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“Young teacher Aoki faces inappropriate advances from precocious student Rin, risking his career and navigating complex relationships.”
Kodomo no Jikan
こどものじかん
7.81
1,439 rank · 23,437 readers · 1,131 favorites
Seinen
School
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Slice of Life
Ecchi
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Synopsis
Young teacher Aoki faces inappropriate advances from precocious student Rin, risking his career and navigating complex relationships.
The story of Kodomo no Jikan is centered around 23-year-old Aoki Daisuke, who has just landed his first teaching job as a grade school teacher at Futatsubashi Elementary School. He is placed in charge of Class 3-1, where one of his students, a mischievously precocious Rin Kokonoe, develops a crush on him and goes so far as to proclaim herself Aoki's girlfriend. She aggressively pursues her efforts to be with her teacher despite the fact that he will lose his job if she gets too close, a situation further complicated by the often complex, intertwining relationships existing between them and their respective friends, families, and peers. (Source: Wikipedia)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 28 sampled reviews
8.9
/10
What 28 readers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.41
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.41 · some divergence
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 9.0 · others 4.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↑ 0.86
Running avg · Oct 2007 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I really enjoyed the story and the nice art, and I thought Rin and Usa were cool characters. However, the teacher was boring, I hated the lesbian character, and the themes involving Rin were...”
- 9 “The story is surprisingly deep, moving beyond superficial tropes to explore complex themes like child abuse in a well-executed narrative. However, the anime's intrusive censorship is highly...”
- 10 “This story is a profound masterpiece that expertly balances dark suspense with deep existential themes, ultimately forcing me to rethink my own life. While some readers may be initially deterred by...”
Verbosity
Short · 32%
Medium · 39%
Long · 29%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 93 × 13 ch × vol
- Total read 12h 24m approx
- Published May 2005 – Apr 2013
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0557 catalog