One of my favorite manga and anime series from the 90’s is getting a brief new lease on life as Kodomo no Omocha is receiving a new manga installment. With the Ribon magazine celebrating its 60th anniversary, a series of one-shot stories are being done in the September issue that’s due out next month. One of those is from Miho Obana, who is doing a short for Kodomo no Omocha, aka Kodocha. The series got its North American release from TOKYOPOP years ago and the first half of the anime series received a DVD release from FUNimation.
Property concept: Sana Kurata, a child actress, faces many problems in her classroom, including a major one – her bullying classmate, Akito Hayama. Sana’s outgoing and friendly nature leads her to work towards correcting all of the problems around her. Her ‘meddling’ irritates Hayama but at the same time captivates him, just as Hayama’s gloomy nature irritates Sana and compels her to change him. As these two opposites attract each other, they face many hardships which bring them closer to a mutual understanding.