# My Girlfriend's Child

My Girlfriend's Child (Japanese: あの子の子ども, Hepburn: Ano Ko no Kodomo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mamoru Aoi. It tells the story of high schoolers Sachi and her boyfriend Takara who must suddenly deal with Sachi's unexpected pregnancy, exploring topics around teen pregnancy and how the characters' lives and interpersonal relations are shaped by the event.
The manga began serialization in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Friend in May 2021. The manga ended serialization in July 2024, with the ninth and final tankōbon volume released the following month. A television drama adaptation premiered in June 2024.
In 2023, the manga won the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category. The English release of the first volume was nominated for the 2024 Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens.

## Characters
### Sachi Kawakami (川上福, Kawakami Sachi)

    Portrayed by: Hiyori Sakurada

### Takara Tsukishima (月島宝, Tsukishima Takara)

    Portrayed by: Kanata Hosoda

### Nozomi Yazawa (矢沢望, Yazawa Nozomi)

    Portrayed by: Mizuki Kayashima

### Hayato Sasabe (笹部隼人, Sasabe Hayato)

    Portrayed by: Oshiro Maeda

### Kō Kawakami (川上幸, Kawakami Kō)

    Portrayed by: Kōta Nomura

### Yūto Okita (沖田侑斗, Okita Yūto)

    Portrayed by: Atsushi Hashimoto

### Kei Kawakami (川上慶, Kawakami Kei)

    Portrayed by: Tōru Nomaguchi

### Naomi Tsukishima (月島直実, Tsukishima Naomi)

    Portrayed by: Rie Mimura

### Harumi Kawakami (川上晴美, Kawakami Harumi)

    Portrayed by: Hikari Ishida

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Mamoru Aoi, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine on May 13, 2021. The series entered its final arc on December 13, 2023. The series ended its main story on July 12, 2024, with four spin-off chapters being published from August 13 that same year. The series' individual chapters were collected into ten tankōbon volumes released from September 13, 2021 to November 13, 2024.
In September 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they licensed the series for English publication.

#### Volume list

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | September 13, 2021 | 978-4-06-524788-4 | April 25, 2023 | 978-1-68-579699-0 |
| 2 | January 13, 2022 | 978-4-06-526435-5 | July 11, 2023 | 978-1-68-579707-2 |
| 3 | May 13, 2022 | 978-4-06-527696-9 | November 7, 2023 | 978-1-68-579939-7 |
| 4 | September 13, 2022 | 978-4-06-529175-7 | April 9, 2024 | 979-8-88-843376-8 |
| 5 | January 13, 2023 | 978-4-06-530378-8 | August 20, 2024 | 979-8-88-843858-9 |
| 6 | May 12, 2023 | 978-4-06-531727-3 | December 24, 2024 | 979-8-89160-048-5 |
| 7 | September 13, 2023 | 978-4-06-532997-9 | April 1, 2025 | 979-8-89160-969-3 |
| 8 | March 13, 2024 | 978-4-06-534633-4 | — | — |
| 9 | August 9, 2024 | 978-4-06-535878-8 | — | — |
| 10 | November 13, 2024 | 978-4-06-536711-7 | — | — |

### Drama

A television drama adaptation was announced on May 25, 2024. The drama is directed by Hidenobu Abera, Miyō Yamaura, and Takeshi Matsuura, with Naomi Hiruta handling series composition and Haruka Nakamura composing the music. It premiered on Kansai Television on June 25, 2024.

## Reception

The series ranked eighth on the Publisher Comics' Recommended Comics list of 2022. In the 2022 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked 14th on the list of the top manga for female readers. In 2023, My Girlfriend's Child won the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category. In 2024, the first volume was nominated for the Eisner Award for Best Publication for Teens.
Manga author Makoto Yukimura recommended the manga on his Twitter account in May 2023, where he commented: "It is a manga which very earnestly and seriously considers its theme. Mamoru Aoi's precise skill and earnest approach to creation touched my heart."