Review of Days with My Stepsister
When your parent suddenly finds a new partner and with it comes a new stepsibling, can it become quite problematic when they are both teenagers in the same high school. Days with my stepsister follows Yuuta and Saki, whose parents recently introduced them to each other and decided the two families would move in together as one family. But having two teenagers of the opposite sex and the same age live together, can result in some different feelings evolving, which easily can prove problematic. The plot is taking the whole romance genre very seriously, it is not a romcom as could be expected, it is a pureromance. So the plot is very much built up around how a relationship is built up between Yuuta and Saki, now that they have to live together. They also show how it is known that this type of romance can be a taboo and how the two characters feel about the whole situation. The plot generally focuses on day to day things, but really digs into how the characters feel and think, which makes the story less grand and instead way more detailed.
What really carries the show is the characters, specifically the main characters, since we see both how they became who they are and what they experience now. Throughout the whole show do we get a clear look into the characters feelings and reasons for their progression forward. This really helps get one invested into the show, because you see both the good and bad in them and see them as the imperfect teenagers they are. When it comes to the side characters, are they mostly there to help support the show, they ask the question that triggers certain thoughts, is the reason certain situations happen and so on. Which with how the main characters are shown, gives a very harmonious build up throughout.
When it comes to the animation in the show, is the style a very artistic one, since they play a lot with both light, camera angles and filters. This is done in a way to highlight the mood and atmosphere in a scene, and also sometimes show what kind of scene it is. The camera angles also really help making it seem like you really are a fly on the wall in their life, which gives a very down to earth feeling. The animation in itself is done with great attention to detail, where even simple movements can be animated with movement through the whole body, which makes the show really feel alive.
Overall, is this a great show that doesn’t make fun of the whole premise of love between step siblings, but actually gives it a serious shot and shows the very nuanced aspects of it. So if the premise is interesting to you, would i definitely recommend watching Days with My Stepsister.