Oreimo

    Ok, I was going to talk about another anime this week, but when I learned about an exciting news about this anime I decided that I had to write about this show instead. At the end, I’ll share the big news with you guys; but right now, let talk about what makes this anime tick the way it does. The full name of this show is “Ore no Imoto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai,” in English, “My Little Sister can’t be This Cute.” The show is about a 17 year boy name Kyosuke and his love/ hate relationship with his little sister Kirino. After coming home from school one day, Kyosuke finds a magical girl anime DVD laying on the floor near the doorway. He then cooks up a story around his family’s dinner table about his friend suggesting an anime (the same anime that he found earlier) for him to watch and letting him borrow it. All just to see their reactions in attempts to find out where the magical girl DVD came from. After witnessing Kirino’s strange reaction, he then decides to confront her; and when he does so, he learns that not only does the DVD belongs to her, but she’s been secretly hiding the fact that she’s an otaku who’s a big fan of any moe anime and she loves playing “little sister” scenario eroge (Japanese adult games). After learning this, Kyosuke agrees to help Kirino keep her otaku life a secret and help her live a full otaku life at the same time, turning his normal life into a life filled with crazy otaku adventures one after another. Adventures that he’s forced in to thanks to his little sister.
    Directing this series is Hiroyuki Kanbe. Kanbe-san has had many titles under his belt. He was the key animation for Afro Samurai, Blue Exorcist in episode 2, Cowboy Bebop the movie, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and many another series. He was also the animation director for Hellsing, Rosario + Vampire, Full Metal Panic, and more.
    This show is really funny and I absolutely love it, and the reason why I love this show is because it as two big messages that I made me fall in love with this series. The first message is that no matter who you are, being an otaku is perfectly ok. The second and most important message; whatever you might think about any hobby, if your younger sibling enjoys it you should support them. As an older brother to a sister and a bother, this hits home to me. Their hobbies might not be for me, but as long as I see them happy and safe I’m going do whatever I can to support them. This was the most important message for this series, and the fact Kyosuke puts his feelings aside and put up with Kirino’s craziness for her happiness is very touching.
    Ok, now for the news. I was late on learning this, but as soon as I learned this it didn’t matter how late I was. On April 1st. 2012, Animenewsnetwork.com revealed that Oreimo has been green lit for production of season 2! It was announced at the Anime Contents Expo during the “Yuichi no Manma 2~ Taketatsu to Hanazaua ga Debut Suru Wake ga Nai,” stage event. No word yet on when the second will be released, but as soon as it’s announced I’ll let you know. Until then, you can check season 1 of Oreimo on crunchyroll.com before season 2 comes, and see why this series is worth a second season.