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Happy Children's Day From the Anime World! Part II
posted on by Ken Iikura-Gross
The kids. They're alright.
It's Children's Day in Japan, and while not all of us are children, it's important to keep that spirit of a child inside us. And the anime and manga industry is full of those fully grown children celebrating the holiday. Here's a small sample of how they did.
Arata Aki (A Destructive God Sits Next to Me)

©亜樹新
Futago Kamikita

©上北ふたご ©ABC-A・東映アニメーション
Mitsuru Miura (The Kabocha Wine)

©三浦みつる
Naruto

©岸本斉史スコット/集英社
Noshi Nekohara

©猫原のし
Shiro Otsuka (Marine Hunter)

©大塚志郎
Sanrio
Cinnamon

©cinnamon_sanrio ©2024 Sanrio
Caption: I'm not a rabbit~
Gudetama

©2024 Sanrio
Caption: How long can I remain a child?
Korilakkuma

©SAN-X
Sekihang (Zesshaka!)

©せきはん
Caption: The Datsun Baby was apparently a car with a working engine that kids could drive at the Kodomonokuni theme park in Yokohama.
Caption: Based on the Cony Guppy
Takehito Shima (Kaidan Kidan Mamire no Shikoku Ohenro)
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Yoshitoh Asari

©浅利与一義遠
Yuami (Koala Nikki)

©ゆあみ
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