Recently, My Sister is Unusual (最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。, Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga., lit. "Lately, My Little Sister's Been Acting A Bit Strange, But."), also known as ImoCho (妹ちょ。), is a Japanese manga series by Mari Matsuzawa, serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Monthly Dragon Age since November 9, 2010. An anime television series premiered in Japan in January 2014. It was adapted into a light novel written by Kougetsu Mikazuki, which was published on January 18, 2014 under Fujimi Shobo's Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.[2] A live action film adaptation premiered on May 17, 2014.[3]
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Mitsuki Kanzaki
最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。 (Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga.)
High school girl Kanzaki Mitsuki "inherits" an older brother when her mother remarries a fellow divorcée with a son. Soon after, her new stepdad is transferred overseas and her mother follows him there, leaving Mitsuki to live alone with her new stepbrother, Yuya. Feeling abandoned by her mother, she stays distant from Yuya, never really getting along very well with him nor even keeping a conversation with him. One day, Mitsuki is visited by an angel/ghost named Hiyori, who takes over her body and makes sexual advances towards Yuya. Hiyori is the lost spirit of a girl who in life loved Yuya deeply, however she died before she could confess her feelings and thus can not reach the gates of heaven and obtain eternal peace.
In order to reach heaven, Hiyori puts a chastity belt on Mitsuki that fills up every time Mitsuki has sexual feelings from Yuya, whether it be from simply going on a date with him to kissing and sex. For every time it fills up a little, Hiyori gains a step on a bridge that connects her current situation and the literal gates of heaven. If Mitsuki doesn't help her then it will result in both their deaths, and so if she wants to get rid of the annoying Hiyori, Mitsuki has to make some bold and sexy moves against her own brother, even if he is just a stepbrother. As the series progresses Mitsuki questions if the feelings towards her brother are of true love that goes beyond just brother and sister or if they are a result of Hiyori's feelings towards him.
The main protagonist, Mitsuki has been living with her stepbrother, Yūya since her mother's second marriage. She had a bad relationship with her real father, resulting in her cold view toward all men, without any exception. She's possessed and haunted by Hiyori's ghost and forced to help her pass on by helping her experience "lovey-dovey" situations with Yūya; if she doesn't Hiyori claims she'll die and go to hell with her. The possession caused a chastity belt to appear on her, which she cannot take off except in the bath and use the bathroom, and then only at the moment it's absolutely necessary, after which it appears again.
Mitsuki's step-brother. An average Japanese high school student, Yūya's goal is to have a fine sibling relationship with his new little sister. He is generally good-hearted, but because he grew up without a mother and little companionship with females, he has an incredibly poor ability to understand and empathize with Mitsuki's feelings. He also has a tendency to make very inaccurate assumptions based on unusual circumstances, and despite his good intentions, his attempts to help Mitsuki often cause things to become worse, such as when she needed to go to the restroom, and he thought she was sick and forcefully dragged her to the school clinic despite her protests. Due to his misunderstanding about Mitsuki's chastity belt and Hiyori, he believes that Mitsuki and Hiyori are a "lesbian cosplay couple".
The spirit of a dead girl, who is possessing/manipulating Mitsuki from time to time. Hiyori has no memories of when she was still alive, only including remembering her own name; the name Hiyori Kotobuki isn't her real name. But does remember her love for Yūya, to the point of viewing Yūya as her own older brother. Hiyori often pushes Mitsuki to engage in an incestuous relationship with her step-brother even to Mitsuki's extreme protest. Hiyori is also shown to be extremely athletic, displaying great talent in any sport as shown when possessing Mitsuki.
Yūya's childhood friend. When the two were young, Yukina acts as the older sister to Yūya and is known by Yūya to be quite tomboyish. As a teenager, Yukina grows more feminine and ladylike and develops feelings for Yūya.
Yūya's classmate and best friend, Shōtarō Torii wishes he had the brother-sister incest he fantasizes Yūya could be having with Mitsuki. However, he hardly ever gets along with his own sister, Moa Torii. That aside, he doesn't hesitate to flirt with girls of any age, younger or older, such as with Mitsuki's aunt, Nanami Akesaka.
The rather quiet, glasses-wearing classmate to Yūya, Neko seems to know about Mitsuki's situation with Hiyori. A few times, Neko has been in a position to help push the brother-sister relationship along, such as providing tickets for everyone to a water park owned by her father. In reality, it is quite possible Neko is directly involved in Mitsuki's and Hiyori's situation with the chastity belt, such as an agent of Heaven, as suggested by the anime's opening video.
At the same time, when Neko herself ends up a part of such situations, such as at the hot springs inn vacation, she refrains from showing off way too much skin, so she wears a one piece swimsuit to the bath.
Shotaro Torii's younger sister, and a middle school student. She and her brother barely get along, which makes Moa often wish she had a nicer older brother, like Yūya is to Mitsuki. When arguing with her brother, she often uses the insult "Bald"/"Baldy", even though her brother has a full head of hair.
Media
Manga
The manga was published from November 9, 2010 to May 9, 2016,[4] and was released in eleven tankōbon volumes.[5]
An anime television series adaptation premiered on Tokyo MX and Sun TV on January 4, 2014. Additionally, the series is airing on AT-X and BS11 and streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.[6] The anime is directed by Hiroyuki Hata at studio Project No.9 with writing by Hideyuki Kurata and music by Ryosuke Nakanishi. An original episode will be released on Blu-ray Disc bundled with the limited edition of the seventh manga volume, was published on April 30, 2014.[7] An OVA episode was also made, but due to its content it was deemed "too risqué" for television broadcast. Rather than airing it, the episode was only released through the seventh manga volume as a bonus item.[8][9] The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll with distribution by Discotek Media, and they've released the series on DVD July 28, 2015.[10]
The show has become subject to a broadcast decency investigation in Japan by the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization, following concerns of sexually explicit themes which do not match the show's television airing time slot on Tokyo MX and Sun TV.[11]
Live action film
On May 7, 2014, a live action version of Recently, My Sister Is Unusual opened in theatres in Japan. It was directed by Yuuki Aoyama and Kouen Igii, and starred Tenka Hashimoto as Mitsuki, Yuuichi Kobayashi as Yuya and Mayu Mitsui as Hiyori. The screenplay was written by Kouen Igii and Takehiko Minato. It was produced by Kadokawa Pictures and Pony Canyon, and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures.[12]
Reception
Tim Jones and Nicoletta Browne of THEM Anime Reviews gave the series an overall rating of one star, criticizing the character Hiyori, the lack of character development for the characters, and the series' ending. The reviewers concluded: "we almost gave it two stars because of some well-developed backstory at times and the occasional cute scene, but overall the terrible first half and Hiyori drown out all the possible good this series has."[13]Anime News Network's Theron Martin gave the series an overall rating of C, concluding that the series "is not a total disaster, but it stacks the deck strongly enough against itself that it stands in the lower echelons of otaku-oriented fan service titles. What little it has going for it is maddeningly short on elaboration, and the tepid end of the series suggests that at least another season will be required to get any real answers."[14]
References
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^ファンタジア文庫 2014年01月発売 (in Japanese). Fujimi Shobo. Retrieved 2013-12-27.
^"Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga. Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. December 9, 2013. Retrieved December 10, 2013.
^"'Recently, my sister is unusual.' Manga Ends in May". Anime News Network. April 11, 2016. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
^ 最近、妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが。 (11) (ドラゴンコミックスエイジ ま 4-1-11) (in Japanese). ASIN 4040709535.
^"Crunchyroll to Stream Recently, My Sister is Unusual Anime". Anime News Network. December 27, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^"Recently, my sister is unusual/ImoCho Manga to Bundle Anime". Anime News Network. December 21, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2014.
^"Retailers List Recently, my sister is unusual. OVA Bundled with Manga". Anime News Network. January 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
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^2014-02-02, Incest-themed TV anime sparks decency investigation, Japan Today
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Recently My Sister is Unusual 最近 妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが Saikin Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga lit Lately My Little Sister s Been Acting A Bit Strange But also known as ImoCho 妹ちょ is a Japanese manga series by Mari Matsuzawa serialized in Fujimi Shobo s Monthly Dragon Age since November 9 2010 An anime television series premiered in Japan in January 2014 It was adapted into a light novel written by Kougetsu Mikazuki which was published on January 18 2014 under Fujimi Shobo s Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint 2 A live action film adaptation premiered on May 17 2014 3 Recently My Sister Is UnusualFirst tankōbon volume cover featuring Mitsuki Kanzaki最近 妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが Saikin Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga GenreRomantic comedy 1 Supernatural 1 MangaWritten byMari MatsuzawaPublished byFujimi ShoboImprintDragon Comics AgeMagazineMonthly Dragon AgeDemographicShōnenOriginal runNovember 9 2010 May 9 2016Volumes11 List of volumes Anime television seriesDirected byHiroyuki HataWritten byHideyuki KurataMusic byRyosuke NakanishiStudioProject No 9Licensed byNA Discotek MediaOriginal networkTokyo MX Sun TV AT X BS11Original runJanuary 4 2014 March 22 2014Episodes12 List of episodes Light novelWritten byKougetsu MikazukiIllustrated byMari MatsuzawaPublished byFujimi ShoboImprintFujimi Fantasia BunkoDemographicMaleOriginal runJanuary 18 2014 presentOriginal video animationDirected byHiroyuki HataWritten byHideyuki KurataMusic byRyosuke NakanishiStudioProject No 9ReleasedJune 30 2014Runtime24 minutesLive action filmDirected byYuki AoyamaReleasedMay 17 2014 2014 05 17 Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 2 1 Main characters 2 2 Other characters 3 Media 3 1 Manga 3 2 Anime 3 3 Live action film 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditHigh school girl Kanzaki Mitsuki inherits an older brother when her mother remarries a fellow divorcee with a son Soon after her new stepdad is transferred overseas and her mother follows him there leaving Mitsuki to live alone with her new stepbrother Yuya Feeling abandoned by her mother she stays distant from Yuya never really getting along very well with him nor even keeping a conversation with him One day Mitsuki is visited by an angel ghost named Hiyori who takes over her body and makes sexual advances towards Yuya Hiyori is the lost spirit of a girl who in life loved Yuya deeply however she died before she could confess her feelings and thus can not reach the gates of heaven and obtain eternal peace In order to reach heaven Hiyori puts a chastity belt on Mitsuki that fills up every time Mitsuki has sexual feelings from Yuya whether it be from simply going on a date with him to kissing and sex For every time it fills up a little Hiyori gains a step on a bridge that connects her current situation and the literal gates of heaven If Mitsuki doesn t help her then it will result in both their deaths and so if she wants to get rid of the annoying Hiyori Mitsuki has to make some bold and sexy moves against her own brother even if he is just a stepbrother As the series progresses Mitsuki questions if the feelings towards her brother are of true love that goes beyond just brother and sister or if they are a result of Hiyori s feelings towards him Characters EditMain characters Edit Mitsuki Kanzaki 神前 美月 Kanzaki Mitsuki Voiced by Chinami Hashimoto 1 Played by Tenka Hashimoto The main protagonist Mitsuki has been living with her stepbrother Yuya since her mother s second marriage She had a bad relationship with her real father resulting in her cold view toward all men without any exception She s possessed and haunted by Hiyori s ghost and forced to help her pass on by helping her experience lovey dovey situations with Yuya if she doesn t Hiyori claims she ll die and go to hell with her The possession caused a chastity belt to appear on her which she cannot take off except in the bath and use the bathroom and then only at the moment it s absolutely necessary after which it appears again Yuya Kanzaki 神前 夕哉 Kanzaki Yuya Voiced by Junji Majima 1 Played by Yukichi Kobayashi Mitsuki s step brother An average Japanese high school student Yuya s goal is to have a fine sibling relationship with his new little sister He is generally good hearted but because he grew up without a mother and little companionship with females he has an incredibly poor ability to understand and empathize with Mitsuki s feelings He also has a tendency to make very inaccurate assumptions based on unusual circumstances and despite his good intentions his attempts to help Mitsuki often cause things to become worse such as when she needed to go to the restroom and he thought she was sick and forcefully dragged her to the school clinic despite her protests Due to his misunderstanding about Mitsuki s chastity belt and Hiyori he believes that Mitsuki and Hiyori are a lesbian cosplay couple Hiyori Kotobuki 寿 日和 Kotobuki Hiyori Voiced by Yui Ogura 1 Played by Mayu The spirit of a dead girl who is possessing manipulating Mitsuki from time to time Hiyori has no memories of when she was still alive only including remembering her own name the name Hiyori Kotobuki isn t her real name But does remember her love for Yuya to the point of viewing Yuya as her own older brother Hiyori often pushes Mitsuki to engage in an incestuous relationship with her step brother even to Mitsuki s extreme protest Hiyori is also shown to be extremely athletic displaying great talent in any sport as shown when possessing Mitsuki Yukina Kiritani 桐谷 雪那 Kiritani Yukina Voiced by Hisako Kanemoto Played by Mika Yano Yuya s childhood friend When the two were young Yukina acts as the older sister to Yuya and is known by Yuya to be quite tomboyish As a teenager Yukina grows more feminine and ladylike and develops feelings for Yuya Other characters Edit Shōtarō Torii 鳥井 正太郎 Torii Shōtarō Voiced by Yasuaki Takumi Yuya s classmate and best friend Shōtarō Torii wishes he had the brother sister incest he fantasizes Yuya could be having with Mitsuki However he hardly ever gets along with his own sister Moa Torii That aside he doesn t hesitate to flirt with girls of any age younger or older such as with Mitsuki s aunt Nanami Akesaka Neko 根子 Voiced by Mikoi Sasaki The rather quiet glasses wearing classmate to Yuya Neko seems to know about Mitsuki s situation with Hiyori A few times Neko has been in a position to help push the brother sister relationship along such as providing tickets for everyone to a water park owned by her father In reality it is quite possible Neko is directly involved in Mitsuki s and Hiyori s situation with the chastity belt such as an agent of Heaven as suggested by the anime s opening video At the same time when Neko herself ends up a part of such situations such as at the hot springs inn vacation she refrains from showing off way too much skin so she wears a one piece swimsuit to the bath Ayaka Tachibana 橘 彩花 Tachibana Ayaka Voiced by Manami Tanaka Played by Kazue Akita She is Mitsuki s classmate and shown as a good friend of her Nanami Akesaka 明坂 七海 Akesaka Nanami Voiced by Kumi Sakuma Mitsuki s aunt and a bit of a drinker Nanami is charged with checking in on Yuya and Mitsuki while their parents are away Moa Torii 鳥井 萌亜 Torii Moa Voiced by Aimi Terakawa Shotaro Torii s younger sister and a middle school student She and her brother barely get along which makes Moa often wish she had a nicer older brother like Yuya is to Mitsuki When arguing with her brother she often uses the insult Bald Baldy even though her brother has a full head of hair Media EditManga Edit The manga was published from November 9 2010 to May 9 2016 4 and was released in eleven tankōbon volumes 5 No Release date ISBN1August 9 2011978 4 04 712742 52January 7 2012978 4 04 712774 63June 28 2012978 4 04 712805 74December 7 2012978 4 04 712843 95June 8 2013978 4 04 712878 16January 9 2014978 4 04 712995 57July 8 2014978 4 04 070255 18February 6 2015978 4 040 70501 99July 8 2015978 4 04 070633 710January 9 2016978 4 04 070801 011July 9 2016978 4 04 070953 6Anime Edit Main article List of Recently My Sister is Unusual episodes An anime television series adaptation premiered on Tokyo MX and Sun TV on January 4 2014 Additionally the series is airing on AT X and BS11 and streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll 6 The anime is directed by Hiroyuki Hata at studio Project No 9 with writing by Hideyuki Kurata and music by Ryosuke Nakanishi An original episode will be released on Blu ray Disc bundled with the limited edition of the seventh manga volume was published on April 30 2014 7 An OVA episode was also made but due to its content it was deemed too risque for television broadcast Rather than airing it the episode was only released through the seventh manga volume as a bonus item 8 9 The anime has been licensed by Crunchyroll with distribution by Discotek Media and they ve released the series on DVD July 28 2015 10 The show has become subject to a broadcast decency investigation in Japan by the Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization following concerns of sexually explicit themes which do not match the show s television airing time slot on Tokyo MX and Sun TV 11 Live action film Edit On May 7 2014 a live action version of Recently My Sister Is Unusual opened in theatres in Japan It was directed by Yuuki Aoyama and Kouen Igii and starred Tenka Hashimoto as Mitsuki Yuuichi Kobayashi as Yuya and Mayu Mitsui as Hiyori The screenplay was written by Kouen Igii and Takehiko Minato It was produced by Kadokawa Pictures and Pony Canyon and distributed by Kadokawa Pictures 12 Reception EditTim Jones and Nicoletta Browne of THEM Anime Reviews gave the series an overall rating of one star criticizing the character Hiyori the lack of character development for the characters and the series ending The reviewers concluded we almost gave it two stars because of some well developed backstory at times and the occasional cute scene but overall the terrible first half and Hiyori drown out all the possible good this series has 13 Anime News Network s Theron Martin gave the series an overall rating of C concluding that the series is not a total disaster but it stacks the deck strongly enough against itself that it stands in the lower echelons of otaku oriented fan service titles What little it has going for it is maddeningly short on elaboration and the tepid end of the series suggests that at least another season will be required to get any real answers 14 References Edit a b c d e Chinami Hashimoto Junji Majima Star in Saikin Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga Anime News Anime News Network 2013 11 09 Retrieved 2014 08 06 ファンタジア文庫 2014年01月発売 in Japanese Fujimi Shobo Retrieved 2013 12 27 Saikin Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga Gets Live Action Film Anime News Network December 9 2013 Retrieved December 10 2013 Recently my sister is unusual Manga Ends in May Anime News Network April 11 2016 Retrieved April 11 2016 最近 妹のようすがちょっとおかしいんだが 11 ドラゴンコミックスエイジ ま 4 1 11 in Japanese ASIN 4040709535 Crunchyroll to Stream Recently My Sister is Unusual Anime Anime News Network December 27 2013 Retrieved January 6 2014 Recently my sister is unusual ImoCho Manga to Bundle Anime Anime News Network December 21 2013 Retrieved January 6 2014 Retailers List Recently my sister is unusual OVA Bundled with Manga Anime News Network January 10 2014 Retrieved January 10 2020 Recently My Sister Is Unusual Manga Getting Bundled Anime Episode The Fandom Post January 10 2014 Retrieved January 10 2020 Recently My Sister is Unusual Discotek Media Facebook 2015 02 03 Retrieved 2015 02 04 2014 02 02 Incest themed TV anime sparks decency investigation Japan Today Official web page for the film in Japanese Browne Nicoletta Jones Tim THEM Anime Reviews 4 0 Recently my sister is unusual THEM Anime Reviews Retrieved April 13 2014 Martim Theron Recently my sister is unusual Episodes 1 12 streaming Anime News Network Retrieved May 21 2014 External links 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