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Yotsuba&!

Yotsuba to!

2003, Manga, ongoing, 89%

Recommended by 11 Papa told me fans on AniList. The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

Hello! This is Koiwai Yotsuba, Yotsuba Koiwai...um, YOTSUBA! Yotsuba moved with Daddy to a new house from our old house waaaaaaay over there! And moving's fun 'cos people wave! (Ohhhh!!) And Yotsuba met these nice people next door and made friends to play with (one of 'em acted…

More manga for fans of Papa told me

  1. Cover of Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku
    Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku

    1992, Manga, 84 ch, 78%

    Recommended by 11 Papa told me fans on AniList. Both have Parenthood, Family Life.

  2. Cover of Ikoku Nikki
    Ikoku Nikki

    2017, Manga, 59 ch, 88%

    Recommended by 5 Papa told me fans on AniList. Both have Parenthood, Writing, Family Life.

  3. Cover of My Girl
    My Girl

    2006, Manga, 44 ch, 82%

    Recommended by 3 Papa told me fans on AniList. The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  4. Cover of Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.
    Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 80%

    Recommended by 5 Papa told me fans on AniList. The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  5. Cover of Sweetness and Lightning
    Sweetness and Lightning

    2013, Manga, 78 ch, 80%

    Recommended by 4 Papa told me fans on AniList. The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  6. Cover of SPY x FAMILY
    SPY x FAMILY

    2019, Manga, ongoing, 83%

    Both have Parenthood, Family Life, Work.

  7. Cover of The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
    The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting

    2018, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Recommended by 3 Papa told me fans on AniList. Both have Family Life.

  8. Cover of Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition
    Kakushigoto: My Dad's Secret Ambition

    2015, Manga, 232 ch, 77%

    Both have Parenthood, Family Life, Work.

  9. Cover of Sen to Man
    Sen to Man

    2012, Manga, 33 ch, 68%

    Recommended by 3 Papa told me fans on AniList. Both have Family Life.

  10. Cover of Don't Call it Mystery
    Don't Call it Mystery

    2017, Manga, ongoing, 85%

    Crime, Philosophy, Detective

  11. Cover of Baby & Me
    Baby & Me

    1991, Manga, 108 ch, 79%

    Both have Family Life.

  12. Cover of Chibi Maruko-chan
    Chibi Maruko-chan

    1986, Manga, ongoing, 78%

    Both have Family Life.

  13. Cover of Pandora's Choice
    Pandora's Choice

    2016, Manga, 35 ch, 72%

    Both have Parenthood.

  14. Cover of Wata no Kuni Hoshi
    Wata no Kuni Hoshi

    1978, Manga, 30 ch, 71%

    Both have Family Life.

  15. Cover of LOVE SO LIFE
    LOVE SO LIFE

    2008, Manga, 111 ch, 81%

    The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  16. Cover of Hirayasumi
    Hirayasumi

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 86%

    The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  17. Cover of Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1
    Ascendance of a Bookworm: Part 1

    2015, Light novel, 85 ch, 86%

    Both have Writing, Family Life, Work.

  18. Cover of Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi
    Chichi to Hige-Gorilla to Watashi

    2011, Manga, 98 ch, 84%

    The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  19. Cover of With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child
    With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child

    2000, Manga, 93 ch, 83%

    Both have Parenthood, Family Life.

  20. Cover of Kemutai Hanashi
    Kemutai Hanashi

    2021, Manga, ongoing, 87%

    Both have Iyashikei.

  21. Cover of Gap Papa: Daddy at Work and at Home
    Gap Papa: Daddy at Work and at Home

    2020, Manga, ongoing, 77%

    The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  22. Cover of Machida-kun no Sekai
    Machida-kun no Sekai

    2015, Manga, 28 ch, 82%

    The same kind of story: heartwarming makeshift parenting.

  23. Cover of A Sister's All You Need.
    A Sister's All You Need.

    2015, Light novel, 206 ch, 83%

    Both have Writing, Work.

Anime for fans of Papa told me

Bunny Drop2011, TV, 11 eps, 81% Puella Magi Madoka Magica2011, TV, 12 eps, 83% Hajime no Ippo: The Fighting!2000, TV, 75 eps, 87% Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju2016, TV, 13 eps, 84% Renegade Immortal2023, ONA, 180 eps, ongoing, 85% MUSHI-SHI2005, TV, 26 eps, 85% Nichijou - My Ordinary Life2011, TV, 26 eps, 83% Journal with Witch2026, TV, 13 eps, 87%

About Papa told me

1987, Manga, 149 ch, 83%

Chise’s dad is an author. Her mom has become a star in the night sky. Although it’s just the two of them living together, Chise and her dad live a bright and cheerful life. Aiming for a free-spirited and creative single-father family, they sometimes make silly mistakes—but they keep going. This beloved series follows the brave and determined elementary school girl Chise as she courageously faces the grown-up world!

(Source: MANGA MILLION)

Note: Winner of the Shogakukan Manga Award in the shoujo category (1990).

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