Kocchi Muite! Miiko facts for kids

Kocchi Muite! Miiko
Cover of the first volume of Kocchi Muite! Miiko as published by Shogakukan
Quick facts for kids こっちむいて!みい子
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Eriko Ono
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōjo, Kodomo
Magazine	Ciao
Original run	1995 – ongoing
Volumes	32
Anime television series
Directed by	Takao Yoshizawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	February 14, 1998 – February 6, 1999
Episodes	42

Kocchi Muite! Miiko (Japanese: こっちむいて!みい子, lit. "Look This Way, Miiko!") is a Japanese shōjo comedy manga series by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in Ciao since 1995 and collected in 32 bound volumes. It is a sequel to an earlier series, Miiko desu! (みい子です!, "I'm Miiko!"), and depicts the home and school life of a cheerful and energetic fourth-grade girl named Miiko.

Kocchi Muite! Miiko was adapted as a 42-episode anime television series by Toei Animation, which was broadcast on TV Asahi from February 14, 1998 to February 6, 1999, as part of the Anime Syuukan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu anime series.

Characters

• Miiko Yamada (山田 みい子, Yamada Miiko) is the protagonist of the series. She is an energetic and short student in fifth grade. Miiko loves eating, which becomes a problem because she gets fat easily (as shown in much of the episodes). Her best friends are Mari Shimura, Yuuko Ogawa, and Tappei Eguchi. She's often found hanging out with her friends or fighting with a boy called Tappei who seems to like Miiko a bit but was too shy to say it to her himself. He called her names instead and sometimes got on Miiko's nerves. Voiced by: Umi Tenjin.
• Mamoru Yamada (山田 まもる, Yamada Mamoru) is Miiko's younger brother. Unlike his sister, he is very diligent and often teaches Miiko when she's having difficulties with her homework. Mamoru liked helping his family, even though it got on his nerves sometimes. Voiced by: Akiko Yajima.
• Rie Yamada (山田 理絵, Yamada Rie) is Miiko's mother and is an editor of a magazine. Voiced by: Kotono Mitsuishi
• Mari Shimura (志村 まり, Shimura Mari) is Miiko's best friend. Her career is to be a mangaka. She is stern on Miiko but also a loyal friend.
• Tappei Eguchi (江口 辰平, Eguchi Tappei) is Miiko's friend. He seems to have a romantic interest towards Miiko as he is always teasing her. Although he appears to be hardcore and annoying, he is in fact a shy, and nice person.
• Yuuko Ogawa (小川 優子, Ogawa Yuuko) is Miiko's best friend. She is nice, smart and friendly. She is also Kenta's girlfriend.

Media

Manga

Kocchi Muite! Miiko is written and illustrated by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in the shōjo (aimed at pre- and early teen girls) manga magazine Ciao since 1995. Serial chapters have collected in 32 tankōbon. In addition, popular stories from the series have been reprinted in three collections called Miiko Selection (みい子セレクション).

Anime

Kocchi Muite! Miiko was adapted as an anime television series produced by Toei Animation and directed by Takao Yoshizawa. It was broadcast in 42 episodes on TV Asahi from February 14, 1998 to February 6, 1999, as part of the Anime Syuukan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu anime series.