Kodomo no Jikan Volume 01

* Overview
* Summary
* Quotes
* Illustrations

**Kodomo no Jikan Vol. 1** (こどものじかん1, *Kodomo no Jikan 1*, alt. A Child's Time) is the first volume in the manga series *Kodomo no Jikan* by female mangaka Kaworu Watashiya. The first volume was published on December 12, 2005.

In July of 2006, Kodomo no Jikan was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for a western release under the name *Nymphet*. It was scheduled to release in December of the same year, however it was suddenly delayed to sometime in 2007 for unknown reasons. On May 30, 2007, Nymphet was cancelled and was never released; this was the result of an official press release made one day prior regarding the backlash and controversy surrounding the title, as well as issues concerning the profitability of the publication after book vendors and chains refused to allow the title in their stores. However, it has been confirmed a limited number of copies of the first volume were printed before the cancellation, as an Amazon listing is up to this day stating **"Out of Print--Limited Availability."**

In May of 2016, Digital Manga re-licensed Kodomo no Jikan and pitched the idea to Kickstarter with a pledge goal of $157,000. With backing from the Kaworu herself, the project, for the most part, was a success. The Kickstarter page implies that at one point they were planning for physical releases, however due to backlash Kodomo no Jikan is only available via ebook on their Project Hentai website. Finally, on August 13, 2018, Kodomo no Jikan volumes 1-3 were released officially for the first time ever overseas in English, over a decade since the original release in Japan.

## Synopsis

Newly hired Daisuke Aoki becomes a teacher to a third grade class after the previous quits. He thought teaching was going to be a breeze until he meets troublemaker Rin Kokonoe, who wreaks havoc by attempting to seduce him. Little does he know, Rin has a traumatic past hidden away behind her innocent face.

## Chapters

* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 001
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 002
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 003
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 004
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 005
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 006
* Kodomo no Jikan Chapter 007

## Complete Summary

Replacement third grade teacher Daisuke Aoki has problems. One of his students, the cheeky and flirtatious eight-year-old Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. He is blackmailed into keeping secret his discovery that she and the wealthy, spoiled Kuro Kagami drove his predecessor, Nakamura, to a nervous breakdown in retaliation for picking on their classmates and bullying their mutual friend, the shy intellectual Mimi Usa, to the point where she quits school in order to protect herself. While his convincing Mimi to return to class and rescuing Rin and a stray cat she was caring for from a potentially fatal fall begins to restore some of their faith in adults, Kuro is unmoved by his efforts and determined to make sure he never lives down his status as a virgin when she learns of it. Though Aoki finds allies in his struggle to find his teaching legs in the form of friendly, busty fellow teacher Kyōko Hōin outside of the classroom and Rin inside of it, this does not stop the latter from using tutoring as a pretense for spending time quality alone with him. In the meantime, Mimi's struggle with her advanced physical development continues as she purchases her first, proper bra with a little help from her two best friends. As Rin's affectionate behavior towards Aoki escalates, Kuro finds the courage to admit her own attraction to Rin, though the latter completely misinterpreted the confession and only Mimi seemes to fully understand her friend's intention. After Rin's intense crush on Aoki blossoms into something resembling genuine love when he admits to liking her, his sudden generosity with affection fills her with joy. However, she is heartbroken when she learns that his change of heart was at least partially motivated by his discovery that she is an orphan, a fact he accidentally learns while attempting to learn more about his class due to the general lack of interest in home visits among his students' parents. Though Aoki manages to indirectly prove to Rin that he cares for her in his own way after visiting her home and speaking with her guardian, her late mother's cousin Reiji Kokonoe, the mending of their relationship comes with a heavy price: she steals his first kiss from him after catching him with his guard down.
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## References

1. ↑ Announcement of Seven Seas' licensing of the series.
2. ↑ "Seven Seas Entertainment Talks about Nymphet"
3. ↑ Nymphet Amazon Listing
4. ↑ Kodomo no Jikan ~ A Child's Time by digitalmanga