The anime adaptation Reiji Miyajima’s (Rent a Girlfriend) The Shiunji Family Children manga series has found an animation studio: Doga Kobo. The anime project was officially announced in February 2024, and the official X account of the anime teased that more information will be revealed soon.
Doga Kobo is prolific animation studio behind some of the major anime productions in recent years, including the hit supernatural mystery series Oshi no Ko, the 2020 fantasy comedy anime Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, and this season's Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian, among many others.
Prior to Doga Kobo's latest update, Japanese media giant Kadokawa announced the acquisition of the studio earlier this month. While we wait for more information from Kadokawa and Doga Kobo, you can check out the character silhouette visual for a little enticement as well as more information about the manga series below.
What is The Shiunji Family Children about?
The Shiunji Family Children manga series Reiji Miyajima has been serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal since February 2022. At the time of this writing, three volumes have been published in Japan. Yen Press, which licensed the manga in English, shared a description for the first volume of the romantic comedy series:
The love between brother and sister. The love between man and woman. That which is most forbidden is most unyielding. The two sons and five daughters of the Shiunji family shine like brilliant gems, each with intelligence and beauty in equal measure. And with the pedigree of their wealthy father behind them, how could they not be the talk of the town? Eldest son Arata has spent his life being tossed around by the whims of his colorful sisters, yet a little teasing won’t stop him from valuing his family over anything and anyone else. But when his youngest sister turns fifteen, their father reveals a long-hidden secret of the Shiunji “siblings” and knocks Arata’s world off its axis…
You can check the announcement from the official The Shiunji Family Children's X page below:
Miyajima's other franchise recently got an update: Earlier this month, it was announced that the Rent-a-Girlfriend anime has been renewed for a fourth season, and that it will adapt the Hawaii Trip arc of his manga series.
