List of chapters in Otasuke-kun

This listing contains all chapters that were published in the series Otasuke-kun, as well as notes on if they were reprinted and what changes occurred.

As both are counted as part of the series in reprints and also treated as their own runs, "Otasuke and Chika-chan" and "2nd-Generation President Ichiro-kun" are also covered within this list.

As with some grade school-serialized works, Otasuke's age and grade are meant to correspond to that of the readers and the first few runs have the cast "grow up a grade" as the title transfers to each next grade magazine. This pattern is broken after the 6th Grade run, due to the parallel and competing spinoff with Chika in the billing, and then the 2nd Grade serialization as well as a relaunched version of the series in 4th Grade.

The kashihon reprints as well as "Complete Works" volume 2 have an "Otasuke and Company's Houses" illustration to preface the stories.

## Elementary School 4th Grade, 1st run (April 1963-March 1964)

1. **"I am Otasuke"** (ぼくおた助だあ, April 1963)
2. **"The Stupid Son's Fall from the Second Floor"** (二階からおちろばかむすこ, May 1963)
3. (June 1963)
4. (July 1963)
5. (August 1963)
6. **"Otasuke-kun Goes to Tosaka"** (トサカにきたよ おた助くん, September 1963)- Sixth chapter in "Complete Works" volume 1. Guest appearance of Iyami. Re-titled "**Otasuke's Ninja Arts Story**".
7. (October 1963)
8. **"Otasuke-kun Has Bad Eyes"** (ゆでたい目だよ おた助くん, November 1963)
9. **"Otasuke-kun Goes on a Trip"** (旅に出ました おた助くん, November 1963 separate appendix)- Reprinted as the first full chapter in "Complete Works" volume 2, after the illustration of "Otasuke-kun and Company's Houses". It is re-titled **"The Trip to Tokaido"**.
10. **"Ichiro-kun Waits for Santa"** (サンタを待ちましょ一郎くん, December 1963)
11. **"Otasuke-kun after 10 Years"** (10年たったよ おた助くん, January 1964 separate appendix)- Reprinted as the third chapter in "Complete Works" volume 2 and re-titled "**Otasuke-kun after *20* Years**" in both this edition and the Akebono kashihon.
12. (February 1964)
13. **"Otasuke-kun Doesn't Understand This"** (わかっちゃいないよおた助くん, March 1964)
14. **"Let's Help This Turtle and Go to Mars"** (たすけたカメと火星へゆこう, March 1964 separate appendix)- Reprinted as the seventh chapter in "Complete Works" volume 2.

## Elementary School 5th Grade (April 1964-March 1965)

This run notably introduces Gorilla's husband Taro. It can also be seen to be the start of Akatsuka remaking and retooling older series' plots for *Otasuke-kun*.

1. (April 1964)
2. (May 1964)
3. (June 1964)
4. "**Do Your Homework and Go to the Countryside!**" (いなかへいって宿題しよう!, July 1964)- This is a remake of a Nama-chan chapter.
5. (August 1964)
6. **"A Kappa Appeared in the Pool"** (プールにカッパがでてきたよ, September 1964)- Seventh chapter in "Complete Works" volume 3. This is essentially a remake of "Kappataro the Kappa" from *Nama-chan*.
7. **"The Company President's Wife?"** (社長のおよめさん?, October 1964)- Twelfth chapter in "Complete Works" volume 3.
8. (November 1964)
9. (December 1964)
10. (January 1965)
11. (February 1965)
12. (March 1965)

## Elementary School 6th Grade (April-December 1965)

This shorter run introduces Hige-sensei as a recurring character to add to the existing cast.

1. "**Hige-sensei Has Come**" (ヒゲ先生がやってきた, April 1965)
2. (オラとヒゲとどっちがええだ!?, May 1965)
3. (むし歯がいたいよヒゲ先生, June 1965)
4. **"Hige-sensei's Mother"** (, July 1965)
5. (夜の学校はゆうれいでるよ, August 1965)
6. (どっちがほんもの!? ヒゲ先生, September 1965)
7. (クマとテッポーとヒゲ先生, October 1965)- Features the return of the "Bear Hunter" from an early Osomatsu-kun chapter.
8. **"Sanpei-kun and Hige-sensei"** (三平くんとヒゲ先生, November 1965)
9. **"It's an Otasuke-kun Christmas"** (クリスマスだよおた助くん, December 1965)

## "Otasuke and Chika-chan" chapters (4th Grade, April 1965-March 1966)

This run takes the protagonists back to the basic 4th Grade settings, while adding their friend Chikako more into plots with them.

1. (April 1965)
2. (May 1965)
3. **"Chika-chan's Jealousy"** (チカちゃんのやきもち, June 1965)- Reprinted as the thirteenth and final chapter in "Complete Works" volume 3.
4. (July 1965)
5. (August 1965)- Reprinted as the seventh chapter in "Complete Works" volume 5.
6. (September 1965)
7. (October 1965)
8. (November 1965)
9. (December 1965)
10. (January 1966)
11. **"New Years in the Stone Age"** (石器時代のお正月, January 1966 separate appendix)
12. **"An Escaped Monkey and Bean Scattering"** (豆まいてサルにげる, February 1966)- Last chapter in "Complete Works" volume 4.
13. (March 1966)

## Shogakukan Comics (1965-1966)

This run was reprints of popular chapters from previous *Otasuke-kun* serializations.

1. (Summer 1965 issue)
2. (Winter 1965 issue)
3. (Spring 1966 issue)- Reprint of March 1964 chapter.

## Elementary School 2nd Grade (September 1965-March 1966)

In this run, the stories would have preceding commentary by a manga critic after their frontispieces, and would then have afterword articles.

1. **"Min-Min, Otasuke's Con Insect Collection"** (ミンミーンおた助コン虫採集, September 1965)- Tenth chapter in "Complete Works" volume 5.
2. **"Practice for the Bread-Eating Competition"** (パン食い競争もう練習, October 1965)- Twelfth chapter in "Complete Works" volume 5.
3. (おままごととカキの実, November 1965)-
4. (December 1965)
5. (January 1966)
6. (February 1966)
7. (March 1966)

## Elementary School 4th Grade, 2nd run (September 1967-October 1968)

After more than a year without *Otasuke-kun* in any grade magazine, this relaunch simplifies the character designs to more "chibi" proportions and eventually segues into the *2nd-Generation President Ichiro-kun* spinoff.

1. (September 1967)
2. (October 1967)
3. **"Ichiro and Pochi-ojisan"** (一郎とポチおじさん, November 1967)- Third chapter in "Complete Works" volume 6.
4. (December 1967 separate appendix)
5. (January 1968)
6. (February 1968)
7. (March 1968)
8. (April 1968)
9. (May 1968)
10. **"The Young President's Mischief"** (若社長のむだづかい, June 1968)
11. (July 1968)
12. (August 1968)
13. (September 1968)
14. (October 1968)

## "2nd-Generation President Ichiro-kun" (4th Grade, November 1968-March 1969)

1. (November 1968)
2. (December 1968)
3. (January 1969)
4. (February 1969)
5. (March 1969)