Ikoku Nikki

Aired: 2026

A TV anime produced by Shuka. Based on the manga by Tomoko Yamashita serialized in Shodensha's "FEEL YOUNG," with over 1.8 million copies in circulation (as of January 2026, all 11 volumes completed). Winner of the 7th Booklog Awards Manga Division Grand Prize, and adapted into a live-action film starring Yui Aragaki in 2024. A coming-of-age human drama about the age gap between Makio, a shy novelist who takes in her 15-year-old niece Asa after the funeral of Asa's parents (Makio's sister and brother-in-law), as the two—complete opposites in personality and values—begin an uneasy life together. Music by Kensuke Ushio. ©Tomoko Yamashita/Shodensha/Anime "A Journal of My Other Self" Production Committee