On the last day of the spring semester, Yotsuba and her father Koiwai move into their new house and meet the neighboring Ayase girls, Asagi, Fuka, and Ena. 'Yotsuba & Rain' ( よつばとおおあめ 'Yotsuba to Ō-Ame' ?, 'Yotsuba & Rainstorms').'Yotsuba & Cicadas' ( よつばとせみとり 'Yotsuba to Semitori' ?, 'Yotsuba & Cicada-Catching').'Yotsuba & Shopping' ( よつばとかいもの 'Yotsuba to Kaimono' ?).

'Yotsuba & Global Warming' ( よつばと地球温暖化 'Yotsuba to Chikyū-Ondanka' ?).'Yotsuba & Manners' ( よつばとあいさつ 'Yotsuba to Aisatsu' ?, 'Yotsuba & Greetings').'Yotsuba & Moving' ( よつばとひっこし 'Yotsuba to Hikkoshi' ?).Note: This list uses official English-translated titles through volume 8, unofficial Japanese translations thereafter. 2 Chapters not collected in tankōbon format.The first five volumes cover a summer vacation period. The collected volumes have seven chapters each, spanning about a week in series time. Official story dates through volume five are given by a small artbook, Yotsuba&! Illustrations and Materials, distributed in Japan with volume six and Yotsuba & Monochrome Animals dates from volume six on are established by evidence within the series, such as statements by characters, and by statements by Azuma. This allows the appearance of products created after 2003, such as the Nintendo DS Mr. The year was initially believed to be 2003, coinciding with the date of the manga's serialization, but Azuma has stated that the manga always takes place in the present day. Yotsuba&! follows the daily life of a young girl named Yotsuba Koiwai and her adoptive father, with each chapter taking place on a specific, nearly sequential day of a common year starting on Wednesday. The series has been licensed in France by Kurokawa, in Spain by Norma Editorial, in Germany by Tokyopop Germany, in Italy by Dynit, in Finland by Punainen jättiläinen, in Korea by Daiwon C.I., in Taiwan by Kadokawa Media, in Vietnam by TVM Comics, and in Thailand by NED Comics. Yen Press announced at New York Comic Con 2009 that they had acquired the North American license for the English release of the manga volume six was released in September 2009 along with new translations of the first five volumes, with later volumes to follow. The series was licensed in English by ADV Manga, with five volumes published volume six was scheduled to be published February 2008 but was delayed indefinitely. Sixty-two chapters have been published since 2003, and collected in nine bound volumes as of November 2009. Yotsuba&! is a manga written and drawn by Kiyohiko Azuma, and published in Japan by ASCII Media Works in the monthly magazine Dengeki Daioh. The cover of the first volume of the Yotsuba&! manga released by ADV Manga.

Yotsuba&!, Vol. 1 by Kiyohiko Azuma