<p>'Onii-chan' is just how a girl addresses her big bro originally. But now, it's widely used as a fan service in anime. When did 'onii-chan' start to become a fan service stuff?</p>

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2023-01-15T05:11:07.687Z
1 - Maybe the same time '[imouto](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494)' became a popular trope in anime? 2 - how do boys address their older brothers in anime if not onii-chan too?
BCLC
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2023-01-15T06:37:52.257Z
Don't have full answer but you can check this KnowYourMeme page to know when was this meme started: https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/onii-chan
Fumikage Tokoyami
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2023-01-18T20:10:11.230Z
Has always been like that as far as I remember. Maybe it was different in the 1970s, but it has been like that since at least the 1980s. Of course, it depends on the anime.
Ocean
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2024-04-06T04:18:24.743Z
@Ocean [Relevant](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494)?
BCLC
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2024-04-06T04:18:47.500Z
@FumikageTokoyami Even [imouto](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494) in general? like imouto to onee-chan not just imouto to onii-chan
BCLC
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When did 'onii-chan' start to become a fan service stuff?
# When did 'onii-chan' start to become a fan service stuff?
Posted by: username_0 on 2023-01-14
'Onii-chan' is just how a girl addresses her big bro originally. But now, it's widely used as a fan service in anime. When did 'onii-chan' start to become a fan service stuff?
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: 1 - Maybe the same time '[imouto](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494)' became a popular trope in anime? 2 - how do boys address their older brothers in anime if not onii-chan too?  
> **username_2**: Don't have full answer but you can check this KnowYourMeme page to know when was this meme started: https://amp.knowyourmeme.com/memes/onii-chan  
> **username_3**: Has always been like that as far as I remember. Maybe it was different in the 1970s, but it has been like that since at least the 1980s. Of course, it depends on the anime.  
> **username_1**: @Ocean [Relevant](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494)?  
> **username_1**: @FumikageTokoyami Even [imouto](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/49006/why-do-anime-mothers-often-get-the-short-end-of-the-stick/67494#67494) in general? like imouto to onee-chan not just imouto to onii-chan  
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