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Yotsuba&!
The titular character, Yotsuba
Original Manga	Kiyohiko Azuma
Director/Artist	N/A
Format	Manga
Made By	Published in Dengenki Daoh
Episode Length	N/A
# of Eps/Volumes	6+

Genre

Slice of Life, Comedy

Sum it up in a Sentence

A manga by mangaka Kiyohiko Azuma, Yotsuba&! (Yotsubato! or, literally, Yotsuba and...!) is about a five year old, green haired girl named Yotsuba Koiwai and her adventures around her house and neighborhood with her friends and father.

Main Description

Yotsuba&! is an often nonsensical, absurd, and comical slice of life story. Yotsuba is decidedly strange, unusual, and very energetic, which combined with her ignorance of many objects/ acts of modern daily life, including escalators, air conditioning, apartments, and so forth create a comedy element. The chapters are self contained anecdotes connected chronologically, telling of Yotsuba's discoveries and interactions with the world around her.

The story begins with Yotsuba and her adopted father, known simply as Mr. Koiwai or "Dad", moving into a neighborhood in Japan from somewhere abroad, assisted by Koiwai's best friend, an immensely tall japanese man known as "Jumbo". In the neighborhood, Yotsuba quickly meets new friends with the neighboring Ayase house, including the youngest, Ena (a few years older then Yotsuba), Fuuka (a responsible sixteen year old who often finds herself helping out somehow at the Koiwai household), and Asagi (and irresponsible college student who Jumbo falls in love with). The story largely revolves around Yotsuba interacting with these core characters (and sometimes the Ayase family's parents, as well as Ena's friend Miura, Asagi's friend Torako, and Mr. Koiwai's "other friend", Yanda).

If You Liked This, You Might Like...

• Azumanga Daioh
• Hare+Guu

Personal Opinions

Zorak

Yotsuba&! is the manga equivalent of kittens and puppies. This is the best way I know to describe Yotsuba&! in a sentence. It's a hilarious, touching, and most of all adorable tale. A new chapter coming out is sometimes the total highlight and salvation of a bad day. I laugh reading it, and sometimes make an audible "Awww." This is a manga for those who like adorable things. Yotsuba's interactions with the world around her just come across as just totally adorable and hilarious. I highly recommend this to anyone who likes cute things, at least for a try.

Links

• Momotato Daioh: English fan site.
• Comic Friendship, A Kiyohiko Azuma fansite with info on Azumanga Daioh & Yotsuba&!.
• SA thread