Yoiko

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• Type — tv series • Director — Takahiro Omori • Writer — Sukehiro Tomita • Music — Yoshio J. Maki • Studio — Studio Pierrot • Network — TBS • First — November 6, 1998 • Last — March 26, 1999 • Episodes — 20

• Type — manga • Author — Yūgo Ishikawa • Publisher — Shogakukan • Magazine — Weekly Big Comic Spirits • First — 1996 • Last — 2001 • Volumes — 15

• Ja Kanji — よいこ • Genre — Comedy

Fūka Esumi has a full-grown body, standing tall at 163 cm. Despite her appearance, Fūka is otherwise an ordinary elementary school girl. When she moves in with her relatives and enrolls in the local school, her body draws the attention of teachers and students. Totally unaware of this, with a mentality of her own age, Fūka tries to get by her school life just like her classmates. However, due to the contrast between her appearance and mind, her actions end up causing misunderstandings and troubles among people around her.

• Fūka Esumi (江角 風花, Esumi Fūka) • Ryōko Nagata • Miki Kashima (鹿島 ミキ, Kashima Miki) • Sawa Ono • Jirō (ジロー) • Nobuyuki Hiyama • Miss Noguchi (野口 先生, Noguchi-sensei) • Miki Yoshino • Akira Ozeki (小関 アキラ, Ozeki Akira) • Mifuyu Hiiragi • Kenji Amimoto (網本 ケンジ, Amimoto Kenji) • Daisuke Sakaguchi

Written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, Yoiko was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 2001. Initially, it was planned as a short series, and Shogakukan collected its chapters in two volumes and released them under the Big Spirits Comics Special imprint in May 1997 and January 1998; however, after the series began a regular weekly serialization in the magazine, lasting longer than planned, this edition was discontinued. Shogakukan released 15 tankōbon volumes, from June 30, 1998, to May 30, 2001.

A 20-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Studio Pierrot, was broadcast in Japan on TBS from November 7, 1998, to March 27, 1999.