Kiss×sis

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Kiss×sis


caption = "Kiss×sis" manga volume 1 cover.
ja_name = キス×シス
ja_name_trans = Kisu×shisu
genre = Romantic comedyInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Bow Ditama
publisher = flagicon|Japan Kodansha
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Bessatsu Young Magazine
first = December 11 2005
last = ongoing
volumes = 2Infobox animanga/OVA
director =
studio = flagicon|Japan Feel
episodes = 1
released = December 22 2008
runtime = Nihongo|"Kiss×sis"|キス×シス|Kisu×shisu is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Bow Ditama. The manga originally was printed as a one-shot in January 2004 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine "Bessatsu Young Magazine", and began regular serialization in the same magazine on December 11 2005. As of January 4 2008, two bound volumes of the manga have been released in Japan. An original video animation episode by Feel will be bundled with the third manga volume released on December 22 2008.

Plot

tory

"Kiss×sis"'s story begins with Keita Suminoe, a male third-year junior-high school student studying for his high school entrance exams. He is living in a home with his older twin step-sisters, Ako and Riko, who share no blood relation to him, and they help him prepare for his exams. Even though he initially dislikes himself for it, he begins to become attracted to his two sisters, and his two parents encourage him to eventually get married to one of them.

Characters

;Nihongo|Keita Suminoe|住之江 圭太|Suminoe Keita:Keita is a third-year junior-high school student studying for his high school entrance exams. He wants to enter the same high school as his older twin step-sisters Ako and Riko, and to do so must study hard while getting help from his sisters as well. While at first he initially dislikes himself for becoming attracted to Ako and Riko, he later becomes proactive in his desires. He is weak when it comes to alcohol, and will become livelier when he drinks.

;Nihongo|Ako Suminoe|住之江 あこ|Suminoe Ako:Ako is the elder twin sister. A way to tell her apart from Riko is that she wears a hair clip to keep the hair off her forehead. She has a reliable, level-headed personality, but can be sullen and moody. She carries herself differently than her sister, is more skilled in cooking, and is strong with alcohol. She is a closet pervert and more often planning her seduction of Keita.

;Nihongo|Riko Suminoe|住之江 りこ|Suminoe Riko:Riko is the younger twin sister. A way to tell her apart from Ako is that she wears her hair in a ponytail, and is longer than her sister's hair. She likes to do things at her own pace, and is more positive than Ako. She tends to be clumsy and is weak with alcohol. However, she is more proactive in tempting Keita to fall in love with her.

Media

Manga

"Kiss×sis" began as a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Bow Ditama which originally began as a one-shot printed in January 2004 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine "Bessatsu Young Magazine". The manga began regular serialization in the same magazine on December 11 2005. The first bound volume was released in Japan on September 6 2007 published under Kodansha's "KC Deluxe" imprint; the second followed on January 4 2008. The third will be released on December 22 2008.

OVA

It was announced in June 2008 that an animated adaptation of the manga series would be produced.citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-20/kiss-sis-manga-from-mahoromatic-ditama-to-be-animated|title="Kiss×sis" Manga from "Mahoromatic"'s Ditama to be Animated|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-06-20|accessdate=2008-06-20] An original video animation episode produced by the studio Feel will be bundled with the third manga volume to be released on December 22 2008.citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-06/20th-century-boys-2-film-stitch-kissxsis-dated|title="20th Century Boys 2" Film, "Stitch!", "Kissxsis" Dated|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-08-06|accessdate= 2008-08-06]

References

External links

* [http://www.yanmaga.kodansha.co.jp/ym/rensai/bessatu/kissxsis/kiss.html Manga official website] ja icon
* [http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/kiss_sis/ OVA official website] ja icon
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