Please Excuse My Younger Brothers (うちの弟どもがすみません, Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret in January 2020. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in December 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lay-duce premiered in July 2026.
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Plot
After attending high school for one year, Ito Narita has to move due to her mother getting remarried. Following the move, Ito finds out that she has four younger brothers: Gen, Raku, Shū, and Rui. She initially struggles to get accustomed to her brothers, but she finds out that they're kind, especially the oldest, Gen.
Characters
Ito Narita (成田糸, Narita Ito)
Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (vomic), Naomi Ōzora (anime)
Portrayed by: Mei Hata
Ito is the main protagonist who attends high school.
Gen Narita (成田源, Narita Gen)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (vomic), Toshiki Masuda (anime)
Portrayed by: Ryuto Sakuma
Gen is Ito's taciturn first younger brother.
Raku Narita (成田洛, Narita Raku)
Voiced by: Junta Terashima (vomic), Taku Yashiro (anime)
Portrayed by: Yuto Nasu
Raku is Ito's second younger brother.
Shū Narita (成田柊, Narita Shū)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino (vomic), Kensho Ono (anime)
Portrayed by: Nao Oriyama
Shū is Ito's third younger brother.
Rui Narita (成田類, Narita Rui)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki (vomic), Momoka Terasawa (anime)
Portrayed by: Kanon Uchida
Rui is Ito's youngest brother.
Isao Narita (成田勲, Narita Isao)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (vomic), Daisuke Ono (anime)
Portrayed by: Akira Kawashima
Isao is Ito's and the Narita brothers' father.
Saho Narita (成田さほ, Narita Saho)
Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (vomic), Aya Endō (anime)
Portrayed by: Yuko Fueki
Saho is Ito's mother who remarried an ordinary man.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki, Please Excuse My Younger Brothers began serialization in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret on January 11, 2020. Its chapters have been collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.
Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation was announced on July 9, 2024. It is produced by Shochiku and directed by Koichiro Miki, with scripts written by Rika Nezu and music composed by Kotringo. The film premiered in Japanese theaters on December 6, 2024. Noa performed the theme song "Koi no 8-byō Rule" (恋の8秒ルール).
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on December 6, 2025. It is produced by Lay-duce and directed by Hitoshi Nanba, with series composition handled by Megumi Shimizu, characters designed by Shiori Hiraiwa and Yōko Fukushima, and music composed by Gin from Busted Rose. The series premiered on July 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks, and will run for two consecutive cours for a total of 24 episodes. For the first cours, the opening theme song is "Aikotoba" (アイコトバ), performed by Dish, and the ending theme song is "Clover", performed by Reira Ushio. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia.