Nikoniko Nikki

Description

Kei is a young, not-so-successful screenwriter. One day, she finds an unexpected vistor at the door of her apartment. A little girl named Niko, a secret child of a famous actress Mifuyu Shibano. Niko is sent to Kei because she is the only person who knows this secret, since she used to work for Mifuyu when she was not so famous. As she begins to live with Niko, she finds the girl is very self-contained. She tries an 'exchange diary' to communicate with her.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Nico Nico Diary

NicoNico Diary

Niko Niko Diary

Niko Niko Nikki

Smile Diary

ニコニコ日記

니코니코 일기

Groups Scanlating

Dayment scans

Furinkazan

Yakuza

Latest Release(s)

c.32b (end) by Dayment scans 5 years ago

c.32a by Dayment scans 5 years ago

c.31 by Dayment scans 5 years ago

Search for all releases of this series

Status in Country of Origin

6 Volumes (Complete)
4 Bunko (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

N/A

Forum

1 topics, 1 posts

Click here to view the forum

User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (40 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.67 / 10.0

35%

28%

15%

18%

Last Updated

March 12th, 2025 3:11pm PDT - 2 months ago

Image [Report Inappropriate Content]

Genre

Comedy Drama Josei Romance Slice of Life
Search for series of same genre(s)

Categories

Log in to vote!

Category Recommendations

Houkago Karte

My Little Sister Is the Demon Lord!

Recommendations

My Girl (SAHARA Mizu)

[unknown series]

Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Chorus (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #768

(-27)

Monthly Pos #1711

(-149)

3 Month Pos #2251

(-1077)

6 Month Pos #4480

(-302)

Year Pos #7990 (No change)

List Stats

On 144 reading lists

On 216 wish lists

On 40 completed lists

On 10 unfinished lists

On 107 custom lists

Note: You must be logged in to update information on this page.

Forum Posts Click to view the forum

Special Chapter

16 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Found Family

by AA-A-AA
5 years ago

Rating: N/A

This was an example of a series that is still a great read, even two decades later. The story centers around Kei and Niko similar to that of the found family trope, or family of choice. Watching over their relationship throughout the course was incredible. Even watching over Kei’s romantic relationships throughout the series was enjoyable, which I initially doubted the experience would be anything but. It has realistic elements imbedded into it that are fun and heartbreaking at times.

Kei’s struggles as a temporary legal guardian are presented throughout the story as certain limitations are imposed on her that prevent her from fully adopting Niko. Thus she has to obtain certain permissions from Niko’s mother as has neither the full custodial rights. Niko’s own struggle is with her own identity, or lack of ability to acknowledge her parentage, through her distant, yet neglectful mother. This explains Niko’s strong attachment and desire to stay with Kei throughout the series.

My only complaint with this manga is that I I felt like it ended prematurely. I felt like there was a chapter or three that could have wrapped it up better, but the ending itself isn’t bad. That, or I just simply enjoyed myself too much to be ready to let it go.
The last two and most important loose ends are tied up, but it also leaves the consequences and possible repercussions of another one open, but is left forgotten as the story itself wrapped up. I was a bit disappointed by the last choice in the manga, which was one of the most central issues throughout the story - the issue of

adoption. I felt like the ending was essentially leading up to that particular point, yet it decided not to at the end, for reasons not explicitly explained. I felt like a critical piece of dialogue was missing to explain this decision, but nonetheless the story wraps up on an otherwise good note.

Was this comment useful? Yes

Love the story, but awful artwork!

by buywrong
15 years ago

Rating: 7.5 / 10.0

Very sweet and heart warming, though the romance is not intense enough (hoping for shoujo!)
Anyway, I think this has been dropped... so it's a pity and didn't get to find out what happen to Kei & Nico! >x<

Was this comment useful? Yes

sweet

by x91
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

A very sweet and endearing manga, i find it captivating how the main character changes slowly because of a child. It's disappointing that the series is not being scanlated anymore due to the two dead groups.

Was this comment useful? Yes

was it dropped?

by destati
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I hope I'm not the only one who is disappointed at the slow rate of the scanlation. Now I'm thinking it might've been dropped altogether. Either way, it's a shame because the story was just starting to get interesting (who is Niko's daddy?). I wish I had the raws to speed-read...

Was this comment useful? Yes

Sweet and tender...

by pearlesque
18 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

This manga is a wonderful exploration of how a single woman finds herself charmed -- and, in a sense, enlightened -- by a child. There are relatively few josei stories out there that focus on this kind of maternal relationship, rather than on the romantic relationships that are so easy to find. Finding Nico Nico Diary was a real pleasure. Read it!

Was this comment useful? Yes