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“Slice-of-life comedy about the Yamada family's everyday squabbles and genuine love beneath their prickly exteriors.”
My Neighbors the Yamadas
ホーホケキョ となりの山田くん
7.1
4,717 rank · 54,445 viewers · 122 favorites
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Comedy
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Synopsis
Slice-of-life comedy about the Yamada family's everyday squabbles and genuine love beneath their prickly exteriors.
From squabbles about groceries against the ambient noise of the TV to their daily shenanigans, the Yamada family invites only a few unusual gazes—similar to any typical household. But despite their prickly exteriors, each of them genuinely cares for one another, making sure to smile and laugh through their otherwise dull and mundane lives. Tonari no Yamada-kun is an intimate and fun look into the lives of a typical Japanese family.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 22 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 22 viewers settled on.
81%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 2.28
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.28 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.1 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 3.3
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 2.27
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Mar 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “i loved it. i watched it like 3 or 4 times. i love anime that shows slice of life. it was a good comedy too. i watched it dubbed in english and dubs were super too. i give 10 points.”
- 10 “I find it refreshing and warm. I have thought of giving it to my friends as gift on their wedding/wedding anniversary since it's about family, being a spouse, being a parent, being a child and...”
- 10 “This wonderful and visually stunning movie by Isao Takahata is easily Studio Ghibli's funniest movie. A series of segments showing the life of a family, this is a sweet, funny and moving films that...”
Verbosity
Short · 27%
Medium · 41%
Long · 32%
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- Format 1 × 103′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 43m all episodes
- Aired Jul 1999 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-0389 catalog
Produced by
- Tokuma Shoten Producer
Licensed by
- Disney Platform Distribution Licensor
- GKIDS Licensor