“Curious five-year-old Yotsuba explores everyday wonders, charming and exasperating neighbors with boundless enthusiasm.”
Yotsuba&!
よつばと!
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Synopsis
Curious five-year-old Yotsuba explores everyday wonders, charming and exasperating neighbors with boundless enthusiasm.
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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 56 sampled reviews
What 56 readers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.27 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
↑ 1.05
Running avg · Sep 2007 → Apr 2026
- 9 “This is the funniest manga I've ever read. From my younger brother (who is just 7 years old and is learning how to read) to my friends and even who are much older than me laugh while reading this...”
- 8 “not much plot, it’s a slice-of-life afterall. at first, i thought it’s gonna be boring. Turns out it’s a good manga. the art is simple but enough. and the most notable thing is the story is very...”
- 10 “that shit CLASSIC. abolute BANGER. best thing i've ever READ that isn't NICHIJOU. my FAVORITE thing because its AWESOME and really COOL and the characters are FUNNY and the dumb kid with the green...”
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2003 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0101 catalog