Imouto sae Ireba Ii.

Itsuki Hashima is a light novelist obsessed with little sisters, strictly focusing on them when he writes his stories. Despite his personality, he is surrounded by a tight circle of friends: Nayuta Kani, a genius yet perverted novelist who is in love with him; Haruto Fuwa, a fellow male author whose work has seen considerable success; Miyako Shirakawa, a good friend that he met in college; and Chihiro, his perfect younger step-brother who takes care of the housework and cooking.

Together, they play strange games, go on spontaneous journeys, crack silly jokes, and celebrate each other's successes. However, each individual must also deal with their own issues, whether it is struggling to meet a deadline or coming to terms with traumatic events buried in their past.

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Kani, Nayuta Main

Kanemoto, Hisako Japanese

Hashima, Itsuki Main

Kobayashi, Yuusuke Japanese

Shirakawa, Miyako Main

Kakuma, Ai Japanese

Hashima, Chihiro Main

Yamamoto, Nozomi Japanese

Fuwa, Haruto Main

Hino, Satoshi Japanese

Oono, Ashley Supporting

Numakura, Manami Japanese

Ena, Setsuna Supporting

Yonaga, Tsubasa Japanese

Mikuniyama, Kaiko Supporting

Fujita, Akane Japanese

Toki, Kenjirou Supporting

Toriumi, Kousuke Japanese

Mitahora, Ayane Supporting

Takamori, Natsumi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Herek, Samantha Assistant Producer

Oonuma, Shin Director

Tamamura, Jin Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

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Dec 24, 2017

Yorozuya4eva

Recommended

This season of anime was one to look forward to, with popular series like Umaru and Gintama gaining new additions to their story. However there were a couple of new additions that have stood out as well (namely Blend S and Mahoutsukai no Yome). That being said Imouto sae ireba is my pick of this season. The reason simply being because its good at its genre. Compared to Blend S forgetting about the settings of their MC (I can only assume it has something to do with wanting the audience to actually like her) and Mahoutsukai no yome merely touching upon dependence rather than love, ... Imouto Sae Ireba is a story about a group of people finding their direction in life.

Story 8/10
A lot of you who just watched the first episode are probably bloody confused, the first 5 minutes in nothing but ecchi, and cringey ecchi on top of that. But thats where the protagonist fits in, his love is cringey/unconditional due to the experiences he has had in life, however this series focuses as much on the MC as it does everyone else, meaning that towards the end there is only one character who really brings forth these scenes.

The story itself is episodic and whilst there are buildups that helps with the flow, that being said its not one of those exciting ones, just a warm and fuzzy story which is why I cannot give it a great score despite my liking it.

Art 8/10

The art is a bit more different from the usual anime, that is not to say it isn't good, but its something to bear when watching the thing. There isn't much to say aside from that, but I do know some who were slightly put off by this art style.

Sound 8/10

Opening was great, thats one thing all the new anime have in common this season. But the actual bgm/ost in this doesn't really stand out. Once again simply because of the type of anime, but for the most part it compliments the story and doesn't feel out of place.

Characters 9/10

This is where the anime stands out for me, with an anime like this the characters are the focus and the story is merely a means to compliment them. You have the passionate MC who as I've mentioned before is slightly eccentric, the reason for this was explored slightly too late for my taste, a mistake a lot of anime make, but even without the reasoning it should be too hard to empathize with. On top of that you have a small assortment of females, each with their own reason for being there and supporting the MCs. That being said there is none of the typical cat fights that go on in so many anime, instead its more of a slow paced romance that eventually falls into place.

The relationship between characters is rather dynamic and there are many small changes in the story that put said relationships to the test, which is always good to see.

Overall 8.5/10

I personally put 9 in my score, but 8.5 is probably slightly more accurate. A good one to watch if you have the time and managed to muddle your way past the first episode but for those who are expecting an ecchi incest anime its probably better to give this one a miss.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jan 16, 2018

thesmore

Mixed Feelings

Do you like little sisters? Good, because our protagonist Itsuki loves them probably more than you do. I give this anime an overall score of 6, but that does not mean I think it is distasteful. In fact I think that some people will give this anime a 8 or 9, maybe even a 10. This review is a spoiler-free review by the way, but it would not hurt for people who have watched this anime already to read this review too.

Story:

I acknowledge how the story may seem non linear at times, but I assure you that this anime actually has an excellent narrative. ... The overall plot is Itsuki, an aspiring author, making his way through the light novel industry while passing through hardships. It is a story of friendship and comedy for the most part, but I would pay more attention to the background. This story is actually about a depressed young man who fights against reality, diving into his own form of escapism, probably retreating into his perverted light novels, only to realize how his peers have earned successes that he has yet to earn himself. For instance, one of his friends is a much more talented writer while the other has an anime in the works. Itsuki deals with his issue by not caring about it. As the anime goes on, you will find Itsuki making peace with himself, and I feel that this narrative would be enjoyable for literally anyone who has felt at least a taste of depression. The flaw to this narrative, however, is that it lacks a dark theme since this narrative only lies in the background, but the anime makes it obvious enough for an attentive audience to peace this together. So now that I have pointed out where your attention should be, I think you would find the story to be at least above average. (8)

Art:

Given the silver link art quality, I thought this anime would be able to use art to its advantage. I was right in some parts as the art is often used to show Itsuki's room clearly and everything outside as a foggy and generic setting. Although it gives the impression that Itsuki himself views the rest of the world as irrelevant, I feel that scenes where some of the girls are naked are more horrific rather than enjoyable. Now that I'm here, I would like to emphasize that the fan service is not good. I'm not a personal fan of fan service, but the anime is willing devote 5 minutes every two episodes to only showing fan service to the reader. (6)

Sound:

This is the worst category for good reason. So I did not hear anything in the background, I do not know why. Maybe it is to illustrate how Itsuki is living in the real world, but I think it is because the show did not have enough budget. Nevertheless the opening and ending are great, but I think the overall soundtrack could be used to describe the anime's overall mood rather than a deafening silence. (4)

Character:

Earlier I mentioned how this anime is actually a narrative of a depressed young man. That was a lie. This anime is really a narrative about multiple depressed people that hide their flaws from each other. I'm not going to say any spoilers, but I will just say that every episode has a little crack of the character and you will enjoy, or sympathize, with the character when he or she breaks. (8)

Enjoyment:

Please take this category with a grain of salt. I thought it was at best fair. I could see how other people would enjoy this anime more than I did because I really liked the episodes when the characters played board games, showing there inner flaws or making a spoof of another popular work, but I thought that the overall silence of the anime was very unfavorable. I suggest that you just pay attention to the character's dialogue because they really are interesting at times, and I also recommend that you treat this anime as a totally different work from the likes of Shirabako or any other anime with a Japanese entertainment industry. (6)

Overall:

This anime has its ups and downs, but I just have to give it a little more than average. I predict that there will be many who enjoy this and many who don't, but it's really a coin toss. Would you be willing to toss that coin? I would. There is something for anybody in this anime, but if you are more of a edgy type of guy I would say this anime is not for you. (6)

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 27, 2017

KhalilKay

Not Recommended

ImoSae was just as if not shittier than Eromanga.
The only reason I didn't drop it was because I always pick a show every season and watch it precisely because it's terrible to make me feel thankful for the existence of actual good shows.( Previous season it was "in another world with my smartphone". God damn it was bad lol ).

The show tried to force kanikou down my throat and into my heart and it failed miserably.
They went for the trope of the girl who's very "lewd" and always aggressively coming onto the MC but blushes and shuts down when he "unintentionally" comes onto her. ... I hate those.
She also says Nyaa all the time for no fucking reason and it's very annoying. You don't get to say Nyaa unless you're a cat girl or you're just saying it in a comedic bit.
Also why the fuck is this an imouto series if the main heroine is not even an imouto.

There was no point in the orange hair girl(super boring bitch),the glasses novelist(thinks he's rivals with MC but it's one sided and sad lol), the mangaka(wtf.) and the ass fetish artist(so annoying , I thought it was a girl at first) even existing, they're barely relevant to the "story".

They also went for the "make reference to other anime to make us seem cool" trope, Bringing up Kobato from haganai, komachi from oregairu ,OreImo and Eromanga. Just to say that "Hey there fellow kids! these shows are totally great and we totally love them too, please watch our show we're so relatable xd lol Fidget spinners lmao dab haha ".

There was only one moment in ep 11 that I found touching but it was concerning KaniTRASH so i didn't really give a shit lol. but other than that they just play board games and hang out all the time, like it's some shitty slice-of-life anime. It's so fucking boring and the "comedy" is so bad it's sad.

The art like most other LN anime was pretty bland and got worse as the episodes went on.

There was one soundtrack I enjoyed. other than that it wasn't anything special.

I felt like gouging my eyes out while watching this show at least twice per episode.

Then again if you're someone who enjoys trash imouto shows such as OreImo and Eromanga then you should watch it lol.

P.S: *SPOILER*
To the show's credit, I did laugh once. When glasses' anime adaptation apparently turned out really bad. I was like "Oh the irony".

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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