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Baby & Me
Firsttankōbon volume cover, featuring Minoru Enoki (right) and Takuya Enoki (left)
赤ちゃんと僕 (Aka-chan to Boku)
Genre	Comedy[1] Drama[1] Slice-of-life[2]
Manga
Written by	Marimo Ragawa
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA:Viz Media
Magazine	Hana to Yume
English magazine	NA:Shojo Beat
Original run	May 2, 1991[3] –June 20, 1997[4]
Volumes	18
Anime television series
Directed by	Takahiro Omori
Produced by	Noriko Kobayashi (TV Tokyo) Kyotaro Kimura [ja] (Yomiko [ja]) Reiko Fukakusa (Studio Pierrot)
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Original network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run	July 11, 1996 – March 26, 1997
Episodes	35

Baby & Me (Japanese:赤ちゃんと僕,Hepburn:Aka-chan to Boku) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byMarimo Ragawa. It was published inHakusensha's magazineHana to Yume from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published byViz Media. In 1995,Baby & Me received the 40thShogakukan Manga Award in theshōjo category. An anime adaptation byStudio Pierrot aired onTV Tokyo and its affiliates from July 1996 to March 1997.

A South Korean film adaptation of the anime,Baby and I, was released in 2008.^[2] As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation.

Takuya Enoki lost his mother, Yukako, in a car accident. He now lives with his father, Harumi, and two-year-old little brother, Minoru. Although Takuya is only an elementary school student, he not only does all the housework, but takes care of his little brother. When the Kimura family blames him for Minoru's constant crying one day, his stress gradually builds up. A frustrated Takuya cannot help feeling upset over Minoru, who is stressing him and taking up all his time.

Later, Takuya picks Minoru up from preschool and saves him from a brutal dog that blocked Minoru's way. After coming home and seeing Minoru crying, Takuya realizes that Minoru is just lonely and becomes ashamed of himself. From now on, Takuya learns to care for his little brother.

Takuya Enoki (榎木 拓也,Enoki Takuya)

Voiced by:Kappei Yamaguchi^[5]

Takuya is a caring and hard-working 12-year-old elementary schoolboy who has taken the responsibility of caring younger brother, Minoru, since their mother's death.^[6]

Minoru Enoki (榎木 実,Enoki Minoru)

Voiced by:Chika Sakamoto^[5]

Minoru is Takuya's two-year-old younger brother.

Harumi Enoki (榎木 春美,Enoki Harumi)

Voiced by:Mitsuru Miyamoto

Harumi is Takuya and Minoru's father, who works hard to feed his family. He is a system engineer who is popular in his company. Harumi cares for his two sons very much.

Yukako Enoki (榎木 由加子,Enoki Yukako)

Voiced by:Misa Watanabe

Yukako is the deceased mother of Takuya and Minoru. Harumi, against her family's wishes, escaped her family in doing so.

Tadashi "Gon" Gotō (後藤 正,Gotō Tadashi)

Voiced by:Yoshiko Kamei

Tadashi is Takuya's greedy and lazy classmate. Like Takuya, he acts as the older brother in his family, taking care of his younger sister Hiroko. His family works at a grocery store, where Tadashi often works.

Hiroko "Hiro" Gotō (後藤 浩子,Gotō Hiroko; ヒロHiro)

Voiced by:Yumi Kuroda

Hiroko is Tadashi's younger sister of Tadashi, who goes to the same preschool as Minoru. She has a crush on him after he saves her from a dog.

Tokio Tamadate (玉館 時男,Tamadate Tokio)

Voiced by:Chika Sakamoto

Tokio is Takuya's stuck-up rich classmate who wears expensive designer clothes. He regularly teases Takuya and considers Gon as his rival.

Akemi Fujii (藤井 明美,Fujii Akemi)

Voiced by:Misa Watanabe

The oldest daughter in the family, Akemi, is in charge of her other siblings as their parents constantly work.

Tomoya Fujii (藤井 友也,Fujii Tomoya)

Voiced by:Mitsuo Iwata

Tomoya is the oldest son and second-oldest child in the Fujii family. He is a dirty-minded and loud, yet positive-thinking 17-year-old boy who is popular at school.

Asako Fujii (藤井 浅子,Fujii Asako)

Voiced by:Akemi Okamura

Asako is the second oldest daughter and third child in the Fujii family. She is a cold 15-year-old girl who feels jealous of Tomoya's cheerful personality.

Akihiro Fujii (藤井 昭広,Fujii Akihiro)

Voiced by:Hiro Yuuki

Akihiro is the fourth child in the Fujii family. He is Takuya's intelligent and thoughtful classmate who is deemed cool in class.

Ichika Fujii (藤井 一加,Fujii Ichika)

Voiced by:Mika Kanai

Ichika is the fifth child in the Fujii family who has a crush on Minoru and often fights with Hiro. She is intelligent yet sharp-tongued.^[7]

Masaki "Ma-Bo" Fujii (藤井 正樹,Fujii Masaki; マー坊Mā-bō)

Voiced by:Kazumi Okushima

Masaki is the gentle and intelligent youngest child in the Fujii family.

Shinako Fukaya (深谷 しな子,Fukaya Shinako)

Voiced by:Michiko Neya

Shinako is one of Takuya's classmates with a quick temper. Her reputation as a liar makes it hard for her to have friends. Shinako frequently speaks too honestly, and words come out of her mouth before she thinks it through, leading her to hurt others' feelings without meaning to.

Megumi Yarimizo (槍溝 愛,Yarimizo Megumi)

Voiced by:Hinako Kanamaru

Ai is the class representative of Class 6-3 with a crush on Gon.

1. ISBN 4-592-12241-0 published in March 1992
2. ISBN 4-592-12242-9 published in August 1992
3. ISBN 4-592-12243-7 published in December 1992
4. ISBN 4-592-12244-5 published in February 1993
5. ISBN 4-592-12245-3 published in June 1993
6. ISBN 4-592-12246-1 published in November 1993
7. ISBN 4-592-12247-X published in March 1994
8. ISBN 4-592-12248-8 published in July 1994
9. ISBN 4-592-12249-6 published in November 1994
10. ISBN 4-592-12250-X published in February 1992
11. ISBN 4-592-12821-4 published in May 1995
12. ISBN 4-592-12822-2 published in September 1995
13. ISBN 4-592-12823-0 published in January 1996
14. ISBN 4-592-12824-9 published in July 1996
15. ISBN 4-592-12825-7 published in November 1996
16. ISBN 4-592-12826-5 published in March 1997
17. ISBN 4-592-12827-3 published in June 1997
18. ISBN 4-592-12828-1 published in September 1997

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Baby & Me won the 40thShogakukan Manga Award in theshōjo category in 1995.^[8] As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation.^[9]

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