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 two 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 was first aired on January 4 2009.