Brothers Conflict

, also known as BroCon, is a Japanese novel series created by Atsuko Kanase, written by Takeshi Mizuno and Kanase, and illustrated by Udajo. It has been adaptated into two PlayStation Portable video games by Idea Factory, yonkoma manga, and an anime television series. The 12-episode anime aired between July and September 2013. It is animated by Brain's Base. Funimation acquired the North American streaming rights for the anime. Funimation released a "The Complete Series + OVA - Limited Edition Blu-ray & DVD" on March 8, 2016.

Plot

Ema Hinata (or later known as Ema Asahina) is the daughter of the famous expat, Rintaro Hinata. One day, she finds out that her dad is going to remarry a successful clothing maker named Miwa Asahina. Rather than bothering them, Ema decides to move into the Sunrise Residence complex owned by Miwa. From there, Ema discovers that she has 13 stepbrothers. As time moves on, her stepbrothers develop feelings for her and compete in ways to win her heart when all Ema wants to have is a loving family.

Characters

Main characters

The daughter of the well-known adventurer, Rintaro Hinata. She is 17 years old and a high school senior at Hinode High School. After her father remarries, she moves in with her 13 new stepbrothers. She is very good at cooking. Her father was always away working, leaving Ema to take care of herself, but now, with her new family, she feels happy and safe. She has a talking pet squirrel named Juli who is always saying that her new family is a pack of wolves and that she must always be well aware of her surroundings. Juli can only communicate with Ema and (as it is later revealed) Louis. Both Juli and Louis call Ema "Chi". It is later revealed that Ema is adopted, as her real parents had died. At first, this revelation causes a problem for Ema because her father had never told her. However, Louis helps her through this by sharing his own experience as an adoptee. Juli also reassures her of her father's love.

Masaomi is the oldest son of the Asahina family at 31 years old. He is a doctor who is well-versed in medicine. As the oldest, Masaomi has to look after his younger brothers his whole life and would give anything for them.

UkyÃÂ is the second son of the Asahina family at 29 years old. He is a successful lawyer and acts as the "mother figure" to the family. Calm and intelligent, UkyÃÂ normally does house chores and helps the other siblings study for school.

Kaname is the third son of the Asahina family at 27 years old. He acts like a playboy, but works as a Buddhist monk. The other brothers do not take him seriously and Ukyo is frequently scolding him for his inappropriate behavior, but Kaname can be much more responsible than his carefree nature suggests.

Hikaru is the fourth son of the Asahina family at 26 years old. He is a novelist who likes watching his brothers' reactions around Ema. Hikaru is intelligent, yet a bit manipulative. He seems to know that almost every one of his brothers has feelings toward Ema, and even makes an odds chart called "Brothers Conflict" as his hobby.

Tsubaki is the fifth son of the Asahina family and oldest of the triplets at 24 years old. He is a voice actor alongside his identical twin, Azusa. Tsubaki is cheeky and pushy, but hard-working and passionate about his career.

Azusa is the sixth son of the Asahina family and the second-oldest triplet at 24 years old. Like his identical triplet brother Tsubaki, he is a voice actor. However, Azusa is calmer and much less tenacious than Tsubaki, usually being one to keep him in check. He is intelligent and talented, but relies on Tsubaki too much.

Natsume is the seventh son of the Asahina family and the youngest triplet at 24 years old. Unlike Tsubaki and Azusa, he is a fraternal triplet and lives alone at the apartment. He works at the video game company that makes one of Ema's favorite video games, Zombie Hazard.

The eighth son of the Asahina family, Louis is a 22-year-old hairdresser who speaks slowly and never seems to be paying attention. However, he still cares for his brothers. Louis is the only other person besides Ema who can communicate with Juli, and promises him that they will protect Ema.

The ninth son of the Asahina family, Subaru is an athletic college sophomore who is part of his college's basketball team. He wants to play professionally and eventually is offered a chance to do so. Subaru does not understand girls nor does he know how to deal with them, so he often gets tense around Ema.

The tenth son of the Asahina family, Iori is a 18-year-old high school student at Bright Centrair Private Academy. He works part-time at a coffeehouse and is known for his prince-like behavior, making him lovable at school.

The eleventh son of the Asahina family, YÃÂ«suke is a senior high school student and also Ema's classmate. He has a righteous personality and hates anything to be incorrect.

The twelfth son of the Asahina family, FÃÂ«to is a 15-year-old first year high school student. He has a devilish and cheeky personality, being bratty to his siblings. However, FÃÂ«to can be mature for his age, determined and passionate in his career.

The thirteenth and youngest son of the Asahina family, Wataru is a ten-year-old fifth grade elementary schoolboy. He is sweet and honest, but spoiled by his over-protective brothers.

Other characters

Juli is Ema's talking pet squirrel who can only talk to her and Louis. He has been with Ema since she was young, always looking out for her and making sure none of the brothers will.

Kazuma is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School. He handles the Cultural Festival for their class.

Mahoko is Ema and Yusuke's classmate at Hinode High School who is also the former's best friend. She is a fan of Ema and Yusuke's brother, Futo. Mahoko playfully addresses Yusuke as "Futo Asahina's brother", causing him to get annoyed.

Chiaki is Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha. He is called "Chi" by Kaname.

RyÃÂ«sei is Kaname's co-worker from Club Buddha who gives advice to Ema in episode 10. He tells her that family love is true love, which means he understands her current situation.

RintarÃÂ is Ema's adoptive father, Miwa's husband, and stepfather of the Asahina brothers. He is a well-known adventurer who travels around the world.

The mother of the Asahina brothers, Rintaro's wife and Ema's stepmother. She is a full-time career woman who works overseas.

Kaori is a teacher at Hinode High School. She is the Homeroom teacher of Ema, Yuusuke, Mahoko and Kazuma.

Media

Novel Series

Manga

Brothers Conflict Purupuru is a spin-off manga the light novel featuring the characters from the novel in chibi form. Brothers Conflict feat. Natsume tells the story in Natsume's point of view. Other manga hat tell the story from other points of view, including Brothers Conflict feat. Yusuke & Futo and Brothers Conflict feat. Tsubaki & Azusa.