While full of surreal gags, Danchi Tomoo also shows the real emotions of the Kinoshita family and their friends, neighbors, and classmates.

Written and illustrated by Tobira Oda, the Danchi Tomoo manga began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits in 2003, and finished on February 4, 2019.

[3] The chapters are collected into tankōbon volumes, which have been published under Shogakukan's Big Comics imprint, since February 28, 2004.

[4] A cel shaded CGI anime adaptation of Danchi Tomoo, produced by NHK Enterprises and Shogakukan Music & Digital Entertainment, aired on NHK-G from April 6, 2013 to February 7, 2015 for a total of 78 episodes.

[5] Ayumu Watanabe served as director, Takashi Yamada handled the series composition, Tomoki Hasegawa composed the music, and Man Kuwabata designed the characters.