Atashin'chi

is a Japanese comedy manga series by Eiko Kera, and an anime adaptation that was produced from 2002 to 2009. It is an episode-based animated sitcom of the daily experiences of a family of four (the Tachibana family). An anime sequel called aired from October 6, 2015 to April 5, 2016 in Japan, and is available on Crunchyroll and YouTube. Overview On June 5, 1994, serialization began in the Yomiuri Shimbun Sunday edition. It was serialized biweekly from January 6, 2002 to March 19, 2006, and weekly thereafter. Basically, it is a complete episode format consisting of 23 equally sized rectangular frames. It was made into a comic by Media Factory in 1995. A total of 21 volumes have been published. In 2002, it was made into a TV animation and broadcast on TV Asahi. It was made into an animated film in 2003 and a 3D animated film in 2010. The serialization in the Sunday edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun ended on March 11, 2012, but after that, from December 23, 2019, the magazine was changed to "AERA" and serialization resumed, and the book was "Atashinchi SUPER". It will be published from 2021. Cumulative circulation as of January 2016: 12 million copies. The story is revolves around the "Tachibana Family", which consists of a rough and frugal mother, a taciturn and self-paced father, a plain, octet and slightly clumsy high school student Mikan (I), Yuzuhiko (nickname: Yuzupi, Yu-chan), a junior high school student brother with a shy and unfamiliar with things like love, but naive, theoretical, and steady personality. Many other unique characters are vividly drawn. Immediately after the series started, the story was centered on the family, with Mikan and her mother as the main characters. However, as the serialization continued, episodes interwoven with the relationships of each family began to be drawn. The stage of the story in the anime work is Tanashi, Nishitokyo, and the family lives in a 3 bedroom five-story apartment building. Starting with Tanashi Station, which is the nearest station, Seibu Shinjuku Line, Seibu Bus, Kanto Bus, Hana Bus, a community bus in Nishi-Tokyo City, etc. are faithfully reproduced in the work (the 1994 time when it was written at the beginning is still Tanashi Station was the old station building).