Minami-ke (みなみけ?, lit. The Minami Family) is a Japanese manga series by Koharu Sakuraba, who also authored Kyō no Go no Ni. It was first serialized in the weekly Japanese manga magazine Young Magazine in 2004. The slice of life comedy focuses on the everyday life of three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. The manga was adapted into an anime series by three studios. The anime produced by Doumu and distributed by StarChild first aired on October 7, 2007. Asread's adaptation first aired on January 6, 2008 under the title Minami-ke: Okawari. A third anime series under the title Minami-ke: Okaeri produced by the same studio was first aired on January 4, 2009.[3][4] A fourth anime series under the title Minami-ke: Tadaima produced by Feel was first aired on January 06, 2013.