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こどものおもちゃ [Kodomo no Omocha] #10
Kodocha: Sana's Stage, Vol. 10
Take one young actress used to getting her way, add a handful of ruthless bullies, some humorous twists, and a plastic toy hammer, and you've got the recipe for one crazy story Kodocha follows the antics of Sana, a spoiled 11-year-old TV star, and Hayama, a 6th grade Machiavelli who terrorizes both his teachers and his classmates. In their classroom war of wills, Sana and Hayama find there is more to both of them than meets the eye.
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 12, 1999
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About the author
Miho Obana
45 books114 followersMiho Obana ( 小花美穂, born April 26, 1970) is a shōjo manga artist born in Tokyo, Japan.
She began her manga career as an assistant to Momoko Sakura, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan. She debuted in 1990 with the (one-shot manga) Mado no Mukō, which was published in the autumn 1990 issue of Ribon Bikkuri. Soon, stories from her started appearing in Ribon Original and in the regular Ribon magazine too.
Other notable manga by Miho Obana include Kodomo no Omocha (10 volumes, for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998; the official English title is Kodocha), Partner, (3 volumes) and Andante (3 volumes). Partner is especially noted for its dark, mature, and almost disturbing tone, which is very rare in a Ribon series.
Her most recent manga is Honey Bitter, which has run in Cookie since February 2004. Also in 2004, she made a foray into the world of josei manga, writing several manga for the josei magazine Chorus. She has been on maternity leave for the past year, but will be returning soon, as Honey Bitter is expected to start up again in the Dec. 26 issue of Cookie.
Other works include Mizu no Yakata; a spin-off of Kodocha, Neko no Shima, Pochi, Setsunai ne, and Shiranami no Gensō.
She began her manga career as an assistant to Momoko Sakura, creator of Chibi Maruko-chan. She debuted in 1990 with the (one-shot manga) Mado no Mukō, which was published in the autumn 1990 issue of Ribon Bikkuri. Soon, stories from her started appearing in Ribon Original and in the regular Ribon magazine too.
Other notable manga by Miho Obana include Kodomo no Omocha (10 volumes, for which she won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo in 1998; the official English title is Kodocha), Partner, (3 volumes) and Andante (3 volumes). Partner is especially noted for its dark, mature, and almost disturbing tone, which is very rare in a Ribon series.
Her most recent manga is Honey Bitter, which has run in Cookie since February 2004. Also in 2004, she made a foray into the world of josei manga, writing several manga for the josei magazine Chorus. She has been on maternity leave for the past year, but will be returning soon, as Honey Bitter is expected to start up again in the Dec. 26 issue of Cookie.
Other works include Mizu no Yakata; a spin-off of Kodocha, Neko no Shima, Pochi, Setsunai ne, and Shiranami no Gensō.
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November 14, 2022
This manga series has been delivering all kinds of tropes and issues that made me feel all sorts of emotions. I am blown away by Miho Obana`s realistic, youthful..but still dark reality of a world that has all these characters in it. She literally explores everything and it just..blew my mind. Sometimes i was not even sure if this manga series even are allowed for children to read because really adult issues are taken up, like childbirth, incest, psychological trauma and disease etc. In mids of this we have two amazing main characters in the carefree and spirited Sana Kurata and the mean, arrogant but very broken Akito Hayama. These two...ahhhh they have my heart. I laughed, smiled and cried with these two. Their love-story is incredible in how utterly selfless and strong it was despite them being so young. The first volume is my favourite, but all 10 volumes of this series were awesome reads.
February 14, 2017
Quando sarai grande conoscerai la verità su molte cose pur se non lo vorrai... perciò ora puoi anche ignorarla. Continua a sognare. I bambini possono farlo.
E dopo secoli finalmente sono riuscita a leggere Kodocha!
In realtà sono sempre stata restia per via dell'anime e, pur essendomi documentata sul fatto che in realtà c'erano delle sostanziali differenze, ho continuato a rimandarlo.
Adesso posso ritenermi soddisfatta di aver letto questo must dei manga, ma soprattutto sono rimasta stupita. L'anime c'entra poco e niente con il manga! Capisco che era rivolto ai bambini e molte censure andavano fatte ma... se penso ai bambini di oggi (che certo ne sanno più di me!), credo non si scandalizzerebbero. Ed è proprio questo il fulcro del manga: fino a che punto i bambini sono innocenti? La linea tra infanzia e adolescenza è davvero così sottile? A tal proposito la Obana narra di quella dedicata fase in cui non si è più piccoli ma nemmeno grandi e dà voce a tutti i pensieri e i traumi inespressi dei bambini che il più delle volte non vengono compresi dai genitori e dagli adulti in generale proprio perché tali. E non solo... le tematiche trattate sono forti e molteplici: bullismo, adozione, divorzio, perdita di un genitore, gravidanza (e in modo velato anche aborto) giovanile, incesto, depressione e suicidio infantile, abbandono, disturbi psicologici dell'infanzia, morte. Insomma io sono rimasta alquanto SCONVOLTA. Non pensavo che la storia originale fosse così... la Obana non ci risparmia niente ma penso l'abbia fatto proprio per sensibilizzare le menti, per rendere consapevoli questi ciechi adulti che sottovalutano il vasto mondo dei bambini, che in verità CAPISCONO cosa ruota attorno a loro, sanno se ci sono disagi in famiglia o altro, solo che non riescono ad esprimerlo. Ah, c'è davvero tanto su cui riflettere...
Comunque passando invece ai personaggi, dico che mi sono piaciuti tutti! Ognuno è davvero ben caratterizzato e svolge il proprio ruolo a dovere. I miei preferiti in assoluto, inutile dirlo, sono Sana e Akito, e ancor di più quest'ultimo. Sono entrambi quelli più complessi e approfonditi psicologicamente. Da un lato abbiamo Sana, ragazzina vivace e sempre allegra, pronta ad aiutare gli altri, ma che in realtà ha una profonda ferita che si porta dietro fin dalla nascita (quella di essere stata abbandonata) e di cui comincia a essere consapevole durante la preadolescenza; dall'altro il tetro Akito che pure ha i suoi motivi per esserlo: bambino che, a causa della madre morta dandolo alla luce e i continui rimproveri della sorella che lo ritiene colpevole, si autoconvince di non essere voluto. All'inizio si punzecchiano, poi si sostengono a vicenda, crescono insieme e insieme affrontano i primi problemi legati all'età adulta... conoscono l'amore e... basta piango T___T l'ho trovati semplicemente adorabili e certe scene tra loro sono strazianti!
In definitiva non posso far altro che consigliare questo manga attuale, significativo e toccante e dai disegni stupendi ed evocativi, che va letto almeno una volta nella vita ♥
Ho riso, ho pianto, ho provato rabbia, tristezza, felicità e speranza... ti dà tutte le emozioni possibili.
E dopo secoli finalmente sono riuscita a leggere Kodocha!
In realtà sono sempre stata restia per via dell'anime e, pur essendomi documentata sul fatto che in realtà c'erano delle sostanziali differenze, ho continuato a rimandarlo.
Adesso posso ritenermi soddisfatta di aver letto questo must dei manga, ma soprattutto sono rimasta stupita. L'anime c'entra poco e niente con il manga! Capisco che era rivolto ai bambini e molte censure andavano fatte ma... se penso ai bambini di oggi (che certo ne sanno più di me!), credo non si scandalizzerebbero. Ed è proprio questo il fulcro del manga: fino a che punto i bambini sono innocenti? La linea tra infanzia e adolescenza è davvero così sottile? A tal proposito la Obana narra di quella dedicata fase in cui non si è più piccoli ma nemmeno grandi e dà voce a tutti i pensieri e i traumi inespressi dei bambini che il più delle volte non vengono compresi dai genitori e dagli adulti in generale proprio perché tali. E non solo... le tematiche trattate sono forti e molteplici: bullismo, adozione, divorzio, perdita di un genitore, gravidanza (e in modo velato anche aborto) giovanile, incesto, depressione e suicidio infantile, abbandono, disturbi psicologici dell'infanzia, morte. Insomma io sono rimasta alquanto SCONVOLTA. Non pensavo che la storia originale fosse così... la Obana non ci risparmia niente ma penso l'abbia fatto proprio per sensibilizzare le menti, per rendere consapevoli questi ciechi adulti che sottovalutano il vasto mondo dei bambini, che in verità CAPISCONO cosa ruota attorno a loro, sanno se ci sono disagi in famiglia o altro, solo che non riescono ad esprimerlo. Ah, c'è davvero tanto su cui riflettere...
Comunque passando invece ai personaggi, dico che mi sono piaciuti tutti! Ognuno è davvero ben caratterizzato e svolge il proprio ruolo a dovere. I miei preferiti in assoluto, inutile dirlo, sono Sana e Akito, e ancor di più quest'ultimo. Sono entrambi quelli più complessi e approfonditi psicologicamente. Da un lato abbiamo Sana, ragazzina vivace e sempre allegra, pronta ad aiutare gli altri, ma che in realtà ha una profonda ferita che si porta dietro fin dalla nascita (quella di essere stata abbandonata) e di cui comincia a essere consapevole durante la preadolescenza; dall'altro il tetro Akito che pure ha i suoi motivi per esserlo: bambino che, a causa della madre morta dandolo alla luce e i continui rimproveri della sorella che lo ritiene colpevole, si autoconvince di non essere voluto. All'inizio si punzecchiano, poi si sostengono a vicenda, crescono insieme e insieme affrontano i primi problemi legati all'età adulta... conoscono l'amore e... basta piango T___T l'ho trovati semplicemente adorabili e certe scene tra loro sono strazianti!
In definitiva non posso far altro che consigliare questo manga attuale, significativo e toccante e dai disegni stupendi ed evocativi, che va letto almeno una volta nella vita ♥
Ho riso, ho pianto, ho provato rabbia, tristezza, felicità e speranza... ti dà tutte le emozioni possibili.
October 20, 2018
Sana&Akito💙💖
March 7, 2016
Bellissimo!
Molto più cupo e maturo rispetto alla serie tv, divertente ma mai sciocco.
Uno dei miei manga preferiti!
XD
Molto più cupo e maturo rispetto alla serie tv, divertente ma mai sciocco.
Uno dei miei manga preferiti!
XD
July 25, 2016
Sono giunta all'epilogo di questo manga shojo che ha accompagnato la mia infanzia e di cui conservo gelosamente un buon ricordo, ma anche una cotta per Eric\Akito ... Le differenze tra l'anime e il manga purtroppo ci sono eccome (maledetta censura Mediaset), la Obana inserisce tante tematiche delicate quali: l'abbandono, il suicidio, il bullismo, la depressione, le delusioni amorose e molto altro; il tutto senza risultare pesante o scomodo per il target a cui è rivolto. E' impossibile non simpatizzare per Sana che nonostante la sua esuberanza e il sorriso sempre stampato sulle labbra cela in sé un grande dolore legato, per l'appunto, all'abbandono da parte della sua vera madre e poi c'è Akito, un ragazzino dal carattere particolarmente difficile, distinto da un'aria cupa e scontrosa, che si colpevolizza per la morte di sua madre e che vive una situazione familiare complicata.
Dapprima i due si scontrano e litigano, ma poi un crescente sentimento li avvicina indissolubilmente. Una storia che non vi deluderà e che anzi vi strapperà molti sorrisi, ma anche molte lacrime! Voto complessivo alla serie: 5 su 5 ♥
Ecco una splendida frase tratta da questo 10° volume:
"Il tempo trasforma il cuore umano.
Placa i ricordi amari, concede l'oblio.
Il calore si sente solo accanto alle persone.
Alla fine..
Ciascuno nel proprio mondo."
Dapprima i due si scontrano e litigano, ma poi un crescente sentimento li avvicina indissolubilmente. Una storia che non vi deluderà e che anzi vi strapperà molti sorrisi, ma anche molte lacrime! Voto complessivo alla serie: 5 su 5 ♥
Ecco una splendida frase tratta da questo 10° volume:
"Il tempo trasforma il cuore umano.
Placa i ricordi amari, concede l'oblio.
Il calore si sente solo accanto alle persone.
Alla fine..
Ciascuno nel proprio mondo."
July 31, 2016
So sad it's over ç--------ç
September 24, 2020
「如果真的傷害了你，我會負起責任跟你一起被破壞。」
這大概是我接觸的第一部探討心理健康的故事，
我可能比那時候稍微懂了一點「就算再多磨難，只要想到你在身邊就覺得自己會沒問題」是什麼樣的心情，
甚至還有點了解「在溫柔的守護與不想寵壞對方」之間的糾結，
人的心真的好難，
是不是永遠無法避免彼此傷害的可能。
不過人的心也很厲害，
或許不是復原，但可能會結痂，某一天因為一個小小的契機就好起來也說不定。
這次重看，眼淚都不是在這一集掉的，我對羽山和紗南還真有信心呀 XD
這大概是我接觸的第一部探討心理健康的故事，
我可能比那時候稍微懂了一點「就算再多磨難，只要想到你在身邊就覺得自己會沒問題」是什麼樣的心情，
甚至還有點了解「在溫柔的守護與不想寵壞對方」之間的糾結，
人的心真的好難，
是不是永遠無法避免彼此傷害的可能。
不過人的心也很厲害，
或許不是復原，但可能會結痂，某一天因為一個小小的契機就好起來也說不定。
這次重看，眼淚都不是在這一集掉的，我對羽山和紗南還真有信心呀 XD
July 19, 2020
1.
這集讓我哭了五張衛生紙TTTTT
2.
小學時斷斷續續看過漫畫或動畫，大學時租過一次漫畫，不太確定以前看的心情跟感想，應該也有哭，不過對家庭關係跟心靈的傷的體會可能沒有現在深刻。
實紗子真是個好媽媽TTTTT
3.
「一起加油唷！」「有時候可以偷懶一下啦。」
看完還是挺驚訝這是1994年就出版的漫畫。
這集讓我哭了五張衛生紙TTTTT
2.
小學時斷斷續續看過漫畫或動畫，大學時租過一次漫畫，不太確定以前看的心情跟感想，應該也有哭，不過對家庭關係跟心靈的傷的體會可能沒有現在深刻。
實紗子真是個好媽媽TTTTT
3.
「一起加油唷！」「有時候可以偷懶一下啦。」
看完還是挺驚訝這是1994年就出版的漫畫。
February 5, 2021
that ... took a very different turn that what I had expected from a 'light romance.' this manga tackles a handful of heavy topics, very playfully even, and i thought these people (in the story) just weren't taking it seriously enough !
content warnings (for those that wants to read this but don't know what i'm talking about when i say 'heavy topics') : explicit mention of domestic abuse, mention of lolita complex (in this day and age, it's basically pedophilia), mention of oedipus complex (a 12 year old said this btw), an arc with a character who's suicidal, depression, mention of suicide, off-page death, sexual harassment jokes (verbal and physical), romantic scenes that you may have liked in the past but maybe not like anymore (kabedon scenes, abrupt hand pulling/touching, sudden kiss, etc.)
there may be more but I think these are more ... apparent to me? in my perspective at least so take it as you will, if you are considering reading this series.
this was a very heartfelt manga series, definitely light in romance and innocent but not in the same time???
in short, this series is about : kids that grows up too fast emotionally for their own good. most may not even have a very healthy childhood, and all of them need therapists and basically, healing.
the romance : hmm,, it was good. Hayama, in my opinion, was a great character and counter-part to Sana. Their dynamic were hilarious and their road to friendship and of course, past the friendship into a romantic relationship was wholesome to say the least. As for the side characters, their romance and what not, it was entertaining and all of them are distinguishable and easy to remember individually, so that was exciting.
the plot : i can tell that the author kind of wrapped the series a little bit too ... rushed? it ended up abruptly, though. and i know that there's another series, i think, which is a continuation but i don't know if i'm going to pick that up anytime soon since the artstyle is a lot different than this one.
the art style : very classic 90s shoujo romance style. how the author used panels and expressions was well written and i can see it from the drawings, and it very easy to read aka not confusing at all.
content warnings (for those that wants to read this but don't know what i'm talking about when i say 'heavy topics') : explicit mention of domestic abuse, mention of lolita complex (in this day and age, it's basically pedophilia), mention of oedipus complex (a 12 year old said this btw), an arc with a character who's suicidal, depression, mention of suicide, off-page death, sexual harassment jokes (verbal and physical), romantic scenes that you may have liked in the past but maybe not like anymore (kabedon scenes, abrupt hand pulling/touching, sudden kiss, etc.)
there may be more but I think these are more ... apparent to me? in my perspective at least so take it as you will, if you are considering reading this series.
this was a very heartfelt manga series, definitely light in romance and innocent but not in the same time???
in short, this series is about : kids that grows up too fast emotionally for their own good. most may not even have a very healthy childhood, and all of them need therapists and basically, healing.
the romance : hmm,, it was good. Hayama, in my opinion, was a great character and counter-part to Sana. Their dynamic were hilarious and their road to friendship and of course, past the friendship into a romantic relationship was wholesome to say the least. As for the side characters, their romance and what not, it was entertaining and all of them are distinguishable and easy to remember individually, so that was exciting.
the plot : i can tell that the author kind of wrapped the series a little bit too ... rushed? it ended up abruptly, though. and i know that there's another series, i think, which is a continuation but i don't know if i'm going to pick that up anytime soon since the artstyle is a lot different than this one.
the art style : very classic 90s shoujo romance style. how the author used panels and expressions was well written and i can see it from the drawings, and it very easy to read aka not confusing at all.
August 11, 2020
Se l'anime racconta la storia fino a un certo punto,il fumetto va oltre, mostrando una maturità troppo forte per dei ragazzi cresciuti troppo in fretta.
Ho amato sia l'anime che il manga e consiglio come sempre la lettura di questi volumetti perché portano a una reale fine e a un futuro più certo e meno favolistico di quelli della serie animata.
Bambini attori, invischiati in vicende sentimentali ma anche familiari forti, che si fanno forza, si scontrano e crescono tra le varie vicende e colpi di scena. Veramente una bellissima storia che scalda il cuore. I veri giocattoli sono i bambini a volte, in questa e in altre vite.
Ho amato sia l'anime che il manga e consiglio come sempre la lettura di questi volumetti perché portano a una reale fine e a un futuro più certo e meno favolistico di quelli della serie animata.
Bambini attori, invischiati in vicende sentimentali ma anche familiari forti, che si fanno forza, si scontrano e crescono tra le varie vicende e colpi di scena. Veramente una bellissima storia che scalda il cuore. I veri giocattoli sono i bambini a volte, in questa e in altre vite.
September 8, 2024
Que sufrimiento de tomo uf... Ha sido duro. La verdad es que este arco final me ha tenido dividida entre dos pensamientos: esto es brillante y esto es absurdo. Al final, y por suerte, se ha impuesto lo primero, pues me parece una buena manera de llevar la historia a su final y acabar el desarrollo de los protagonistas.
Sobre la obra en si la cosa ha ido mejorando tomo tras tomo. Sinceramente la primera parte (primaria) no me estaba acabando de convencer así que me alegro de que siguiera escribiendo porque la parte de secundaria es realmente buena.
Anywaysss, ha acabado valiendo la pena aunque no sé si en un futuro veré la serie o no como tenía planeado, ja veurem.
Sobre la obra en si la cosa ha ido mejorando tomo tras tomo. Sinceramente la primera parte (primaria) no me estaba acabando de convencer así que me alegro de que siguiera escribiendo porque la parte de secundaria es realmente buena.
Anywaysss, ha acabado valiendo la pena aunque no sé si en un futuro veré la serie o no como tenía planeado, ja veurem.
July 12, 2016
Bello, veramente bello dall'inizio alla fine! Devo dire che questa storia mi ha particolarmente colpito, forse perché, quando ero piccola, a me Rossana non piaceva proprio (sì, a differenza della maggior parte delle ragazze della mia età io proprio non la sopportavo XD ho deciso di rivedere l'anime in giapponese solo dopo aver letto molte recensioni positive a riguardo e devo dire che senza censure la storia mi è piaciuta...e così ho deciso di leggermi anche il manga ^.^) o forse perché sono solita leggere opere dove la storia d'amore fa da contorno a battaglie, guerre, intrighi storici e chi più ne ha, più ne metta (insomma, ha distrutto le colonne portanti della mia infanzia e ha svelato un lato romantico di me che nemmeno io conoscevo XD), fatto sta che l'ho davvero adorato *.* mi ha fatto commuovere, ridere, riflettere...nonostante la giovane età dei protagonisti ho notato una grande maturità nell'affrontare le tematiche più varie, senza mai cadere nella banalità (e questo è un aspetto che mi ha fatto apprezzare il manga ancora di più dell'anime). Non solo i protagonisti Sana e Akito, ma anche tutti gli altri personaggi hanno dimostrato una grande maturità e profondità psicologica (in particolare Naozumi, a cui è riservato un ruolo stupendo....e non dimentichiamoci la mamma <3!). Ve lo consiglio! :D
September 25, 2014
~4.5/5
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I’m going to miss this series. It was just so good.
This was such a good ending, too. It was sad and sweet and fitting. There was a lot of crying, some emotional breakthroughs, some very needed conversations. Sana and Akito are just so mature for their age, and so in love. They belong together, forever, because they are completely perfect for each other, and I completely believe that they’d be able to stay together and grow together and help each other through everything. Their relationship just gets me all emotional because I feel so strongly about it.
I’m going to miss each of the characters, actually. Because everyone was so defined, with their own personality and growth.
I’m just going to miss this series so much, and I’m sure it’s one that I could go back to and re-read, solely for Sana and Akito’s relationship. This was an overly sweet, heartwarming, funny, cute, sad story, in such an even mix. It’s definitely one of my favorites.
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I’m going to miss this series. It was just so good.
This was such a good ending, too. It was sad and sweet and fitting. There was a lot of crying, some emotional breakthroughs, some very needed conversations. Sana and Akito are just so mature for their age, and so in love. They belong together, forever, because they are completely perfect for each other, and I completely believe that they’d be able to stay together and grow together and help each other through everything. Their relationship just gets me all emotional because I feel so strongly about it.
I’m going to miss each of the characters, actually. Because everyone was so defined, with their own personality and growth.
I’m just going to miss this series so much, and I’m sure it’s one that I could go back to and re-read, solely for Sana and Akito’s relationship. This was an overly sweet, heartwarming, funny, cute, sad story, in such an even mix. It’s definitely one of my favorites.
December 11, 2015
Kodomo No Omocha rimarrà uno dei miei manga preferiti in assoluto.
Quando ero piccola, guardavo il cartone animato e ne ero innamorata. Poco tempo fa mi sono messa alla ricerca del manga, non so perché ho aspettato tanto a leggere. Forse perché avevo un bel ricordo dell'anime e non volevo rischiare di trovarmi davanti a una storia diversa, o che comunque mi desse emozioni diverse.
Invece, no.
è un manga molto bello. Forse parte un po' adolescenziale (e alla fine è normale visto che parla di adolescenti) ma poi la storia cresce e matura, così come i protagonisti. Ho amato Sana e Akito, mi hanno davvero emozionata.
In più, il bello del manga è che c'è un finale (c'era anche nell'anime ma molto, molto diverso) ed è bellissimo, commovente, dolce.
è davvero un bel manga e lo consiglio a chi ama il genere.
Quando ero piccola, guardavo il cartone animato e ne ero innamorata. Poco tempo fa mi sono messa alla ricerca del manga, non so perché ho aspettato tanto a leggere. Forse perché avevo un bel ricordo dell'anime e non volevo rischiare di trovarmi davanti a una storia diversa, o che comunque mi desse emozioni diverse.
Invece, no.
è un manga molto bello. Forse parte un po' adolescenziale (e alla fine è normale visto che parla di adolescenti) ma poi la storia cresce e matura, così come i protagonisti. Ho amato Sana e Akito, mi hanno davvero emozionata.
In più, il bello del manga è che c'è un finale (c'era anche nell'anime ma molto, molto diverso) ed è bellissimo, commovente, dolce.
è davvero un bel manga e lo consiglio a chi ama il genere.
March 22, 2020
Ho pianto per buona parte della lettura.
Questa serie di manga, benché l'abbia già letta in passato, riesce a suscitarmi emozioni come nessun'altra opera sa fare. Un secondo prima piango e quello dopo rido. Un secondo prima mi arrabbio e quello dopo rido. Un secondo prima sono preoccupata e quello dopo rido... vabbè, mi sono spiegata 😂
Rossana è stato ed è il mio Anime preferito sin da quando avevo all'incirca 8 anni e guardavo le puntate in tv, chiedevo ai miei genitori di comprarmi le videocassette che uscirono in edicola e di avere lo zaino e il diario per la scuola. E Il Giocattolo Dei Bambini è e sarà per sempre il mio manga preferito!
Non posso fare altro che confermare il pieno delle stelle!
E un grazie alla bravissima Obana 💪
Questa serie di manga, benché l'abbia già letta in passato, riesce a suscitarmi emozioni come nessun'altra opera sa fare. Un secondo prima piango e quello dopo rido. Un secondo prima mi arrabbio e quello dopo rido. Un secondo prima sono preoccupata e quello dopo rido... vabbè, mi sono spiegata 😂
Rossana è stato ed è il mio Anime preferito sin da quando avevo all'incirca 8 anni e guardavo le puntate in tv, chiedevo ai miei genitori di comprarmi le videocassette che uscirono in edicola e di avere lo zaino e il diario per la scuola. E Il Giocattolo Dei Bambini è e sarà per sempre il mio manga preferito!
Non posso fare altro che confermare il pieno delle stelle!
E un grazie alla bravissima Obana 💪
January 28, 2021
You know a story is enchanting and a must read to suggest when it has been years since the last time you read it and you still yearn to read it again. I for one, have appreciated this entire series since my teen years. The art is great and the tale of Sana is both comical and deeply moving as you learn who she is. I have laughed as much as I have cried for these touching characters and I highly recommend any shojou manga fans whom have yet to read this series, to do so. It is one of my all time favorites and I am once more reading this entire group for at least the 6th time.
April 13, 2021
This is the first time since I’ve been introduced to the series, some time in the early 2000s through the anime, that I’ve completed it. My heart fills full and warm. This was everything I needed and more.
March 11, 2023
oh my god.
i binged this out of boredom today & oh my god.
i got a good vibe from it by hearing the description & at first you think this manga is just like cutesy wutsey typical shoujo vibe BUT GOOODD this was actually kind of really dark if you process all thats happened. like ..... theres themes of adoption, abusive relationships, pedophillia, suicide, homelessness, mental disorders. & its just really now what you think it is from all the cover. esp like the last volume, like that was such a dark volume. & probably one of the darkest that ive read to be honest ....
anyways i think this is pretty character ? driven ? ALL OF THE CHARACTERS ARE WRITTEN SO WELL ??? like they all have distinct personalities & like bits & pieces to relate & stuff & its just very all roundedly written. like you know when you read those books where its like the character isnt even talked about in depth & youre just imagining like this empty canvas at that point. WELL TOTAL OPPOSITE OH MY GOOOOSSSSHHH.
like I DONT EVEN KNOW. you first see hayama go through stuff & youre like okay wow that took a turn. BUT THEN YOU SEE SANA & YOURE LIKE WHAT THE FUCK ??????? cause shes just this cheerful person & you thought she was those like lowkey spoilt but just a really nice kid so it doesnt really matter type of person. & THEN HELL NOOO. that took a turn & you realise she probably has the saddest story ever & its just like WHAT. & so its not like childish concerns, its actual like genuine problems that like ARE SO HARD FOR LIKE CHILDREN LIKE THEM TO DEAL WITH. (the story progresses from them being in year six to year eight).
when they help each other, IM JUST LIKE AWWWWWHH & i feel like tearing up because they genuinely both go through so much ??????
also that one like volume where some shit goes down with komori & you realise whats actually happening. & HES LITERALLY IN THE FOREST CHANTING HAYAMAS NAME WHILST STABBING AT THE GROUND WAITING FOR HIM TO COME WITH A KNIFE & GRINNING. i was liek WHAT THE FUCK. because like this just took so many turns & LIKE WHAT. LIKE I DIDNT EXPECT THAT WHY WAS THAT PANEL SUDDENLY THERE. IT WAS SO CREEPY. LIKE HORROR THEMED.
& I DIDNT EXPECT FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY BE STABEBD IN THE ARM. oh my god that was insane to go through. then boy just put the knife to his heart & told komori he had bad aim.
i did not like fuuka. i did not expect hayama to actually agree to date her. like i knew sooner or later, fuuka was going to like him but other than that LIKE WHAT.
anyways jesus, there were so many plot twists & this is just like unlike anything ive read before.
i binged this out of boredom today & oh my god.
i got a good vibe from it by hearing the description & at first you think this manga is just like cutesy wutsey typical shoujo vibe BUT GOOODD this was actually kind of really dark if you process all thats happened. like ..... theres themes of adoption, abusive relationships, pedophillia, suicide, homelessness, mental disorders. & its just really now what you think it is from all the cover. esp like the last volume, like that was such a dark volume. & probably one of the darkest that ive read to be honest ....
anyways i think this is pretty character ? driven ? ALL OF THE CHARACTERS ARE WRITTEN SO WELL ??? like they all have distinct personalities & like bits & pieces to relate & stuff & its just very all roundedly written. like you know when you read those books where its like the character isnt even talked about in depth & youre just imagining like this empty canvas at that point. WELL TOTAL OPPOSITE OH MY GOOOOSSSSHHH.
like I DONT EVEN KNOW. you first see hayama go through stuff & youre like okay wow that took a turn. BUT THEN YOU SEE SANA & YOURE LIKE WHAT THE FUCK ??????? cause shes just this cheerful person & you thought she was those like lowkey spoilt but just a really nice kid so it doesnt really matter type of person. & THEN HELL NOOO. that took a turn & you realise she probably has the saddest story ever & its just like WHAT. & so its not like childish concerns, its actual like genuine problems that like ARE SO HARD FOR LIKE CHILDREN LIKE THEM TO DEAL WITH. (the story progresses from them being in year six to year eight).
when they help each other, IM JUST LIKE AWWWWWHH & i feel like tearing up because they genuinely both go through so much ??????
also that one like volume where some shit goes down with komori & you realise whats actually happening. & HES LITERALLY IN THE FOREST CHANTING HAYAMAS NAME WHILST STABBING AT THE GROUND WAITING FOR HIM TO COME WITH A KNIFE & GRINNING. i was liek WHAT THE FUCK. because like this just took so many turns & LIKE WHAT. LIKE I DIDNT EXPECT THAT WHY WAS THAT PANEL SUDDENLY THERE. IT WAS SO CREEPY. LIKE HORROR THEMED.
& I DIDNT EXPECT FOR HIM TO ACTUALLY BE STABEBD IN THE ARM. oh my god that was insane to go through. then boy just put the knife to his heart & told komori he had bad aim.
i did not like fuuka. i did not expect hayama to actually agree to date her. like i knew sooner or later, fuuka was going to like him but other than that LIKE WHAT.
anyways jesus, there were so many plot twists & this is just like unlike anything ive read before.
December 23, 2022
2.55!
this volume goes even more into the doll face illness, which i didn’t care much for unfortunately. im happy to see sana and hayama together tho ngl, these last few volumes were a bit trying in terms of the plot and development. some plot lines felt unnecessary to me imo and could have been exchanged for other arcs (like more on sana’s career, rei and asako’s relationship, etc.). i was a bit disappointed that we couldn’t follow the characters as they got older or seen a glimpse of them in their 20’s but im not too angry with where we left off.
rei was my favorite character throughout this series (excluding some questionable parts in the beginning lol), w/ the mother being close second. im gonna miss reading abt their shenanigans T^T
this volume goes even more into the doll face illness, which i didn’t care much for unfortunately. im happy to see sana and hayama together tho ngl, these last few volumes were a bit trying in terms of the plot and development. some plot lines felt unnecessary to me imo and could have been exchanged for other arcs (like more on sana’s career, rei and asako’s relationship, etc.). i was a bit disappointed that we couldn’t follow the characters as they got older or seen a glimpse of them in their 20’s but im not too angry with where we left off.
rei was my favorite character throughout this series (excluding some questionable parts in the beginning lol), w/ the mother being close second. im gonna miss reading abt their shenanigans T^T
July 29, 2025
The conclusion of Kodacha acts as a part two to what volume 9 started, which is makes sense because of the groundwork that the previous book was setting up. This book too also has only one long chapter instead of several smaller ones like previous volumes. All I can say is that I was emotional by the time I finished the last page. The ending had a sense of inevitable truth about growing up and growing apart, which is a bittersweet and beautiful. While the book ends off light and upbeat enough, there is that sense of wanting more story.
It's okay because Kodacha ended when it needed to, as every series should. Maybe there isn't any more to read but Sana and Akito will live rent free in my head for the adventures I got to read about.
It's okay because Kodacha ended when it needed to, as every series should. Maybe there isn't any more to read but Sana and Akito will live rent free in my head for the adventures I got to read about.
April 24, 2024
Happy ending I guess? But the happy moments were few far and between! It went from one dramatic moment to the next! I love some good drama but I need some happy moments to balance it out.
I really did love Hayama and Sana together. Their chemistry was fantastic. But besides that, I just didn’t love the series as much as everybody else. It’s fine? Nothing groundbreaking to me.
I would give this series a 3.5/5 stars. If you want a dramatic series about middle school kids, then this is for you!!!
I really did love Hayama and Sana together. Their chemistry was fantastic. But besides that, I just didn’t love the series as much as everybody else. It’s fine? Nothing groundbreaking to me.
I would give this series a 3.5/5 stars. If you want a dramatic series about middle school kids, then this is for you!!!
December 6, 2023
Hoy terminé Kodocha y bastaa, me hizo recordarme mucho a mi infancia (la mayoría de las veces, porfa, ignoren mis reseñas a mangas porque soy super poco criticona con ellos). Aparte que igual el anime cambio muchas cosas Y ME ALEGRO, creo que ver menos a Fuka fue lo mejor del manga PERO NO, el animé tenía que darle más color a la relación de ellos 😭😭
Creo que tal vez, haga una relectura de mangas y libros de mi infancia.
Creo que tal vez, haga una relectura de mangas y libros de mi infancia.
May 11, 2025
it's a wrap!
Shojo manga from the 90s was simply built differently, feel like they could never get away with the topics the were explored in this series so lightly today.
loved Akito and Sana, they are great characters and I lived to see their growth. would have not minded just a little more happy couple moments after all the pain we had to go trough.
otherwise slightly rushed but still satisfying conclusion to a great series.
Shojo manga from the 90s was simply built differently, feel like they could never get away with the topics the were explored in this series so lightly today.
loved Akito and Sana, they are great characters and I lived to see their growth. would have not minded just a little more happy couple moments after all the pain we had to go trough.
otherwise slightly rushed but still satisfying conclusion to a great series.
December 7, 2020
Peccato che l’autrice non abbia considerato che si tratta di un fumetto per bambini, con bambini come protagonisti.
Molto bello i disegni, carino il cartone animato (da quello che ricordo), ma il manga no, non lo consiglio affatto.
Molto bello i disegni, carino il cartone animato (da quello che ricordo), ma il manga no, non lo consiglio affatto.
June 19, 2021
love the anime - but the manga, just no. I can't get over how mean her mom is. yeah, there's some goofy stuff in the anime that doesn't seem to fit (and a lot of anime-only stuff, what is up with zenjiro?) but I'll take the anime any day.
February 22, 2018
Somewhat cute but of a snore fest manga. The type that they probably spent more time with writing the story the drawing the art.😬
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September 2, 2019❤️Grazie Sana per avermi fatto divertire ed emozionare senza fine ❤️
August 15, 2020
Lacrime a profusione.
March 6, 2022
I wish there was more of this manga. I would love to see how Sana and Akito end up.
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