10 Nicest Shonen Anime Sisters, Ranked (2024)

In the realm of Japanese anime, a character's family could be anything from a wholesome nuclear family of loving people to a dysfunctional group of people who hate each other's guts or anything in between. In shonen anime, some families are pretty dysfunctional, such as the Zoldyck family or the Hyuga clan, but even in bad families, there may be a kindhearted brother or sister who looks out for everyone.

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Shonen anime series tend to focus on heroic male leads and their wild adventures, but even these characters sometimes need emotional support and comfort from others, such as a loving sister. Some shonen sisters truly go above and beyond for their family and friends. Many of them stand out as the kindest, most compassionate and most sympathetic of all in modern anime.

10 Ruri The Priestess Puts Other People's Needs First

Dr. Stone

Kohaku is the younger of two sisters in Ishigami Village, with Ruri being the firstborn child of chief Kokuyo and the village's priestess as well. Ruri doesn't practice any religion that 21st century inhabitants would recognize, though. Instead, Ruri is more like a storyteller, memorizing dozens of messages from the past as folk tales.

Ruri's role in Dr. Stone is fairly limited, contrasting with her younger sister Kohaku. But even so, fans can easily see that Ruri is a gentle, friendly, and altruistic young woman who always puts others' needs before her own, which are vital traits for a priestess like her.

9 Nezuko Kamado Always Has Tanjiro's Back

Demon Slayer

Nezuko Kamado was once the second-oldest of six children, but now she and Tanjiro are all that remain of their family. Fortunately, they're both compassionate and kind people who would do anything to protect the other, which makes them a strong duo.

Nezuki may be a demon now, but she resists her demonic hunger for both her brother's sake and her own. In fact, she is one of Japan's kindest demons aside from Tamayo, a gentle and sweet little sister who sees the good in everyone. She doesn't have a mean bone in her body, except when she's dealing with demons who are trying to kill her brother of course.

8 Hinata Tachibana Won't Tolerate All This Fighting

Tokyo Revengers

Tokyo Revengers revolves around the character Hinata Tachibana, a beloved young lady who tragically lost her life in 2017 when she got caught up in gang violence. So, it's up to Takemichi Hanagaki to travel back to 2005 and make sure that future never happens.

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Hinata is a protective and good-hearted big sister to Naoto, and she is also quite fond of Takemichi as a friend. She is a responsible and strong-willed girl who won't hesitate to voice her displeasure at delinquent violence. She'd rather see everyone get along instead.

7 Yuzu Kurosaki Is Ichigo's Responsible Little Sister

Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki is a well-meaning tsundere who isn't afraid of a fight, while his twin younger sisters Yuzu and Karin would much rather not get into a fight if they can help it, especially Yuzu. Ever since her mother Masaki died several years ago, Yuzu became the mother figure of her family. She has no time for goofing off.

Yuzu is a naturally sympathetic, compassionate, and helpful person who greatly dislikes any fighting, physical or verbal, and she acts as a stabilizing element in her family. Yuzu is quick to shed tears if anyone is upset or hurt, including people she's barely met, such as Rukia Kuchiki.

6 Valac Clara Is A Model Big Sister

Welcome To Demon School, Iruma-Kun!

At first, the onbnoxious troublemaker Valac Clara wasn't easy to like, and anime fans wouldn't think of her as a good sister to have. Much later on, though, protagonist Iruma Suzuki and Asmodeus Alice visited the Valac family home, where they saw a whole new side to Clara.

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All her life, Valac Clara has been a loving and responsible eldest sibling for her younger brothers and sisters, and everyone in this family gets along perfectly. Clara is also skilled at soothing people to sleep with gentle songs, just like any big sister would.

5 Shoko Komi Is Always There For A Friend

Komi Can't Communicate

Shoko Komi is an older sister, having a silent kuudere brother named Shosuke, and while they are reclusive and quiet people, they also have a heart of gold. Shoko and Shosuke tend to express their affection with gifts or gestures rather than words, and that endears them to people even more than their good looks.

Shoko may be a timid dandere who's new to love, but she's ready to make up for all that lost time. She is a kind, altruistic, and sensitive girl who will say or do anything she can for a friend or family member in need, though she'll blush and run off if anyone thanks her for it.

4 Erika Amano Looks After Her Biological & Foster Families Alike

A Couple Of Cuckoos

Erika Amano and Nagi Umino were swapped at birth and were raised by one another's parents. They also had the surnames of their foster parents. Now in their late teens, Erika and Nagi have met once again and are actually engaged.

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Erika is a bit self-absorbed as a fashionable Instagram model, but she has plenty of room in her heart for everyone else. She is quick to support her long-lost little sister Sachi or her new friend Hiro as well as Nagi, and she even cosplays when helping those people. Erika won't rest until everyone is happy and gets along.

3 Fuyumi Todoroki Keeps The Family Together

My Hero Academia

Only a few brothers and sisters are seen in My Hero Academia, such as Tenya Iida's big brother Tensei, and fans know that Tsuyu Asui is the oldest of three. Then there's the kuudere Shoto Torodoki, who has a big brother named Natsuo and a wonderful big sister named Fuyumi.

Fuyumi isn't interested in Quirks or fighting, instead, she is a school teacher with a big heart, and she warmly welcomed Izuku and Bakugo into the family home. Most of all, the compassionate Fuyumi is striving against all odds to bring her fractured family together at last, and her little brother Shoto appreciates the effort.

2 Shikimori Is Like Everyone's Big Sister

Shikimori's Not Just A Cutie

Biologically, the pink-haired Shikimori is actually a little sister, having a much older tsundere brother named Fuji. This sometimes reflects in her personality, with Shikimori being highly competitive and eager to prove herself, but in other ways, she's like an ideal big sister for her classmates and friends.

Shikimori is beautiful, athletic, smart, and deeply compassionate, which makes her a leader among her friends. She is very protective of them, most of all for her boyfriend Izumi, and everyone adores her for it. She has a bit of a hero complex for all the right reasons.

1 Yor Forger Always Puts Others First

Spy X Family

Many of shonen's best sisters are teenage girls, being the sisters of a teenage male lead or the sister of his friend. An exception is the lovely Yor Briar/Forger, a 27-year-old woman who is simply the best sister an Ostanian could ever ask for – and her little brother Yuri knows it.

Yor has always been a helpful, kind-hearted, and hardworking person who was like a mother to her brother, hence Yuri's sister complex. Now, Yor is also a wife and foster mother, and she always shows her protective maternal side when looking after her new daughter, Anya.

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