This season of anime was one to look forward to, with popular series like Umaru and Gintama gaining new additions to their story. The characters evolved into people I actually liked, not just the stupid pandering archetypes I initially pegged them to be. What had me coming back to it week after week was the realistic drama mixed in randomly with the zany comedy that would surprise me when my guard was down. Not every joke lands, but enough do to keep it enjoyable. Unfiltered comedy, surprisingly emotional drama, drawn-out fanservice scenes. Simple op that gets minor changes from time to time, very chill ed. Lots of sitting, not a ton of animation. Well written, they offer a lot to think on. Could the characters in Imouto Sae Ireba Ii exist? Probably not, but after seeing what formed them into the people they are I’m more inclined to believe. I don’t gauge characters based on how realistic they may seem, I gauge them on believability. Even the supporting cast of publishers, freelance artists, writers, mangaka, and just normal people all have expressive enough personalities to carry the show for the brief time that they appear to offer some wisdom or humor. We seek how they interact with one another, not just the main character, we get a sense of what their lives are like outside of Itsuki's apartment. We know these characters for more than just their weird quirks. I find myself justifying their actions no matter how deplorable by referring to the minor details that built their foundations as people.Īll of their weird quirks just make them so believable, the weird insistence on sisters that Itsuki has, how Nayuta only writes naked, and Miyako’s jealousy of lives of her interesting friends. They’re not perfect friends and their chemistry isn’t totally perfect, but the way they clash adds to their believability. We learn about what formed them into the people they are through the many outgoing conversations they have with each other. For the characters to be so well developed it becomes easy to get invested in the ups and downs of their lives as they become adults. Through great moments of the character’s reflecting on themselves you’re able to get into their heads and understand why they are and what motivates them. They can be really perverted at times and seem like sickos but over time they grew on me. If you can’t gel with perverted humor then I don't think this is the show for you, but give it a chance beyond just judging a book by its cover.ĭespite looking and acting like teenagers, the characters are used to adult life and often show their wisdom in conversations. He spends a lot of time in his apartment with his friends playing games, telling jokes, talking about anime, and this all brings about plenty of funny perverted gag humor. He gets some absurd story ideas turned down by his editor. The main character struggles to come up with new material and jokes ensue around him in his distraction. The story is small in scale, but it gives the characters plenty of room to develop. It’s self-deprecating for sure, but that’s part of the charm.Ī sister obsessed light novel writer, his younger stepsister, a perverted novelist, his plain jane friend, and a few more writers and publishers make up the cast. The show knows where the line is between too much fanservice is, and it purposefully crosses it to get you to think about how disgusting the whole fantasy is. The start of the show may be a bit alienating to anyone who isn’t prepared for a sis-con, but it does a good job of preparing you for the show’s absurdity even if no other scene reaches the heights of the first few minutes. Later it’s shown that the main character’s editor is reading then spitefully denying his appalling work as he drops the script to the table (not unlike how I initially dropped the show after only that first scene). Within the first three minutes of episode one, the main character’s horrifying sister fantasy is shown to the audience in grotesque detail. No time is spared in establishing the perverted tone. Be prepared to laugh and possibly to be offended. Yes, as ridiculous as that sounds this show is about the characters, not the story. About the ups and downs of being an artist. The horrifying events that occur in the first 3 minutes. A kids' show, despite how the characters appear. Ecchi, but there are few over-the-top lengthy fanservice scenes. It’s definitely caused a bit of confusion for people deciding whether to watch it or avoid it like the plague, so before I start the review I feel like it’s necessary to say what this show is and what it isn’t. Probably not A Sister’s All You Need (AKA: Imouto Sae Ireba Ii) but it’s a pretty damn misleading name. The award for the most misleading title goes to…!
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