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“11-year-old Haruna discovers she's pregnant after years of friendship with Hiroyuki, following a spring park meeting.”
Kodomo no Kodomo
コドモのコドモ
6.55
17,196 rank · 1,375 readers · 9 favorites
Seinen
School
Drama
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
11-year-old Haruna discovers she's pregnant after years of friendship with Hiroyuki, following a spring park meeting.
A playful 11-year-old girl named Haruna has been friends with a quiet boy named Hiroyuki for years. After entering the fifth grade, the two meet one spring day at the park where they have always played together. However, the unexpected occurs, and Haruna later realizes after a sex education class that she has become pregnant. (Source: ANN)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.7
/10
What 3 readers settled on.
33%
recommend
Score distribution
median 4
mode 4
σ 2.36
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.36 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
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Score over time
↓ 3.33
Running avg · May 2013 → Jun 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “This one wasn't classified as seinen for nothing, so if you're expecting a cute story, then pass. But if what you search in manga is a collision of ordinary human's life and society issues, that's...”
- 4 “You ever just, like, read or watch something not out of unironic enjoyment, but because you want to see how the absolute train wreck before you ends? That's this to a tee. The art is ugly and...”
- 4 “Really weird with questionable messages. Everything seemed to be within the tone of the work until weeks leading to the point the girl gives birth where a bunch of elementary schoolers all kumbayah...”
Verbosity
Short · 100%
Medium · 0%
Long · 0%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 29 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 52m approx
- Published May 2004 – Jan 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M5966 catalog