is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yayū Murata. It was originally a one-shot published in Houbunsha's manga magazine Weekly Manga Times in April 2018, before being serialized in the same magazine from July 2018 to December 2022. The series has been collected into fourteen volumes. A television drama adaptation aired from January to March 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Signpost aired from October to December 2024.
Plot After the untimely death of his wife, Takae, Keisuke Niijima becomes a shell of his former self. He closes himself off, wallowing in his own despair, not paying any attention to his now adult daughter, Mai. One night while eating store-bought dinners, they answer the door to an elementary school student named Marika Shiraishi, who claims to be the reincarnation of Takae. Keisuke initially dismisses this until Marika reveals certain details that only Takae would have known, proving that she is in fact, Takae in an elementary school student's body. Takae immediately scolds both of them for living such unfulfilling, sad lives and helps them get back on track.
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Media Manga Written and illustrated by Yayū Murata, TsumaSho was initially a one-shot published in Houbunsha's manga magazine Weekly Manga Times on April 27, 2018. It was serialized in the same magazine from July 27, 2018, to December 2, 2022. Fourteen volumes were published from April 2019 to March 2023.
A spin-off manga titled was serialized in the same magazine from March 8 to May 10, 2024. It was published in a single volume on October 16 of the same year.
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Drama A television drama adaptation was announced on September 17, 2021. It was directed by Toshio Tsuboi, Takeyoshi Yamamoto, Maiko Ōuchi, and Naoki Katō, based on a screenplay by , and the music was composed by the instrumental band Pascals. Yoshihiko Nakai and Chie Masuda served as the producers. The series aired on TBS from January 21 to March 25, 2022. performed the theme song . Netflix is streaming the series.
Yako, Shōgakusei ni Naru, a spin-off series featuring an original story, was released on the Japanese streaming service Paravi from February 11 to March 25, 2022. Hidetaka Sakamoto, Hiroyuki Tamekawa, and Saya Hirosawa directed the series from a screenplay by Masashi Suwa.
Anime An anime adaptation was announced on March 16, 2023. It was later confirmed to be a television series produced by Studio Signpost and directed by Noriyuki Abe, with scripts supervised and written by , characters designed by Narihito Sekikawa, and music composed by . It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is performed by Pachae, while the ending theme song is "Hidamari" performed by Ms. Ooja. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.
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Reception In 2019, TsumaSho ranked 11th at the fifth Next Manga Awards in the print category. By March 2024, the manga had over 3 million copies in circulation.
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