The Shiunji Family Children
Japanese manga series
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The Shiunji Family Children (Japanese: 紫雲寺家の子供たち, Hepburn: Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal since February 2022. Set in Tokyo's Seijō neighborhood, located in Setagaya Ward, the series follows a young boy who has never had a girlfriend. He lives with five sisters and a younger brother until his father reveals that he and his siblings are not biologically related.
| The Shiunji Family Children | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Seiha, Kotono, Banri, Shion (back), Arata, Ouka, and Minami Shiunji (front) | |
| 紫雲寺家の子供たち (Shiunji-ke no Kodomo-tachi) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Reiji Miyajima |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
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| Imprint | Young Animal Comics |
| Magazine | Young Animal |
| Original run | February 25, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ryouki Kamitsubo |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Noboru Kimura |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, KTV, NBS, UTY, itv, TV Shizuoka, TSS, HTB, Miyatere, NIB, IBC, Mētele, NKT, RKB, RBC, Tulip-TV, FTB, TUY, KKB |
| Original run | April 8, 2025 – June 24, 2025 |
| Episodes | 12 |
An anime television series adaptation produced by Doga Kobo aired from April to June 2025.
Plot
Arata Shiunji is a young man who lives with his five sisters and a younger brother. Due to him never having a girlfriend, it appears he will still remain single for the foreseeable future. One day, however, his father reveals a shocking secret to the family: he and his siblings are not blood relatives. Arata now finds himself dealing with an unexpected situation thanks to this revelation.
Characters
- Arata Shiunji (紫雲寺 新, Shiunji Arata)
- Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara,[2] Minami HinataEp. 3 credits (young) (Japanese); Abi Kumar[3] (English)
- The eldest son of the Shiunji family. He is the same age as Ouka and is her twin. He aims to maintain the sibling dynamic in the family, even after the revelation that they are not related to each other.
- Banri Shiunji (紫雲寺 万里, Shiunji Banri)
- Voiced by: Chika Anzai[2] (Japanese); Taylor Murphy[3] (English)
- The eldest daughter of the Shiunji family and a university student. She is aiming to become a nurse and is well-liked due to her kind personality. She has a fear of ghosts and the supernatural.
- Seiha Shiunji (紫雲寺 清葉, Shiunji Seiha)
- Voiced by: Marika Kōno[2] (Japanese); Amber May[3] (English)
- The second eldest sibling of the Shiunji family. Gifted with intelligence, she is the top-ranked student at school and is the valedictorian of her class.
- Ouka Shiunji (紫雲寺 謳華, Shiunji Ōka)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi[2] (Japanese); Rebecca Danae[3] (English)
- The third oldest sibling of the Shiunji family and Arata's "twin" who is outgoing and popular, though this is later revealed to be a facade that hides her more fragile true self, and inner struggles.
- Minami Shiunji (紫雲寺 南, Shiunji Minami)
- Voiced by: Hana Hishikawa[2] (Japanese); Morgan Berry[3] (English)
- Shion's biological twin sister who is very athletic and is a tennis champion. She has a fan club at school that consists mostly of girls.
- Kotono Shiunji (紫雲寺 ことの, Shiunji Kotono)
- Voiced by: Kana Ichinose[2] (Japanese); Terri Doty[3] (English)
- The youngest sibling of the Shiunji family and a middle schooler. She has feelings for Arata despite having been rejected in the past, which have only grown since the revelation that they are not related by blood.
- Shion Shiunji (紫雲寺 志苑, Shiunji Shion)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi[2] (Japanese); Dallas Reid[3] (English)
- The only other son of the Shiunji family and Minami's biological twin. He regularly wears a beanie and often gives advice to Arata.
- Kaname Shiunji (紫雲寺 要, Shiunji Kaname)
- Voiced by: Masaki Terasoma[4] (Japanese); Cris George[3] (English)
- The adoptive father of the Shiunji siblings who suddenly reveals to them that they are all not blood-related on Kotono's 15th birthday. Despite this, he is shown to love and care for his children very much.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Reiji Miyajima, The Shiunji Family Children started in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal on February 25, 2022.[5][6] Hakusensha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 15, 2022.[7] As of February 27, 2026, nine volumes have been released.[8]
The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Yen Press.[1]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | July 15, 2022[9] | 978-4-592-16701-3 | November 21, 2023[10] | 978-1-9753-7141-8 | ||
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| 2 | July 14, 2023[11] | 978-4-592-16702-0 978-4-592-16803-4 (SE) | September 17, 2024[12] | 978-1-9753-9138-6 | ||
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| 3 | February 16, 2024[13] | 978-4-592-16703-7 | February 18, 2025[14] | 979-8-8554-0884-3 | ||
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| 4 | July 17, 2024[15] | 978-4-592-16704-4 | May 27, 2025[16] | 979-8-8554-1513-1 | ||
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| 5 | October 17, 2024[17] | 978-4-592-16705-1 | February 24, 2026[18] | 979-8-8554-2219-1 | ||
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| 6 | March 14, 2025[19] | 978-4-592-16706-8 | July 28, 2026[20] | 979-8-8554-2750-9 | ||
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| 7 | May 29, 2025[21] | 978-4-592-16707-5 | November 24, 2026[22] | 979-8-8554-3960-1 | ||
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| 8 | November 17, 2025[23] | 978-4-592-16708-2 | — | — | ||
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| 9 | February 27, 2026[8] | 978-4-592-16709-9 | — | — | ||
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| 10 | June 17, 2026 | 978-4-592-16710-5 | — | — | ||
Anime
In February 2024, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation.[24] It was produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Ryouki Kamitsubo, with series composition by Noboru Kimura, and character designs and chief animation direction by Miki Muto. The music was composed by Akki, Ginnojo Hoshi, and Shota Horie.[25][26] While the first two episodes had an advanced screening at the United Cinemas Toyosu in Tokyo on March 16, 2025,[27] the series aired from April 8 to June 24, 2025, on AT-X and other networks.[4] The opening theme song is "Honey Lemon" (ハニーレモン), performed by Nacherry, while the ending theme song is "Like You o(>< = ><)o Love You?", performed by the "Shiunji Family Children" group (composed of Chika Anzai, Marika Kōno, Rie Takahashi, Hana Hishikawa and Kana Ichinose as their respective characters).[28][4]
Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[29] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[30]
Episodes
| No. | Title [31][32] | Directed by [31] | Written by [31] | Storyboarded by [31] | Original release date [33] |
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| 1 | "What If...?" | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Noboru Kimura | Ryouki Kamitsubo | April 8, 2025 |
| 2 | "Now What" | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Noboru Kimura | Ryouki Kamitsubo | April 15, 2025 |
| 3 | "For Now" | Hiroshi Haraguchi | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Hiroshi Haraguchi | April 22, 2025 |
| 4 | "Respectively" | Seong-Min Kim | Noboru Kimura | Seong-Min Kim | April 29, 2025 |
| 5 | "Perhaps" | Kazue Komatsu | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Yūko Tanaka | May 6, 2025 |
| 6 | "Now's the Time" | Kunio Fujii | Noboru Kimura | Hajime Kawamura | May 13, 2025 |
| 7 | "Surely" | Mitsuhiro Oosako | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Mitsuhiro Oosako | May 20, 2025 |
| 8 | "Since Then" | Shuichi Sasaki | Noboru Kimura | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | May 27, 2025 |
| 9 | "Not Yet" | Kōki Uchinomiya | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Hiroaki Yoshikawa | June 3, 2025 |
| 10 | "Finally" | Daisuke Nishimura | Noboru Kimura | Daisuke Nishimura | June 10, 2025 |
| 11 | "So Then" | Sho Kitamura | Michihiro Tsuchiya | Sho Kitamura | June 17, 2025 |
| 12 | "Still" | Ryouki Kamitsubo | Noboru Kimura | Ryota Itō | June 24, 2025 |