Ayu Mayu

Ayu Mayu (あゆまゆ) is an ecchi manga created in 2007 by Shiotarou illustrated by Suzuno Tetsuji. The story reveled around a boy named Yousuke who is trying to find his sister who was adopted ten years prior to the start of the story. As of March 2008, two Volumes have been released. Currently there are no plans to bring this manga to the United States.

Plot
Yousuke and his sister were orphaned at a young age. Yousuke's sister was adopted ten years before the start of the story, since then, he has been looking for her. One day Yousuke found the couple that adopted his sister, the problem is that they have two daughters, Ayu and Mayu, both of wich were adopted from the same orphanage and are roughly the same age. Both Ayu and Mayu had and older brother before being adopted. Things get more complicated when Yousuke learns that the orphanage where he previously lived was burned down a year earlier, destroying all the records, and that the couple's own records have disappeared. Yousuke must figure out which one of the girls is in fact his sister.

Yousuke
The main character of the story. He spent the last several years trying to locate his beloved sister, until he found her (sort of). The biggest clues he has when questioned about his sister's identity is a charm necklace he gave her and a drawing she made with her name on it. Ayu and Mayu both remember having a necklace, but losing it years earlier And half the name was torn off the drawing. As the story progresses, he finds himself liking both Ayu and Mayu, wishing they both were is younger sisters. At one point during chapter one he tries to convince the girls' father that he just remembered having two sisters. He also tries to get more involved with Ayu and Mayu's lives by getting interested in their hobbies. At the end of Volume one, they found an identical necklace on Ayu's envelope, thus making it seem that Ayu is his younger sister. However, this could be a misleader.

Mayu
One of the two girls who could be Yousuke's sister. She is skilled at the violin and plays it at a professional level (seen in chapter three). She is really close to Ayu and likes it Yousuke trys to be a big brother to her. Of the two girls, she is the only one that calls Yousuke "onii-chan" (lit. "big brother").

Ayu
The second girl who could be Yousuke's sister. Compared to Mauy's true age, she is only a few months younger. She is a Skilled basketball player. Ayu is also very protective of Mayu, Yousuke remarking "She is more of a watchdog than a sister" upon being introduced to her. Although she is kind towards Yousuke, she does not hesitate to attack him when she thinks he is being a pervert. In chapter two, she reveals that Yousuke is just like her brother at the orphanage, but she doubts that he really is. By the end of Volume one, Ayu, Mayu and Yousuke found an identical necklace(the same as the one Yousule has) thus, prooving that Ayu is Yousuke's true sister.

Katsutaka Anjou
The Foster Father of both Ayu and Mayu. He is a wealthy man and the dean of the school Yousuke will start attending. He knows that either one of his daughters could be the sister of Yousuke, and "tries" to help him figure it out. He is also constantly trying to make Yousuke do ridiculous task to earn his stay.

Mrs. Anjou
Katsutaka Anjou's wife and possibly the only one trying to help Yousuke figure out who his sister is. When Yousuke fails a task, she always tries to help him out. It is reveald in the final pages of chapter one that she hid the missing records of Mayu and Ayu in a hole in the yard.

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