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Please Excuse My Younger Brothers(2026)

Also known as Uchi no Ototo-domo ga Sumimasen • Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen • Uchi no Otouto-domo ga Sumimasen

Archived · Tokyo MX

7.824 eps
S01
AnimationComedy
ON AIR: JUL 3Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

A shojo anime adaptation built almost entirely on comedic collision, this one trades romance for household chaos. The premise is simple: one girl expected a new father figure and got four younger stepbrothers instead, each pulling the home in a different direction. The humor runs on that gap between her original expectations and the relentless, personality-driven reality she now lives inside.

Each brother operates on his own frequency, so the ensemble keeps generating fresh friction rather than recycling the same joke. The pacing is episodic and deliberately light, with small domestic victories carrying more weight than any single dramatic turn. Adjusting to life as an eldest sister, after years as an only child, is the specific pressure that keeps every scene grounded even when the household tips toward full absurdity.

Best for

found-family comedy, blended-household chaos and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Comedy

Commitment

Season 1 · 24 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

A high school sophomore looks forward to gaining a new father after her mother remarries, but discovers she now has four younger stepbrothers. Adjusting from life as an only child to becoming the eldest sister, she navigates a lively household filled with contrasting personalities.

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