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Uchi no Ototo-domo ga Sumimasen(2026)

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

Upcoming · Tokyo MX

N/A
1 eps
S01
AnimationComedy
ON AIR: JUL 3Season 1

What to Expect

PremiereLens read

Shojo anime comedy built around sibling chaos and slow emotional thaw; the comic engine runs on one girl outnumbered by four step-brothers with clashing personalities, and the tension source is the gap between a cold exterior and hidden warmth in the eldest brother.

Pacing is episodic and light, rewarding viewers who enjoy incremental relationship progress over dramatic confrontation. The emotional payoff is quiet and cumulative, centered on found-family bonding rather than romance.

Best for

outnumbered heroine, stepbrother chaos and Animation

Story lane

Animation and Comedy

Commitment

Season 1 · 1 episodes

Where

Tokyo MX

Official Premise

During her spring break at the end of her first year of high school, Ito's mother remarries, and Ito Hazui moves to live with her new family, becoming Ito Narita. Upon arriving at her new house, Ito is shocked to learn she now has four younger step-brothers. Ito tries her hardest to get along with all of the new members of her family, but the eldest brother Gen is a bit cold to her. However, under his aloof facade, he occasionally shows his kindness.

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