Papa Told Me
Papa Told Me is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Young You from 1987 to 2003, with its chapters collected in 27 volumes. Since then, additional chapters were published irregularly in other magazines. Another series, released under the title Papa Told Me: Cocohana ver., have been published in Cocohana since 2011.
A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on NHK [Educational TV|NHK E] in 2003.
In 1990, Papa Told Me won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category.
Plot
Chise is an elementary school girl who lives with her widowed father, a novelist. Her mother died when she was very young, but she is extremely close to her father. He is the one she loves the most, and because he works as a novelist, he spends most of his time at home, much to the delight of Chise.Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno, Papa Told Me started in Shueisha's manga magazine Young You in the June 1987 issue. The series finished with 149 chapters on June 7, 2003. Shueisha collected its chapters in 27 volumes, released from February 19, 1988, to January 19, 2004. Additional chapters were later irregularly published in Chorus and Bessatsu Chorus, and four additional volumes: ; ; ; and, were released from April 18, 2008, to June 17, 2011.On November 28, 2011, Chorus was succeeded by Cocohana, where the series has continued publication. Shueisha has released the collected volumes under the title Papa Told Me: Cocohana ver., and the first volume was released on August 2, 2012. As of May 23, 2024, twelve volumes have been released.