Himouto! Umaru-chan

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Alternative Titles

Synonyms: My Two-Faced Little Sister
Japanese: 干物妹!うまるちゃん
English: Himouto! Umaru-chan
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Information

Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 9, 2015 to Sep 24, 2015
Premiered: Summer 2015
Broadcast: Thursdays at 02:14 (JST)
Licensors: Sentai Filmworks
Studios: Doga Kobo
Source: Manga
Genre: ComedyComedy
Themes: Otaku CultureOtaku Culture, SchoolSchool
Demographic: SeinenSeinen
Duration: 24 min. per ep.
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

Statistics

Score: 7.101 (scored by 393652393,652 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #38922
2 based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #301
Members: 714,384
Favorites: 4,635

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Synopsis

People are not always who they appear to be, as is the case with Umaru Doma, the perfect high school girl—that is, until she gets home! Once the front door closes, the real fun begins. When she dons her hamster hoodie, she transforms from a refined, over-achieving student into a lazy, junk food-eating otaku, leaving all the housework to her responsible older brother Taihei. Whether she's hanging out with her friends Nana Ebina and Kirie Motoba, or competing with her self-proclaimed "rival" Sylphinford Tachibana, Umaru knows how to kick back and have some fun!

Himouto! Umaru-chan is a cute story that follows the daily adventures of Umaru and Taihei, as they take care of—and put up with—each other the best they can, as well as the unbreakable bonds between friends and siblings.

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Staff

Oota, Masahiko
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Ebina, Yasunori
Sound Director


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Opening Theme

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"Kakushinteki☆Metamaruphose! (かくしん的☆めたまるふぉ~ぜっ!)" by Umaru Doma (Aimi Tanaka) (eps 1-11)
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Ending Theme

"Hidamari Days (ひだまりデイズ)" by Sisters (妹S) [Umaru Doma (Aimi Tanaka), Nana Ebina (Akari Kageyama), Kirie Motoba (Haruka Shiraishi), Sylphinford Tachibana (Yurina Furukawa)]




Reviews

Jan 17, 2025
Himouto! Umaru-chan is very similar to OreImo My Little Sister Can't Be This Cute.

Its a similar setup, blond girl is the perfect school princess. But is secretly an otaku.
Her older brother has black hair and is the only one who knows her secret.

The way these two anime differentiate is that Himouto is a fun anime with fun and likeable characters.
Whereas OreImo is the most atrocious thing ever.

This anime is funny. Every single character is great. The relationship and dynamic between the siblings Umaru and Taihei is funny and endearing.
Umaru's friends are all fun characters: Nana Ebina the best friend and neighbor with ...
Jan 8, 2025
Mixed Feelings
A "slice of life" comedy about Umaru,a high school girl who has two sides, one where she stays at home and plays video games, eats junk food and bossy to her brother while the other side she behaves nice to others and socializes. Most of the episodes revolve around the idea of Umaru keeping the "otaku" side of her hidden from her friends and keeping a good image upon herself in public. Along with that, basically every episode has her yelling at her brother, with something along the lines of taking her somewhere, help her win a game prize, making her food. Some ...
Feb 26, 2025
Don’t expect much from this anime, its plot summary is exactly that. Most of this anime revolves around Umaru harassing her brother and being nice around her peers. There is not even much comedy to speak of, most of the entertainment served as more of a time killer if anything. There are some “otaku culture” themes too, whatever that means, but most of it is just references to existing video games. It was pretty mindless all around, with its lack of comedy being made up by its cuteness. The chibi form is seemingly marketable, as seen by the promotional image. However, her character in general ...

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