This web manga has been read over 500 million times in China and is now headed for an anime adaptation! A violent younger sister kicks and hits her idiot older brother!? Sibling Love! Romance! Gourmet food…? This school comedy has all of these in it.

Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai is a comedy series from China. It is animated by a studio here in Japan and I have to say beyond a shadow of a doubt, this is the best Chinese-source anime to date. It may be short, but it is anything but lacking. Shi Fen and Shi Mao are a brother and sister duo who go to some school. The older brother is a lazy slob who forgets everything while his younger sister is hardworking, earnest, and has zero free time to listen to her brother’s BS. When he is about to get jumped he pretends to protect his sister just to flee in time. Shi Mao then proceeds to flying tackle him and take him down for the money that Shi Fen owes others.

Hilarious and to the point, Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai is clearly one of the pinnacles of comedy this season. It has mild Sakamoto Desu Ga? elements as well as the quick humor of Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan. Sure, we wish it was more than three minutes as when the show ends we want more, but maybe that was part of the plan. The producers want us to laugh and crave more. So, we do!