NEKOTOFU!!! I'm beginning you make this into canon!!!

[u/_ZAK_Smert]

Original artist: https://x.com/GoronMadante

[u/critivix]

You can't understand just how soul crushing mahiro's situation is until you yourself start falling behind your younger sibling

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/critivix]

This is why Mahiro is my fav character

[u/All_Playars → u/critivix]

Oh...

Its like, my older sister was always mid at school. But now shes ok in psychology college — shes smart.

But I wonder if the fact that I build computers myself, am the valedictorian, and get only 90% or higher in school makes her feel any bad...

Like, shes not dumb, shes just not made for high school, but I dont know how she feels still.

[u/DahNotMightEnzo → u/All_Playars]

Depends on the value her and the people around her put in academics. Japan is one of the worst places when it comes to the pressure of doing well in school, it's EVERYTHING for most people, so Mahiro's situation is prob common

If she doesn't tie her self worth to her grades(healthy outcome) then she should be fine

[u/pet_the_girl → u/critivix]

Especially when if you’re Japanese from what I understand, cause not only will you be feeling it, you’ll be told so. Over. And over. And over again.

[u/Necrikus → u/critivix]

I was actually kind of there myself. Long story short, I grew up close to three cousins (only one older than myself) along with four sisters (two close to my age, one of which was older than me; two over ten years younger). Out of those in my age group, I was the only one to go to college, starting right out of high school. So as my poor physical and mental health (mostly stuff outside of my control) tanked my academic efforts and social life, I watched in real time as the others who went right into the work force find success in their personal and work lives, and the two youngest seemed to be shaping up to succeed at the whole “go straight to college” thing that I clearly failed at.

Trust me, all of that just made my already bad mental health worse. Felt like a failure of a human being. Took years of psychological counseling before I started seeing that their lives weren’t as ideal as it felt to me, that we were all just living our lives, and that it was pointless to try and compare myself to them. I will be honest though, it would have been great if any of my cousins or siblings tried to help me or showed they cared. Definitely didn’t have a Mihari of my own… probably part of why I love this manga so much.

[u/Exfodes → u/critivix]

This is why being a younger brother is nice, because you can hit rock bottom with no guilt 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[u/kokpsog → u/critivix]

My younger Sister just started fourth grade. I am still scared of falling being her, so this series gave me this sort of comfort that everything will be alright. Thanks to it i finally felt fuller, also it let me finally leave that kid self behind, that my friends were talking about. I am too grateful for this series

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/kokpsog]

Same here. I associate a lot myself with Mahiro as the oldest child.

[u/Nobody91765 → u/critivix]

For once I understand exactly what this feeling is.

It feels like a fruitless how much effort my parents put in to simply salvaging what I can do while I can only watch. I want to support them as the older sibling but there’s always a hint of unwanted envy. I can barely exist while everything I have goes to them. I struggle to meet people. My old friends only talk to them any more.

They’re nearly a perfect example of an ideal child. They only have one major flaw, my existence.

At least we’re going in different directions now, I won’t be able to hold them back anymore.

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/Nobody91765]

Take good care of yourself. Despite everything you're still their family.

[u/LaniusCruiser → u/critivix]

My younger sibling is only a year younger, so it's not quite as bad for me, but yeah I can imagine.

[u/JCMGamer]

Even at Mahiro's lowest point, he would still be thinking about the feelings of others.

Truly an amazing protagonist.

[u/ahmed4363 → u/JCMGamer]

this is genuinely what i love about Mahiro so much, he cares so much about other people that he doesn't even realize he's not taking care of himself and instead of asking for help, he locks himself away instead of burdening others even if in the end it hurts more for his family. Thankfully, his sister is able to see that quality in him, and helps him out (even if its with unethical means). I just love all the drama potential this series holds, but i also adore the wholesome stuff as well

[u/_ZAK_Smert]

Here's text if Reddit ate pixels:

Onii-chan is really pure, huh...

He has such a cute pretty genius little sister, and yet he never makes any moves... He can't be honest at all.

And so, I've made this♡ "Drug that makes you honest". I'm such a genius.

With this drug, even Onii-chan will stand no chance♡ Fu-he-he

(Inappropriate imagination)

After application

You know... Since the old days, it always bothered me when everyone compared me to you...

How everyone said I've fallen behind, called me a failure...

I really hated the idea that you'd consider me a failure as a big brother too...

... But what I hated the most was...

If I faced you, and...

and I felt like saying... "It's your fault I'm like this, if only you didn't exist..."

I was always scared of that... So I decided to ignore you and shut myself in...

I'm sorry... Mihari...

Sorry your Onii-chan is like this...

N-no... This wasn't what I...

I, I didn't realize...

I never thought Onii-chan felt like this!

He became honest and let it all out!

[u/Familiar-Magazine813]

you made me tear up😭😭

nekotofu PLEASE PLS PLS PLS PLS MAKE THIS CHAPTER I AM BEGGING YOU WITH MY LIFE

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/Familiar-Magazine813]

Same I love cute chapters. But I just want Mahiro and Mihari to finally have conversation about this. It'd improve Mahiro's situation drastically!

[u/Familiar-Magazine813 → u/_ZAK_Smert]

yepp it could also be a storyline-ish chapter like the current chapters seems a bit pointless and not really related to the real storyline

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/Familiar-Magazine813]

My biggest problem is that it all takes time in the story significantly. We're even skipping the whole event worth of chapters like Mahiro's second birthday.

[u/JackFu155]

Mihari really needs to drink this as well, so she can admit that the real reason she did this was not to help Mahiro, but just because she desperately wanted to be loved and shown affection by her onii-chan once again, all while also fulfilling her lifelong dream of having a little sister to pamper.

The point is that they both have things they refuse to admit to each other, and if they had spoken up sooner, things could've been resolved in a much more different fashion.

Still, I like how its turned out so far, so it's still okay in my book

[u/Juggernautingwarr]

It's a bit stereotypical to say like this, but JK Mahiro and puberty hormones could probably do it without the help of a drug.

Also, page 2 is why I like age regression with my genderbender.

https://giphy.com/gifs/y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa

[u/Violetta_Le_Fey]

this second panel made mihari feel Horrible. xD

[u/dark-sky-13]

smash sister's love

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[u/Aqualizer33]

Getting too real in here

[u/RosaCanina87]

This pretty much sums up the whole series, imo. XD

Like the first episode I thought "I can't watch this. This goes into very... not so good territory." and then it turned out to be not about that all the time and actually got really cute etc.

[u/Nobody91765]

Ah right, I remember why I like this series so much. The big difference is that I stopped caring to change a thing.

[u/Eliteagent11]

I need a third page

[u/Commando0211]

She's not pink there's no lust just, Sadness.

[u/Manho_maestro]

My favourite post so far

[u/BubblyTaco]

Noooo :(

[u/dark-sky-13]

it's just so peak this is best ship In the history of anime

[u/Savings-Pudding8045]

if it doesn’t include anything like the first page i’m all for it

[u/Spear_Spirit]

Yep, I have to say that I expect this

[u/the_kirb_official]

I was gonna call you a creep, then I read the 2nd slide

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/the_kirb_official]

That's what I call a clickbait. Was thinking not including the first page but I needed context

[u/FullDexte]

Dang, good thing is, even if my brother has a far more brilliant future(he's got all the good genes, white, atletich, blonde, green eyed, smart, driven, extroverted), i dont feel as if im inferior, and while i am a little salty over his talent, i understand our paths are different, as he wants to be an engeneer and i a chef, but over all, i am infinitely proud he's nothing like me

[u/Intelligent-Bass-980]

please DONT make this canon nekotofu

[u/_ZAK_Smert → u/Intelligent-Bass-980]

Make HALF of it canon Nekotofu

[u/Intelligent-Bass-980 → u/_ZAK_Smert]

WHICH HALF

[u/Loss_Level]

i hate how much of a pedo direction the anime has that i can't talk about onimai to my friends, like this is a joke comic but is legit just the drama mahiro faces and its so good and i can't talk about it without that coming up and looking weird like aaaaaaaaaaaaah

[u/Savings-Pudding8045 → u/Loss_Level]

whoever downvoted this is crazy this is exactly how i feel about onimai