Review of Days with My Stepsister

The first word that comes to me about this series is maturity. When I saw the title of this anime I have presumed that it will be another generic, simple, typical ecchi story but it turns out to be completely different. I could have never guessed that this show will be so much mature, so serious and so real. Every scene is precisely planned, every camera angle is astonishing. That is the top tier direction, shoutout to the director for that. Even the scene where characters are just simply eating reveals to us so much. We can almost feel ourselves what are the thoughts, feelings andeven the mental state of the characters from eating.

When it comes to the story and drama, they are also wonderful. This show breaks free from any tropes that romance anime have and it creates its owned identity. It really stands out from the crowd. This series really give attention for the psychology of the characters. The doubts, denial, anxiety, relations with the others and many, many other things make this show so real. It encourages us for the reflections about the live, society, standards that are imposed on us and the meaning of another person in our life. Slow pacing only adds more meaning for the series. On top of all of that, the message of this production is really meaningful – we are all humans and we can’t keep our feelings bottled up, we must be sincere about what we feel.

I highly recommend this for anyone who you are looking for series with great psychology, mature and mindful scenes, important message, great drama and realistic approach this anime is exactly for you.