A Smart and Courageous Child

A Smart and Courageous Child (かしこくて勇気ある子ども, Kashikokute Yūki Aru Kodomo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yamamoto. It was serialized on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website from August 2019 to May 2020.

A Smart and Courageous Child
Cover of the volume
かしこくて勇気ある子ども (Kashikokute Yūki Aru Kodomo)
Manga
Written by	Miki Yamamoto
Published by	Leed Publishing
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop
Imprint	Torch Comics
Magazine	Torch Web
Original run	August 17, 2019 – May 20, 2020
Volumes	1

Publication

Written and illustrated by Miki Yamamoto, A Smart and Courageous Child was serialized on Leed Publishing's Torch Web manga website from August 17, 2019 to May 20, 2020.^[1][2] The series was collected in a single tankōbon volume released on June 17, 2020.^[3]

In February 2024, Tokyopop announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.^[4]

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	North American release date	North American ISBN
1	June 17, 2020[3]	978-4-845-86061-6	November 19, 2024[5]	978-1-427-87719-2

Reception

The series ranked thirteenth in Freestyle magazine's "The Best 2021 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking in 2020.^[6] The series was ranked eighth in the 2021 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook's ranking of the best manga for female readers.^[7] The series was nominated for the 25th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2021.^[8] The series won an Excellence Award in the Manga category at the 24th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021.^[9] The series was nominated for the Best One-Shot Manga category at Japan Society and Anime NYC's 2nd American Manga Awards in 2025.^[10]