The first volume of Kodocha manga released in tankōbon format April 14, 1995 in Japan, and released June 25, 2002 in English under TokyoPop. It contains the first five chapters, as well as one extra chapter. These chapters cover the Classroom Chaos Arc, and the Hayama Family Arc.
Summary[]
TokyoPop[]
What is Kodocha? It's the smash-hit comedy series from Japan about what happens when child star Sana Kurata tries to “fix” the problems of everyone around her. And there are a LOT of problems to solve. Her classroom's overrun by bullies, her teacher's being blackmailed, and the girls live in terror, all because of the tyrannical rule of the demon child Akito Hayama. There's going to be a Rumble in the Jungle Gym when these two strong personalities collide.
Chapters[]
| No. | Pages | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 — 43 | Chapter 1 |
| Sana Kurata (an 11 year old TV Star) has trouble at school because of a boy named Akito Hayama. Things escalate after Sana discusses these troubles during a live TV interview. | ||
| 2 | 44 — 71 | Chapter 2 |
| Sana tries to get Akito to stop terrorizing their class by challenging him to a bungee jumping contest. She also confirms he's been blackmailing their teachers, and resolved that she'll get blackmail on him in an attempt to deescalate the problems ongoing in their class. | ||
| 3 | 72 — 105 | Chapter 3 |
| Sana gets the blackmail on Akito (in the form of an embarrassing photo) with the help of Tsuyoshi, which means he won't cause chaos in their class anymore! However in the process, Sana learned of Akito's bad home-life, and now feels sorry for him. | ||
| 4 | 106 — 139 | Chapter 4 |
| Sana continues to feel sorry for Akito, which is exaggerated when she learns the reason his family acts the way they do is because Akito's mom died giving birth to him. Sana resolves to work hard on a TV movie she's acting in, due to it paralleling much of Akito's life, while having a good ending. | ||
| 5 | 140 — 171 | Chapter 5 |
| Sana films the TV movie, and Akito's family watches it when it premieres. As Sana had hoped, it seems to cause his family to think more about how they've been treating him. | ||
| 5.5 | 172 — 193 | Kodocha Extra: Destroy the Hayama Monster! / Misako & Maro |
| Sana has a dream where Akito is a harmful species of moth, and we get some insight on how Sana's mom came into keeping her pet chipmunk Maro. | ||