Papa Told Me

Papa Told Me (stylized as Papa told me) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno. It was serialized in Shueisha's josei manga magazine Young You from 1987 to 2003, with its chapters collected in 27 tankōbon 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 E in 2003.

In 1990, Papa Told Me won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo 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.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno, Papa Told Me started in Shueisha's josei 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 tankōbon 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: Machi O Arukeba (街を歩けば); Watashi no Sukina Wakusei (私の好きな惑星); Kafe de Michikusa (私の好きな惑星); and Mado ni Akari no Tomoru Koro (窓に灯りのともる頃), 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 June 23, 2022, 10 volumes have been released.

Drama
A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on NHK E from April 12 to June 28, 2003.

Reception
Papa Told Me won the 35th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category in 1990.