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Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (OreImo) is a comedy light novel by Fushimi Tsukasa. Kousaka Kyousuke, a 17-year-old boy, discovers that his younger sister, Kousaka Kirino, has a secret life as an otaku. He does his best to help her overcome the difficulties her hobbies bring her.

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Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (usually abbreviated "OreImo") is a comedy-genre light novel series by Fushimi Tsukasa. It follows Kousaka Kyousuke, a typical 17-year-old boy, who discovers that his little sister, Kousaka Kirino, has a secret life as a closet otaku. Despite a shaky relationship, he does his best to help her overcome the difficulties her hobbies bring her, including confronting their parents and making new friends.

Included are the original light novels, the 4-volume manga adaptation, both seasons of the anime (the second season is scheduled to begin April 2013), and both visual novels.

For more information, see Wikipedia.

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Is there a term for "two-faced" or "reverse-tsundere" characters?

Is there a (Japanese) cultural term for reverse-tsundere-type or two-faced characters who are sweet on the outside, but mean people on the inside. Like Kanako from Oreimo and Akira from Lucky Star?
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Why did the "until we graduate" provision enter into the ending of OreImo?

In the last episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai (season 2, episode 16 / OVA episode 3), we learn that Kirino and Kyousuke agreed to the following: Kirino and Kyousuke will be boyfriend and girlfriend starting on Christmas Eve…
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Is kuroneko from Oreimo considered dandere?

from Urban dictionary, Dandere A dandere is a character archtype that entails someone being quiet which is usually associated with shyness. "Dan" comes from the word "danmari" which means silent and taciturn. "Dere" means to become "lovey…
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When is Kirino Kousaka's birthday?

I'm just curious because Ruri's birthday was mentioned. Kirino's birthday might probably mentioned in some part of the light novel or manga.
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Are the Oreimo light novels different from the Anime?

I watched anime and I liked it. I'm in a weird situation, some of my mind says I must read light novels but the rest of my mind says it is worthless. I'm a bit busy these days (Learning German) so can somebody who has read the novels could tell me:…
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Which of the OreImo endings followed the light novels?

The anime adaptation for Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai had two endings, which branched off after episode 11 (the "good end" vs the "true end"). Of course, these couldn't both have happened in the light novels because they aren't…
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Did Kyousuke's parents know about what happened between him and Kirino?

About halfway through the second season, their parents seem to have suspicions on them because suddenly Kyousuke has a close relationship with Kirino. And at the end of the second season of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, both of…
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Did Saori also have feelings for Kyousuke?

In Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, almost all the girls confessed their feelings to Kyousuke, and even Kanako confessed when Kyousuke came to her concert. In OreImo season two, when they were discussing (fighting) about who was…
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ClariS and Fushimi Tsukasa

Watching Ero-manga Sensei's song (forgot if it was the opening or the ending), I immediately noticed that it was sung by ClariS. Now, interestingly, both Ero-manga Sensei and Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai are written by Fushimi…
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Where did the Haganai and Oreimo cameo appear?

It's been a while seen I last watched haganai and oreimo, and I remember there was a cameo role in a certain episode. Problem is, I don't even remember in which of the two anime and season it happened, just that there was a cameo of the main group…
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Who is the new girl in Kirino's group?

In the last episode of Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai, there's one new member in Kirino's group: Otaku Girls Unite, and she seems to be somewhat important. I know that this anime is already ending just like the light novel, and there…
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Why does 定命 have the furigana さだめ in the Oreimo: Kuroneko manga?

I was trying to read a raw copy of the Ore no Kouhai ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai and on the page shown below, there's this kanji, 定命: As seen, it has the furigana さだめ. However, when I tried looking it up on dictionaries, I only found two possible…
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Why Oreimo changed the actual brand name in Akihabara

In the anime, primarily ep2 when Kirino first come to Akihabara, I noticed many of the brand name or billboard was altered, リバティー/Liberty was changed into ワバチィー/wabaty, タカラダ/Takarada to タカダ/Takada, ガシャポン to ガチャポン, Laox to Taox, Labi to Labla, Gee!…
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Is there any meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie?

What is the meaning behind Kirino's octopus plushie? Does it have any significance in the story, or is it a symbolic reference to something? Or did the author simply like the design so much he decided to include it? I'm just curious about it,…
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Which is the song Kanako (Meruru) sings?

In Oreimo 2 Episode 15, Meruru sings a song with the line "Red, blue and yellow, magic of many colors". I can't find the title of the song. It sounds amazing! Does anyone know it?
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