Review of Days with My Stepsister

Opinions in international anime groups have been many and often hard about this anime. It's so disgusting with siblings who develop feelings for each other,many cry out. I'd begin with saying most if not all those people probably haven't seen the series. They just read the title and have strong prejudices. Because this anime is about SO much more than siblings falling for each other. Both Saki and Yuuta are kids shaped by their upbringing, whereas while Yuuta grew up without a mother and Saki without a father. As children of single parents, they have had to get used to having only themselves to rely onand therefore find it difficult to accept help from others. But since they are both genuinely goodhearted behind the relatively high walls of reservation they have built around their broken souls, they slowly discover (much to their surprise) that they bring down each other's walls and both evoke feelings they both thought they were incapable of... Feelings they don't know how to handle, even less talk about...

This anime is about brokenness and healing. To slowly find yourself when you thought you were lost for good. It is a anime where often so little happens, but you still feel and experience so much. Many times all that happens is that inner thoughts are being heard, explained, questioned... Questions are asked - often without answers. All and everything accompanied by an unusually tasteful soundtrack that goes perfectly with the beautiful animation.

I won't reveal how things work out for Yuuta and Saki - I'll let you discover that for yourself - but I state that their inner journey is a real treat.