Totto, government name Tetsuko is struggling in school. Not because she has a learning disability or anything like that, but ...

The first "Totto-chan," published in 1981, recounts Kuroyanagi's childhood adventures and friendships at Tomoe Gakuen, a unique elementary school that encouraged independent thinking. The original ...

The school principal said to the little girl ... Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s autobiographical “Madogiwa no Totto-chan” (Totto-chan: The little girl at the window) is a veritable masterpiece ...