Kyou no 5 no 2 TV - Recommendations

• Vol: 4; Ch: 58
• 2004 - 2007

A lighthearted comedy involving elementary school kids.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 6
• 2015 - 2016

A quiet, atmospheric journey through the ordinary life of a young boy growing up in Showa-era Japan. Masterfully told through the scattered memories of seemingly-mundane moments in his young life, this short work captures the zeitgeist of a generation.

• Vol: 7; Ch: 64
• 2018 - 2021

Though 4th year elementary school student Aikawa Himeno has feelings for her classmate Ouji-kun, why can't she properly express her feelings?

• Vol: 3; Ch: 49
• 2012 - 2014

Japan's favorite child celebrity, Ena Fujie is busy with her entertainment gig! Except for Tashiro, Ena's clumsy manager, the adults around her have not realized that behind her cute and captivating performance, she is a very ambitious kid that calculate every move to win everyone's heart! What kind of shenanigans will she pull out today? 

• One Shot
• 2005

At a rural elementary school, one class of students frequently sees a young serow outside the classroom window. One day two children spot the animal standing atop a rock, but when a young boy calls out to it, the serow promptly falls off of the rock. Distraught at his guilt for causing the creature’s death he begs his friend not to say anything, a plea to which she agrees, but only if he becomes her slave…

• Vol: 8+; Ch: 89+
• 2001 - ?

Life is a fun adventure for sixteen-year-old Nobue Ito, her ‘average' twelve-year-old sister Chika, the mischievous Miu Matsuoka, timid Matsuri Sakuragi and ‘English' Ana Coppola. Together, these five friends assist each other in the most adorable ways possible. Whether they're teaching someone how to swim, helping with summer assignments, preparing a surprise birthday present or shopping for the cutest clothes, these girls always manage to have a good time no matter what the season or occasion.  

• Vol: 12+; Ch: 85+
• 2016 - ?

Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyoto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushou, the family's Japanese sweet shop, but he's instead asked to be a father figure to Itsuka Yukihira, the girl everyone calls the successor.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 5
• 2013

Natsuru Nanao, a 6th grader who lives alone with his mother, strikes up an unlikely friendship with the reserved and driven Rio Suzumura. Natsuru plays hookey from soccer camp that summer, and instead of telling the truth to his mother, he spends all his time with Rio and her kid brother at their rickety house, where a dark secret threatens to upend their fragile happiness.

• Vol: 3
• 2002 - 2003

Higuchi Kotarou was just a normal sixth-grader until a new next-door neighbor enters his life–an insanely perky angel named Misha that has made it her life’s work to make Kotarou happy! And if that wasn’t enough, Misha has an even stranger roommate–a kind-hearted demon named Shia and her mysterious black cat Nya! If Kotarou’s life at home is this weird, what can it possibly be like at school? 

• Vol: 10; Ch: 174
• 2015 - 2023

The "apartment comedy with laughs and tears" centers on a 4-year-old boy named Satou Kotarou, who moves next door to Karino Shin, an unsuccessful manga artist. Kotarou has no parents and lives alone. Not only does he seem to earn a living, he actually seems more put together than his own strange neighbors.