Danchi Tomoo

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tobira Oda. An anime adaptation was announced in January 2013 and ran between April 2013 and February 2015.

Plot

Danchi Tomoo stars elementary school student Tomoo Kinoshita who lives in the mammoth Edajima Apartment Complex in Building #29 with his mother Tetsuko and sister Kimiko, while his father Tetsuo lives in an apartment in the city. While full of surreal gags, Danchi Tomoo also shows the real emotions of the Kinoshita family and their friends, neighbors, and classmates.

Characters

Kinoshita family

;Tomoo Kinoshita:
;Tetsuko Kinoshita:
;Tetsuo Kinoshita:
;Kimiko Kinoshita:
;Grandpa:
;Grandma:

Others

;Sakagami:
;Hidemi Aoto:
;Yūji Konno:
;Convenience Store Manager:
;Shimada:
;Toshizō Kashino:
;Ikue Honda:
;Ikue Honda's former teacher:
;Hazama:
;Tsuyoshi Akita:
;Tomiko Anada:
;Toshiya Arama:

Non-human characters

;Me, the Crow Who Does Not Tire of Humans:
;Conveni:
;Old Man
;Ashinaga
;The Cram School Ghost
;Chibi

Fictional characters

;Colonel Sports:
;Crow
;Bear:
;Professor Dog:
;Paul:

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tobira Oda, the Danchi Tomoo manga began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 2003, and finished on February 4, 2019. The chapters are collected into tankōbon volumes, which have been published under Shogakukan's Big Comics imprint, since February 28, 2004.

Anime

A cel shaded CGI anime adaptation of Danchi Tomoo, produced by NHK Enterprises and Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, aired on NHK-G from April 6, 2013, to February 7, 2015, for a total of 78 episodes. The first season was aired from April 6, 2013, to February 1, 2014, while the second season was aired from April 12, 2014, to February 7, 2015. Ayumu Watanabe served as director, Takashi Yamada handled the series composition, Tomoki Hasegawa composed the music, and Man Kuwabata designed the characters.
The opening theme for the whole series is Danchi de DAN! RAN! by Mongol800. The ending theme for episodes 1 through 20 is Start Line! by Sonar Pocket. The ending theme for episodes 21 through 39 is Super Smiler by LIFriends. The ending theme for episodes 40 through 52 is Akane by a flood of circle. The ending theme for episodes 53 through 65 is Friends! Friends! by Rico Sasaki. The ending theme for episodes 66 through 78 is Futari de Arukeba by Masanori Shimada.
The 1st series has been released on DVD across 13 volumes by Pony Canyon. The same set of episodes is available for streaming on U-NEXT.