Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends

Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kaede Yuzuki (front) and Kouhei Aida (back)
今日から始める幼なじみ
(Kyō kara Hajimeru Osananajimi)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byMidori Obiya
Published byShinchosha
English publisher
  • NA: Comikey
ImprintBunch Comics
MagazineKurage Bunch
Original runApril 20, 2021 – present
Volumes17

Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends (Japanese: 今日から始める幼なじみ, Hepburn: Kyō kara Hajimeru Osananajimi) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Midori Obiya. It began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website in April 2021, and its chapters have been collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of July 2026.

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 will 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 Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website on April 20, 2021.[2] Its chapters have been collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of July 2026.[3] The series is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.[4]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1October 8, 2021[5]978-4-10-772430-4February 15, 2026[6]979-8-89220-217-6
  1. "The Transferring Childhood Friend"
  2. "Good Morning, Childhood Friend"
  3. "Good Evening, Childhood Friend"
  4. "Studying with a Childhood Friend"
  5. "Walking with a Childhood Friend"
  1. "Soda with a Childhood Friend"
  2. "Secrets and a Childhood Friend"
  3. "Relationship with a Childhood Friend"
  4. "The Childhood Friend Next Door"
  • Bonus: "After Chapter 1"
2February 9, 2022[7]978-4-10-772465-6April 15, 2026[8]979-8-89220-227-5
  1. "Secret Base and Childhood Friend"
  2. "Word Strings and Childhood Friend"
  3. "LINE Exchange and a Childhood Friend"
  4. "Chatting with a Childhood Friend"
  5. "Inviting a Childhood Friend"
  6. "Getting Along with a Childhood Friend"
  1. "School Uniforms and a Childhood Friend"
  2. "A Mosquito Bite and a Childhood Friend"
  3. "Books and a Childhood Friend"
  4. "Cookies and a Childhood Friend"
  • Bonus: "Another Detour"
3May 9, 2022[9]978-4-10-772493-9July 15, 2026[10]979-8-89220-240-4
  1. "Childhood Friends and a Big Sister"
  2. "Childhood Friends and Volleyball"
  3. "Childhood Friends and Field Trips"
  4. "Childhood Friends and Lunch Boxes"
  5. "A Childhood Friend Oversleeps"
  6. "Childhood Friends and the Rain"
  1. "Childhood Friends and the Day Before the Test"
  2. "Childhood Friends and Meetings"
  3. "Childhood Friends and Scores"
  • Special chapter: "Childhood Friends and Cleaning"
  • Bonus: "Big Sister Revisited"
4August 8, 2022[11]978-4-10-772523-3——
5November 9, 2022[12]978-4-10-772542-4——
6March 9, 2023[13]978-4-10-772581-3——
7June 8, 2023[14]978-4-10-772609-4——
8October 6, 2023[15]978-4-10-772656-8——
9January 9, 2024[16]978-4-10-772676-6——
10May 9, 2024[17]978-4-10-772712-1——
11September 9, 2024[18]978-4-10-772749-7——
12January 8, 2025[19]978-4-10-772785-5——
13May 9, 2025[20]978-4-10-772830-2——
14August 7, 2025[21]978-4-10-772859-3——
15December 9, 2025[22]978-4-10-772896-8——
16April 9, 2026[23]978-4-10-772932-3——
17July 9, 2026[3]978-4-10-772962-0——

Other

The series has had illustration collaborations with the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novel series by Takibi Amamori and Kono Manga no Heroine wa Morisaki Amane Desu manga series by Nekoguchi.[24][25]

Reception

The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 in the web category.[26]

References

  1. ↑ 家も席もお隣さんの転校生からお願いされたのは…「今日から始める幼なじみ」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ 第1話 幼なじみと転校生. Kurage Bunch (in Japanese). Shinchosha. April 20, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. 1 2 今日から始める幼なじみ　17巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved May 10, 2026.
  4. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 2, 2022). "Comikey to Release 'Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends' Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends: Volume 1. Comikey. ASIN B0GLHPTRM8.
  7. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends: Volume 2. Comikey. ASIN B0GTQ6Q1Z2.
  9. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends: Volume 3. Comikey. ASIN B0H73Z81ZB.
  11. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　6巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  14. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　7巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  15. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　8巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  16. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　9巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  17. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　10巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　11巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  19. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　12巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  20. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　13巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  21. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　14巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  22. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　15巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
  23. ↑ 今日から始める幼なじみ　16巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved February 21, 2026.
  24. ↑ 「今日から始める幼なじみ」2巻に「負けヒロインが多すぎる」とのコラボリーフレット. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  25. ↑ 「今日から始める幼なじみ」購入特典にねこぐち最新作とのコラボリーフレット. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 8, 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  26. ↑ Morrissy, Kim (June 23, 2022). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2022". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
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