School Babysitters - Recommendations

• Vol: 10; Ch: 62
• 2005 - 2011

Daikichi's grandfather dies, leaving behind a young daughter named Rin. However, as most of the family is embarrassed at the idea of a 79-year-old man having a six-year-old child, they can't seem to figure out what to do with her. Disgusted by this behavior, Daikichi decides to take care of her himself, but he's a bachelor, has no idea how to raise a child, and doesn't even like kids! Now, Daikichi must do the normal things a parent does such as enroll her in school, buy her clothing and teach her about the life and world around her. But more importantly, he must also help her deal with her father's death and decide whether or not she should try to find her mother. Together, the two begin their unlikely relationship as father and daughter.

• Vol: 5; Ch: 20
• 2003 - 2007

My mama is in heaven, but… I have my sister! Hinako is a high school student who has a lot of things that she wants to do, but for her cute little sister, she will become a mother!

• Vol: 3; Ch: 16
• 2022 - 2023

Childhood friends Serufu and Purin are being torn apart after enrolling in different high schools. As Serufu dwells on ways to mend their broken relationship, a lucky quirk of fate brings her to the DIY club. It may be on its last legs, but this encounter will turn out to be a defining moment of Serufu's youth. This is a story about furniture, friendship, and life. About girls that constantly toil and tinker in spite of the setbacks they suffer. They relentlessly struggle to finish what they start with their own hands, never giving up as they carve out their futures... And you are about to see them take their first steps.

• Vol: 7; Ch: 29
• 2009 - 2014

Hanadera Himawari is a first-year high school student. Both of her parents passed away six years ago, but as the Hanadera family's eldest daughter, she is busy running around every day. She lives together with her four kind, but too-free siblings named Sakura, Kikunosuke, Aoi, and Umeta. They might be poor, but their life together is fun! It's a warm, busy family comedy of the Hanadera family.

• Vol: 6+; Ch: 33+
• 2017 - ?

Suddenly, her life was turned upside-down... Kinaho lived alone until one day, her boyfriend Akito brought with him two young relatives: a pair of brothers who had just lost their parents. All at once, Kinaho finds herself living under one roof with not just Akito, but serious-to-a-fault eighth-grader Toma and innocent five-year-old Haruhi. As the days pass in confusion, this group starts to forge a new relationship: a family... or something like it.

• Vol: 1; Ch: 8
• 2015 - 2016

Atsuki Komiya is a college student who's living alone. Suddenly his sister visits and asks for a favor, which is to take care of his niece Kasane for two weeks. A story about the awkward relationship of these two, the confused Atsuki and the sullen Kasane, living together. Which direction will this story go…?

• Vol: 1; Ch: 7
• 2017

• Vol: 1; Ch: 3
• 2011 - 2012

The youngest of three sisters, Hina Takanashi, is an energetic and good-natured 3 year old. The three sisters lost their parents in a plane accident. They now live with their 19-year old uncle, who is struggling to keep the family united and happy... and little Hina brings her happy mood to brighten the darker days.

• Vol: 4; Ch: 46
• 2005 - 2006

Asu and Kyo are two orphaned sisters; their mother passed away some time ago, while their father abandoned them due to gambling issues. Asu and Kyo now live in a rundown apartment complex. Asu, the younger sister, is responsible for all of the housework while Kyo is in charge of living expenses; and together, the two sisters work hard to live a comfortable and enjoyable life. Looking to one another for support, Asu and Kyo experience the hardships of daily living, but are still able to welcome each day with a smile.

• Vol: 17; Ch: 108
• 2008 - 2015

Shiharu is a high-school student who loves kids, lives in an orphanage, and works at a daycare... Until the handsome uncle of two-year-old twins offers her a raise if she'll be their babysitter. Often relying on memories of her mother's actions for guidance, Shiharu quickly finds herself falling in love with her new makeshift family.