My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex

When me and my class first started the first episode of this anime i was kinda not feeling it. Cause of the title i just thought i was going to be this weird anime that i didn't like cause its no fighting or action in it. So at first i wasn't really paying attention cause its not really my type of anime. But i just looked up at the screen and really got to watching it and it was pretty good. It was just the first episode. So not to much happened but it was very interesting. It made me wanna watch more anime like this with less fighting and just getting more in tune. This is anime more for teens i think they could relate more to this anime i recommend you watch it.

This anime begins with Yume and Mizuto in the hallway of their new joint home. Their respective parents married each other, making Yume and Mizuto step-siblings. Yume and Mizuto keep a secret from their parents: They used to date way before them. That makes the situation complicated, plus they hate each other a bit and fight about the privilege of being the older sibling. It turns out they're still hung up on each other, so things are getting pretty interesting.

The development of the characters during the show is intriguing, and with the help of a couple of flashbacks the depths of their emotions and minds come to light.

I really loved the show, it's romantic and it has some comedy elements in it too. There are 12 episodes, I binged 5, 5 more the next day and then watched the last two. The concept of the show is simple, yet brilliant. The artwork is beautiful, there is a little bit of fan service (but not too much) and the music is very nice also. G.

So we have a young couple in deep love but as a result of the "usual relationship issues," they break up. Months later, they are reunited only this time as step siblings much to their chagrin. This anime basically revolves around how this unique ex-couple have to coexist peacefully as step siblings despite the past.

With such a synopsis, I didn't expect the series to be psychological at all. When I say psychological, I don't mean something as dark or deep as death note. This anime is similar to Kaguya-sama Love Is War minus the comedy. This is because the two main protagonists throughout the show try to get at each other for the past through absurd mind games. Overall, the anime isn't that deep at all for it is more on light hearted side instead. Fan service is surprisingly minimal.

While they were in middle school Mizuto and Yume were boyfriend and girlfriend but shortly before they started at high school they decided to break up. A mere fortnight later they are thrown back together when his father and her mother get married to each other! They decide that they will try to act like siblings and avoid any romance despite now living under the same roof. As they are the same age they argue over who should be considered the elder so they make a bet; the first to show signs of being attracted to the other is to be considered the younger.

This could easily have been another fan service led ecchi series but it manages to stay fairly innocent. The story progresses nicely; thanks to their wager we get plenty of amusing situations. The character designs are solid as is the animation. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to those wanting a fairly chaste story of possible romance.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

There are some ecchi scenes which are not appropriate for kids and tend to service fans, also the plot is easy to guess and same with many other films which can be really boring. However, the special thing of this anime is that it shows the developing of the relationships between two main characters , also the art is not too bad. Overall, it is ok to watch , but it should be rated as PG-13 in my opinion.