Days with My Stepsister | |
![]() First light novel volume cover, featuring Yūta Asamura and Saki Ayase | |
義妹生活 (Gimai Seikatsu) | |
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Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Ghost Mikawa |
Illustrated by | Hiten |
Published by | Media Factory |
English publisher | |
Imprint | MF Bunko J |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | January 25, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 10 |
Manga | |
Written by | Ghost Mikawa |
Illustrated by | Yumika Kanade |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | Shōnen Ace Plus |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | July 16, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Souta Ueno |
Written by | Mitsutaka Hirota |
Music by | Citoca |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | AT-X, Kansai TV, Tokyo MX, BS11 |
Original run | July 4, 2024 – present |
Episodes | 5 |
Days with My Stepsister (義妹生活, Gimai Seikatsu) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Ghost Mikawa. It started with a YouTube channel created in April 2020, with its first video uploaded on May 1, 2020. A light novel series is written by Ghost Mikawa and illustrated by Hiten. The series began publication by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint in January 2021. A manga adaptation by Yumika Kanade began serialization online in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus in July 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen premiered in July 2024.
Premise
[edit]After his father's remarriage, Yūta Asamura finds himself getting a new step-sister Saki Ayase, who happens to be the number one beauty of her grade, and lives together with her. Having learned the important values about man-woman relationships, seen through their parents, and in order to not cause discord in the family, Yūta and Saki promise to keep a reasonable distance from each other, not to be too close or too opposing. Saki, who is longing for affection from her family and worked in solitude for their sake, does not know how to depend on others, while Yūta is bewildered at how to properly connect to Saki as her older brother. Feeling somewhat similar, the two of them gradually feel comfortable living together.
Characters
[edit]- Yūta Asamura (浅村 悠太, Asamura Yūta)
- Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki
- The protagonist of the Days with My Stepsister series. He is Saki's step-brother and a second-year high school student. He works part-time at a bookstore.
- Saki Ayase (綾瀬 沙季, Ayase Saki)
- Voiced by: Yuki Nakashima
- The female lead of the series. She is Yuta's step-sister and a second-year high school student.
- Tomokazu Maru (丸友 和, Maru Tomokazu)
- Voiced by: Daiki Hamano
- Yuta's friend at school. He is a member of the baseball team and an otaku.
- Maaya Narasaka (奈良坂 真綾, Narasaka Maaya)
- Voiced by: Ayu Suzuki
- Saki's friend at school. She is always cheerful and meddlesome. She got increasingly involved with Saki because she could not stand to see her isolated, and later became her friend.
- Shiori Yomiuri (読売 栞, Yomiuri Shiori)
- Voiced by: Minori Suzuki
- A university student who works part-time as a senior to Yuta at the bookstore.
- Taichi Asamura (浅村 太一, Asamura Taichi)
- Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki (voice comic), Chikahiro Kobayashi[2] (anime)
- Yuta's father and Saki's new step-father. After divorcing his ex-wife for various reasons, he re-married to Akiko. He has a good relationship with Yuta and Saki.
- Akiko Ayase (綾瀬 亜季子, Ayase Akiko)
- Voiced by: Eriko Hara (voice comic), Reina Ueda[2] (anime)
- Saki's mother and Yuta's new step-mother. After divorcing her ex-husband, she worked tirelessly to provide for Saki until she re-married to Taichi.
Media
[edit]YouTube channel
[edit]While writing several works, author Ghost Mikawa learned of the existence of a reader who had a request to "deeply dig into the daily life of the characters".[3] He was interested in seeing what would happen if he tried to write an unusual work, and decided to write a story depicting the relationship between step-siblings.[3]
Regarding the production of the videos, Mikawa is the original author of the Gimai Seikatsu storyline, but the script of the story is handled by multiple writers.[4] According to Mikawa, the writing style of each writer is shown in each script, so it is often taken as it is.[4]
All videos on the YouTube channel are subtitled in English, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese.[5]
Light novels
[edit]The light novel series is written by Ghost Mikawa and features illustrations by Hiten. It is published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint, with the first volume being released on January 25, 2021; ten volumes have been released as of January 25, 2024.[6]
At Sakura-Con 2023, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[7][8]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | January 25, 2021[9] | 978-4-04-064726-5 | October 17, 2023[10] | 978-1-97-537203-3 |
2 | March 25, 2021[11] | 978-4-04-680326-9 | February 20, 2024[12] | 978-1-97-537205-7 |
3 | July 21, 2021[13] | 978-4-04-680607-9 | June 18, 2024[14] | 978-1-97-537207-1 |
4 | December 24, 2021[15] | 978-4-04-681001-4 | November 19, 2024[16] | 978-1-97-537209-5 |
5 | April 25, 2022[17] | 978-4-04-681361-9 | — | — |
6 | August 25, 2022[18] | 978-4-04-681656-6 | — | — |
7 | December 23, 2022[19] | 978-4-04-682033-4 | — | — |
8 | April 25, 2023[20] | 978-4-04-682404-2 | — | — |
9 | August 25, 2023[21] | 978-4-04-682764-7 | — | — |
10 | January 25, 2024[6] | 978-4-04-683233-7 | — | — |
11 | July 25, 2024 | 978-4-04-683793-6 | — | — |
Manga
[edit]A manga adaptation with art by Yumika Kanade began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus online web service on July 16, 2021.[22]
During their Anime NYC 2023 panel, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.[23]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | April 26, 2022[24] | 978-4-04-112284-6 | October 22, 2024[25] | 978-1-97-537215-6 |
2 | December 26, 2022[26] | 978-4-04-113171-8 | January 21, 2025[27] | 978-1-97-537899-8 |
3 | September 26, 2023[28] | 978-4-04-113914-1 | — | — |
4 | June 25, 2024[29] | 978-4-04-115047-4 | — | — |
Anime
[edit]In July 2022, during the "Natsu no Gakuensai 2022" event for MF Bunko J, an anime television series adaptation was announced. The cast of the YouTube channel are reprising their roles.[30][31] It is produced by Studio Deen and directed by Souta, with scripts written by Mitsutaka Hirota, characters designed by Manabu Nii, and music composed by Citoca.[32] The series premiered on July 4, 2024, on AT-X and other networks.[33] The opening theme song is "Tenshi-tachi no Uta" (天使たちの歌, Song of the Angels) performed by Fhána, while the ending theme song is "Suisō no Blanco" (水槽のブランコ, Aquarium Swing) performed by Kitri.[34] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[35]
Episodes
[edit]No. | Title [36][37] | Directed by [36] | Written by [36] | Storyboarded by [36] | Original air date [38] |
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1 | "I'm Home with a Stranger" Transliteration: "Tanin to Tadaima" (Japanese: 他人とただいま) | Andong Daiei, Kobayashi Mizuki & Naoki Murata | Mitsutaka Hirota | Souta Ueno | July 4, 2024 |
2 | "A Deal and Fried Eggs" Transliteration: "Torihiki to Medama Yaki" (Japanese: 取引と目玉焼き) | Shun Nakajima | Mitsutaka Hirota | Hiroyuki Fukushima | July 11, 2024 |
3 | "Reflection and Revision" Transliteration: "Hansha to Shūsei" (Japanese: 反射と修正) | Souta Ueno, Taro Kubo & Naoki Murata | Mitsutaka Hirota | Souta Ueno | July 18, 2024 |
4 | "Tendencies and Strategies" Transliteration: "Keikō to Taisaku" (Japanese: 傾向と対策) | Andong Daiei, Shun Nakajima & Naoki Murata | Hana Yamada | Andong Daiei | July 25, 2024 |
5 | "A Late Show and the Real Deal" Transliteration: "Reitoshō to Nayatsu" (Japanese: レイトショーとガチなやつ) | Mizuki Kobayashi | Megumi Sasano | Mizuki Kobayashi | August 1, 2024 |
6 | "Sweet 'n' Sour Pork and Rain" Transliteration: "Subuta to Ame" (Japanese: 酢豚と雨) | Shintaro Ito | Hana Yamada | Souta Ueno | August 8, 2024 |
Reception
[edit]In the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, the novel series ranked 7th in the bunkobon category, and 3rd in the new work category.[39] By January 2024, the series had over 600,000 copies in circulation.[40]
See also
[edit]- My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!, another light novel series by the same author
References
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External links
[edit]- Light novel official website (in Japanese)
- Manga official website (in Japanese)
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Days with My Stepsister (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia