It was serialized by Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon from 1995 to 1997, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.

Mikako Kōda is an aspiring fashion designer who attends Yazawa Art Academy in Tokyo and is slowly building up her clothing brand, Happy Berry.

Written and illustrated by Ai Yazawa, Neighborhood Story was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Ribon from the February 1995 to the October 1997 issues.

It was directed by Atsutoshi Umezawa, with Aya Matsui handling series composition, Yoshihiko Umakoshi designing the characters and Masahiro Kawasaki composing the music.

[11] The anime stars Rumi Shishido as Mikako, who was encouraged to audition for the part after producer Hiromi Seki heard her speaking voice in her 1990 album, Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Ti-Do-Shi-Shi-Do-Ru-Mi.