Playing Sister
お姉ちゃんごっこ
In the distant future, on the outskirts left behind by the rapid concentration of advanced science and technology in urban areas, lies a remote mountain village known as Kagami Village. “Behave yourself, or a Double will come for you.” Such old folklore still lingers in this village. Akane Higure, a middle school student living in Kagami Village, has been eagerly awaiting the return of her older sister, Sui Higure, who is finally being discharged from the hospital after a year. However, not long after her sister comes home, Akane receives a single phone call. “The girl at home with you… isn’t your sister.”
Playing Sister is a ona with 3 episodes, from Winter 2026, produced by Studio Gohan, rated 7.4/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In the distant future, on the outskirts left behind by the rapid concentration of advanced science and technology in urban areas, lies a remote mountain village known as Kagami Village. “Behave yourself, or a Double will come for you.” Such old folklore still lingers in this village. Akane Higure, a middle school student living in Kagami Village, has been eagerly awaiting the return of her older sister, Sui Higure, who is finally being discharged from the hospital after a year. However, not long after her sister comes home, Akane receives a single phone call. “The girl at home with you… isn’t your sister.”
Main Characters
Tags
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Clone — Prominently features a character who is an artificial exact copy of another organism.
- Urban Fantasy — Set in a world similar to the real world, but with the existence of magic or other supernatural elements.
- Monster Girl — Prominently features a female character who is part-monster.
- Disability — A work that features one or more characters with a physical, mental, cognitive, or developmental condition that impairs, interferes with, or limits the person's ability to engage in certain tasks or actions.
- Mythology — Prominently features mythological elements, especially those from religious or cultural tradition.
- Primarily Female Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of female characters.
- Rural — Partly or completely set in the countryside.
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.
- Family Life — Centers around the activities of a family unit.
- Primarily Teen Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of teen characters.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.