Read an Exclusive Excerpt of Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel
Read an Exclusive Excerpt of Totto-chan, The Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel
To say that Tetsuko Kuroyanagi’s 1981 memoir Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window was a success would be a huge understatement. Decades later, it remains the best-selling book in the country’s history and has become a major hallmark of Japan’s postwar cultural movement. Now, at long last, the sequel is coming to US shores.
Kodansha will release Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel on November 18, 2025. The book features an English translation by Yuki Tejima and recurring spot artwork.
To celebrate that release, Kodansha will hold a series of book-launch events in the month of October:
Book talk with Translator Yuki Tejima at the New York Public Library 53rd Street Branch
Date/Time: Saturday, November 22, 2025
Location: 18 West 53rd Street, New York
Admission: free
Book signing with Translator Yuki Tejima at Kinokuniya Bookstore
Date/Time: 6-8pm ET, Monday, November 24, 2025
Location: 1073 Avenue of the Americas, New York
Admission: free
Screening of Totto-chan: The Little Girl at the Window feature anime and panel discussion at the Japan Society
Featuring: Yuki Tejima, translator; Alexandra McCullough-Garcia, editor; Nathan Shockey, Associate Professor of Japanese at Bard College
Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Time: Doors 6 p.m, Screening 7 p.m.
Location: 333 E 47th Street, New York
Admission: $16 general admission; $12 students/seniors/persons with disabilities; $8 members
To say that Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's 1981 memoir Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window was a success would be a huge understatement. Decades later, it remains the best-selling book in the country's history and has become a major hallmark of Japan's postwar cultural movement. Now, at long last, the sequel…
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