is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret in January 2020. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce premiered in July 2026.
Plot After attending high school for one year, Ito Narita has to move due to her mother getting remarried. Following the move, Ito finds out that she has four younger brothers: Gen, Raku, Shū, and Rui. She initially struggles to get accustomed to her brothers, but she finds out that they're kind, especially the oldest, Gen.
Characters
Ito is the main protagonist aged 16 who attends high school. She starts her second year of high school with Gen as they are the same age.
Gen is Ito's taciturn first younger brother. He is enrolled in the same classroom as Ito. His birthday comes a day after Ito's.
Raku is Ito's second younger brother. At the start of the anime, he begins attending his sophomore year of high school.
Shū is Ito's third younger brother. He is shy and known as the "shut-in" brother.
Rui is Ito's youngest brother. At the start of the anime, he attends third grade.
Isao is Ito's step-father and the Narita brothers' biological father.
Saho is Ito's mother who remarried to Isao, which makes her step-mother to the four Narita brothers.
Media Manga Written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers began serialization in Shueisha's manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret on January 11, 2020. Its chapters have been collected into fifteen volumes as of June 2026.
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Live-action film A live-action film adaptation was announced on July 9, 2024. It is produced by Shochiku and directed by Koichiro Miki, with scripts written by Rika Nezu and music composed by Kotringo. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on December 6, 2024. Noa performed the theme song .
Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 6, 2025. It is produced by Lay-duce and directed by Hitoshi Nanba, with series composition handled by Megumi Shimizu, characters designed by Shiori Hiraiwa and Yōko Fukushima, and music composed by Gin from Busted Rose. The series premiered on July 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks, and will run for two consecutive cours for a total of 24 episodes. For the first cours, the opening theme song is , performed by Dish, and the ending theme song is "Clover", performed by Reira Ushio. For the second cours, the opening theme song is "LOVE & LIKE", performed by Neguse, and the ending theme song is , performed by Me Minor. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia.
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