Kanamemo

Kanamemo
Cover of Kanamemo volume 1 as published by Houbunsha
かなめも
Genre	Comedy, Slice of life, Yuri
Manga
Written by	Shoko Iwami
Published by	Houbunsha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Manga Time Kirara Max
Original run	April 19, 2007 – October 19, 2013
Volumes	6
Anime television series
Directed by	Shigehito Takayanagi
Written by	Rika Nakase
Music by	Yukari Hashimoto
Studio	Feel
Original network	AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo
Original run	July 5, 2009 – September 27, 2009
Episodes	13

Kanamemo (かなめも^?) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip written and illustrated by Shoko Iwami (石見翔子^?). The strip has been serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since April 19, 2007. It is about Kana Nakamichi and her growing experience as a newspaper deliverer, cook, and orphan.

The anime adaptation premiered in Japan on July 5, 2009 by Feel Studios.

The story centers on Kana Nakamichi, a middle-school girl who had already lost her parents and just recently lost her only remaining relative, her grandmother. As a result, she ends up living and working at a newspaper delivery office. Everyone else living at the office are all charming, self-assertive bishōjo.

The manga follows Kana’s daily life in the fast-paced yet joyous environment.

The original manga by Shoko Iwami began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine from April 19, 2007. Four tankōbon volumes have been released so far:

An anime television adaptation by Feel Studios was announced in the March 2009 issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine. The series aired in Japan between July 5, 2009 and September 27, 2009 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The opening theme is "Kimi e to Tsunagu Kokoro" (君へとつなぐココロ, Connectings Heart With You^?) by Aki Toyosaki, Kaoru Mizuhara and Rie Kugimiya whilst the ending theme is "Yahho! Kanamemo ver." (YAHHO!! かなめもVer.^?) by Yui Horie.