Manga like Atashinchi

Chibi Maruko-chan

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The title character, Maruko, is a nine-year-old third-grade student. She is lazy, disorganized and usually late for school, in strong contrast with her neat and tidy older sister who must share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids, tries to avoid homework and chores, takes advantage of her doting grandfather and squabbles with her sister. Nevertheless, she is a well-meaning child who tries to do good.

Notes: Won the 13th Kodansha Manga Award for shoujo in 1989. After Sakura-sensei's passing in 2018, the production was taken over by her former assistants at Sakura Production, with irregular serialization continuing in Ribon Magazine.

Tags: Chibi , Autobiographical , Shoujo , Family Life , Female Protagonist , Slapstick , School , Urban , Episodic , Satire , Historical

Kocchi Muite! Miiko

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

The continuation of Miiko Desu!
This time, Miiko is in the fifth grade, and the stories have become more exciting! (Doko Demo Doa Manga Scanlations)

This series received the 1996 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga.

Ano Hi Kara no Denwa:
Haruna’s father buys a new cell phone and gives his old one to her baby sister to play with. It’s old-fashioned and heavy, but Haruna discovers that this phone has a secret power… -cloudcake16-

Tags: Kids , Primarily Child Cast , Female Protagonist , Episodic , Coming of Age , School , Chibi