Please Excuse My Younger Brothers

Overview

Where to watch

Crunchyroll

Please Excuse My Younger Brothers is a Japanese romantic comedy anime based on Akira Ozaki’s manga. High school student Ito Narita moves into a new home after her mother remarries and finds that she now has four younger stepbrothers. Gen is direct but protective, Raku is calm, Shu stays out of sight, and Rui is the lively youngest. Ito tries to make a family with all of them while dealing with school, friendships and changing feelings. Lay-duce animates the 24-episode series, which began July 3, 2026 on Japanese television. The second half begins October 2 with episode 13. The official trailer and new key visual were released September 26. “LOVE & LIKE” by Neguse. is the second-half opening song; “Mabataki” by MEminor is the ending song. The episode 13 preview starts on a snowy New Year’s Eve, when Raku meets Azusa Yashiro. Crunchyroll streams the anime with subtitles worldwide except Japan, China and Korea and lists Friday episodes at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time for its Fall 2026 simulcast. In Japan, the official site lists d Anime Store, ABEMA and other services. The MEDIA section shows four distinct official series visuals and episode stills in addition to the cover.