"All I Need is a Little Sister" is an anime based on a light novel published by Gagaga Bunko (Shogakukan). The main character, Hashima Izuki, is a perverted light novel writer who loves his little sister. The novels he writes have a unique setting in which the little sister appears completely naked, making him a promising novelist with some enthusiastic fans. Even though Izuki is surrounded by attractive beautiful girls, he is a strong man who loves his imaginary little sister, and all the goods and novels he collects feature little sisters. Izuki loves his little sister, so here I would like to introduce another heroine who is on par with the heroine Kani Nayuta, Shirakawa Miyako.
What kind of girl is Shirakawa Miyako?
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Shirakawa Miyako is a beautiful girl that the protagonist Hashima Izuki met when he was a student. She has an ordinary personality and is a good girl with no quirks. She is a very kind girl who never speaks ill of others, and is a rare considerate girl these days. There are many scenes in the story where Kyo's kindness saves someone, and she supports everyone. It plays an important role in connecting the individual players, the writers.
【All You Need Is a Little Sister】The Meeting of Shirakawa Kyo and Hashima Izuki
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Kyo and Izuki are students at the same university, and Kyo has always been concerned about Izuki, who is always writing something on the computer. Kyo's friends made fun of Izuki, saying, "He's a little creepy, he doesn't seem to have any friends," but Kyo was very concerned about Izuki, saying, "I felt like he had something more important inside of him than university classes, playing, or part-time work. Something that I don't have..."
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One day at university, Kyo asked Izuki, "Hey, Hashima-kun? What do you always write on the computer?" This led Kyo to learn that Izuki was a novelist and to read his light novels. From then on, Kyo began to actively talk to Izuki, and before long the two became good friends. The fact that Kyo was interested in a guy who was considered creepy by others and actively approached him shows that he is a really good kid.
[Imouto Sae Ireba Iinkai. 】Shirakawa Kyo and Hashima Izuki's first fight
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Kyo read Izuki's novel, but he couldn't understand the incomprehensible setting that comes from Izuki's love for his sister, and he immediately clashed with Izuki. "I bought Hashima-kun's book yesterday and read it, but I didn't really get it. Why does kissing your sister give you the ability to use magic?" Kyo asked, to which Izuki replied, "Hmph. My book is not something a bitchy college student like you can understand." The two of them started fighting even though they weren't close.
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Izuki calls Kyo a foolish bitch who can't understand that her book is a work that has been bought and understood by 100,000 people, and finds it amusing, even pitiful, and gets punched by her. But then the two get along, and Kyo borrows books and games from Izuki, and Izuki asks Kyo about fashion, and so on, and their friendship deepens.
【Imouto Sae Ireba Iinkai. 】The beginning of the relationship between Shirakawa Kyo and Kani Nayuta
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At first, Kani Nayuta, the heroine who likes Izuki, is not amused by Kyo's closeness with Izuki. However, after Kyo shares Kani's painful past with her, the two become best friends. Kyo is a really kind girl who can cry for others without shame, and she is a wonderful character who melted even the stubborn Kani's heart.
【All I Need is a Little Sister. 】Shirakawa Kyo cried for Fuwa Haruto
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Kyo's kindhearted character episodes are endless. When the anime adaptation of Izuki's friend and rival Fuwa Haruto's novel ended in a suspicious way, she cried for Haruto when she saw him looking down, saying, "It's painful that you tried so hard and failed." To be honest, while Izuki and Kani couldn't find the words to say, Kyo was the only one who made Haruto's heart a little easier.
【Imouto Sae Ireba Ii. 】Shirakawa Kyo is not a bitch!
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Kyo is obviously a beautiful girl, and there are many episodes that show her pure heart, but it turns out that she is actually a young girl who has never dated a man. Since Kyo is cute and has a good personality, everyone seems to have assumed that she has a lot of romantic experience, but that was not the case. However, it's strange that someone as good as Kyo doesn't have a boyfriend and is interested in an outlaw like Izuki (I shouldn't say that though).
【All I Need is a Little Sister. 】Shirakawa Kyo's kindness is pathological!
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Kani Nayuta, a writer who seeks realism, asks Kyo if he can fondle her breasts, because the breasts of a character in the novel he is writing are the same size as Kyo's. Kyo naturally refuses, saying that is impossible, but Kani insists that he will be able to write the manuscript if Kyo lets him fondle her breasts. Kyo knew about the editorial department's troubles with not receiving Kani's manuscripts, so upon hearing this, he had no choice but to let Kani fondle his breasts. He is so pathologically kind.
【Imouto Sae Ireba Iinkai. 】 Shirakawa Kyo's voice actor is Kakuma Ai
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Shirakawa Kyo's voice actor is Kakuma Ai, who played Julis Alexia von Riessfeld in "The Asterisk War" and Ryuzu in "Clockwork Planet". Kakuma-san worked as an office lady for four years after graduating from high school because she didn't want to cause trouble for her family, but she couldn't give up her dream of becoming a voice actress, so she moved to Tokyo and became a voice actress. Kakuma-san has a wonderful voice that exudes kindness, and I think that this is something that overflows from Kakuma-san's humanity.
[All I Need is a Little Sister. 】 Shirakawa Kyo is a heroine who is not inferior to Kani Nayuta
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When you hear "All You Need Is a Little Sister," the image of Kani Nayuta is strong, but honestly, in terms of potential alone, I don't think Shirakawa Kyo is inferior to Kani. I think there are many viewers who prefer Kyo to the quirky Kani, and his normal side is what makes him so appealing. If there is a second season of the anime, I hope to see even more of Kyo's charm.
