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People need to remember something: While "Oreimo" had blood-related siblings, these two, from page 1 of chapter 1, are openly revealed to be step-siblings. And if the interpretation of the rest of chapter 1 is to be taken in one direction, they're not even that anymore since the MC called Sagiri his only family (Could imply divorce or deceased relatives), meaning that tie is broken. So while the incest tag has it because they still consider each other brother and sister (or at least the MC does), in the eyes of the law, no they're not. Not anymore.
"But if they're deceased, they're still related."
Technically, yes, but actually no. Unless a distant relative of Sagiri's or the MC's adopted one or the other, they're officially unrelated in the eyes of the law.
This is not an unusual mindset. I know plenty of American families that had step siblings, parents married for several years, then divorced, but the kids still refer to each other as family.
So really, the incest tag is only because neither of them are willing to lose the last "family member" they have. A far cry from "Oreimo" where they actually are related and not even the death or divorce of their parents can change that.
(I repeat, nothing I said is spoiler. This is all in chapter 1 alone a few pages in).
"But if they're deceased, they're still related."
Technically, yes, but actually no. Unless a distant relative of Sagiri's or the MC's adopted one or the other, they're officially unrelated in the eyes of the law.
This is not an unusual mindset. I know plenty of American families that had step siblings, parents married for several years, then divorced, but the kids still refer to each other as family.
So really, the incest tag is only because neither of them are willing to lose the last "family member" they have. A far cry from "Oreimo" where they actually are related and not even the death or divorce of their parents can change that.
(I repeat, nothing I said is spoiler. This is all in chapter 1 alone a few pages in).