TsumaSho

"Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru." (My Wife Will Become an Elementary School Student) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yayū Murata. It was originally published as a one-shot in Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times in April 2018 before being serialized in the same magazine from July 2018 to December 2022. The series has been collected into fourteen tankōbon volumes. The story follows Keisuke Niijima, a loving husband who is in deep grief after his wife, Takae, dies in a car accident. Ten years later, an elementary school girl named Marika Shiraishi appears claiming to be Takae's reincarnation. Marika not only knows facts that only Takae would know but also rekindles the Niijima family's vitality in her elementary school appearance, allowing them to once again feel the warmth and love of a family. A television drama adaptation starring Shinichi Tsutsumi and Yuriko Ishida aired from January to March 2022. An anime adaptation produced by Studio Signpost aired from October to December 2024. "Tsuma, Shōgakusei ni Naru." has garnered widespread popularity and received numerous awards for its unique premise and touching portrayal of family bonds.