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Baby & Me
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Baby & Me (Japanese: 赤ちゃんと僕, Hepburn: Aka-chan to Boku) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine Hana to Yume from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. In 1995, Baby & Me received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category. Baby & Me was adapted into an anime television series in 1996.
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A South Korean film adaptation of the anime, Baby and I, was released in 2008.[2] As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation.
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Plot
Takuya Enoki lost his mother, Yukako, in a car accident. He now lives with his father, Harumi, and two-year-old little brother, Minoru. Although Takuya is only an elementary school student, he not only does all the housework, but takes care of his little brother. When the Kimura family blames him for Minoru's constant crying one day, his stress gradually builds up. A frustrated Takuya cannot help feeling upset over Minoru, who is stressing him and taking up all his time.
Later, Takuya picks Minoru up from preschool and saves him from a brutal dog that blocked Minoru's way. After coming home and seeing Minoru crying, Takuya realizes that Minoru is just lonely and becomes ashamed of himself. From now on, Takuya learns to care for his little brother.
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Characters
Enoki family
- Takuya Enoki (榎木 拓也, Enoki Takuya)
- Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi[5]
- Takuya is a caring and hard-working 12-year-old elementary schoolboy who has taken the responsibility of caring younger brother, Minoru, since their mother's death.[6]
- Minoru Enoki (榎木 実, Enoki Minoru)
- Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto[5]
- Minoru is Takuya's two-year-old younger brother.
- Harumi Enoki (榎木 春美, Enoki Harumi)
- Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto
- Harumi is Takuya and Minoru's father, who works hard to feed his family. He is a system engineer who is popular in his company. Harumi cares for his two sons very much.
- Yukako Enoki (榎木 由加子, Enoki Yukako)
- Voiced by: Misa Watanabe
- Yukako is the deceased mother of Takuya and Minoru. Harumi, against her family's wishes, escaped her family in doing so.
Friends
- Tadashi Gotō (後藤 正, Gotō Tadashi)
- Voiced by: Yoshiko Kamei
- Tadashi is Takuya's greedy and lazy classmate. Like Takuya, he acts as the older brother in his family, taking care of his younger sister Hiroko. His family works at a grocery store, where Tadashi often works.
- Hiroko "Hiro" Gotō (後藤 浩子, Gotō Hiroko; ヒロ Hiro)
- Voiced by: Yumi Kuroda
- Hiroko is Tadashi's younger sister of Tadashi, who goes to the same preschool as Minoru. She has a crush on him after he saves her from a dog.
- Tokio Tamadate (玉館 時男, Tamadate Tokio)
- Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto
- Tokio is Takuya's stuck-up rich classmate who wears expensive designer clothes. He regularly teases Takuya and considers Gon as his rival.
Fujii family
- Akemi Fujii (藤井 明美, Fujii Akemi)
- Voiced by: Misa Watanabe
- The oldest daughter in the family, Akemi, is in charge of her other siblings as their parents constantly work.
- Tomoya Fujii (藤井 友也, Fujii Tomoya)
- Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata
- Tomoya is the oldest son and second-oldest child in the Fujii family. He is a dirty-minded and loud, yet positive-thinking 17-year-old boy who is popular at school.
- Asako Fujii (藤井 浅子, Fujii Asako)
- Voiced by: Akemi Okamura
- Asako is the second oldest daughter and third child in the Fujii family. She is a cold 15-year-old girl who feels jealous of Tomoya's cheerful personality.
- Akihiro Fujii (藤井 昭広, Fujii Akihiro)
- Voiced by: Hiro Yuuki
- Akihiro is the fourth child in the Fujii family. He is Takuya's intelligent and thoughtful classmate who is deemed cool in class.
- Ichika Fujii (藤井 一加, Fujii Ichika)
- Voiced by: Mika Kanai
- Ichika is the fifth child in the Fujii family who has a crush on Minoru and often fights with Hiro. She is intelligent yet sharp-tongued.[7]
- Masaki "Ma-Bo" Fujii (藤井 正樹, Fujii Masaki; マー坊 Mā-bō)
- Voiced by: Kazumi Okushima
- Masaki is the gentle and intelligent youngest child in the Fujii family.
Other characters
- Shinako Fukaya (深谷 しな子, Fukaya Shinako)
- Voiced by: Michiko Neya
- Shinako is one of Takuya's classmates with a quick temper. Her reputation as a liar makes it hard for her to have friends. Shinako frequently speaks too honestly, and words come out of her mouth before she thinks it through, leading her to hurt others' feelings without meaning to.
- Ai Yarimizo (槍溝 愛, Yarimizo Ai)
- Voiced by: Hinako Kanamaru
- Ai is the class representative of Class 6-3 with a crush on Gon.
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Media
- ISBN 4-592-12241-0 published in March 1992
- ISBN 4-592-12242-9 published in August 1992
- ISBN 4-592-12243-7 published in December 1992
- ISBN 4-592-12244-5 published in February 1993
- ISBN 4-592-12245-3 published in June 1993
- ISBN 4-592-12246-1 published in November 1993
- ISBN 4-592-12247-X published in March 1994
- ISBN 4-592-12248-8 published in July 1994
- ISBN 4-592-12249-6 published in November 1994
- ISBN 4-592-12250-X published in February 1992
- ISBN 4-592-12821-4 published in May 1995
- ISBN 4-592-12822-2 published in September 1995
- ISBN 4-592-12823-0 published in January 1996
- ISBN 4-592-12824-9 published in July 1996
- ISBN 4-592-12825-7 published in November 1996
- ISBN 4-592-12826-5 published in March 1997
- ISBN 4-592-12827-3 published in June 1997
- ISBN 4-592-12828-1 published in September 1997
Episodes
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Reception
Baby & Me won the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 1995.[8] As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation.[9]
References
External links
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