Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends
Japanese manga series
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Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends (Japanese: 今日から始める幼なじみ, Hepburn: Kyō kara Hajimeru Osananajimi) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Midori Obiya. It began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website in April 2021, and its chapters have been collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of July 2026.
| Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kaede Yuzuki (front) and Kouhei Aida (back) | |
| 今日から始める幼なじみ (Kyō kara Hajimeru Osananajimi) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Midori Obiya |
| Published by | Shinchosha |
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| Imprint | Bunch Comics |
| Magazine | Kurage Bunch |
| Original run | April 20, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 17 |
Plot
Kaede Yuzuki, a transfer student, is Kouhei Aida's new neighbor, both at home and in the classroom. Kouhei tries to get friendly with her, but their conversations lead nowhere. However, Kaede always wished for a childhood friend, so one day she asks him to be her childhood friend, while she will be his, so they can start doing all the things that childhood friends should do.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Midori Obiya, Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website on April 20, 2021.[2] Its chapters have been collected in 17 tankōbon volumes as of July 2026.[3] The series is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.[4]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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| 1 | October 8, 2021[5] | 978-4-10-772430-4 | February 15, 2026[6] | 979-8-89220-217-6 | ||
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| 2 | February 9, 2022[7] | 978-4-10-772465-6 | April 15, 2026[8] | 979-8-89220-227-5 | ||
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| 3 | May 9, 2022[9] | 978-4-10-772493-9 | July 15, 2026[10] | 979-8-89220-240-4 | ||
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| 4 | August 8, 2022[11] | 978-4-10-772523-3 | — | — | ||
| 5 | November 9, 2022[12] | 978-4-10-772542-4 | — | — | ||
| 6 | March 9, 2023[13] | 978-4-10-772581-3 | — | — | ||
| 7 | June 8, 2023[14] | 978-4-10-772609-4 | — | — | ||
| 8 | October 6, 2023[15] | 978-4-10-772656-8 | — | — | ||
| 9 | January 9, 2024[16] | 978-4-10-772676-6 | — | — | ||
| 10 | May 9, 2024[17] | 978-4-10-772712-1 | — | — | ||
| 11 | September 9, 2024[18] | 978-4-10-772749-7 | — | — | ||
| 12 | January 8, 2025[19] | 978-4-10-772785-5 | — | — | ||
| 13 | May 9, 2025[20] | 978-4-10-772830-2 | — | — | ||
| 14 | August 7, 2025[21] | 978-4-10-772859-3 | — | — | ||
| 15 | December 9, 2025[22] | 978-4-10-772896-8 | — | — | ||
| 16 | April 9, 2026[23] | 978-4-10-772932-3 | — | — | ||
| 17 | July 9, 2026[3] | 978-4-10-772962-0 | — | — | ||
Other
The series has had illustration collaborations with the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novel series by Takibi Amamori and Kono Manga no Heroine wa Morisaki Amane Desu manga series by Nekoguchi.[24][25]
Reception
The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 in the web category.[26]