Brothers Conflict

Main characters

• Ema Hinata (朝日奈 絵麻)[6]
• [7]
• The daughter of the well-known adventurer, Rintaro Hinata. She is 17 years old and a high school senior at Hinode High School. After her father remarries, she moves in with her 13 new stepbrothers. She is very good at cooking. Her father was always away working, leaving Ema to take care of herself, but now, with her new family, she feels happy and safe. She has a talking pet squirrel named Juli who is always saying that her new family is a pack of wolves and that she must always be well aware of her surroundings. Juli can only communicate with Ema and (as it is later revealed) Louis. Both Juli and Louis call Ema "Chi". It is later revealed that Ema is adopted, as her real parents had died. At first, this revelation causes a problem for Ema because her father had never told her. However, Louis helps her through this by sharing his own experience as an adoptee. Juli also reassures her of her father's love.

• Masaomi Asahina (朝日奈 雅臣)[6]
• [7]
• Masaomi is the oldest son of the Asahina family at 31 years old. He is a doctor who is well-versed in medicine. As the oldest, Masaomi has to look after his younger brothers his whole life and would give anything for them.
• Ukyō Asahina (朝日奈 右京)[6]
• [7]
• Ukyō is the second son of the Asahina family at 29 years old. He is a successful lawyer and acts as the "mother figure" to the family. Calm and intelligent, Ukyō normally does house chores and helps the other siblings study for school.
• Kaname Asahina (朝日奈 要)[6]
• [7]
• Kaname is the third son of the Asahina family at 27 years old. He acts like a playboy, but works as a Buddhist monk. The other brothers do not take him seriously and Ukyo is frequently scolding him for his inappropriate behavior, but Kaname can be much more responsible than his carefree nature suggests.
• Hikaru Asahina (朝日奈 光)[6]
• [7]
• Hikaru is the fourth son of the Asahina family at 26 years old. He is a novelist who likes watching his brothers' reactions around Ema. Hikaru is intelligent, yet a bit manipulative. He seems to know that almost every one of his brothers has feelings toward Ema, and even makes an odds chart called "Brothers Conflict" as his hobby.
• Tsubaki Asahina (朝日奈 椿)[6]
• [7]
• Tsubaki is the fifth son of the Asahina family and oldest of the triplets at 24 years old. He is a voice actor alongside his identical twin, Azusa. Tsubaki is cheeky and pushy, but hard-working and passionate about his career.
• Azusa Asahina (朝日奈 梓)[6]
• [7]
• Azusa is the sixth son of the Asahina family and the second-oldest triplet at 24 years old. Like his identical triplet brother Tsubaki, he is a voice actor. However, Azusa is calmer and much less tenacious than Tsubaki, usually being one to keep him in check. He is intelligent and talented, but relies on Tsubaki too much.
• Natsume Asahina (朝日奈 棗)[6]
• [7]
• Natsume is the seventh son of the Asahina family and the youngest triplet at 24 years old. Unlike Tsubaki and Azusa, he is a fraternal triplet and lives alone at the apartment. He works at the video game company that makes one of Ema's favorite video games, Zombie Hazard.
• Louis Asahina (朝日奈 琉生)[6]
• [7]
• The eighth son of the Asahina family, Louis is a 22-year-old hairdresser who speaks slowly and never seems to be paying attention. However, he still cares for his brothers. Louis is the only other person besides Ema who can communicate with Juli, and promises him that they will protect Ema.
• Subaru Asahina (朝日奈 昴)[6]
• [7]
• The ninth son of the Asahina family, Subaru is an athletic college sophomore who is part of his college's basketball team. He wants to play professionally and eventually is offered a chance to do so. Subaru does not understand girls nor does he know how to deal with them, so he often gets tense around Ema.
• Iori Asahina (朝日奈 祈織)[6]
• [7]
• The tenth son of the Asahina family, Iori is a 18-year-old high school student at Bright Centrair Private Academy. He works part-time at a coffeehouse and is known for his prince-like behavior, making him lovable at school.
• Yūsuke Asahina (朝日奈 侑介)[6]
• [7]
• The eleventh son of the Asahina family, Yūsuke is a senior high school student and also Ema's classmate. He has a righteous personality and hates anything to be incorrect.
• Fūto Asahina (朝日奈 風斗)[6]
• [7]
• The twelfth son of the Asahina family, Fūto is a 15-year-old first year high school student. He has a devilish and cheeky personality, being bratty to his siblings. However, Fūto can be mature for his age, determined and passionate in his career.
• Wataru Asahina (朝日奈 弥)[6]
• [7]
• The thirteenth and youngest son of the Asahina family, Wataru is a ten-year-old fifth grade elementary schoolboy. He is sweet and honest, but spoiled by his over-protective brothers.

Other characters

• Juli (ジュリ)[6]
• [7]
• Juli is Ema's talking pet squirrel who can only talk to her and Louis. He has been with Ema since she was young, always looking out for her and making sure none of the brothers will.
• Kazuma Sasakura (佐々倉 和馬)
• [7]
• Kazuma is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School. He handles the Cultural Festival for their class.
• Mahoko Imai (今井 真秀子)
• [7]
• Mahoko is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School who is also the former's best friend. She is a fan of Ema and Yusuke's brother, Futo. Mahoko playfully addresses Yusuke as "Futo Asahina's brother", causing him to get annoyed.
• Chiaki (千秋)
• Chiaki is Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha. He is called "Chi" by Kaname.
• Ryūsei (隆生)
• Ryūsei is Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha who gives advice to Ema in episode 10. He tells her that family love is true love, which means he understands her current situation.
• Rintarō Hinata (日向 麟太郎)
• [7]
• Rintarō is Ema's adoptive father, Miwa's husband, and stepfather of the Asahina brothers. He is a well-known adventurer who travels around the world.

• Miwa Asahina (朝日奈 美和)
• [7]
• The mother of the Asahina brothers, Rintaro's wife and Ema's stepmother. She is a full-time career woman who works overseas.

• Kaori Kishida (岸田香织)
• [7]
• Kaori is a teacher at Hinode High School. She is the Homeroom teacher of Ema, Yuusuke, Mahoko and Kazuma.

Novel Series

Manga

Brothers Conflict Purupuru is a spin-off manga the light novel featuring the characters from the novel in chibi form. ''Brothers Conflict feat. Natsume'' tells the story in Natsume's point of view. Other manga hat tell the story from other points of view, including ''Brothers Conflict feat. Yusuke & Futo and Brothers Conflict feat. Tsubaki & Azusa''.

Brothers Conflict: Puru-puru Pururu

Brothers Conflict feat. Natsume

Brothers Conflict feat. Yusuke & Futo and Tsubaki & Azusa

Brothers Conflict Short Stories is a compilation of all the short stories that were previously featured on Sylph and Dengeki Girl's Style.

Anime

A 12-episode anime adaptation was produced by Brain's Base and directed by Atsushi Matsumoto.[3] It premiered July 2, 2013. The opening theme is "Beloved Survival" by Gero, who is famous on a video-sharing website, Nico Nico Douga. The ending theme, "14 to 1", is performed Asahina Bros.+Juli. The group is composed of Kazuyuki Okitsu, Daisuke Hirakawa, Junichi Suwabe, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Kohsuke Toriumi, Tomoaki Maeno, Ken Takeuchi, Daisuke Ono, Daisuke Namikawa, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kenn, Yūki Kaji, and Hiroshi Kamiya. It was released in Japan on February 26, 2014, on DVD and Blu-ray alongside the special episode.[54] Apart from streaming rights, Funimation released the series on Blu-ray and DVD on March 8, 2016.[55]

Episode list