Japan's TV Asahi network will premiere a television anime adaptation of Tetsu Adachi's Baka-Kyoudai (Idiotic Siblings) manga under the title Gokyoudai Monogatari (Sibling Stories) on October 10. The original manga has been running on an irregular schedule in Kodansha's Young Magazine since 1999. The story centers on a sister and her twin brother who live carefree lives in Tokyo's lower-class neighborhoods and have heartwarming encounters with the local people. It received an award of excellence at the 7th Cultural Media Arts Festival in 2003. Yuki Matsuoka will voice the sister Onei Jinushi, and Yumiko Kobayashi will play her twin brother Junichirō Jinushi. Sayaka Ohara will play the local restaurant waitress Shizuka.
Japanese study overview
Gokyoudai Monogatari is a Japanese anime of 32,839 characters, with 2,762 unique words and 944 different kanji. Its difficulty rating on Jiten is beginner, 0.8 out of 5. The full vocabulary list ranks all 2,762 words by how often they appear, and you can study them on Jiten or download them as an Anki deck.
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Vocabulary highlights
Here are some of the words that appear most often in this media, as well as a sample of its rarer vocabulary.
- ２人two persons×117
- 姉弟older sister and younger brother×116
- 純一郎Junichirō×70
- 地主Jishuu×63
- 音sound×47
- 志津香Shizuka×43
- 今日today×39
- 犬dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)×31
- 食べるto eat×25
- 王女princess×23
- 人person×21
- 出るto leave×20
- 園児kindergarten pupil×18
- 福引きlottery×18
- 石田Ishita×17
- 腕立て伏せpush-up (exercise)×16
- 渡部Arurete×13
- ちか子Chikako×12
- 寿congratulations×12
- 年賀状New Year's card×12