Days with My Stepsister

Days with My Stepsister (義妹生活) 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 aired from July to September 2024.

Premise

After his father's remarriage, Yūta Asamura finds himself getting a new stepsister, Saki Ayase, who happens to be the hottest girl in his grade, and living together with her. Having learned the important values about man-woman relationships, seen through their parents as they carry the scars of their parents’ troubled divorces, 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 his younger sister. Feeling somewhat similar, the two of them gradually feel comfortable living together. But what starts as cautious camaraderie blossoms into something deeper from shared experiences. Is it admiration, familial love, or something more?

Characters

• Yūta Asamura (浅村 悠太)
• The protagonist of the Days with My Stepsister series. He is Saki's step-brother and a second-year high school student. He works part-time at a bookstore. Although he and Saki initially have a distant relationship, he develops feelings for her, triggered by the sight of her during a visit to the swimming pool
• Saki Ayase (綾瀬 沙季)
• She is Yuuta's step-sister and a second-year high school student. She has the appearance of a gyaru. She later works part-time at the same bookstore Yuuta works. Although she and Yuuta initially have a distant relationship, she develops feelings for him, triggered by him turning down her offer to have sex with him and talking about their issues about their former mother/father. She later cuts her hair short which later regrows back to its original length in later volumes.
• Tomokazu Maru (丸 友和)
• Yuuta's friend at school. He is a member of the baseball team and an otaku.
• Maaya Narasaka (奈良坂 真綾)
• Saki's friend at school. She is always cheerful and meddlesome. She got increasingly involved with Saki because she could not stand to see her isolated, and later became her friend.
• Shiori Yomiuri (読売 栞)
• A university student who works part-time as a senior to Yuuta at the bookstore.
• Taichi Asamura (浅村 太一)
• Yuuta's father and Saki's new step-father. After divorcing his ex-wife for various reasons, he re-married to Akiko. He has a good relationship with Yuuta and Saki.
• Akiko Ayase (綾瀬 亜季子)
• Saki's mother and Yuuta's new step-mother. After divorcing her ex-husband, she worked tirelessly to provide for Saki until she re-married to Taichi. She was a gyaru during her high school years.
• Kaho Fujinami (藤波 夏帆)
• Keisuke Shinjō (新庄 圭介)
• Eiha Kudō (工藤 英葉)

Media

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.[56] By January 2024, the series had over 600,000 copies in circulation.[57]

See also

• Jishō F-Rank no Onii-sama ga Game de Hyōka Sareru Gakuen no Chōten ni Kunrin Suru Sō Desu yo?, another light novel series by the same author
• My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me!, another light novel series by the same author
• Sotsugyō Album no Kanojo-tachi, a manga series by the same author

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