How many episodes are in Please Excuse My Younger Brothers?

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers has 24 episodes in this listed season.

When does Please Excuse My Younger Brothers premiere?

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers premieres on 2026-07-03.

Is Please Excuse My Younger Brothers a new series?

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers is a new series (Season 1).

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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

24 eps

S01

AnimationComedy

ON AIR: JUL 3Season 1Archived listing

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers is a shojo-adapted animated comedy built around one very specific kind of chaos: going from only child to eldest sister of four overnight. Each brother operates on a completely different frequency, blunt Gen, calm Raku, reclusive Syu, and endlessly cheerful Rui, so no single approach works twice. The humor is light and episodic, grounded in small domestic collisions rather than escalating plots.

Ito's outsider status is what keeps things fresh. She has no instincts for this yet, no sibling shorthand, no established authority, and the show lets that awkwardness breathe. Progress arrives in small moments: a grudging exchange with Gen, a quiet afternoon with Syu, Rui's enthusiasm wearing down her guard. The emotional register stays warm without turning sentimental, and the household itself feels genuinely lived-in rather than staged for comic effect.

Best for

blended-family comedy, sibling banter and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Comedy

Commitment

Season 1 · 24 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

High school sophomore Ito was excited for a new dad when her mom remarried, but she may have gained more than she bargained for when she found four younger stepbrothers waiting at home. There’s blunt but secretly caring Gen, calm Raku, reclusive Syu, and cheerful little Rui. Now, Ito must go from the quiet of being an only child to learning how to be the eldest sister of a lively household.

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