Oreimo, Volume 2

by Tsukasa Fushimi, Sakura Ikeda (Illustrator), Michael Gombos (Translator)

Overview

The secret is out — Oreimo is great fun!

Things are heating up at home for Kyosuke and his little sister Kirino! It's getting difficult for Kirino to keep her love of kids' anime and naughty video games a secret, especially from her nosy clique of popular girls and her stern, strict father! With all this chaos, might it be possible for Kirino to turn to her brother and really see him as a friend? Clever and engaging, Oreimo is full of surprises!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781630087227
Publisher:	Dark Horse Comics
Publication date:	02/17/2016
Series:	Oreimo Series , #2
Sold by:	Penguin Random House Publisher Services
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	71 MB
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About the Author

Tsukasa Fushimi (born 1981) is a Japanese author of light novels. He made his debut in 2006 with the novel series Jūsanbanme no Alice. This was followed in 2008 by his well-known novel series Oreimo, which spawned a media franchise encompassing multiple manga, anime, and video game adaptations. In 2013, Fushimi began writing his novel series Ero Manga Sensei. The author lives in Tokyo, Japan.

Editorial Reviews

Although he was never close to her in the past, high schooler Kyosuke Kosaka is suddenly covering for his beautiful, brainy, and popular younger sister Kirino’s secret life as an otaku obsessed with a collection of little slar younger sister Kirino’s secret life as an otaku obsessed with a collection of little sister-themed erotic anime and games. Volume 2 opens with a tense situation as Kyosuke defends Kirino’s stash in the face of strong opposition from their father. Afterward, he runs interference as a suspicious package arrives for Kirino during a visit from a group of her decidedly non-otaku friends. Despite the cutesy art style and warm-and-fuzzy jacket description, the story’s basic premise may represent a significant cultural barrier to Western audiences. In Japan, Kirino risks social ostracism, at worst, for her interest in underage incest-themed entertainment. In the United States, however, she might be looking at jail time.

Verdict An oddly heartwarming family comedy built around what many readers would consider an extremely uncomfortable topic. Recommended for larger graphic novels collections and devotees of the otaku subculture.—Neil Derksen, Pierce Cty. Lib. Syst., Tacoma
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