Binbō Shimai Monogatari
Binbō Shimai Monogatari, also known as Flat Broke Sisters, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Izumi Kazuto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from April 2004 to October 2006, with its chapters collected in four volumes. A ten-episode anime television series adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast from June to September 2006.
Plot
Binbō Shimai Monogatari's plot revolves around two sisters, a junior high school student named Kyō and an elementary school student Asu, who live alone. Their mother died the same year she gave birth to Asu and a few years later, their father, faced with a large gambling debt, ran away, abandoning them. They work together to live their lives and go to school in spite of the difficulties they face, receiving help from the people around them from time to time.Characters
;Kyō Yamada;Asu Yamada
;Genzō Hayashi
;Echigoya Sisters
;Ranko Saegusa
;Masao Ichinokura
Media
Manga
Binbō Shimai Monogatari, written and illustrated by Izumi Kazuto, was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from April 19, 2004, to October 19, 2006. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four volumes, released from August 12, 2005, to December 19, 2006.Anime
Music
;Opening theme;Ending theme