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* {{Cosplay}}: Not so much in the series proper, but the below-mentioned {{dancing theme}} is obviously aimed at cosplayers--[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFZNkFDAgQ and not without success]].
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** Yasuoka as well, though less as noticable
* ExtremeDoormat: Chitose.
* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a bit of it
* FluffyTamer: Choco, with Kuro the panther.
* FuroScene
* GirlInABox: specifically, a little sister delivered in a present. Oh, and it's a bag, not a box
** Tamami, With one, blink and you'll miss it exception in episode 6 [[http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/prisoner_24601/vlcsnap-2012-12-24-00h16m52s52_zps01b79a03.png As pictured in this screencap]], her one eye partially opens for a brief moment.
** Yasuoka as well, though less as noticable
* ExtremeDoormat: Chitose.
* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a bit of it
* FluffyTamer: Choco, with Kuro the panther.
* FuroScene
* GirlInABox: specifically, a little sister delivered in a present. Oh, and it's a bag, not a box
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* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Makoto, one of the tenants where Haruma is staying, who also loves to [[SkinshipGrope tease]] their landlord.
* HotSpringsEpisode
* [[spoiler:{{I See Dead People}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco meets Yasuoka's deceased daughter and wife at the amusement park]].
* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Makoto, one of the tenants where Haruma is staying, who also loves to [[SkinshipGrope tease]] their landlord.
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** [[spoiler: though nobody remembers Choco directly, her presence still existed in their unconscious memories, as well as other indirect evidence of her existence remained, which eventually clued Haruma to finally remember Choco]]
* [[spoiler:{{RetGone}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco, at the end of episode 22 and through most of episode 23, after Haruma insists to his cousin that he has no little sister.]]
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** Not to mention Yurika and Makoto. [[spoiler: Ayano's fiance also sports them]]
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* {{Landlady}}: Chitose
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One Christmas night, during his college days, Haruma has a huge present delivered through his window by a woman on an airborne motorcycle claiming to be SantaClaus. The present contains the little sister he always wanted, and Santa justifies the time it took to fulfil his wish by saying that ''making a little sister takes a lot more time than just making an android''.
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One Christmas night, during his college days, Haruma has a huge present delivered through his window by a woman on an airborne motorcycle claiming to be SantaClaus. The present contains the little sister he always wanted, and Santa justifies the time it took to fulfil fulfill his wish by saying that ''making a little sister takes a lot more time than just making an android''.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Yurika, voiced by none other than {{Rie Kugimiya}}.
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* ManicPixieDreamGirl: Choco proves that you needn't be a potential love interest to fulfill this role; Choco shows all the cheerfulness, innocence, and absolute devotion that defines a MPDG. Fortunately, she does not keep the original meaning of a zero-development plot device, but actually develops a great character of her own from this start.
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** Done twice in the valentine's day episode with a box, the first time was {{all just a dream}}, the second, well, didn't end so well for poor Choco [[spoiler: Haruma tapes the box shut and shoves it into a closet, much to Choco's dismay]].
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** Tamami, With one, blink and you'll miss it exception in episode 6 [[http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/prisoner_24601/vlcsnap-
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** With one, blink and you'll miss it exception in episode 6 [[http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/prisoner_24601/vlcsnap-2012-12-24-00h16m52s52_zps01b79a03.png As pictured in this screencap]], her one eye partially opens for a brief moment.
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** Tamami, With one, blink and you'll miss it exception in episode 6 [[http://i426.photobucket.
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** Yasuoka as well, though less as noticable
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** With one, blink and you'll miss it exception in episode 6 [[http://i426.photobucket.com/albums/pp349/prisoner_24601/vlcsnap-2012-12-24-00h16m52s52_zps01b79a03.png As pictured in this screencap]], her one eye partially opens for a brief moment.
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* [[spoiler:{{RetGone}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco, at the end of episode 22, shortly after Haruma insists to his cousin that he has no little sister.]]
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* [[spoiler:{{RetGone}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco, at the end of episode 22, shortly 22 and through most of episode 23, after Haruma insists to his cousin that he has no little sister.]]
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* SdrawkcabName: [[spoiler:Ashirai Makoto and Otokami Alisa]].
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* CaptainErsatz: "[[Creator/QuentinTarantino Tiranterno]]", "Cancent Villo", "[[Film/BuffaloSixtySix Buffalo 99]]", to name a few.
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* BottleFairy: Makoto, one of the tenants where Haruma is staying, who also loves to [[SkinshipGrope tease]] their landlord.
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* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The anime's ending.
** The ending of the manga actually raises this by a few degrees.
** The second half of episode 12 certainly qualifies.
** The ending of the manga actually raises this by a few degrees.
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* GrowingTheBeard: Hang in there. The show ''does'' get better in its run, and not by a small margin either.
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* {{Tearjerker}}: When Haruma's mother is hospitalized, and tries to tell her son that she can't give him the little sister he wanted
** And then there's the double whammy of [[spoiler:Kuro's death]] and Choco's encounter with [[spoiler:the ghosts of Yasuoka's daughter and wife]].
*** In the manga, [[spoiler: The reason Yurika doesn't believe in Santa Claus.]]
** And then there's the double whammy of [[spoiler:Kuro's death]] and Choco's encounter with [[spoiler:the ghosts of Yasuoka's daughter and wife]].
*** In the manga, [[spoiler: The reason Yurika doesn't believe in Santa Claus.]]
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* UnfortunateImplications: Choco's manual seems to [[BrotherSisterIncest full of information]] that you'll [[FetishFuel enjoy]] or [[{{Squick}} be repulsed by]].
* WhatAnIdiot: Haruma in the anime version, [[spoiler:he almost loses his wish and thus Choco at one point during a school event, when he hurt her emotionally.]]
** Also Choco herself when it comes to Kuro. [[spoiler:His death is largely her own damn fault!]]
* WhatAnIdiot: Haruma in the anime version, [[spoiler:he almost loses his wish and thus Choco at one point during a school event, when he hurt her emotionally.]]
** Also Choco herself when it comes to Kuro. [[spoiler:His death is largely her own damn fault!]]
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Haruma Kawagoe has had the lifelong wish of being an older brother. However, after a miscarriage and an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy operation]], his mother could not give him a little sister. Nevertheless, [[{{Determinator}} he never gave up on his wish.]]
One Christmas night, during his college days, Haruma has a huge present delivered through his window by a woman on an airborne motorcycle claiming to be SantaClaus. The present contains the little sister he always wanted, and Santa justifies the time it took to fulfil his wish by saying that ''making a little sister takes a lot more time than just making an android''.
This [[{{Moe}} cute]] manga and anime follows Haruma's life as he attempts to adjust to suddenly having a little sister out of the blue, especially a little sister [[HilarityEnsues who has an instruction manual with material inappropriate for her age, and follows it religiously.]]
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!!Tropes this show has examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Inverted in episode 4. Makoto pushes Chitose into Haruma's apartment. Poor Haruma, he was only wearing a towel.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Taken to almost absurd levels - literally ''every single character'' except Choco is in love with someone totally oblivious.
* BottleFairy: Makoto, one of the tenants where Haruma is staying, who also loves to [[SkinshipGrope tease]] their landlord.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: In the manga, [[spoiler:Haruma made one to his cousin Konatsu]].
* ChristmasEpisode
* CloudCuckoolander: Chitose has a rather vivid imagination
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The anime's ending.
** The ending of the manga actually raises this by a few degrees.
** The second half of episode 12 certainly qualifies.
* {{Cosplay}}: Not so much in the series proper, but the below-mentioned {{dancing theme}} is obviously aimed at cosplayers--[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFZNkFDAgQ and not without success]].
* DancingTheme: [[EarWorm Neko Nyan Dance]], anyone?
* DefrostingIceQueen: Yurika.
* EroticEating: Done by Choco with a chocolate-frosted banana
* EyesAlwaysShut: Tamami
* ExtremeDoormat: Chitose.
* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a bit of it
* FluffyTamer: Choco, with Kuro the panther.
* FuroScene
* GirlInABox: specifically, a little sister delivered in a present. Oh, and it's a bag, not a box
* TheGlomp: Choco loves doing this to Yurika.
* GrowingTheBeard: Hang in there. The show ''does'' get better in its run, and not by a small margin either.
* HadakaApron: worn by Choco at one point because her manual says that older brothers love this sort of thing.
* HotSpringsEpisode
* [[spoiler:{{I See Dead People}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco meets Yasuoka's deceased daughter and wife at the amusement park]].
** [[spoiler:In the manga's finale, Choco has a similar encounter with Kuro the panther and a woman revealed to be Yurika's mother.]]
* {{Kawaiiko}}
* {{Landlady}}: Chitose
* LovableSexManiac: Makoto, although she [[RapeAsComedy tends to go a bit far]] in her teasings at times.
* {{Meganekko}}: Chitose
* {{Meido}}
* {{Moe}}
* NoSocialSkills: Choco has no experiences in life at all, and relies entirely on her inappropriate manual.
* {{Ojou}}: Yurika. Her home is ''huge''.
* [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ordinary College Student]]
* PantyShot: To the point of ruining a very emotional scene.
* PromotionToParent: Choco's arrival forces Haruma into this. Luckily he gets a lot of help (?) from his neighbors.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ayano]].
* SantaClaus: Well, ''a'' Santa, if not the actual old cheerful man.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: One should worry for Choco's future, seeing as she never gets any education.
* ShoutOut: One of the last chapters features a picture of ''{{Yotsuba}}'''s main character Yotsuba on a milk carton.
* {{Tearjerker}}: When Haruma's mother is hospitalized, and tries to tell her son that she can't give him the little sister he wanted
** And then there's the double whammy of [[spoiler:Kuro's death]] and Choco's encounter with [[spoiler:the ghosts of Yasuoka's daughter and wife]].
*** In the manga, [[spoiler: The reason Yurika doesn't believe in Santa Claus.]]
* ThemeTuneCameo: The ending theme, Neko Nyan Dance, is the {{Dancing Theme}} of an in-universe children's TV show. One episode centers around the apartment residents making a video of themselves performing the dance.
* {{Tsundere}}: Yurika, voiced by none other than {{Rie Kugimiya}}.
* {{Tsurime Eyes}}: Hideko, Yurika's maid, sports them.
** Not to mention Yurika and Makoto. [[spoiler: Ayano's fiance also sports them]]
* UndeadTaxExemption: Choco's appearance somehow doesn't cause any problems.
* UnfortunateImplications: Choco's manual seems to [[BrotherSisterIncest full of information]] that you'll [[FetishFuel enjoy]] or [[{{Squick}} be repulsed by]].
* WhatAnIdiot: Haruma in the anime version, [[spoiler:he almost loses his wish and thus Choco at one point during a school event, when he hurt her emotionally.]]
** Also Choco herself when it comes to Kuro. [[spoiler:His death is largely her own damn fault!]]
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Tamami.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Yurika.
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Haruma Kawagoe has had the lifelong wish of being an older brother. However, after a miscarriage and an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hysterectomy operation]], his mother could not give him a little sister. Nevertheless, [[{{Determinator}} he never gave up on his wish.]]
One Christmas night, during his college days, Haruma has a huge present delivered through his window by a woman on an airborne motorcycle claiming to be SantaClaus. The present contains the little sister he always wanted, and Santa justifies the time it took to fulfil his wish by saying that ''making a little sister takes a lot more time than just making an android''.
This [[{{Moe}} cute]] manga and anime follows Haruma's life as he attempts to adjust to suddenly having a little sister out of the blue, especially a little sister [[HilarityEnsues who has an instruction manual with material inappropriate for her age, and follows it religiously.]]
----
!!Tropes this show has examples of:
* AccidentalPervert: Inverted in episode 4. Makoto pushes Chitose into Haruma's apartment. Poor Haruma, he was only wearing a towel.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Taken to almost absurd levels - literally ''every single character'' except Choco is in love with someone totally oblivious.
* BottleFairy: Makoto, one of the tenants where Haruma is staying, who also loves to [[SkinshipGrope tease]] their landlord.
* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: In the manga, [[spoiler:Haruma made one to his cousin Konatsu]].
* ChristmasEpisode
* CloudCuckoolander: Chitose has a rather vivid imagination
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: The anime's ending.
** The ending of the manga actually raises this by a few degrees.
** The second half of episode 12 certainly qualifies.
* {{Cosplay}}: Not so much in the series proper, but the below-mentioned {{dancing theme}} is obviously aimed at cosplayers--[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qFZNkFDAgQ and not without success]].
* DancingTheme: [[EarWorm Neko Nyan Dance]], anyone?
* DefrostingIceQueen: Yurika.
* EroticEating: Done by Choco with a chocolate-frosted banana
* EyesAlwaysShut: Tamami
* ExtremeDoormat: Chitose.
* {{Fanservice}}: Quite a bit of it
* FluffyTamer: Choco, with Kuro the panther.
* FuroScene
* GirlInABox: specifically, a little sister delivered in a present. Oh, and it's a bag, not a box
* TheGlomp: Choco loves doing this to Yurika.
* GrowingTheBeard: Hang in there. The show ''does'' get better in its run, and not by a small margin either.
* HadakaApron: worn by Choco at one point because her manual says that older brothers love this sort of thing.
* HotSpringsEpisode
* [[spoiler:{{I See Dead People}}]]:[[spoiler:Choco meets Yasuoka's deceased daughter and wife at the amusement park]].
** [[spoiler:In the manga's finale, Choco has a similar encounter with Kuro the panther and a woman revealed to be Yurika's mother.]]
* {{Kawaiiko}}
* {{Landlady}}: Chitose
* LovableSexManiac: Makoto, although she [[RapeAsComedy tends to go a bit far]] in her teasings at times.
* {{Meganekko}}: Chitose
* {{Meido}}
* {{Moe}}
* NoSocialSkills: Choco has no experiences in life at all, and relies entirely on her inappropriate manual.
* {{Ojou}}: Yurika. Her home is ''huge''.
* [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Ordinary College Student]]
* PantyShot: To the point of ruining a very emotional scene.
* PromotionToParent: Choco's arrival forces Haruma into this. Luckily he gets a lot of help (?) from his neighbors.
* PutOnABus: [[spoiler:Ayano]].
* SantaClaus: Well, ''a'' Santa, if not the actual old cheerful man.
* ShouldntWeBeInSchoolRightNow: One should worry for Choco's future, seeing as she never gets any education.
* ShoutOut: One of the last chapters features a picture of ''{{Yotsuba}}'''s main character Yotsuba on a milk carton.
* {{Tearjerker}}: When Haruma's mother is hospitalized, and tries to tell her son that she can't give him the little sister he wanted
** And then there's the double whammy of [[spoiler:Kuro's death]] and Choco's encounter with [[spoiler:the ghosts of Yasuoka's daughter and wife]].
*** In the manga, [[spoiler: The reason Yurika doesn't believe in Santa Claus.]]
* ThemeTuneCameo: The ending theme, Neko Nyan Dance, is the {{Dancing Theme}} of an in-universe children's TV show. One episode centers around the apartment residents making a video of themselves performing the dance.
* {{Tsundere}}: Yurika, voiced by none other than {{Rie Kugimiya}}.
* {{Tsurime Eyes}}: Hideko, Yurika's maid, sports them.
** Not to mention Yurika and Makoto. [[spoiler: Ayano's fiance also sports them]]
* UndeadTaxExemption: Choco's appearance somehow doesn't cause any problems.
* UnfortunateImplications: Choco's manual seems to [[BrotherSisterIncest full of information]] that you'll [[FetishFuel enjoy]] or [[{{Squick}} be repulsed by]].
* WhatAnIdiot: Haruma in the anime version, [[spoiler:he almost loses his wish and thus Choco at one point during a school event, when he hurt her emotionally.]]
** Also Choco herself when it comes to Kuro. [[spoiler:His death is largely her own damn fault!]]
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Tamami.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Yurika.
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