School Babysitters


School Babysitters is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hari Tokeino. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine LaLa since 2009, and has been collected in twenty-seven volumes. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base aired between January 7 and March 25, 2018. An OVA episode was announced in June 2018 and was bundled with the seventh DVD and Blu-Ray releases of the show.

Plot

After the sudden death of their parents on a plane crash, two young brothers named Ryūichi Kashima and his younger brother Kotarō are left orphaned and having no place to call home. The chairwoman of the prestigious Morinomiya Academy offers to take the boys into her care, giving them a new house and free tuition, on the condition that Ryuichi helps out with the school's daycare center while also attending normal classes during school hours.

Characters

Students

;Ryūichi Kashima
;Hayato Kamitani
;Maria Inomata
;Tomoya Yagi
;Chūkichi Nezu
;Yuki Ushimaru
;Hiroyuki Inui

Children

;Kotarō Kashima
;Taka Kamitani
;Takuma Mamizuka
;Kazuma Mamizuka
;Kirin Kumatsuka
;Midori Sawatari
;Tsugumi

Parents/ Guardians

;Yōko Morinomiya
;Keigo Saikawa
;Yoshihito Usaida
;Yayoi Kumatsuka
;Satoru Kumatsuka
;Yukari Sawatari
;Yutaka Sawatari
;Umi Mamizuka
;Kousuke Mamizuka
;Shizuka Kamitani
;Taizou Hebihara

Media

Manga

The manga has been published by Hakusensha, and in LaLa's magazine since 2008, and as of November 2025, 27 volumes have been released in Japan. The series has also been released in French by Glénat Editions and in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing.

Volume list

Novel

The series's first novel, written by Saya Kōzuki, was published by Hakusensha on March 3, 2018.

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Brain's Base aired between January 7, 2018, to March 25, 2018, on Tokyo MX, Sun TV and BS11. First announced on March 21, 2017, the series is directed by Shūsei Morishita with scripts written by Yuuko Kakihara and music by Ruka Kawada. Crunchyroll streamed the series. An OVA episode was announced in June 2018 and was bundled with the 7th DVD and Blu-Ray release.
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