The first ep didn't sell me, but the second ep did. Hilarious. Endearing. Fairly smart, for all its cliches. And fanservice galore. Gu-he-he.... I guessed who the author was, but rejected the idea as too over-the-top, lol.
Kito Ibuki may only be 14, but she's got talent and force. In a cast interview on the official site she says she has an elder brother herself, but he's not as gentle and protective as Akito. She introduces herself by saying she's in third-year middle-school and gives her age, then Ousaka Ryouta (Akito) does the same (he's 26). Then Kitamura Eri (Arashi) chimes in: "What's with this trend?" And she doesn't give her age (which is 25). I think she may have been protecting Chihara Minori (Anastasia) who is 32.
In the interview, Kito-san says that Akiko's lines have a lot of energy and roll quickly from high to low spirits, and says she hasn't quite got it yet, but will work hard to get better. Actually, I think she
has got it, and just needs to work on giving her words clearer definition as they roll along.
Here's the (too small) pic accompanying
the interview:
front (l-r): Ousaka Ryouta, Kito Ibuki.
rear: Shimoda Asami (Gin), Chihara Minori, KitaEri.
The "special" page of the official site also announces that the Cure Maid Cafe in Tokyo will be running a "Little Sister Cafe" based on the show 2-11 November.
There is also a series of "slide-puzzles" using pics of the female stars on
this page. And there are some free Twitter icons on
this page.
The short form of the show's title is "Oniai," which I think has some funny associations:
niai can mean "suit each other," and
oni-ai could mean "demon love."
I'm not usually a big fan of Chihara Minori, but I thought she was particularly good here. So were they all, really. And Minorin's OP was excellent.