Alternative TitlesEnglish: Kodocha: Sana's Stage Synonyms: Kodocha, Child's Toy Japanese: こどものおもちゃ
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 54
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 2, 1994 to Oct 3, 1998
StatisticsScore: 8.431 (scored by 4215 users)
Ranked: #2112
Popularity: #305
Members: 7,159
Favorites: 496 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisSana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one - her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana's outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her 'meddling' irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama's gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding. (Source: ANN) |
Related MangaSpin-off: Mizu no Yakata
Adaptation: Kodomo no Omocha OVA, Kodomo no Omocha
Side story: Deep Clear
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katsup
71 of 88 people found this review helpful
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53 of 54 chapters read
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10 |
| Story |
10 |
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10 |
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10 |
After finishing this manga, I just had to write a review because there was none, and this is such a great manga! I tried my hardest to rate realistically, but in the end it didn't really work out. As always, I'm more critical with my explanations rather than my ratings.
Story: So the story is about Sana Kurata, a famous child actress, and her relationship with Hayama Akito. At first she hates him because he is a trouble maker and cold, but over the course of the manga their relationship grows into a really deep conection. The story itself is a romantic comedy, with drama mixed in. It moves quickly but nothing feels left out or missing. There are many unexpected twists and turns that make it really exciting. It's really one of the best shoujo stories since it's not in any way a typical shoujo or idol manga. One of the reasons I loved this manga was because it stands out from others of the same genre.
Art: I am a huge fan of Miho Obana's art. Her art style is very "shoujo" so many characters do infact have the same style of eyes. However, she does a great job of expressing the emotions of the characters. I am bothered by the lack of definition in arms and legs (they're just like sticks), but that's not really unusual for the style, also they arent adults so it makes sense. For a manga of its time the art is very good, and of course the art gets better as the manga progresses, well.. a little bit.
Character: The characters are what make the story. Each character has a distinctive trait that makes him/her special. Sana is really hyper and says the weirdest things. Hayama is cold, says what's on his mind, and never ever smiles. Tsuyoshi is sweet and a pacifist, until he snaps and throws desks all over the room. Mama, Sana's mother, has crazy hairstyles and a squirell lives in it. I could keep going. However, aside from their quirky personalities, the character development over the manga series is great. No one is perfect, and this manga shows how a lot of the individuals may not be who everyone thinks they are. Sana is also not your typical heroine. She is not a crybaby who relies on her love interest. Instead she is hyper, dense, and always wants to do the right thing. The fact that the characters aren't extreme shoujo stereotypes made the story interesting.
Enjoyment: Yeah, if you can't tell by now I really enjoyed this series. There are lots of funny moments that made me laugh. But there are also really series moments that really surprised me! It's hard to put into words exactly why I enjoyed it, but I was not bored a single moment in this manga, even though I had seen the anime beforehand.
Overall: If you're a shoujo fan, you have got to read this manga. It's one of the most unique mangas I've read and it really is a great story. I would like to say that non-shoujo lovers would be able to enjoy it as well, because it's not all "lovey-dovey" like most. The romantic drama is secondary and is defenitely not the main focus. I highly encourage everyone to try it out. read more
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Pyapi
11 of 17 people found this review helpful
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53 of 54 chapters read
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8 |
| Story |
8 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
I picked Kodocha a while back, hearing many great things about this series. I can gladly say it didn't disappoint!
Story: (8)
The story revolves around Sana, a quite successful child actor, and how her relationship develops with fellow classmate, Akito. The beginning is quite typical, Sana immediately hating Akito and arguing endlessly over each other's attitudes. The beginning is the most surrealistic part of the manga. Unless you find an elementary classroom completely ruled by a group of boys to be normal. However, it is much more realistic than most series. As the story progresses, things become more realistic and the relationship between Akito and Sana develop. The only real complain I have over the storyline is the last arc, where the problem stems from something which I personally find silly and it just seemed to be the manga-ka's attempt to add one more volume to the series. Overall, though, it is very good.
Art: (7)
The art was so-so. Backgrounds were quite plain and sometimes it felt like the manga-ka just didn't feel like adding details. The character's limbs were all stick-thin and some characters were very similar to one another. However, while the art lacks in overall details, it shines in the expressions of the characters. Obana Miho knows what she's doing when she draws facial expressions.
Character: (8)
While some supporting characters were stereotypical, the main cast is rather nice and stems away from the annoying stereotypes. Sana, our main little gal, is rather out-going and actually has a backbone. Akito is a rather socially awkward guy whom also isn't the ideal romantic hottie. Other characters, such as Sana's mom, Tsuyoshi-kun, Rei, and Kamura had their individual quirks to set them apart from the others. They're given a fair amount of background story and development.
Enjoyment: (9)
The chapters seemed to disappear with how fast I was reading them! Except for the last arc which irked me, every other chapter was a nice and enjoyable ride through Sana's life.
Overall: (8)
Frankly, I think the fact that the main couple were kids made everything more enjoyable. It made things steer away from your typical Teenage romance series to a children's awkward journey into a relationship. Kodocha is a cute story of two kids, but not to the point it's too childish for older people to enjoy :) read more
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both are about energetic elementary girls. the story and characters are very similar.
Both manga have a main girl character who is energetic and funny. They also both feature a trouble making boy in the class who initially hates the main girl. They both revolve around school and have their comedy along with dramatic moments.
as i read the first few chapter of GA, it does resembles Kodocha in some ways except for the ALice or powers of course, the main Guy on both series have this absurd & cold personality & loves to tease the main heroine at first, but later, the main heroine is the one who becomes the reason why they change for good.
&& also its kinda cute to see a kid's pure LOVE <3 isn't it? :)
Expect a nice blend of comedy, drama, and romance from these two stories.
Character-wise: The main characters are quite similar-->
Both girls first did not like the trouble-making guy (basically because they could control their monkey classroom with just a cold demeanor), so they stand up and eventually try to bring happiness to them. These guys start falling in love with her compassion and doing what they can to protect her. (Moreso for Kodomo than Gakuen Alice, probably because G.A. focuses on more supporting characters)
A wonderful girl with a blossoming young love from a boy in the class... Smell the moe-flowers blooming in the air, right? WRONG.
Not only do their relationships face amazing drama/tragedy (away from the cute-cute-moe-young-child relationship that was first expected) , but their plots altogether move away from the "same old, same old" story into an awe-inspiring manga.
You will laugh, you will cry, and you follow their road seeing what is right & wrong in the world. These characters may appear like cute children, which they look like for the most part, but they also face an difficult path of action and/or reality.
Both are these mangas are fully recommended, as they are wonderful stories that would just pull you in. [Although I pointed out the similarities plot-wise, their stories are VERY different & highly original]
The main characters are really similar Mikan and Sana Akito and Nastume Ruca and Tsunayoshi (sorta) and then they have a bunch of crazy classmates also there is more than meets the eye for both of the mangas and they interestingly develop as it goes on I LOVE BOTH OF THEM
the mangas are just sooo similar..
Sana/Mikan-The cheerfulness, both dont have real parents,both helped a boy,then fall in love in the boy...
Akito/Natsume-both of them were bad in the beginning,because of their pasts,but they were healed from a girls,then fall in love
Luka/Nao-well nao is not akitos best friend like luka and natsume,but they both give up on their love for the other boys and always support the girls
Iinchou/tsuyoshi-err..the glasses xD, i don't know but they are really similar
etc etc all the romance,comedy,drama,tears everything is so similar and awesome I fell inlove in both mangas
The main girls are almost exactly the same, except one has magic powers and the other one has acting skills. Natsume and Akito are both cold with dark pasts but get influenced by the main girl, and fall in love with her. Akito shows more feeling than Natsume does, but both are about as sweet on the inside.
Both series start off in the same way, with a girl who is in a rowdy class but then she challenges the leader and defeats him. The girl starts off with a really bad impression of him, but that changes when she learns more about him.
Both have love triangles between the main girl, a cold guy (Akito/Natsume), and a nice guy (Luka/Naozumi), but it's obvious who she's going to end up with.
Both series are about kids in the same age group, and have the similar theme of "adults are just humans and therefore are not always right".
Gakuen Alice is fantasy while Kodocha is slice of life.
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Marmalade Boy and Kodomo no Omocha were both being published in Japan around the same time and being serialized in the same magazine (Ribon). They're both shojo manga though the plots are a little different. Even if they have a different plot, you should still give both of these manga a try.
They are both in the same genre.They both have similar plots.Kodomo no Omocha is your love problems and uncertainly when you a kid.Marmalade boy plot is similar because of uncertainties and love problems.They both have happy endings too despite of all the difficulties.
Marmalade boy reminded me of a high school version of Kodocha kind of. Lots of family drama, a guy who teases the main girl (who is very energetic and gets flustered a lot)... The main couples have to overcome a lot of obstacles in order to be with each other, including love triangles.
Although the characters in Kodocha (Kodomo no Omocha) are younger than the ones in Marmalade Boy, both are older, sweet shojo series that are very easy to read and have dramatic plot twists with romance. Both have a classic shojo manga style. If you're looking for an old-fashioned, sweet, but also realistic shojo series to get hooked on, both are fairly similar in their structure, though the story lines are completely different.
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