Brothers Conflict

Brothers Conflict (ブラザーズコンフリクト), also known as BroCon, is a Japanese novel series created by Atsuko Kanase, written by Takeshi Mizuno and Kanase, and illustrated by Udajo. It has been adaptated into two PlayStation Portable video games by Idea Factory, yonkoma manga, and an anime television series.[1][3] The 12-episode anime aired between July and September 2013. It is animated by Brain's Base. Funimation acquired the North American streaming rights for the anime. Funimation released a "The Complete Series + OVA - Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD" on March 8, 2016.[4][5]

Plot

Characters

Main characters

Ema Hinata (朝日奈絵麻)[6]
[7]
The daughter of the well-known adventurer, Rintaro Hinata. She is 17 years old and a high school senior at Hinode High School. After her father remarries, she moves in with her 13 new stepbrothers. She is very good at cooking. Her father was always away working, leaving Ema to take care of herself, but now, with her new family, she feels happy and safe. She has a talking pet squirrel named Juli who is always saying that her new family is a pack of wolves and that she must always be well aware of her surroundings. Juli can only communicate with Ema and (as it is later revealed) Louis. Both Juli and Louis call Ema "Chi". It is later revealed that Ema is adopted, as her real parents had died. At first, this revelation causes a problem for Ema because her father had never told her. However, Louis helps her through this by sharing his own experience as an adoptee. Juli also reassures her of her father's love.

Masaomi Asahina (朝日奈雅臣)[6]
[7]
Masaomi is the oldest son of the Asahina family at 31 years old. He is a doctor who is well-versed in medicine. As the oldest, Masaomi has to look after his younger brothers his whole life and would give anything for them.
Ukyō Asahina (朝日奈右京)[6]
[7]
Ukyō is the second son of the Asahina family at 29 years old. He is a successful lawyer and acts as the "mother figure" to the family. Calm and intelligent, Ukyō normally does house chores and helps the other siblings study for school.
Kaname Asahina (朝日奈要)[6]
[7]
Kaname is the third son of the Asahina family at 27 years old. He acts like a playboy, but works as a Buddhist monk. The other brothers do not take him seriously and Ukyo is frequently scolding him for his inappropriate behavior, but Kaname can be much more responsible than his carefree nature suggests.
Hikaru Asahina (朝日奈光)[6]
[7]
Hikaru is the fourth son of the Asahina family at 26 years old. He is a novelist who likes watching his brothers' reactions around Ema. Hikaru is intelligent, yet a bit manipulative. He seems to know that almost every one of his brothers has feelings toward Ema, and even makes an odds chart called "Brothers Conflict" as his hobby.
Tsubaki Asahina (朝日奈椿)[6]
[7]
Tsubaki is the fifth son of the Asahina family and oldest of the triplets at 24 years old. He is a voice actor alongside his identical twin, Azusa. Tsubaki is cheeky and pushy, but hard-working and passionate about his career.
Azusa Asahina (朝日奈梓)[6]
[7]
Azusa is the sixth son of the Asahina family and the second-oldest triplet at 24 years old. Like his identical triplet brother Tsubaki, he is a voice actor. However, Azusa is calmer and much less tenacious than Tsubaki, usually being one to keep him in check. He is intelligent and talented, but relies on Tsubaki too much.
Natsume Asahina (朝日奈棗)[6]
[7]
Natsume is the seventh son of the Asahina family and the youngest triplet at 24 years old. Unlike Tsubaki and Azusa, he is a fraternal triplet and lives alone at the apartment. He works at the video game company that makes one of Ema's favorite video games, Zombie Hazard.
Louis Asahina (朝日奈琉生)[6]
[7]
The eighth son of the Asahina family, Louis is a 22-year-old hairdresser who speaks slowly and never seems to be paying attention. However, he still cares for his brothers. Louis is the only other person besides Ema who can communicate with Juli, and promises him that they will protect Ema.
Subaru Asahina (朝日奈昴)[6]
[7]
The ninth son of the Asahina family, Subaru is an athletic college sophomore who is part of his college's basketball team. He wants to play professionally and eventually is offered a chance to do so. Subaru does not understand girls nor does he know how to deal with them, so he often gets tense around Ema.
Iori Asahina (朝日奈祈織)[6]
[7]
The tenth son of the Asahina family, Iori is a 18-year-old high school student at Bright Centrair Private Academy. He works part-time at a coffeehouse and is known for his prince-like behavior, making him lovable at school.
Yūsuke Asahina (朝日奈侑介)[6]
[7]
The eleventh son of the Asahina family, Yūsuke is a senior high school student and also Ema's classmate. He has a righteous personality and hates anything to be incorrect.
Fūto Asahina (朝日奈風斗)[6]
[7]
The twelfth son of the Asahina family, Fūto is a 15-year-old first year high school student. He has a devilish and cheeky personality, being bratty to his siblings. However, Fūto can be mature for his age, determined and passionate in his career.
Wataru Asahina (朝日奈弥)[6]
[7]
The thirteenth and youngest son of the Asahina family, Wataru is a ten-year-old fifth grade elementary schoolboy. He is sweet and honest, but spoiled by his over-protective brothers.

Other characters

Juli (ジュリ)[6]
[7]
Juli is Ema's talking pet squirrel who can only talk to her and Louis. He has been with Ema since she was young, always looking out for her and making sure none of the brothers will.
Kazuma Sasakura (佐々倉和馬)
[7]
Kazuma is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School. He handles the Cultural Festival for their class.
Mahoko Imai (今井真秀子)
[7]
Mahoko is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School who is also the former's best friend. She is a fan of Ema and Yusuke's brother, Futo. Mahoko playfully addresses Yusuke as "Futo Asahina's brother", causing him to get annoyed.

type	tv series
director	Atsushi Matsumoto
producer	Kozue Kaneniwa Asuka Yamazaki Fuminori Yamazaki Mika Sugimoto Mie Inaba Kenji Satō
writer	Natsuko Takahashi
music	Takeshi Nakatsuka
studio	Brain's Base
network	AT-X
first	July 2, 2013
last	September 17, 2013
episodes	12 + 1 Special
episode list	List of Brothers Conflict episodes

Plot

Characters

Main characters

Other characters

Media

Novel Series

Manga

Brothers Conflict: Puru-puru Pururu

Brothers Conflict feat. Natsume

Brothers Conflict feat. Yusuke & Futo and Tsubaki & Azusa

Anime

Episode list

Episode list

External links

References