is a Japanese

manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series written and illustrated by Midori Obiya. It began serialization on

Shinchosha is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award. Books * Haruki Murakami: '' Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World'' (1985), '' Ute ...

's ''Kurage Bunch'' manga website in April 2021.

Plot

Kaede Yuzuki, a transfer student, is Kouhei Aida's new neighbor, both at home and in the classroom. Kouhei tries to get friendly with her, but their conversations lead nowhere. However, Kaede always wished for a childhood friend, so one day she asks him to be her childhood friend, while she'll be his, so they can start doing all the things that childhood friends should do.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Midori Obiya, ''Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends'' began serialization on

's ''Kurage Bunch'' manga website on April 20, 2021. Its chapters have been collected in 13 ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes as of May 2025. The series is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.

Other

The series has had illustration collaborations with the ''

Too Many Losing Heroines! , also known as , is a Japanese light novel series written by Takibi Amamori and illustrated by Imigimuru. The story takes place in Toyohashi, Aichi, where Amamori comes from. It follows a boy in high school interacting with several girls ...

light novel A is a type of Genre fiction, popular literature novel from Japan usually classified as young adult fiction, generally targeting Adolescence, teens to Young adult, twenties or older. The definition is very vague, and wide-ranging. The abbr ...

series by Takibi Amamori and ''Kono Manga no Heroine wa Morisaki Amane Desu'' manga series by Nekoguchi.

Reception

The series was nominated for the eighth

Next Manga Award The is an annual award for manga series presented by Kadokawa Corporation's '' Da Vinci'' magazine and Niconico streaming website. It is divided into two categories: one for print manga, and one for web manga. Overview The award was originally ...

s in 2022 in the web category.

References

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* * {{Comic Bunch Anime and manga set in schools Japanese webcomics Romantic comedy anime and manga Seinen manga Shinchosha manga Webcomics in print