| My Tiny Senpai | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Shiori Katase | |
| うちの会社の小さい先輩の話 (Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi) | |
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| Genre | Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Saisō [ja] |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Imprint | Bamboo Comics |
| Magazine | Storia Dash [ja] |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 3, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mitsutoshi Satō |
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| Music by | Sumika Horiguchi |
| Studio | Project No.9 |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | ANN (TV Asahi, Nagoya TV) |
| Original run | July 2, 2023 – October 1, 2023 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Television drama | |
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| Original network | BS Shochiku Tokyu [ja] |
| Original run | January 15, 2025 – scheduled |
 Anime and manga portal | |
My Tiny Senpai (Japanese: うちの会社の小さい先輩の話, Hepburn: Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi, lit. 'Story of a Small Senior in My Company') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Saisō [ja]. It has been serialized in Takeshobo's Storia Dash website since April 2020, with its chapters collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of August 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Project No.9 aired from July to October 2023. A live-action television drama adaptation is set to premiere in January 2025.
Plot
Takuma Shinozaki is an office worker who is being mentored by a beautiful and diminutive young woman named Shiori Katase. Serving as his senpai, she likes to coddle him to ensure that he feels as relaxed as possible. In love with Katase, Shinozaki hopes that the time she spends with him is something more than just professional courtesy.
Characters
- Shiori Katase (片瀬 詩織里, Katase Shiori)
- Voiced by: Hina Tachibana (Japanese); Megan Shipman (English)
- Portrayed by: Toomi [ja]
- Katase is a beautiful, kind, and diminutive young woman who serves as Shinozaki's senpai. She likes to make sure that Shinozaki feels comfortable while she is mentoring him. Initially oblivious to Shinozaki's crush on her, Katase slowly starts to develop feelings for him as they spend time together.
- Takuma Shinozaki (篠崎 拓馬, Shinozaki Takuma)
- Voiced by: Yuuki Shin (Japanese); Mark Allen Jr. (English)
- Portrayed by: Tsubasa Takizawa [ja]
- Shinozaki is a good-natured and timid office worker who serves as Katase's kōhai. He falls in love with Katase at first sight and only grows closer to her every day, hoping his relationship with her will blossom into something more than just coworkers. He often daydreams about Katase, which makes his crush on her all the more obvious to his coworkers, much to his embarrassment.
- Chinatsu Hayakawa (早川 千夏, Hayakawa Chinatsu)
- Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori (Japanese); Mallorie Rodak (English)
- Portrayed by: Mito Yukimi [ja]
- Hayakawa is a childhood friend of Shinozaki's who works in the same department as him and Katase. An otaku, it is implied she secretly has feelings for Akina, even though he is completely oblivious.
- Chihiro Akina (秋那 千尋, Akina Chihiro)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo (English)
- Portrayed by: Kōsuke Suzuki [ja]
- Akina is a department manager who is Katase, Shinozaki, and Hayakawa's boss. He likes to imagine his employees in different romantic scenarios, though is completely unaware of Hayakawa's secret feelings towards him.
- Yutaka Shinozaki (篠崎 豊, Shinozaki Yutaka)
- Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu (Japanese); Morgan Garrett (English)
- Yutaka is Takuma's older sister. Due to her obsession with cute things, she approves of Katase's good looks and cute charms, and wants her brother to marry her.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Saisō [ja], My Tiny Senpai began serialization in Takeshobo's Storia Dash [ja] website on April 3, 2020. The first tankōbon volume was released on October 30, 2020. As of August 2024, nine volumes have been released.
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | |
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| 1 | October 30, 2020 | 978-4-80-197105-9 | |
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| 2 | May 27, 2021 | 978-4-80-197306-0 | |
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| 3 | November 30, 2021 | 978-4-80-197476-0 | |
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| 4 | April 30, 2022 | 978-4-80-197615-3 | |
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| 5 | October 17, 2022 | 978-4-80-197867-6 | |
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| 6 | April 17, 2023 | 978-4-80-198009-9 | |
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| 7 | September 14, 2023 | 978-4-80-198156-0 978-4-80-198167-6 (SE) | |
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| 8 | February 17, 2024 | 978-4-80-198247-5 | |
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| 9 | August 17, 2024 | 978-4-80-198384-7 | |
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Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 17, 2022. It was produced by Project No.9 and directed by Mitsutoshi Satō, with scripts written by Keiichirō Ōchi [ja], Yasuko Aoki, and Satoru Sugizawa, characters designed by Hayato Hashiguchi and Hiromi Ogata, and music composed by Sumika Horiguchi. The series aired from July 2 to October 1, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation [ja] block. The opening theme song is "Honey" by Tōya Kobayashi, while the ending theme song is "Sugar" by YU-KA. Crunchyroll licensed the series, and is streaming it along with an English dub.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Original air date |
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| 1 | "My Senpai Is Small and Cute" Transliteration: "Uchi no Kaisha no Senpai wa Chiisakute Kawaii" (Japanese: うちの会社の先輩は小さくて可愛い) | Takafumi Hino | Satoru Sugizawa | Mitsutoshi Satō | July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) |
| 2 | "Despite Appearances, I'm More the Big Sister Type." Transliteration: "Kō Miete Igai to Onē-san Desho?" (Japanese: こう見えて意外とお姉さんでしょ？) | Yōhei Fukui | Satoru Sugizawa | Yōhei Fukui, Kōji Yoshikawa & Hikaru Takeuchi | July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) |
| 3 | "Is This How I Look to You?" Transliteration: "Watashi tte, Konna Fū ni Mieterun Desu ka?" (Japanese: 私って、こんな風に見えてるんですか？) | Tomofumi Nakahashi | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kōji Yoshikawa & Hikaru Takeuchi | July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) |
| 4 | "When It Comes to Him, I'm Not Sure Yet..." Transliteration: "Shinozaki-san no Koto wa, Mada..." (Japanese: 篠崎さんの事は、まだ・・・) | Takanori Yano | Yasuko Aoki | Noriaki Saitō | July 30, 2023 (2023-07-30) |
| 5 | "Shall We Go Somewhere Before We Head Home?" Transliteration: "Yorimichi Shite Kaerimasen ka?" (Japanese: 寄り道して帰りませんか？) | Masayuki Matsumoto | Yasuko Aoki | Hiroyuki Shimazu | August 6, 2023 (2023-08-06) |
| 6 | "I Can't Resist My Instincts!" Transliteration: "Hon'nō ni Aragaenai!" (Japanese: 本能に抗えない！) | Akira Katō | Keiichirō Ōchi | Yōhei Fukui & Hiroaki Shimura | August 20, 2023 (2023-08-20) |
| 7 | "You Sure You Don't Want One?" Transliteration: "Hontō ni Iranain Desu ka?" (Japanese: 本当にいらないんですか？) | Tomofumi Nakahashi | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kōji Yoshikawa & Hikaru Takeuchi | August 27, 2023 (2023-08-27) |
| 8 | "Isn't It Time for Good Boys to Go to Sleep?" Transliteration: "Īko wa Nerujikan Desu yo?" (Japanese: 良い子は寝る時間ですよ？) | Takanori Yano | Yasuko Aoki | Hiroyuki Shimazu | September 3, 2023 (2023-09-03) |
| 9 | "He Wants to Talk Privately..." Transliteration: "Futarikkiri de Hanashitai Koto..." (Japanese: 2人っきりで話したい事・・・) | Akira Katō | Keiichirō Ōchi | Noriaki Saitō | September 10, 2023 (2023-09-10) |
| 10 | "Even If We're Just Playing, He's My Kohai..." Transliteration: "Gokko to wa Ie, Kōhai-san to..." (Japanese: ごっことはいえ、後輩さんと・・・) | Masayuki Matsumoto | Keiichirō Ōchi | Kōji Yoshikawa & Hikaru Takeuchi | September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17) |
| 11 | "Can I Give You a Big Hug?" Transliteration: "Gyutto Shite Mite Ii Desu ka?" (Japanese: ぎゅっとしてみていいですか？) | Park Hwan-Soo & Takanori Yano | Yasuko Aoki | Mitsutoshi Satō & Yū Nobuta | September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24) |
| 12 | "A Story About the Tiny Senpai Where I Work" Transliteration: "Uchi no Kaisha no Chiisai Senpai no Hanashi" (Japanese: うちの会社の小さい先輩の話) | Akira Katō | Keiichirō Ōchi | Hiroyuki Shimazu | October 1, 2023 (2023-10-01) |
Drama
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on November 15, 2024. The drama will be written and directed by Masashi Komura and Kō Nishiguchi. It is set to premiere on BS Shochiku Tokyu [ja] on January 15, 2025.
Reception
In 2020, My Tiny Senpai ranked 11th in the Next Manga Awards in the web manga category. By August 2023, the manga had over one million copies in circulation.
See also
- She's My Knight, another manga series by Saisō
Notes
- ^ TV Asahi listed the series premiere at 25:30 on July 1, 2023, which is effectively July 2 at 1:30 a.m.
- All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
- ^ Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- This episode was delayed a week from its originally scheduled air date of July 23, 2023.
- This episode aired at 1:50 a.m. JST, 20 minutes after the original air time on TV Asahi.
- This episode was delayed a week from its originally scheduled air date of August 13, 2023.
- This episode aired at 2:00 a.m. JST, 30 minutes after the original air time on TV Asahi.
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External links
- Official manga website at Storia Dash (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- My Tiny Senpai (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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