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A Sister's All You Need
Light novel volume 1 cover
妹さえいればいい。
(Imōto Sae Ireba Ii.)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byKantoku
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintGagaga Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMarch 18, 2015 – present
Volumes8
Manga
Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. @comic
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byIdu
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Sunday Gene-X
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 19, 2016 – present
Volumes4
Manga
Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Gaiden: Imōto ni Saenareba Ii!
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Illustrated byKobashiko
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineGangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 2016 – present
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byShin Ōnuma
Produced byTaro Tanaka
Atsushi Chiku
Yoshimasa Okunaga
Kazuyoshi Nishikawa
Hayato Kaneko
Tomoyuki Ohwada
Yuichi Izumi
Terushige Yoshie
Written byYomi Hirasaka
Music byTomoki Kikuya
StudioSilver Link
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, KBS, SUN, BS11, AT-X
Original run October 8, 2017 – present
Episodes6

A Sister's All You Need (妹さえいればいい。, Imōto Sae Ireba Ii.) is a Japanese light novel series written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated by Kantoku. Shogakukan has published seven novels since March 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. Two manga adaptations have been published by Shogakukan and Square Enix. An anime television series adaptation by Silver Link premiered on October 8, 2017.

Plot

The story follows the novelist Itsuki Hashima who is surrounded by various people, including a beautiful genius writer who loves him, a big-sisterly college classmate, a fellow male writer, a sadistic tax accountant, and his editor. They are all looked after by Itsuki's younger "brother" Chihiro.

Characters

Itsuki Hashima (羽島 伊月, Hashima Itsuki)
Voiced by: Yūsuke Kobayashi[2] (Japanese); Stephen Fu[3] (English)
Itsuki is the 20-year-old protagonist of the series who has an obsession towards younger sisters. He is a novelist who debuted when he was in high school. In the span of five years, he has published 20 books, some of which have ranked in the top 10 weekly rankings for light novels on Oricon.
Chihiro Hashima (羽島 千尋, Hashima Chihiro)
Voiced by: Nozomi Yamamoto[2] (Japanese); Arielle O'Neil (English)[3]
Chihiro appears as Itsuki's younger stepbrother, but Chihiro is actually a girl and nobody knows about it. She is a dependable person who looks after everyone around her. Her nickname is "Chihhī" (ちっひー).
Nayuta Kani (可児 那由多, Kani Nayuta)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[2] (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)[3]
Nayuta is a genius novelist who is in love with Itsuki. She is 18 years old. She debuted as a novelist after she won a newcomer prize. Nayuta Kani is her pseudonym and even Itsuki does not know her real name. She cannot write if she is not naked. Starting in junior high school, she refused to go to school after getting bullied.
Miyako Shirakawa (白川 京, Shirakawa Miyako)
Voiced by: Risa Taneda (1st drama CD)[4], Ai Kakuma (2nd drama CD & anime)[2] (Japanese); Sara Ragsdale[3] (English)
Miyako is Itsuki's classmate at college who at first had a bad first impression towards each other. While Miyako does not understand Itsuki's stories, she became his fashion advisor to help him with his novel. After Itsuki dropped out college, Miyako still comes to see him.
Haruto Fuwa (不破 春斗, Fuwa Haruto)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[2] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab (English)[3]
Haruto is another novelist who debuted around the same time as Itsuki. His light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. Despite his cool appearance, he loves maid characters and owns a lot of adult games and figurines. Haruto has a "persona" in his social media to gain fans for his novel series' popularity. He has a younger sister whom he thought is harsh to him, but is actually a sister who cannot be honest.
Setsuna Ena (恵那 刹那, Ena Setsuna)
Voiced by: Tsubasa Yonaga (anime)[2]
Setsuna is a 16-year-old illustrator who goes under the pen name "Puriketsu" (ぷりけつ). Setsuna was in charge of illustrating Itsuki's novel until Itsuki decided to stop because he thought his series is not worthy enough for Setsuna's art and asked him to wait until he is worthy enough. He dresses in Harajuku fashion.
Ashley Ōno (大野 アシュリー, Ōno Ashurī)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura (anime)[2]
Ashley is a 32-year-old tax accountant who wears a red lolita style dress. She is reliable but sadistic; she makes her clients reveal their fetishes through their expenses, but raises their tax return in exchange.
Kenjirō Toki (土岐 健次郎, Toki Kenjirō)
Voiced by: Kōsuke Toriumi (anime)[2] (Japanese); Eric Vale[3] (English)
Kenjirō is an editor at GF Bunko who is in charge of Itsuki's works. He looks like a typical office worker and is often seen drunk when overly stressed with his job, particularly when it comes to Itsuki and Setsuna's deadlines. He is nicknamed "Kenken" (ケンケン).
Kaiko Mikuniyama (三国山 蚕, Mikuniyama Kaiko)
Voiced by: Akane Fujita (anime)[2]
Kaiko is a girl who is in charge of adapting Itsuki's novel Imōto no Subete (妹のすべて) into manga. Her drawing skill level is so high that Itsuki personally chose her, despite her being a newcomer.

Media

Light novels

A Sister's All You Need is written by Yomi Hirasaka and illustrated by Kantoku. Shogakukan published the first volume on March 18, 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint.[5] The limited edition of volumes 4 and 7 include a drama CD.[6][7] Yen Press have licensed the novels in North America.[8] The series is also published in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.[9]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 18, 2015[5]978-4-09-451507-7——
2 July 17, 2015[10]978-4-09-451560-2——
3 November 18, 2015[11]978-4-09-451580-0——
4 March 18, 2016[12]978-4-09-451598-5 (regular ed.)
ISBN 978-4-09-451597-8 (limited ed.)		——
5 July 20, 2016[13]978-4-09-451618-0——
6 December 20, 2016[14]978-4-09-451646-3——
7 May 18, 2017[15]978-4-09-451677-7 (regular ed.)
ISBN 978-4-09-451676-0 (limited ed.)		——
8 September 20, 2017[16]978-4-09-451697-5——

Manga

A manga adaptation, titled Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. @comic and illustrated by Idu, began serialization in the January 2016 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X magazine.[17][18] A spin-off manga, titled Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Gaiden: Imōto ni Sae Nareba Ii! (妹さえいればいい。外伝 妹にさえなればいい!) and illustrated by Kobashiko,[19] began serialization in the November 2016 issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker.[20]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation, directed by Shin Ōnuma and produced by Silver Link, premiered on October 8, 2017.[21] Author Yomi Hirasaka is writing the scripts, Sumie Kinoshita is designing the characters, and Tomoki Kikuya is composing the music.[2] The opening theme song "Ashita no Kimi Sae Ireba Ii." (明日の君さえいればいい。, lit. It'll be Good if Only You're Here Tomorrow) is performed by ChouCho while the ending theme song "Donna Hoshizora yori mo, Donna Omoide yori mo" (どんな星空よりも、どんな思い出よりも) is performed by Aira Yūki.[21] Crunchyroll is streaming the series with Funimation streaming a simuldub.[22]

A short anime series titled ** Sae Ireba Ii. (○○さえいればいい。) is streamed online through the anime's official Twitter account following the broadcast of the anime television series. Each episode is two minutes long with super deformed characters. Kenshiro Morii serves as the director.[23]

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No. Title[a] Original air date[24]

Notes

  1. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

See also

  • Haganai – a light novel series by the same author

References

  1. ^ "Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Light Novels by Haganai's Hirasaka Get Fall TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Anime Announces Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. July 18, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "FunimationNow Fall 2017 SimulDubs & English Casts". Funimation. October 27, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  4. ^ "小林裕介と山本希望が演じる羽島兄妹降臨！　『妹さえいればいい。 4 ドラマCD付き限定特装版』発売決定". Voice-Style (in Japanese). February 18, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "妹さえいればいい。". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "妹さえいればいい。４　ドラマＣＤ付き限定特装版" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  7. ^ "妹さえいればいい。７　ドラマＣＤ付き限定特装版" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  8. ^ "Yen Press Licenses Silver Spoon, Kemono Friends Manga, Imōto Sae Ireba Ii., Reborn as a Vending Machine Light Novels, More". Anime News Network. June 2, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
  9. ^ "如果有妹妹就好了。" (in Chinese). Tong Li Publishing. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  10. ^ "妹さえいればいい。2" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  11. ^ "妹さえいればいい。3" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  12. ^ "妹さえいればいい。4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  13. ^ "妹さえいればいい。5" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  14. ^ "妹さえいればいい。　6". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  15. ^ "妹さえいればいい。7" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
  16. ^ "妹さえいればいい。８" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  17. ^ "Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Light Novels by Haganai's Hirasaka Get Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  18. ^ "妹さえいればいい。@comic 平坂 読+い～どぅ～" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  19. ^ "妹さえいればいい。外伝　妹にさえなればいい！ - 連載作品" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  20. ^ "Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Anime's Site Briefly Listed Studio Silver Link, Director Shin Oonuma". Anime News Network. May 12, 2017. Retrieved November 8, 2017.
  21. ^ a b "Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Songs, October 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  22. ^ "Crunchyroll, Funimation Add 7 Fall Anime Titles". Anime News Network. September 27, 2017. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
  23. ^ "オリジナルTwitterアニメ「○○さえいればいい。」遂に公開！". Twitter. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  24. ^ "A Sister's All You Need" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved October 15, 2017.
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