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Edjwald



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(The) Shiunji Family Children (TV)

Source: Manga (ongoing @ 9 volumes by Reiji Miyajima)

Demographic: Seinen

Animation Studio: Doga Kobo

Genres: comedy, romance

Themes: love polygon

Plot Summary: Arata Shiunji has never had a girlfriend, but with five incredible sisters and a younger brother, his life is far from lonely. Despite being surrounded by beautiful women every day, he begins to accept his days as a bachelor won't end anytime soon. But one day, that all changes when his father reveals to the family that he and his siblings aren't related by blood. Now, all bets are off, and Arata's future promises to be rather nerve-wracking indeed.

Air Date & Platform:
April 08, 2025 (Tuesday)
Available on: Crunchyroll

Episode Count / Runtime: 12 episodes

[EDIT: Fancy opener stuff edited. -TK]
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smurky turkey



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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 10:11 am Reply with quote
Yup, reading that summary we all know where this is going.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 23, 2025 5:34 pm Reply with quote
No. Just… no.
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Edjwald



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2025 4:38 am Reply with quote
This one aside, the season's looking a little more evenly distributed across the week this year, at least to me, and Crunchyroll still hasn't announced its 5 mystery picks or their time slots yet.

For example, Monday has Sword of the Demon Hunter, My Hero Academia: Vigilantes
and Summer Pockets which I have some hopes for.

Tuesday has Catch Me at the Ballpark and, umm...

Anyway, Wednesday has Your Forma, The Beginning After the End, and Please Put Them On Takamine-San which I'll try out because (Koff) I'm fascinated by Time Travel paradoxes....

Thursday has Windbreaker which I'm excited about enough that I don't need The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows to be a keeper, which is probably a good thing...
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smurky turkey



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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:02 am Reply with quote
Is there some secret I don't know about as to why tuesday always has to be the calm day of the week?
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2025 7:57 am Reply with quote
I have no idea but I do appreciate a bit of breathing room in the schedule.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 01, 2025 12:46 pm Reply with quote
Blood- wrote:
No. Just… no.

But but but, the non-biological sisters are kawaii! Wink
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smurky turkey



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 10:38 am Reply with quote
Yup, the first episode is very much in line with what you would expect reading the plot summary. We have the (not) sisters all being a specific type including a tsundere with an attack dog and Arata being the clumsy protagonist. Given how the episode went it will turn into a (not) incest war with all the (not) sisters going after Arata sooner or later.

That premise is not for me and there is not really anything else of note for me stick around for either.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 08, 2025 4:09 pm Reply with quote
Well a series that seemed like a typical incest show, but the twist that is not really. Though still kind feels like it.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 15, 2025 2:29 pm Reply with quote
Surprised this one didn't make the cut.
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Piglet the Grate



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 29, 2025 10:45 pm Reply with quote
Episode 4

smurky turkey wrote:
Yup, the first episode is very much in line with what you would expect reading the plot summary. We have the (not) sisters all being a specific type including a tsundere with an attack dog and Arata being the clumsy protagonist. Given how the episode went it will turn into a (not) incest war with all the (not) sisters going after Arata sooner or later....


So far nothing has happened that significantly contradicts your prediction.
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zfunk



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 8:47 am Reply with quote
So how does this differ from the Quentessential Quintuplets, because I fell like I am watching the same series here.

Granted there are enough differences, obviously they are not Quintuplets, the girls are different ages, the guy is more of a gym rat than an intelligent. But still I see enough similarities here, the girls being raised by a single father with a dead mom. The personalities of the girls. I guess you sub out the guy having a little sister with a slightly younger brother, and doesn't have his own family separate from the girls. I feel like is the same show. I am not saying that in a bad way, and I am still going to watch.Just pointing that out.

Anyone else feels the same way as I do?
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smurky turkey



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 12:54 pm Reply with quote
@zfunk you know the answer, it is the incest yet not incest that is the selling point of the show.

@Piglet I expected as much, from what I have heard others recently say it is very much a run of the mill romance anime with incest yet not incest added to spice things up.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:35 pm Reply with quote
smurky turkey wrote:
@zfunk you know the answer, it is the incest yet not incest that is the selling point of the show.


What you don't agree with my Quentessional Quintuplets comparison, I could take each sister in this show and compare them to one QQ sister, you even have the shy sister be the first one to admit feelings for the main character.


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PostPosted: Thu May 01, 2025 12:19 am Reply with quote
I agree actually and the comparison fits, I consider QQ to be a fair bit better though. That said I might be a bit biased against Shiunji due to the premise.
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