My Little sister can’t be this cute originated from a series of light novels Written by Tsukasa Fushimi and Illustrated by Hiro Kanzaki. It was widely popular In japan with It’s focus on Otaku culture & what not. It was then later adapted Into a manga & more recently an Anime which Is produced AIC.
With a title such as “My little sister” You’d assume an Incesty fanservice filled Moe show with nothing but panty shots & SUPER KAWAII SUGOI DESU ~ but suprisingly enough you’d be wrong. For the most part anyway…
Story:
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At first It seems like a run of the mill Echii setup by including Eroge and Otaku pandering. But oddly enough “Ore Imoto” manages to keep it’s story engaging with various scenarios that many Otaku’s would go through as well as general teenage issues, having to deal with school and friends. Especially the first few episodes which were exceptionally well at creating these situations. Later there are a few more far fetched ideas thrown in such as Kirino getting her own Anime series which was underplayed and completely unrealistic. Theres another section when they completely unresolved an issue that was initially brought up In the first place. Another negative note Is while the shows not *EXTREMLY* Incest heavy, toneing It down from the original source material theres still certain moments In this Anime that make you go “NO, stop making these little jokes & hints at Incest. It’s getting out of hand.” Honestly some parts can make you *cringe* at how the Incest undertones are handled, It didn’t ruin the show but It did dampen the experience for me personally.
Despite this It’s emulation on Otaku lifestyle Is accurate for the most part and easy for most Otaku’s to get involved In.
Characters:
As far as characters go Kyosuke can come off as a little bit of a smart ass. But he’s very likable, he’s less obnoxious and more sarcastic If anything. He doesn’t really care If his comments come off as brash or rude but just kinda says them without being a Inconsiderate Jerk. His personalities best compared to Kyon from Haruhi Suzimiya as while he constantly around harebrained nonsense he still manages to react to the situation In a mature and helpful manner. He can seem Generic and void of a personality at times, but he still comes of as more *Independent* than boring.
Kirino on the other hand burdens the fatal flaw of alot of leads of this archetype. Which Is the overplayed Tsundere act. At first It seemed her character was while pompous, arrogant and a pain was still grateful for what her brother does for her. Sadly while the episodes progress her character doesn’t as she keeps herself One dimensional for most of the series showing only a little sign of good character near the end. Granted she can be funny and show some sincerity at times but there simply too few & far inbetween. It seems rather than thanking Kyosuke for helping her she punishes him, taking advantage of the characters forgiving & mature nature. Kirino doesn’t ruin the entire Anime, but If you have issues watching characters like Haruhi then proceed with caution.
Despite Kirino’s over acting being more “Tsun” than “dere”, the supporting cast manages to help out alot. There vibrant, likable, and funny. Unfortunately most of the screen time Is consumed by Haruhi-2.0 when the side characters really should have gotten more of it as they were far more enjoyable. Making for some Comedic scenarios had me laughing out loud.
Animation/Music:
Animation wise this show Is extremely colorful. AIC handle the Art direction oh so well ~ Characters are vibrant and well detailed with a wonderfully colorful art style without being overly Moe. Backgrounds, character expressions, are all drawn In a fashionable way. AIC really made no flaws In the animation department. The music Is another well done aspect. The Opening theme Irony Is extremely catchy, I still can’t get that song out of my head. Ending themes are changed episodically with a new track fitting the theme of the episode. Not many memorable one’s but still sounded pretty good & gave a nice change in variety. Background music can also be catchy If not a little generic but thats not to say It’s a bad thing It fits the Otaku’est atmosphere of the show. Theres also a few J-pop insert songs like the “Meruru theme song” which are more of a personal guilty leasure to listen too. Typical and childish as It may be.
Epilogue:
In the end My little sister has It’s ups & downs. While Its view on Otaku Is well done the central character It focuses on Is flawed In various ways. It could have handled certain situations much better as I felt some issues touched upon were done sub-parley. And while It’s focus Is on Otaku Its for a more Eroge/Moe type looking at Adult oriented Visual novels, Doujinshi & Magical girl anime and less on Different types of genres. Granted you could say It was made In Japan so It would have more of a look on most Japanese Otaku but It can still throw off some people watching It. Aside the flaws it still manages to be an entertaining and enjoyable series with a colorful cast of characters for the most part, along with a kind story about an Brother helping out his younger sister and her struggles with everyday teen life and secret Otaku lifestyle.
This Is Otakuman saying Goodbye & Sionara ~
