is a Japanese

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series by Meme Higashiya. It follows the lives of two siblings: Atsushi, a

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-wearing grade-schooler with the appearance of an adult, and his elder sister Atsumi, a high school girl with the appearance of a middle-schooler. An anime adaptation by

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aired from January to June 2012, with another season airing in July 2013.

Characters

; : : A fifth grade elementary school boy who has the appearance of a fully grown adult but still acts his age. His appearance often gets him into trouble with the police, particularly when he hangs around his classmate Hina, who he has a crush on and is going out with. ; : : Atsushi's older sister who is in high school, but is short and has the appearance of a young girl. She is very responsible, but is quite reliant on Atsushi's height. ; : : Atsumi's classmate and friend, who develops a crush on Atsushi despite later discovering that he is actually a grade schooler. She could see Hina as a future rival for Atsushi. ; : : Atsushi's elementary school teacher. Having previously taught at an all-girls school, she is not good with dealing with men, particularly Atsushi. Despite this, she has been shown to retrieve him from the police when he gets taken in. ; : : Atsushi's classmate, who is good friends with him, the sight of which sets off alarms for onlookers getting the wrong idea. She is going out with Atsushi. ; : : Atsushi and Atsumi's next door neighbor whose face is never seen. He is in his early 30s and is constantly quitting his jobs, resulting in constant unemployment. ;Miura : : A policewoman who knows of Atsushi's predicaments as being mistaken for a pervert. She is very conscious of the fact that she's in danger of becoming an unmarried old maid. ; : : A policewoman who constantly has to deal with Atsushi whenever he is mistaken for a pervert. ;Aono : : Another policewoman who knows of Atsushi's predicaments. She is a chipper policewoman, but sometimes she goes overboard, usually to Miura's disadvantage. ;Kawauchi-sensei : : She is the trainee teacher in Atsushi's elementary school who is dismayed by Atsushi's immature behavior despite looking like the man of her dreams, forcing her to develop a hidden obsession for the boy. ; : : A student at Atsumi's school who is an open

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and considers Atsumi to be a 'legal loli'. ; : : Yoshioka's underclassman who is the other shortest (second shortest) student in his school besides Atsumi. ; : : While the younger Yoshioka has a fetish for young girls, his older brother has a fetish for mature women, much to Miura's dismay. ; : : A friend and classmate of Hina and Atsushi. She has dark brown hair that is worn in two wavy pigtails. ; : : Another friend and classmate of Hina and Atsushi. She has purplish black hair that is styled in a bob cut.

Media

Manga

The original manga series by Meme Higashiya began serialization in

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's '' Manga Club Original'' and '' Manga Life Original'' from March 27, 2007. The series was added to the digital manga distribution website

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on March 6, 2012.

Anime

An anime adaptation of ''Recorder and Randsell'', separated into two seasons titled ''Do♪'' and ''Re♪'', aired on

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between January 5 and June 27, 2012. It was also simulcast by

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. The series was released in two BD/DVD volumes on April 20, 2012, and July 20, 2012, respectively, featuring bonus episodes. A third season, ''Mi♪'', began airing in July 2013. The ending theme for the first season is "Glitter" by

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feat. Sister 773 whilst the second season's ending theme is "Stare" by Paprika and the third season's ending is by Nanami Kashiyama.

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