''Papa Told Me'' (stylized as ''Papa told me'') is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Nanae Haruno. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' 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

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adaptation was broadcast on NHK E in 2003. In 1990, ''Papa Told Me'' won the 35th

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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

's manga magazine ''

'' 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.

Drama

A 12-episode

adaptation was broadcast on NHK E from April 12 to June 28, 2003.

Reception

''Papa Told Me'' won the 35th

in the category in 1990.

References

External links

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Official drama website at NHK
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