OceanVeil has confirmed that it will stream the first episode of the Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imouto to Warikirenai Ani (Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy/イチゴ哀歌～雑で生イキな妹と割り切れない兄～) anime on December 12th, 2025, at midnight. The anime’s first episode will be uncensored with English subtitles.
The anime is scheduled to debut on Japanese TV in January 2026, and OceanVeil will stream all future episodes in conjunction with the TV broadcast date and time. OceanVeil describes the Ichiko Aika anime’s story below:
“Hey, nice to meet ya~♪”
…She sounded dumb. That cute first impression was shattered instantly.
After Kota’s father remarried, the girl who became his stepsister turned out to be a super-bratty, trend-obsessed gyaru…?! Whenever our parents are away, Kota’s life is flipped upside down by Aika’s free-spirited chaos.
Aika plays the “perfect daughter” in front of their parents, but when left on her own, she’s a full-blown teenage disaster.
And stuck with her is Kota—nit-picky, straight-laced, and constantly fed up.
They can’t even last three seconds in the same room without trading insults—witness the birth of the worst brother-sister relationship ever!
… But maybe—just maybe—Kota’s strict, responsible nature is exactly what Aika needs…?!
Konno Pyuta is directing the anime at Studio Houboshi, and the anime will star:
- Yurimoto Hana as Aika Takamura
- Ikarashi Yuuta as Kota Takamura
- Momosuke as Yoshiyuki Takamura
- Haruno Iroha as Misaki Takamura
The anime is based on the Ichiko Aika: Zatsu de Namaiki na Imouto to Warikirenai Ani adult manga by author Hirafumi and illustrator Shinba Yagi. The full-colour manga was first released digitally on DEDEDE’s Comic Cmoa service in November 2022, and CLLENN released the manga’s first three tankoubon volumes digitally on September 5th, 2025.
