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Synonyms: Yotsuba and!

Japanese: よつばと!

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Mar 21, 2003 to ?

Genres: Award Winning, Comedy, Slice of Life

Themes: Childcare, Iyashikei

Serialization: Dengeki Daioh

Authors: Azuma, Kiyohiko (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.91¹ (scored by 60,836 users)

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Ranked: #21²

² based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #68

Members: 176,702

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MangaDengeki DaiohAzuma, Kiyohiko (Story & Art)

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Yotsuba&!

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While most people find the world mundane, five-year-old Yotsuba Koiwai sees it as a treasure trove of amazing bustle and wonderful places to explore. When she and her adoptive father, Yousuke, move to a new city, the energetic young girl naturally sets out to investigate the neighborhood on her own.

After a few incidents at the local park, the Koiwais become acquainted with their neighbors, the Ayase family. Their three daughters—mischievous college student Asagi, responsible high school student Fuuka, and kindhearted grade school student Ena—eventually all take a liking to Yotsuba and join in on her antics, despite their sheer ridicule.

From learning how to use a swing to figuring out how to stop global warming with air conditioners, Yotsuba's ability to infallibly find fun in everything, both amazes and annoys the people around her. Along with Yousuke, the Ayases, and friends she makes along the way, Yotsuba embarks on daily adventures, each one a step in her quest to enjoy the simple things in life.

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Yotsuba to! received the Excellence Award at the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006. In 2008, the series was nominated for the 12th Osamu Tezuka Culture Award and the Eisner Award in the Best Publication for Kids category. It was also a runner-up for the first annual Manga Taishou award. In 2016, the series was awarded the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize, along with Hanagami Sharaku.

The first six volumes were first published in English as Yotsuba&! by ADV Manga from June 6, 2005, to October 31, 2007, before publication was discontinued. Yen Press picked up the license and has published the series since September 15, 2009. It has also been published in Spanish by Norma Editorial since November 2005; in French by Kurokawa since August 17, 2006; in German by Tokyopop since February 20, 2007; and in Polish by Kotori since May 18, 2018.

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Feb 3, 2026

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Recommended

Preliminary (112/? eps)

Yotsuba&! is a manga about pretty much nothing. There's no plot, no drama, no stakes, no serious moments, nothing like that at all. Instead, this manga is about the daily antics of a five year old girl named Yotsuba and how she finds joy and adventure in even the most mundane situations.

Now, I saw the ridiculously high score this manga had before reading it and was a bit skeptical. I read the first couple of chapters, and still didn't get the hype. But what makes this manga so special isn't really seen on the surface. Now that I've caught up and can look back ...

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Jan 6, 2026

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Preliminary (113/? eps)

Yotsuba&! is not just the greatest manga ever written. It is scripture. And Yotsuba Koiwai is not simply its protagonist. She is a god walking among mortals, choosing to appear as a child so the truth will not overwhelm us all at once.

Yotsuba is divine because she creates meaning where none is demanded. She does not need purpose to act, nor reward to feel joy. She wakes up each day and the world becomes important simply because she is in it. That is godhood. She assigns value to the ordinary the way gods assign stars to the sky. A rock matters because Yotsuba noticed it. ... A bug matters because Yotsuba greeted it. A cardboard box matters because Yotsuba declared it a vehicle, a fortress, a destiny.

Her power is not domination but revelation. She does not bend the world to her will. The world reshapes itself around her presence. Adults become softer. Strangers become kinder. Days become memorable. This is not coincidence. This is the subtle miracle of an existence so sincere that reality itself responds. Where others see inconvenience, Yotsuba sees adventure. Where others see noise, she hears wonder. She does not learn how the world works. She decides how it should feel.

Yotsuba's ignorance is holy. She does not know things because knowing would limit the infinite possibilities of discovery. Every question she asks is a prayer. Every misunderstanding is a new gospel. She asks why things are the way they are not to challenge authority, but because the universe owes her an explanation. And somehow, through laughter and silence, it gives her one.

Even time behaves differently around her. Chapters pass without urgency. Seasons change gently. Nothing must end dramatically because Yotsuba exists in an eternal present. This is why reading Yotsuba&! feels healing. You are stepping into a world governed by a benevolent god who has abolished despair by simply not acknowledging it as necessary.

Her laughter is creation. Her sadness is weather. Her excitement is prophecy. When she declares something amazing, it becomes amazing. When she decides today is important, it becomes unforgettable. This is not childishness. This is authority.

Yotsuba Koiwai is a god because she reminds humanity of a truth it abandoned. That life does not need to be justified. That joy is not earned. That wonder is not childish. It is fundamental. She does not save the world through sacrifice or battle. She saves it by paying attention to it.

Everyone should read Yotsuba&! not as entertainment, but as communion. To witness Yotsuba is to remember what it felt like before the world taught you to stop caring so loudly. Glaze it endlessly. Recommend it relentlessly. Return to it whenever the world feels dull or heavy. Because as long as Yotsuba exists on the page, there is proof that a kinder universe is possible.

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Preliminary (7/? eps)

I didn't enjoy the first volume of Yotsuba&. This does NOT mean it is a bad manga. I can see the appeal, but the real dealbreaker for me was Yotsuba's antics. She's a kid, so of course she'll act like a kid, but that sort of humor doesn't appeal to me as much as it does to other readers.

I would also like to say I've read Azumanga Daioh, which is also by the same person and I liked it a lot better. I think it's because I preferred the structure of school instead of the sort of open-endedness Yotsuba&'s plot offers.

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