Oniisama e...
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| Oniisama e | |
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| (おにいさまへ… (To [my respected] elder brother) |
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| Genre | Drama, Shōjo |
| Manga: Oniisama e... | |
| Authored by | Riyoko Ikeda |
| Publisher |  Shueisha |
| Serialized in | Margaret |
| Original run | 1975 – |
| No. of volumes | 3 |
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| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
| Studio | Tezuka Productions |
| Network | NHK TF1 7 Gold |
| Original run | 14 July 1991 – 31 May 1992 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
Oniisama e (おにいさまへ…; lit. "To [my respected] elder brother") is a Japanese manga series by Riyoko Ikeda. It has been adapted into an anime series that aired on NHK from July 1991 to April 1992.
It came to be known in English as Brother, Dear Brother due to the translation given to it by the fan sub group TechnoGirls.
The series originally started out as a manga in the early-mid 1970s. The story is about a 14 year old girl Nanako Misonoo (御苑生奈々子 Misonoo Nanako?) who attends a prestigious academy and deals with life as a high school student via writing letters to her "brother". [1] The manga has never been officially released in English, though it has been translated into Italian.
The anime series spans 39 episodes and ends when Nanako is about seventeen years old. The show's themes can be dark, ranging from incest to suicide attempts to life-threatening illnesses. The series was also dubbed and released in Italy and France, though it was pulled after 26 episodes in France, due to strong adult content.
It was also released in Arabic speaking networks in the early 90s under the title "Akhy El Aziz" (My Dear Brother). It was shown a number of times before being taken off the air; the anime is rarely available to Arab audiences due to its content, as it is uncommon for an animated series with such content to be broadcast in an Arabic-speaking country, although the anime's content did receive some little editing. However unlike the French dub, all 39 episodes were broadcast.
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[edit] Characters
- Nanako Misonoo (御苑生奈々子 Misonoo Nanako)?, (Seiyū - Hiroko Kasahara)
- The main character of the story - Nanako Misonoo is chosen to join The Sorority, an elite group at her new high school.
- Tomoko Arikura ( )?, (Seiyū - Waka Kanda)
- Tomoko is Nanako's childhood friend.
- Rei Asaka ("Hana no Saint-Juste") ( )?, (Seiyū - Sumi Shimamoto)
- Obsessed with death and troubled, Rei keeps various medications nearby to ease her pain. She is Kaoru's friend, and worshipped by the younger students, but she is a rebel. Rei's nickname comes from Louis de Saint-Just, a French Revolutionary.
- Mariko Shinobu ( )?, (Seiyū - Sakiko Tamagawa)
- Aspires to join The Sorority, but she is looked down upon because her father is an erotica author. Wants to be Nanako's new best friend.
- Kaoru Orihara ("Kaoru-no-kimi") ( )?, (Seiyū - Keiko Toda)
- The basketball star of the school, Kaoru has a mysterious illness. She is against the existence of The Sorority, but is chosen by Miya-sama at the beginning of the story as a candidate. Her nickname comes from an anti-hero character, Kaoru Genji, of the The Tale of Genji.
- Fukiko Ichinomiya ("Miya-sama") ( )?, (Seiyū - Mami Koyama)
- President of the Student Society and leader of The Sorority. Sponsored Nanako's entry into The Sorority.
- Aya Misaki ( )?, (Seiyū - Masako Katsuki)
- Another Sorority aspirant, she tries to make life miserable for Nanako and Mariko.
- Takehiko Henmi ("Oniisama") ( )?, (Seiyū - Tessho Genda)
- Takehiko is a favourite tutor of Nanako, and she asks him to be her "Oniisama" - a trusted older-brother figure.
- Furata ( )?, (Seiyū - Mika Doi)
- Vampanera ( )?, (Seiyū - Miyuki Matsuoka)
[edit] Volumes
- Sorority Member Senkou (ソロリティ・メンバー選考 Sorority Member Senkou?) August 20, 1978
- (サン・ジュストの秘密 Saint Juste no Himitsu?) September 20, 1978
- (さよなら薫の君 Sayonara Kaoru no Kimi?) October 20, 1978
[edit] References
- ^ (generally, brothers in this sense are merely older men who agree to read someone else's letters, like a sort of one-sided pen pal).
[edit] External links
- Oniisama E... ~Caro fratello...~ - English/Italian fansite
- Brother, Dear Brother at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
