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| - Kyousuke Kousaka is, by his own admission, a completely and extremely normal seventeen-year-old high schooler who values normalcy, to the point that his goal in life is to ultimately have a completely normal one. The catch: his relationship with his younger sister -- extremely brilliant fourteen-year-old middle schooler Kirino -- is, to put it mildly, bad... so bad neither of them even bother acknowledging each other's existence, except when it's absolutely necessary. The 12 episode series can be viewed legally at Crunchyroll under the name Oreimo here. A second season has been green lit.
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| - Kyousuke Kousaka is, by his own admission, a completely and extremely normal seventeen-year-old high schooler who values normalcy, to the point that his goal in life is to ultimately have a completely normal one. The catch: his relationship with his younger sister -- extremely brilliant fourteen-year-old middle schooler Kirino -- is, to put it mildly, bad... so bad neither of them even bother acknowledging each other's existence, except when it's absolutely necessary. That "absolute necessity" came the day Kyousuke picks up a DVD case Kirino dropped -- specifically, one of Magical Girl anime Stardust Witch Meruru. This surprises him, but not as much as what was actually in the case -- an H-game titled Imouto to Koishiyo! (Let's Love Little Sister!). This sets off a chain of events that leads to the Kousaka siblings' first actual conversation in years, with Kyousuke learning that Kirino is a closet Otaku -- a 'little sister' fangirl, to be exact -- and getting dragged into increasingly hilarious situations, most being started in some way by his sister. Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai! ("There's No Way My Little Sister Can Be This Cute!") is a comedy Light Novel series with several adaptations. A 12-episode anime adaptation aired in fall 2010. It had an anime-original ending which was called the "good end" by AIC, followed by a 4-episode "true" ending that followed the novel more closely and aired as Webisodes before being released to Blu-ray/DVD. Aniplex licensed the anime for a North American release. A Manga adaptation of the same name started in 2010 and is ongoing, while a Spin-Off manga starring the popular Kuroneko titled Ore no Kouhai Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai! ("There's No Way My Junior Can Be This Cute!") by the same Mangaka has recently begun. A PSP (non-canon) Visual Novel featuring a route for each girl has been released, with a full translation project under way. An expanded version of the PSP game has recently been announced. A clean copy of the original light novel is available here. Lastly, summaries of the light novels up to Volume 8 are here. The 12 episode series can be viewed legally at Crunchyroll under the name Oreimo here. A second season has been green lit. Kirino was chosen to represent Oreimo in the Crossover Fighting Game Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax published by Sega; Kuroneko was chosen as one of the Assist characters.
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