Minami-ke (みなみけ) is a Japanese manga series by Koharu Sakuraba, creator of Kyō no Go no Ni. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since March 2004. The series focuses on the everyday life of three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. An anime series produced by Daume aired in 2007. Asread produced a second season in 2008 titled Minami-ke: Okawari, a third season in 2009 titled Minami-ke: Okaeri, and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2009 titled Minami-ke: Betsubara. In 2012, Feel produced another OVA titled Minami-ke: Omatase, followed by a fourth anime series in 2013 titled Minami-ke: Tadaima. A fifth anime series was announced in 2024.

Plot

A slice of life comedy about the day-to-day life of the Minami family, the story centers around the daily life of three sisters named Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki as they get into various kinds of shenanigans alongside their friends and classmates.

Characters

Minami sisters

Other Minami family

High school students

Junior-high school students

Elementary school students

Other

Media

Manga

Minami-ke, written and illustrated by Koharu Sakuraba, started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on March 1, 2004. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 3, 2004. As of June 6, 2024, 26 volumes have been released.

Volumes

Anime

There are five anime television series and three original video animation (OVA) adaptations of Minami-ke, done by three separate animation studios. The first season, under the original title Minami-ke, is produced by Daume and aired on TV Tokyo between October 7 and December 30, 2007. A second anime series produced by Asread aired between January 6 and March 30, 2008 under the title Minami-ke: Okawari (みなみけ おかわり), and also aired on TV Tokyo. It deviates slightly from the first season as it utilizes a different color palette, has different school designs, and uses different character designs. It is also different in storytelling as it uses material not from the manga, and each episode consists of only one story. A third anime series, also by Asread and titled Minami-ke: Okaeri (みなみけ おかえり), aired between January 4 and March 29, 2009. It is more closely related to the first season as the character design and color palette is more similar, although there are still designs that are from season two. It also returns to the episodic format from the first season. On June 23, 2009, a limited edition of the sixth volume of the manga series was bundled with a DVD containing a single OVA episode done by Asread and titled Minami-ke: Betsubara (みなみけ べつばら). On October 5, 2012, a limited edition of the tenth volume of the manga series was bundled with a DVD containing a single OVA by studio Feel titled Minami-ke: Omatase (みなみけ おまたせ). A fourth season of the anime, also by Feel and titled Minami-ke: Tadaima (みなみけ ただいま), aired between January 6 and March 30, 2013. A fifth season of the anime was announced during the "Mixa Animation Diary 'Minami-ke' 20th Anniversary Tanabata Festival" event on July 7, 2024.