Minami-ke Images

Author & Illustration (Manga, Original character design): Sakuraba Coharu
Illustration "Minami-ke" (Anime): Ochi Shinji
Illustration "Minami-ke: Okawari, Minami-ke: Okaeri & Minami-ke: Betsubara" (Anime): Tanaka Seiki
Illustration "Minami-ke: Omatase & Minami-ke: Tadaima" (Anime): Suzuki Gou

Animation Production (Minami-ke): Daume
Animation Production (Minami-ke: Okawari, Minami-ke: Okaeri & Minami-ke: Betsubara): asread
Animation Production (Minami-ke: Omatase & Minami-ke: Tadaima): Feel (Studio)






Minami-ke is a manga created and illustrated by Koharu Sakuraba. It was published in Young Magazine by Kodansha starting November 5, 2004 until the present. There is an anime adaptation with four seasons all aired on TV Tokyo. The first season, Minami-ke, was done by studio Daume, directed by Masahiko Ohta and aired starting October 7, 2007 and ended December 30, 2007. Minimi-ke: Okawari was done by studio Asread and directed by Naoto Hosoda starting January 6, 2008 and ended March 30, 2008. Minami-ke: Okaeri was directed by Kei Oikawa by studio Asread starting January 4, 2009 and ended March 29, 2009. Minami-ke: Tadaima was done by studio Feel and directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi and aired starting January 6, 2013 and ended March 30, 2013. Three OVA’s, Minami-ke: Betsubara, Minami-ke: Omatase and Minami-ke: Natsuyasumi, were released on June 23, 2009, October 5, 2012 and August 6, 2013 respectively.

Minami-ke Plot:

Minami-ke follows the lives of the Minami sisters. The youngest, Chiaki, absolutely adores her elder sister and considers every else to be an idiot. The middle child, Kana, is impulsive and forward but can be oblivious of other people’s feelings. The eldest, Haruka, goes to school and takes care of her siblings by cooking the meals and doing the household chores as well providing advice and guidance.

Minami-ke Characters:

Minami Chiaki – Chiaki is the youngest of the Minami sisters and is a fifth grade student in elementary school. She is extremely intelligent which can make her overanalyze what seems to be simple problems. She ignores Kana’s idiotic behavior but absolutely adores her older sister, Haruka. Of the three sisters, Chiaki is the meanest often shouting “Bakayaro” (dumbass).

Minami Kana – Kana is the middle child of the Minami sisters and is a second year, junior high student. She’s impulsive, lively and acts before she thinks. Her cooking is horrible, loves to sleep in but ironically, wants Chiaki to see her as a role model instead of a fool. She can be very impolite which annoys Chiaki. She’s not great in school either but resorts to silly things like wearing glasses to feel smarter.

Minami Haruka – Haruka is the eldest of the Minami sisters and is in second year high school. She tends to her sister’s needs and does what she can to take care of them. In contrast, she is extremely lazy when left alone. She had the title “Bancho” (gang leader) in junior high but it was later revealed that it was only a title.

Minami-ke Similar Characters:
1. Ichigo Mashimaro
2. Mitsudomoe
3. Azumanga Daioh

source: Zerochan; written by Bootan