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This anime has a very shocking opening to the first episode that almost kept me from watching this show at all. However, something like that has happened with a show in the past. I dropped a show after a very cringy first few minutes, only to give it another try months later. I ended up really enjoying that anime after those first few minutes. So for A Sister's All You Need, I pushed through the first scene and boy am I glad I did.

This show mostly focuses on being a slice of life comedy about light novel authors and what they go through on ... a daily basis. It shows the fun of writing, the difficulty of making deadlines, and even the pain of trying something new, such as making your novel into an anime, and it failing misserably. This all helps to keep you interested when some slice of life can get boring and redundant. The humor combined with this fresh take on what it's like to be an author makes for a really enjoyable watch.

There are a few things that I am left wondering, but that could be fixed with a second season. For one, what made his little sister decide to pretend to be his little brother for the whole anime? She obviously didn't know that his longing for a little sister is what drives his light novels, so why'd she do it in the first place? She shows that on the last scene of her when she's in the bath and tells herself that she needs to tell him the truth soon. Why hasn't Itsuki's new stepmother tried to meet him? If you marry someone who already has a kid, wouldn't you meet them at the very least? I realize that it may be due to his poor relationship with his father and the fact that Itsuki resents him for re-marrying so quickly. But even so shouldn't she want to meet him? I don't remember the anime ever mentioning that she's tried to make contact with him at any point. Please correct me if I'm wrong about that.

Another thing I would have liked to see was more development in the relationship between Itsuki and Nayuta. I'm sure they will if there is another season. Him admitting to Haruto that he likes Nayuta and wants to date her was a good step in that direction.

One more thing to mention is the strong ecchi component in this anime. I personally like it if it's done right and, thankfully, I think it was done right in this anime. It's used almost entirely for comedic effect. If you dislike ecchi then I would not recommend watching this.

Okay, so would I recommend this anime to another person? Yes, I would. Now if said person does not like slice of life anime or ecchi I obviously would not, but otherwise I would definitely recommend it to others. It is a funny slice of life that has an interesting story and cast of characters to keep you engaged for the whole 12 episodes.

My personal rating is: 9.2 out of 10 stars for how much I enjoyed it.

My objective rating is an 8.3 out of 10 stars.

Thanks for reading! This is my first time doing something like this so let me know what you think. If there's something I could change or improve on I'd love to hear it. Also, let me know what you thought of the anime in the comments, I'd like to know how other's opinions differ from mine.

Thanks again!