Koudai, Makio
Main
Voice actors: Sawashiro, Miyuki
Anime Detail
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Ikoku Nikki
TV
Finished Airing
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Community Score: 8.71
Source: Manga
Episodes: 13
Aired: Jan 4, 2026 to Mar 29, 2026
Duration: 23 min per ep
Synopsis
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Makio Koudai has always lived life on her own terms. While she maintains a small circle of friends and a steady career as a novelist, she is very introverted and indifferent to social norms. Her relationship with her older sister Minori suffered as a result—her sister's constant criticism during their childhood shaped a lasting estrangement. At thirty-five, Makio's life is disrupted when Minori and her husband die suddenly in an accident. In the wake of their deaths, Makio meets Asa Takumi for the first time, her fifteen-year-old niece who feels uncertain of her future. With no relatives willing to care for Asa, Makio takes her in despite her hesitance about building a bond with a stranger. Asa struggles to process the loss of her parents and the loneliness that follows, while reminders of her mother quietly shape aunt and niece's routines and interactions. Through writing and the slow unraveling of their assumptions about family, Makio and Asa learn to understand one another and themselves on their own terms. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Rank
64
Popularity
2027
Episodes
13
Aired
Jan 4, 2026 to Mar 29, 2026
Duration
23 min per ep
Members / Favorites
129697 / 2310
Studios
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Shuka
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Genre: Drama
Demographic: Josei
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Characters
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Takumi, Asa
Main
Voice actors: Mori, Fuuko
Ayaka
Supporting
Voice actors: Ashida, Moena
Daigo, Nana
Supporting
Voice actors: Matsui, Eriko
Hattori
Supporting
Voice actors: Kikuchi, Takeru
Juno, Itsuki
Supporting
Voice actors: Kujira
Kanda, Yumi
Supporting
Voice actors: Kobashi, Satomi
Kasamachi, Shingo
Supporting
Voice actors: Suwabe, Junichi
Kotoko
Supporting
Voice actors: Kanemoto, Hisako
Koudai, Kyouko
Supporting
Voice actors: Asano, Mayumi
Koudai, Minori
Supporting
Voice actors: Ohara, Sayaka
Mocchi
Supporting
Voice actors: Saeki, Iori
Mochizuki
Supporting
Voice actors: Miyase, Naoya
Mori
Supporting
Voice actors: Kiuchi, Yukako
Morimoto, Chiyo
Supporting
Voice actors: Aoki, Ruriko
Motsu
Supporting
Voice actors: Kobayashi, Sanae
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