Sorry About My Little Brothers

• Ja Kanji — うちの弟どもがすみません • Ja Romaji — Uchi no Otōto-domo ga Sumimasen • Genre — Romantic comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Akira Ozaki • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Margaret Comics • Magazine — Bessatsu Margaret • First — January 11, 2020 • Volumes — 15

• Type — live film • Director — Koichiro Miki • Writer — Rika Nezu • Music — Kotringo • Studio — Shochiku Studio • Released — 2024 12 06 • Runtime — 105 minutes

• Type — tv series • Director — Hitoshi Nanba • Writer — Megumi Shimizu • Music — Gin (Busted Rose) • Studio — Lay-duce • Licensee — * Crunchyroll • Network — Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, ABC TV • First — July 4, 2026 • Episodes — 24

• Portal — yes Please Excuse My Younger Brothers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Ozaki. It began serialization in Shueisha's 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.

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.

• Ito Narita • Kaede Hondo (vomic), Naomi Ōzora (anime) • Mei Hata • Ito is the main protagonist who attends high school. • Gen Narita • Yuma Uchida (vomic), Toshiki Masuda (anime) • Ryuto Sakuma • Gen is Ito's taciturn first younger brother. • Raku Narita • Junta Terashima (vomic), Taku Yashiro (anime) • Yuto Nasu • Raku is Ito's second younger brother. • Shū Narita • Miyu Irino (vomic), Kensho Ono (anime) • Nao Oriyama • Shū is Ito's third younger brother. • Rui Narita • Atsumi Tanezaki (vomic), Momoka Terasawa (anime) • Kanon Uchida • Rui is Ito's youngest brother. • Isao Narita • Kazuya Nakai (vomic), Daisuke Ono (anime) • Akira Kawashima • Isao is Ito's and the Narita brothers' father. • Saho Narita • Mikako Takahashi (vomic), Aya Endō (anime) • Yuko Fueki • Saho is Ito's mother who remarried an ordinary man.

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.

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", performed by Dish, and the ending theme song is "Clover", performed by Reira Ushio. For the second cours, the opening theme song is "LOVE & LIKE", performed by Neguse. Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia.