Adaptational Badass: Appears as a playable character in the crossover Fighting Game Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax, where she uses several cosplay outfits for varied attacks. She often wears Gothic Lolita clothing based on a character from her favorite anime, even during hot weather, and will sometimes add cat ears and a tail. After a brief investigation of Yayoi and her friends, the police arrest Satake, a sociopathic ex-convict known to have a grudge against Kenji. Unfortunately Akimi was injured falling from a tree in a restricted area that Kyosuke brought her to.

Idem, "Inside OUT: Space, Gender, and Power in Kirino Natsuo", Japanese Language and Literature 40/2 (2006): 197–217. Embarrassing Nickname: Sure, Saori's chosen surname of "Bajeena" may be a well known Gundam character, but to those uninitiated to anime it sounds awkwardly like a prominent part of the female reproductive anatomy, so much so that Kyousuke did a massive Spit Take from shock when he first heard it. That night, Kirino brings Kyosuke to her room and reveals herself to be an otaku with an extensive collection of moe anime and younger-sister-themed eroge she has been collecting in secret. This focus on more realistic portrayals of Japanese women seems to be a trademark of her work, found in many of her novels such as Grotesque.She decides that being jealous is better than Kyousuke being sad and denying her best friend a shot at happiness, especially knowing how shy Kuroneko really is. A drama CD, based on events from the first and third volumes of the novels as well as a newly written scenario by Tsukasa Fushimi, was released by ASCII Media Works on March 31, 2010.

She admired Kirino for being seemingly perfect in every way and she used to have a crush on Kyosuke, thinking of him as Kirino's caring brother. year-old (later 15) Kirino, the titular imouto (little sister), is a model student with excellent grades, competent athletic skill and great popularity. He claims that he knows best of what is going on in the family and he has always known that the eroge belonged to Kirino, despite Kyosuke's effort to convince him otherwise. A-1 Pictures collaborated with Chiba Urban Monorail to promote the second season by making an Oreimo-themed monorail train, which remained in operation until September 30, 2013. Hime Cut: In this case she has this because she's mirroring the style worn by an anime Gothic Lolita.

For example, not knowing what she wanted to do in life, Kirino began working at the Iwanami Hall movie theater in her early twenties. Kyosuke initially claims to prefer a relatively peaceful and simple life, but grows to enjoy spending time with his sister as well as the drama she causes to the point where he becomes lonely when she is not around. Brutal Honesty: She's both blunt in her honesty sometimes but very dishonest at other times, especially when it comes to her affection. Covert Pervert: For whatever reason, he becomes obsessed with breasts in Volume 8 of the Light Novel. Vitriolic Best Buds: With Kirino — no matter how much either denies it — and to a lesser extent, Sena.