The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons

The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons (柚木さんちの四兄弟。, Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyōdai, lit. "The Four Brothers of the Yuzuki Household") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shizuki Fujisawa. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo manga magazine Betsucomi since August 2018, with its chapters collected into fifteen tankōbon volumes as of September 2023. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shuka premiered in October 2023.

The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons
First tankōbon volume cover
柚木さんちの四兄弟。
(Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyōdai)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byShizuki Fujisawa
Published byShogakukan
ImprintFlower Comics
MagazineBetsucomi
DemographicShōjo
Original runAugust 10, 2018 – present
Volumes15
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuru Hongo
Music byYoshikazu Suo
StudioShuka
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original run October 5, 2023 – present
Episodes4

The series won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2021.

Characters
Hayato Yuzuki (柚木 隼, Yuzuki Hayato)
Voiced by: Ryōta Iwasaki[2]
Mikoto Yuzuki (柚木 尊, Yuzuki Mikoto)
Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya[2]
Minato Yuzuki (柚木 湊, Yuzuki Minato)
Voiced by: Miyuki Sakurai[2]
Gakuto Yuzuki (柚木 岳, Yuzuki Gakuto)
Voiced by: Momoka Terasawa[2]
Uta Kirishima (霧島 宇多, Kirishima Uta)
Voiced by: Misato Matsuoka[3]
Waka Kirishima (霧島 和歌, Kirishima Waka)
Voiced by: Akari Tadano[3]
Saki Kirishima (霧島 咲, Kirishima Saki)
Voiced by: M.A.O[3]
Kojirō Kirishima (霧島 虎次郎, Kirishima Kojirō)
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki[3]
Yūma Nikaidō (二階堂 悠真, Nikaidō Yūma)
Voiced by: Satsuki Kokubu[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shizuki Fujisawa, The Yuzuki Family's Four Sons began serialization in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine on August 10, 2018.[4] The first tankōbon volume was published on December 26, 2018.[5] As of September 2023, fifteen volumes have been released.[6]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 26, 2018[5]978-4-09-870238-1
2 April 26, 2019[7]978-4-09-870440-8
3 July 26, 2019[8]978-4-09-870521-4
4 October 25, 2019[9]978-4-09-870634-1
5 February 26, 2020[10]978-4-09-870756-0
6 June 26, 2020[11]978-4-09-870874-1
7 September 25, 2020[12]978-4-09-871146-8
8 February 25, 2021[13]978-4-09-871237-3
9 July 26, 2021[14]978-4-09-871304-2
10 January 26, 2022[15]978-4-09-871567-1
11 May 26, 2022[16]978-4-09-871662-3
12 September 26, 2022[17]978-4-09-871706-4
13 January 26, 2023[18]978-4-09-871865-8
14 May 25, 2023[19]978-4-09-872097-2
15 September 26, 2023[6]978-4-09-872237-2

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 28, 2023. It is produced by Shuka and directed by Mitsuru Hongo, with character designs by Orie Tanaka, who also serves as chief animation director, and music composed by Yoshikazu Suo.[20][2] The series premiered on October 5, 2023, on AT-X and other networks.[1][3] The opening theme song is "Naite Iinda"" (泣いていいんだ, "It's Okay to Cry") by Flumpool, while the ending theme song is "Sasakure" (ささくれ, "Splinter") by Aoi Kubo.[21] Crunchyroll licensed the series.[22] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (Except Australia and New Zealand), and streaming on Ani-One Asia Youtube.[23]

Episodes
No.Title [24][25]Directed by [lower-alpha 1]Written by [lower-alpha 1]Storyboarded by [lower-alpha 1]Original air date [26]
1"Yuzuki's House"
Transcription: "Yuzuki-san Chi" (Japanese: 柚木さんち、)		Mitsuru HongoMitsuru HongoMitsuru HongoOctober 5, 2023 (2023-10-05)
2"Minato and Mikoto"
Transcription: "Minato to Mikoto" (Japanese: 湊と尊)		Yoshiki KawasakiYoshiki KawasakiYoshiki KawasakiOctober 12, 2023 (2023-10-12)
3"Something's Bothering Gakuto"
Transcription: "Gakuto, Komaru" (Japanese: 岳、困る)		Mitsuru HongoMitsuru HongoMitsuru HongoOctober 19, 2023 (2023-10-19)
4"Hayato's Happiness"
Transcription: "Hayato no Shiawase" (Japanese: 隼の幸せ)		Yoshiki KawasakiYoshiki KawasakiYoshiki KawasakiOctober 26, 2023 (2023-10-26)

Reception

As of May 2023, the series has one million copies in print.[27]

In 2021, the series won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category.[28][29]

Notes
  1. Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References
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  20. 柚木さんちの四兄弟。：「ベツコミ」マンガが今秋テレビアニメ化　癒やし系兄弟の4人暮らし　朱夏が制作. Mantan Web (in Japanese). April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
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