Sent out to buy groceries by his mother, Kyousuke bumps into Manami at the supermarket. They get to talking, and they eventually arrange for Manami to come visit for the first time in ages. When the arranged day arrives, however, Kirino falls into a foul mood when she learns that Manami is there. And then, Kirino suddenly takes certain actions...

One day, Ayase calls Kyousuke out of the blue and asks him to see her. She wants to get Kirino a present, and wants him to think of what she would be happiest to get. For research, Kyousuke wanders Akibahara with Kuroneko and Saori. They don't have any luck, but then, finally, Kuroneko spots something that would make the perfect gift. This "something" is...

Kirino has been acting strangely antsy for the past few days. The reason is that the little sister game she ordered hasn't arrived yet. When it does, Kirino dives headlong into the game with full force. This episode shows what happens with Kirino, Kyousuke, Kuroneko, and Saori on this day.

Kirino has made her debut as an author. Reader response has been overwhelming, and her editor has even better news to report. The novel she wrote has been optioned to be made into an anime. Kirino attends the initial meeting with the anime staff accompanied by Kuroneko and Saori. However, the meeting takes an unexpected turn...

Kyousuke comes home one day and is startled to find Kuroneko loitering in the living room by herself. She came to the Kousakas' to watch Stardust Witch Meruru, but Kirino and Kuroneko got into a fight over stories that they had each produced. Kyousuke tries to act as mediator and hear out both sides, but...

Kyousuke is asked about his relationship with Manami by his friend, Akagi. Akagi is exasperated when Kyousuke answers that, although they don't have a romantic relationship, he doesn't want her to be taken by anyone else. Just then, Kyousuke learns that Manami's family of traditional Japanese sweets-makers will be holding a fair, and he is volunteered to act as taste-tester. He spends a soothing evening at Manami's house, where he feels more comfortable than he does at his own.

On the way home from an enjoyable Summerket. They bump into Aragaki Ayase, Kirino's best friend. In spite of the quick thinking of Kuroneko and Saori Bajeena, Kirino babbles on and on, badly rattled. Kirino and Kyousuke try to slip away, but Ayase puts the pieces together. Then, as they engage in a heated exchange...

One day, Kirino's non-otaku, "public" friends -- Aragaki Ayase and Kurusu Nanako -- come over to visit. Kyousuke is harshly told by Kirino to not let her friends see him. Just then, a delivery arrives, but Kirino, duped by the high-end cosmetics box it came in, snatches it away from Kyousuke. In reality, though, the package was sent by Saori Bajeena, and contains things that must never be seen by Kirino's non-otaku friends.

Standard and limited edition of “nexus” released on September 14th and put ClariS’s third single 5th in Oricon’s daily rankings. The limited edition is packaged in anime illustration digipack and includes a bonus DVD with music video for “nexus”. The single and even ClariS are tied-in with the ninth...

Kirino finds her first otaku friends at the IRL meet: "Kuroneko" and "Saori Bajeena." They spend their days deep in discussions over their otaku interests. Seeing Kirino this way puts Kyousuke's mind at ease. Then, just as he thinks his "advice" to her is over and he can get back to his old life. he senses an alarming presence when he comes home one day...

While being grilled by Kirino over why he hasn't made any progress in the game she ordered him to complete, it occurs to Kyousuke that she needs some friends that she can talk to without concealing her otaku interests. On the advice of his childhood friend Manami, Kirino signs up on an SNS otaku community and is invited to an IRL meet by the moderator. However, when she goes there...

For years, ordinary high-schooler Kousaka Kyousuke has had an icy relationship with his younger sister Kirino, a star athlete who is also a star student. They barely say two words to each other. One day, Kyousuke finds the DVD case of a moe-style anime lying in the foyer. His curiosity gets the better of him, and when he tries to identify who dropped it, he learns that its owner is someone he never would have suspected.