Days with My Stepsister
First light novel volume cover featuring Yūta Asamura and Saki Ayase
義妹生活
(Gimai Seikatsu)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written byGhost Mikawa
Illustrated byHiten
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
ImprintMF Bunko J
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 25, 2021 – present
Volumes9
Manga
Written byGhost Mikawa
Illustrated byYumika Kanade
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineShōnen Ace Plus
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 16, 2021 – present
Volumes3
Anime television series
Directed byTakehiro Ueno
Written byMitsutaka Hirota
StudioStudio Deen
Original run July 2024 – scheduled

Days with My Stepsister (義妹生活, Gimai Seikatsu) is a Japanese mixed-media project created by Ghost Mikawa. It started with a YouTube channel created in April 2020, with its first video uploaded on May 1, 2020. A light novel series is written by Ghost Mikawa and illustrated by Hiten. The series began publication by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint in January 2021. A manga adaptation by Yumika Kanade began serialization online in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus in July 2021. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Deen is set to premiere in July 2024.

Premise

After his father's remarriage, Yūta Asamura finds himself getting a new step-sister Saki Ayase, who happens to be the number one beauty of her grade, and lives together with her. Having learned the important values about man-woman relationships, seen through their parents, and in order to not cause discord in the family, Yūta and Saki promise to keep a reasonable distance from each other, not to be too close or too opposing. Saki, who is longing for affection from her family and worked in solitude for their sake, does not know how to depend on others, while Yūta is bewildered at how to properly connect to Saki as her older brother. Feeling somewhat similar, the two of them gradually feel comfortable living together.

Characters

Yūta Asamura (浅村 悠太, Asamura Yūta)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki
The protagonist of the Gimai Seikatsu series. He is Saki Ayase's step-brother and a second-year high school student.
Saki Ayase (綾瀬 沙季, Ayase Saki)
Voiced by: Yuki Nakashima
The female lead of the series. She is Yuuta Asamura's step-sister and a second-year high school student.
Tomokazu Maru (丸友 和, Maru Tomokazu)
Voiced by: Daiki Hamano
Yuuta Asamura's classmate and only friend at school. He is a member of the baseball team and an otaku.
Maaya Narasaka (奈良坂 真綾, Narasaka Maaya)
Voiced by: Ayu Suzuki
Saki Ayase's classmate. She is always cheerful and meddlesome. She got increasingly involved with Saki because could not stand to see her isolated, and later became her friend. They are often seen together in school.
Shiori Yomiuri (読売 栞, Yomiuri Shiori)
Voiced by: Minori Suzuki
A university student and works part-time as a senior in the same bookstore where Yuuta Asamura works.
Taichi Asamura (浅村太一, Asamura Taichi)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki
Yuuta Asamura's biological father and Saki Ayase's step-father. After divorcing from his ex-wife for various reasons, he remarried Akiko Ayase. He has a good relationship with Yuuta and Saki.
Akiko Ayase (綾瀬亜季子, Ayase Akiko)
Voiced by: Eriko Hara
Saki Ayase's biological mother and Yuuta Asamura's step-mother. After her divorce from her ex-husband, she worked tirelessly and raised Saki by herself until she remarried Taichi Asamura.

Media

YouTube channel

While writing several works, author Ghost Mikawa learned of the existence of a reader who had a request to "deeply dig into the daily life of the characters".[2] He was interested in seeing what would happen if he tried to write an unusual work, and decided to write a story depicting the relationship between step-siblings.[2]

Regarding the production of the videos, Mikawa is the original author of the Gimai Seikatsu storyline, but the script of the story is handled by multiple writers.[3] According to Mikawa, the writing style of each writer is shown in each script, so it is often taken as it is.[3]

All videos on the YouTube channel are subtitled in English, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese.[4]

Light novels

The light novel series is written by Ghost Mikawa and features illustrations by Hiten. It is published by Media Factory under their MF Bunko J imprint, with the first volume being released on January 25, 2021; nine volumes have been released as of August 25, 2023.[5]

At Sakura-Con 2023, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6][7]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 25, 2021[8]978-4-04-064726-5October 17, 2023[9]978-1-97-537203-3
2 March 25, 2021[10]978-4-04-680326-9February 20, 2024[11]978-1-97-537205-7
3 July 21, 2021[12]978-4-04-680607-9June 18, 2024[13]978-1-97-537207-1
4 December 24, 2021[14]978-4-04-681001-4——
5 April 25, 2022[15]978-4-04-681361-9——
6 August 25, 2022[16]978-4-04-681656-6——
7 December 23, 2022[17]978-4-04-682033-4——
8 April 25, 2023[18]978-4-04-682404-2——
9 August 25, 2023[5]978-4-04-682764-7——
10 January 25, 2024[19]978-4-04-683233-7——

Manga

A manga adaptation with art by Yumika Kanade began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace Plus online web service on July 16, 2021.[20]

During their Anime NYC 2023 panel, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga for English publication.[21]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 26, 2022[22]978-4-04-112284-6May 21, 2024[23]978-1-97-537215-6
2 December 26, 2022[24]978-4-04-113171-8——
3 September 26, 2023[25]978-4-04-113914-1——

Anime

On July 24, 2022, during the "Natsu no Gakuensai 2022" event for MF Bunko J, an anime television series adaptation was announced. The cast of the YouTube channel are reprising their roles.[26][27] It will be produced by Studio Deen and directed by Takehiro Ueno, with scripts written by Mitsutaka Hirota, and character designs handled by Manabu Nii.[28] The series is set to premiere in July 2024.[29]

Reception

In the 2022 edition of Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, the novel series ranked 7th in the bunkobon category, and 3rd in the new work category.[30] By January 2024, the series had over 600,000 copies in circulation.[31]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 義妹生活. ComicWalker. Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. 1 2 人気小説『義妹生活』著者・三河ごーすとインタビュー. Animate Times (in Japanese). July 20, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  3. 1 2 【特集】『義妹生活』書籍化記念企画 三河ごーすと×中島由貴×天﨑滉平スペシャル鼎談 合言葉は「目指せアニメ化」！？. LN News (in Japanese). January 25, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ↑ 三河ごーすと [@mikawaghost] (September 16, 2021). 「義妹生活」チャンネルの過去動画すべてに英語字幕がつきました！ (Tweet). Retrieved June 28, 2022 – via Twitter.
  5. 1 2 義妹生活 9 [Gimai Seikatsu 9] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Yen Press [@yenpress] (April 6, 2023). "NEW NOVEL ANNOUNCEMENT: Days with My Stepsister" (Tweet). Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 7, 2023). "Yen Press Reveals 28 New Licenses Including Bocchi the Rock!, Tokyo Babylon Manga; The Deer King Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  8. ↑ 義妹生活 [Gimai Seikatsu] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
  10. ↑ 義妹生活２ [Gimai Seikatsu 2] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 2 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
  12. ↑ 義妹生活３ [Gimai Seikatsu 3] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 3 (light novel)". Yen Press. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  14. ↑ 義妹生活４ [Gimai Seikatsu 4] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  15. ↑ 義妹生活５ [Gimai Seikatsu 5] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  16. ↑ 義妹生活 6 [Gimai Seikatsu 6] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  17. ↑ 義妹生活 7 [Gimai Seikatsu 7] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  18. ↑ 義妹生活 8 [Gimai Seikatsu 8] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  19. ↑ 義妹生活 10 [Gimai Seikatsu 10] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
  20. ↑ 『義妹生活』のコミカライズ連載が開始 7月21日発売の小説第3巻初回限定版にはASMR「義妹と先輩に挟まれて」も付属. LN News (in Japanese). July 16, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  21. ↑ Mateo, Alex (November 18, 2023). "Yen Press Licenses 8 Manga, 3 Novels, 3 Audiobooks". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  22. ↑ 義妹生活 （１） [Gimai Seikatsu (1)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
  23. ↑ "Days with My Stepsister, Vol. 1 (manga)". Yen Press. Retrieved November 30, 2023.
  24. ↑ 義妹生活 （２） [Gimai Seikatsu (2)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  25. ↑ 義妹生活 （３） [Gimai Seikatsu (3)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  26. ↑ 「義妹生活」TVアニメ化決定！浅村悠太役に天崎滉平、綾瀬沙季役に中島由貴. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 24, 2022. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  27. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 24, 2022). "Ghost Mikawa's Days With My Stepsister Novels Get TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  28. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (July 23, 2023). "Days With My Stepsister Anime's Trailer Reveals Staff, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  29. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (January 15, 2024). "Days With My Stepsister Anime Reveals Main Character Visuals, July Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  30. ↑ このライトノベルがすごい！2022：各部門ベスト20位内にランクインした16作品のインタビュー記事を振り返ろう. ln-news.com (in Japanese). November 26, 2021. Retrieved December 25, 2023.
  31. ↑ @gimaiseikatsu (January 15, 2024). ／TVアニメ『義妹生活』2024年7月放送決定!!!!＼書籍シリーズ累計60万部突破!!!!!!!!!小説最新10巻2024年1月25日発売！引き続き応援よろしくお願いします！ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via Twitter.
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