Forum:The siblings of the Kobayakawa siblings' parent

It mentions that the Kobayakawa sisters (Yui and Yutaka) are the neice of Kanata and Sojiro (making them Konata's cousins).

I would like to know if the manga or anime mention which parent they are biologically related to. Being nieces means that either Sojiro or Kanata was the siblings (brother or sister) to either the sister's mother or father. This would mean that one of Konata's parents is only an aunt-in-law or an uncle-in-law and would not share a biological relationship with them.

Does it ever indicate what this is?

The reason I ask is, I would like to find out Kanata's maiden name. If it turns out she was their aunt, it might be Kobayakawa too, if she is their father's sister. If she was their mother's sister then it would be likely that Kobayakawa is simply their father's surname (much like Izumi is Konata/Sojiro's) and in this case, the maiden surname of the mothers (sisters) would be unknown. +y 00:26, December 21, 2011 (UTC)