Kocchi Muite! Miiko

Kocchi Muite! Miiko (こっちむいて!みい子) is a Japanese shōjo comedy manga series by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in Ciao since 1995 and collected in 37 bound volumes. It is a sequel to an earlier series, Miiko desu! (みい子です!), and depicts the home and school life of a cheerful and energetic fifth-grade girl named Miiko.

''Kocchi Muite! Miiko was adapted as a 42-episode anime television series by Toei Animation, which was broadcast on TV Asahi from February 14, 1998, to February 6, 1999, as part of the Anime Syuukan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu'' anime series.

Characters

 * Miiko Yamada (山田 みい子) is the protagonist of the series. She is an energetic and short student in fifth grade. Miiko loves eating, which becomes a problem because she gets fat easily (as shown in much of the episodes). Her best friends are Mari Shimura, Yuuko Ogawa, and Tappei Eguchi. She's often found hanging out with her friends or fighting with a boy called Tappei who seems to like Miiko a bit but was too shy to say it to her himself. He called her names instead and sometimes got on Miiko's nerves..
 * Mamoru Yamada (山田 まもる) is Miiko's younger brother. Unlike his sister, he is very diligent and often teaches Miiko when she's having difficulties with her homework. Mamoru liked helping his family, even though it got on his nerves sometimes..
 * Rie Yamada (山田 理絵) is Miiko's mother and is an editor of a magazine.
 * Mari Shimura (志村 まり) is Miiko's best friend. Her career is to be a mangaka. She is stern on Miiko but also a loyal friend.
 * Tappei Eguchi (江口 辰平) is Miiko's friend. He seems to have a romantic interest towards Miiko as he is always teasing her. Although he appears to be hardcore and annoying, he is in fact a shy, and nice person.
 * Yuuko Ogawa (小川 優子) is Miiko's best friend. She is nice, smart and friendly. She is also Kenta's girlfriend.

Manga
''Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' is written and illustrated by Eriko Ono. It has been published by Shogakukan in the shōjo (aimed at pre- and early teen girls) manga magazine Ciao since 1995. Serial chapters have collected in 32 tankōbon. In addition, popular stories from the series have been reprinted in three collections called Miiko Selection (みい子セレクション).

Anime
''Kocchi Muite! Miiko'' was adapted as an anime television series produced by Toei Animation and directed by Takao Yoshizawa. It was broadcast in 42 episodes on TV Asahi from February 14, 1998, to February 6, 1999, as part of the Anime Syuukan DX! Mi-Pha-Pu anime series.

Reception
The series received the 1996 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. Together, the first 25 volumes have sold 3.8 million copies.