably slapped alot of people in the face if they expected another run of the mill ecchi, moe, and or even incest anime. Well my face has a big red hand print ... on it.
The very beginning shows a cute girl trying to wake her older brother, Kyosuke Kosaka telling him she has done nice gestures like fixing him breakfast, just like another ecchi/harem/moe/whatever else belongs there typical anime, but instead her brother becomes angry saying my sister is never this nice, you're a fake, and "My little sister can't be this cute!"
That was only a dream and that is only like the first one or two minutes of the first episode, and he's right, I don't think anyone would think she's actually that "cute" as I learned as I continued to watch this anime, and I just can't help but to feel punk'd haha. Though IT WAS AWESOME! ^ ^

Art/Animation/Character 10.10 and 10/10
Very well animated with excellent character designs,Not really something I expected since I thought it would have been older, low graphics, qualities. But looks like I was wrong.

Enjoyment 10/10
Despite the series bringing up several controversial points which are likely to get people interested, it is lacking in one major area: plot. Since the anime itself brings up the issue of plot vs character, I thought it would try to cater to both. Unfortunately, the series does not have much story going on. Most of the time is spent with Kyousuke trying to figure out how to fix Kirino’s problems, and events from previous episodes are usually of little importance to subsequent ones. This leads me to another issue that was brought up in Oreimo: anime series that are 12 or 13 episodes long usually have stuff cut out and/or are incomplete. Oreimo is based on a series of light novels which are still incomplete, which probably explains why there was no real story in the anime.
Oreimo is not an anime that everyone would enjoy. It is heavily targeted at an audience that is already familiar with all things anime-related from different genres and memes, to the wide range of merchandise, comiket, anime production, and even what the streets of Akiba look like. If you like anime for its characters and are fully versed in all things related to anime, then Oreimo would probably be a good series to watch. Conversely, anyone looking for an engaging plot or anyone who’s only a casual anime viewer would best avoid this series.







Overall, well.... I'd also give an over 10/10
Well in short...Guess it really isn't short but mostly what I think about it.

Ore no Imouto is an entertaining and cute comedy that was thoroughly pleasant almost every moment. Those are basically the 2 things it offers, cuteness and comedy. But what makes it special is the unique brand of tsundere that the main female character, Kirino, possesses. The story is shown from the viewpoint of her brother, Kyousuke, which allows you, the viewer, to also be on the receiving end of Kirino's cuteness, which is particularly cute because of the complexity of her relationship with Kyousuke.

The main female characters look unbelievable cute, sound cute, and behave cutely, and it's a sexy-cute, not a childish cute. The cuteness doesn't feel forced at all. It just naturally exudes from their personalities.

I snicker and giggle the whole way through because it's very funny, just the kind of humor I love. There's no slapstick, gags, or chibi transformations, which tend to be mildly funny at best. This is quality humor.

It's not all humor. The experiences they have and problems they overcome feel good to watch, and they haven't felt forced so far. Rather, they are quite natural.

The characters are wonderful. They seem very real. The main characters, Kyousuke, the brother, and Kirino, the sister, have a very believable relationship where they sort of act like they just "tolerate" each other, yet very much do care for each other and both know it, but coming out and saying it bluntly would be embarrassing. It's really a very common type of sibling rivalry/relationship.

Understanding this relationship is key to your enjoyment of the show. It seems many viewers don't understand this and so they think that Kirino is an unrealistically ungrateful bitch and her brother unrealistically puts up with it without complaint. But ironically, if you understand that they are really just pretending to only just "tolerate" each other, but really care about each other, this is what makes the show very unique and realistic. And it's why Kirino is so darn cute. So try to understand this while watching, and look for the hidden message or vibe that Kirino is sending even when she acts angry, and never take her "mean" act literally.

Kyousuke is a great character, and seems to act just how I would want him to act. He's cool, reliable, sharp, and witty. Kirino is a tsundere-type character, but doesn't seem at all like a cliche. Kyousuke will sacrifice himself for his sister, which makes for some great moments as it breaks down Kirino "defenses" and forces her to acknowledge her brother's sacrifices with a grudging but sincere "thanks". The other characters have strong personalities as well.

The colors in the animation are bold and detailed, and camera angles and viewpoints are always keeping it fresh. The music complements the scenes very well, often breaking into the great "theme song" during feel-good resolutions of Kirino's problems when both Kyousuke and the viewers are rewarded with Kirino's cute fighting spirit or her grudging show of gratitude. It actually feels on par with an epic climatic scene in some lengthy drama.

Towards the end of the series, there were some things I didn't like. The transition from one scene to another was sometimes very sudden, and some details that were important for the next scene were not sufficiently explained, almost like they were short on time and had to condense things. This happens in the last two episodes. In fact, the climatic moment in the final episode is extremely sudden, has no foreshadowing that I can see leading up to it, isn't clear whether it is intentional or accidental on the part of Kirino, and leaves me to have to wonder and speculate about what Kirino's thought's were leading up to the moment. I feel like Kirino should have shown signs that she was dealing with a tough dilemma, then we would then wonder what it was, and then the climatic moment would provide the answer. But as it is, it just leaves me puzzled.

But overall, this was one of my favorite shows. It was hilarious, cute, and the best part is the unique personality of Kirino that is full of cute subtleties which I can easily relate to. Not your typical tsundere.

This is a cute though weird awkward anime. It is also an epic plot thing at the end making you want more cute things happening.

I thought this was one of the most crappiest anime's made ever!!! absolutely horrendous.

why? you ask? well, the herione, is the most irritating thing animation has ever come about. I thought it was absolutely ridiculous to put something like this on air. she is the epitome of tsun, with the dere missing.

i mean, i stuck with it thinking oh my, the dere will start to increase in percentage, but none!!! like wth, and then there was this completely alarming episode where she up and sold her story, and it was to be turned to anime?!!!

anyhow, pretending for instance she was to be ... the annoying herione which she omg was, and her bro was to be like the only normal one, then ya he failed!!! he was a masochistic douche. i thought ok, its fine let him just take the blows from beginning, but nothing ever changed!!! he was constantly rejected, hissed at, kicked, screamed at, and omg disrespected. at this point he should go die.

well, overall, i think this was really poorly done. the plot was going halewire, the art was fine, not as awesome as others, the enjoyment was 1. like i skipped in some episodes because i couldn't afford to break my computer screen (will have none for replacement) and finally, the characterization was poor except for the girl with black hair who pointed out stuff, the whole watching world was thinking like seriously?? lol.

so if it is your intention to carry on, beware of the tsundere herione, who lacks the dere part. (thinks that was harsh...really needed to vent some irritation though lol)