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Dear Brother

Original title: Oniisama e...
  • TV Series
  • 1991–1992
  • 25m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
394
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Dear Brother (1991)
JapaneseAnimeShōjoAnimationDramaRomance

Sixteen-year-old Nanako Misonoo deals with high school drama and gossip at her prestigious academy by writing letters to her brother.Sixteen-year-old Nanako Misonoo deals with high school drama and gossip at her prestigious academy by writing letters to her brother.Sixteen-year-old Nanako Misonoo deals with high school drama and gossip at her prestigious academy by writing letters to her brother.

  • Creator
    • Riyoko Ikeda
  • Stars
    • Hiroko Kasahara
    • Keiko Toda
    • Kenyu Horiuchi
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    394
    YOUR RATING
    • Creator
      • Riyoko Ikeda
    • Stars
      • Hiroko Kasahara
      • Keiko Toda
      • Kenyu Horiuchi
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Hiroko Kasahara
    • Nanako Misonô
    • 1991–1992
    Keiko Toda
    Keiko Toda
    • Kaoru Orihara
    • 1991–1992
    Kenyu Horiuchi
    • Takashi Ichinomiya
    • 1991–1992
    Mami Koyama
    Mami Koyama
    • Fukiko 'Miya-sama' Ichinomiya
    • 1991–1992
    Masako Katsuki
    Masako Katsuki
    • Aya Misaki
    • 1991–1992
    Sakiko Tamagawa
    • Mariko Shinobu
    • 1991–1992
    Tesshô Genda
    Tesshô Genda
    • Takehiko Henmi
    • 1991–1992
    Waka Kanda
    • Tomoko Arikura
    • 1991–1992
    Sumi Shimamoto
    Sumi Shimamoto
    • Rei 'Hana no Saint-Just' Asaka
    • 1991–1992
    Aruno Tahara
    • Iwata driver
    • 1992
    Kikuko Inoue
    Kikuko Inoue
    • Third-Year Student C
    • 1991
    Akiko Suzuki
    • Student
    • 1991
    Daisaku Shinohara
    • Japanese teacher
    • 1991
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    Akiko Hiramatsu
    • Student
    • 1992
    Eizô Tsuda
    • Man
    • 1992
    Ai Satô
    • Aya Misaki's mother
    • 1992
    Ai Orikasa
    Ai Orikasa
    • Shinobu Hikawa's lover
    • 1992
    Chie Sasaki
    • Student C from class B
    • 1992
    • Creator
      • Riyoko Ikeda
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      The 7th anime series produced by Tezuka Productions.

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    Details

    • Release date
      • July 14, 1991 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • English
      • French
    • Also known as
      • Brother, Dear Brother
    • Production companies
      • Tezuka Productions
      • NHK
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    • Runtime
      • 25m
    • Color
      • Color

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