With some exceptions, the manga was made with a one-shot story format consisting of 23 equally sized rectangular frames.

[2] The story revolves around the Tachibana family, which consists of the frugal and sometimes unintentionally careless mother, the taciturn father who goes at his own pace, the high school girl Mikan, who is plain, timid and a bit clumsy, and the younger brother Yuzuhiko (nicknamed Yuzupi or Yu-chan), a middle school student who is shy and unfamiliar with things like love, but is sensitive, logical, and has a steady personality.

The stage of the story in the anime work is Tanashi, Nishitokyo, and the family lives in a three bedroom apartment on the fifth floor.

The original book has been translated and published in Chinese and Korean, and the TV animation is also broadcast in South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, and India.

The family name, in earlier manga printings and in early TV episodes, was spelled using kanji as 立花.

Mikan's classmate, often nicknamed with a "-kun" at the end is a tall humble boy with a warm, big-hearted personality who doesn't use many words when he speaks.

Lots of boys in Mikan's high school have fallen for her and would go to extreme lengths just to make her notice them.

Despite being the most beautiful girl in school, she isn't all that intelligent and shows that by asking weird and self-explanatory questions to Mikan and Shimi-chan.

She has a stylish mother wearing makeup in the house, and her uncle who manages a dandy father and villa.

She is gluttonous and greasy, and brought a voluminous hamburger and fried chicken during the break of the school festival.

A member of Teddy Bear Brigade Club, she is on good terms with Asada, and they often act in pairs, such as chatting with each other.

According to Mikan, he is a "normal" boy, but her mother, who saw his photo, criticized him as "a face that will definitely cause problems for women in the future."

A teacher with white hair and glasses.During class, he often talks about his own experiences and thoughts (however, the students don't like that), and Mikan is often interested in the story.

She wears square glasses with rounded edges, which she rarely removes, with the exception of episode 18 of season 2 of the anime.

On the other hand, when she travels to Kyoto, she dresses up as a maiko (apprentice geisha), tries to eat while standing near the station, and is influenced by her friends to reach the same level.

He seems to have adapted to the times, and refused mother's gift of a hot spring trip on the grounds that "the toilet must have a washlet."

One of them, nicknamed "Hiro-kun," took a nap right after drinking the juice, causing a rare incident in which a large swarm of ants gathered in his mouth.

Initially envious of Yuzuhiko, who has her older sister, he is deeply in love with Mikan (even though he has only seen her face for a moment), but later portrays him as having a crush on Sudo.

She has a persistent and sticky personality with a glaring look and a dull voice, and she never forgives any leftovers from students' school lunch.

A female honor student who often says "I can't do anything", "I've already thrown it away", and "Seriously 0 points" while getting the highest score in the grade.

When Father returned to his parents' home in Ōita, he cried alone in front of her portrait (Mother said it was the only tears she had ever seen of him).

Written and illustrated by Eiko Kera, the Atashinchi manga began serialization in the Yomiuri Shimbun in June 1994 and ran until November 2014.

Akitaro Daichi and Tetsuo Yasumi served as directors, while Motoi Sakuraba composed the music.

[8] Shin Atashin'chi, a sequel to the original 2002 anime series, aired on Animax from October 6, 2015 to April 5, 2016 for 26 episodes.

Ogura Hirofumi served as director, Akifumi Tada composed the music, while the original creator Eiko Kera wrote stories specifically for the series.

The length of this film is 95 minutes.The director is Tetsuo Yasumi.The script is written by Kazuyuki Ryosawa and Natsuko Takahashi.

The initial title was "Atashin'chi New Year's Movie" The catch copy was "Congratulations 'Mother' silver screen debut ♪ Something will happen to the Tachibana family this winter!"

[13][14] Before its release, TV Asahi and Toei said,[13] "We want to make a series that lasts for 10 years and 20 years as a national animation as a work that the whole family can enjoy," and set the target box office revenue of 3 billion yen under "Doraemon movie"[14] Despite an unusual campaign in which 10 of the main character's visited places where there were requests for business trips such as personal events all over the country, the box office revenue was 900 million yen, falling short of the target, and it was not made into a series.

[15] It was screened in Taiwan from February 9, 2007, and in Hong Kong from January 17, 2008, recording the highest ticket sales in the second week of its release.

Although it was released on a small scale of 89 screens nationwide, it is popular among elementary school students and their parents, accounting for 80% of the total.