Editing Yotsuba&! (section)

== Media ==
=== Manga ===
{{main|List of Yotsuba&! chapters{{!}}List of ''Yotsuba&!'' chapters}}
The manga is written and illustrated by [[Kiyohiko Azuma]], and published by [[ASCII Media Works]] in the monthly [[shōnen manga|''shōnen'']] (aimed at teenage boys) [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Dengeki Daioh]]'' since the March 2003 issue, with serialization on-going. Chapters have been collected in sixteen ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes.

In English, ''Yotsuba&!'' was originally licensed by [[ADV Manga]],<ref name="ADV"/> who published five volumes between 2005 and 2007 before dropping the license. The North American license was picked up by [[Yen Press]],<ref name="yen-license"/> which republished the first five volumes along with the sixth in September 2009. Fourteen volumes have since been released.<ref name="yen"/> In addition, the series is licensed in Malaysia in both English and Malay by [[Gempak Starz|Kadokawa Gempak Starz]],<ref name="Yotsuba-English-Malaysia">{{cite web | url=https://malaysia.kinokuniya.com/bw/9789674784966 | title=Books Kinokuniya: Yotsuba&! 02 | publisher=[[Kinokuniya|Kinokuniya Malaysia]] | access-date=14 April 2022 }}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Yotsuba-Malay">{{cite web | url=https://www.shop.gempakstarz.com/YTB14-MY | title=Yotsuba&! 14 (Malay) | publisher=[[Gempak Starz|Kadokawa Gempak Starzz]] | access-date=14 April 2022}}</ref> in France by Kurokawa,<ref name="France-Kurokawa">{{cite web | url=http://www.kurokawa.fr/humour/fiche/81/yotsuba-t1 | title=Yotsuba&! Vol 1 | publisher=Kurokawa | access-date=20 May 2009 | language=fr}}</ref> in Spain by [[Norma Editorial]],<ref name="Spain-NORMA">{{cite web | url=http://www.normaeditorial.com/main.aspx?page=coleccion&pageindex=0&pagcount=0&idcoleccion=140&idserie=563 | title=¡YOTSUBA! | publisher=[[Norma Editorial]] | access-date=20 May 2009 | language=es |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080804113727/http://www.normaeditorial.com/main.aspx?page=coleccion&pageindex=0&pagcount=0&idcoleccion=140&idserie=563 |archive-date = 4 August 2008}}</ref> in Germany by [[Tokyopop|Tokyopop Germany]],<ref name="Germany-TOKYOPOP">{{cite web | url=http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/yotsuba/index.php | title=Yotsuba&! | publisher=[[Tokyopop|Tokyopop Germany]] | access-date=3 January 2021 | language=de |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151019005614/http://www.tokyopop.de/manga-shop/index.php?cPath=877_142index.php |archive-date=19 October 2015}}</ref> in Italy by [[Dynit]],<ref name="Italy-DYNIT">{{cite web | url=http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?mn=3&ctl=2&iddsc=365 | title=Yotsuba & ! | publisher=[[Dynit]] | access-date=3 January 2021 | language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208173507/http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?mn=3&ctl=2&iddsc=365 |archive-date=8 December 2015}}</ref> in Sweden by B. Wahlström,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Yotsuba&!|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/227510532|access-date=1 October 2021|via=WorldCat|oclc = 227510532}}</ref> in Finland by [[Punainen jättiläinen]],<ref name="Finland-Punainen">{{cite web | url=http://www.punainenjattilainen.fi/tuotteet.php?do=yotsuba1 | title=Yotsuba&! | publisher=[[Punainen jättiläinen]] | access-date=20 May 2009 | language=fi | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720192303/http://www.punainenjattilainen.fi/tuotteet.php?do=yotsuba1 | archive-date=20 July 2011}}</ref> in Korea by [[Daiwon C.I.]],<ref name="Korea-Daiwon">{{cite web | url=http://www.daiwon.co.kr/comic/05comic04_view.asp?vm=vie&seq=10049 | script-title=ko:요츠바랑! | publisher=[[Daiwon C.I.]] | access-date=3 January 2021 | language=ko }}</ref> in Taiwan by [[Kadokawa Group Holdings|Kadokawa Media]],<ref name="Taiwan-Kadokawa">{{cite web | url=http://www.walkersnet.com.tw/details.asp?id=1958 | script-title=zh:四葉妹妹! | publisher=Kadokawa Media | access-date=20 May 2009 | language=zh | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20070421093722/http://www.walkersnet.com.tw/details.asp?id=1958 | archive-date=21 April 2007}}</ref> in Russia by Palma Press<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ёцуба! Том 1.|url=https://xlm.ru/manga/etsuba-tom-1|access-date=1 October 2021|website=XL Media|language=ru}}</ref> in Vietnam by [[TVM Comics]],<ref name="Vietnam-TVM">{{cite web | url=http://www.tvmcomics.com.vn/index.php?controller=story&action=detail&id=28 | title=Yotsuba&! | publisher=[[TVM Comics]] | access-date=20 May 2009 | language=vi | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202001843/http://tvmcomics.com.vn/index.php?controller=story&action=detail&id=28 | archive-date=2 February 2009}}</ref> in Poland by Kotori,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://kotori.pl/nasze-wydania/yotsuba/ |title=Yotsuba! |publisher=Kotori |access-date=3 January 2021 |language=pl}}</ref> in Indonesia by [[Elex Media Komputindo]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yotsuba&! Search Results|url=https://isbn.perpusnas.go.id/Account/SearchBuku?searchTxt=yotsuba&searchCat=Judul|access-date=1 October 2021|website=National Library of the Republic of Indonesia|language=id}}</ref> and in Thailand by NED Comics.<ref name="Thailand-NED">{{cite web | url=http://www.ned-comics.com/book_inside.php?bkid=1563&isbn=974-254-483-2 | script-title=th:โยทสึบะ หนูเด๋อจอมป่วน! | publisher=NED Comics | access-date=3 January 2021 | language=th |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170911114839/http://www.ned-comics.com/book_inside.php?bkid=1563&isbn=974-254-483-2 |archive-date=11 September 2017}}</ref>

Each chapter of ''Yotsuba&!'' takes place on a specific, nearly sequential day of a [[common year starting on Wednesday]]. 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azuma Kiyohiko discuses volume 6 |url=http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2007/01/23_1124.php |language=ja |date=23 January 2007 |access-date=24 January 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205113131/http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2007/01/23_1124.php |archive-date=5 February 2007 }}</ref> This allows the appearance of products created after 2003, such as the [[Nintendo DS]] Mr. Ayase plays in chapter forty-two.

=== Calendars ===
Both monthly and daily ''Yotsuba&!'' calendars have been released every year since 2005, although a monthly calendar for 2009 was not released due to constraints on Azuma's schedule.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2008/11/27_0420.php | title=あずまきよひこ.com: ENTRY [カレンダーとか] |trans-title=AzumaKiyohiko.com: ENTRY "And Calendar?" | first=Kiyohiko | last=Azuma | author-link=Kiyohiko Azuma | language=ja | date=27 November 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201012104/http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2008/11/27_0420.php | archive-date=1 December 2008}}</ref> The 2005 edition of the monthly calendar featured pictures of Yotsuba playing with animals such as lions, [[zebra]]s, and [[kangaroo]]s. The 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 editions feature photographs altered to include Yotsuba doing such things as playing with other children or reaching for a balloon.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yotsuba Wall Calendar Site | url=http://www.yotuba.com/2007cal_top.html | language=ja | access-date=17 May 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401060659/http://www.yotuba.com/2007cal_top.html | archive-date=1 April 2016}}</ref> The photographs were by Miho Kakuta, with drawings by Kiyohiko Azuma. The daily calendars have a mix of original and manga artwork, with occasional captions, as well as other fun items—for example, the 2006 calendar had a game of [[shiritori]] ongoing through the year.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yotsuba Desktop Calendar Site | url=http://www.yotuba.com/2006hime_top.html | language=ja | access-date=17 May 2007 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150329014802/http://yotuba.com/2006hime_top.html | archive-date=29 March 2015}}</ref> The daily calendars run from April to March, following the Japanese school year instead of the calendar year.

The 2010 monthly calendar was released in November 2009.<ref name="2010 calendar">{{cite web | url=http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2009/07/31_0032.php | title=Yotsuba Calendar | publisher=[[Kiyohiko Azuma]] | access-date=20 September 2009 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130110232349/http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/2009/07/31_0032.php | archive-date=10 January 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Music ===
Two ''Yotsuba&!'' music CDs have been released, both purely [[instrumental]], called "[[Image song|image albums]]".<ref>{{cite web | title=Yotsubato! Image Album | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-03-23/yotsubato-image-album | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=23 March 2005 | access-date=17 January 2007}}</ref> The music is designed to elicit mental images of events described by the titles. Both albums are composed by Masaki Kurihara and performed by the Kuricorder Pops Orchestra, who also worked together on the [[Azumanga Daioh Original Soundtrack, Volume 1|''Azumanga Daioh'' soundtrack]].
* The first album, ''Yotsuba&♪'', released in April 2005, follows Yotsuba throughout the course of a typical day.<ref>{{cite web | title=Yotsuba Music CD Site | url=http://www.yotuba.com/cd_1.html | language=ja | access-date=18 May 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510051329/http://www.yotuba.com/cd_1.html | archive-date=10 May 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref>
* The second album, ''Yotsuba&♪ Music Suite (General Winter)'', released in November 2006, depicts the season of winter, including Christmas and New Year's celebrations.<ref>{{cite web | title=Fuyu Shōgun CD Site | url=http://www.yotuba.com/fuyusyogun_top.html | language=ja | access-date=18 May 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070514042316/http://www.yotuba.com/fuyusyogun_top.html | archive-date=14 May 2007 | url-status=dead}}</ref> {{nihongo|"[[General Officer|General]] Winter"|冬将軍|Fuyu [[Shōgun]]}} is a personification of harsh winters, similar to [[Jack Frost]].

=== Picture books ===
A ''Yotsuba&!'' [[picture book]], ''Yotsuba & Monochrome Animals'', was published on 16 December 2006 ({{ISBN|978-4-8402-3714-7}}).<ref name="AMW-mono">{{cite web | url=http://asciimw.jp/search/?isbn=4-8402-3714-X | script-title=ja:よつばとしろとくろのどうぶつ | language=ja | publisher=[[ASCII Media Works]] | access-date=22 March 2009}}</ref> The book has pictures of Yotsuba playing with various black-and-white colored animals, such as [[Giant Panda|pandas]]. The name of each animal is given in Japanese and English, along with the [[scientific classification]] of the [[species]]. Another book, called ''Find Yotsuba''—which is actually a compilation of all previously released calendar illustrations— was released on 31 August 2013 ({{ISBN|978-4-0489-1879-4}}).<ref>{{cite book | script-title=ja:FiND YOTSUBA —「よつばと! 」カレンダー写真集— | language=ja | id={{ASIN|4048918796|country=jp}} }}</ref>

=== Anime ===
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An anime spin-off based on cat versions of Azuma's character [[Danbo (character)|Danbo]] titled ''[[Nyanbo!]]'' was announced and began airing on 26 September 2016 as part of a "mini anime" program. This project did not adapt any of ''Yotsuba&!''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-22/cat-version-of-yotsuba-s-danbo-character-inspires-tv-anime-in-october/.98956|title=Cat version of yotsuba's danbo character inspires tv anime in October|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=22 February 2016}}</ref> The spin-off is aired in Japan on [[NHK Educational TV|NHK-E]] and is simulcast overseas on [[Crunchyroll]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-26/crunchyroll-to-stream-nyanbo-anime/.106917|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Nyanbo! Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=27 September 2016|access-date=4 October 2016}}</ref>

Despite its popularity and the success of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', no plans have been announced for an [[anime]] adaptation of ''Yotsuba&!''. In an entry posted on his website on 15 May 2005, Azuma said there were no plans for it to be animated;<ref>{{cite web | title=あずまきよひこ.com: TOPICS (FAQ) | url=http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/c_15.php | language=ja | access-date=16 August 2007 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525235542/http://azumakiyohiko.com/archives/c_15.php <!--Added by H3llBot--> | archive-date=25 May 2007}}</ref> he reiterated this on 5 December 2008, claiming that the stories and style of ''Yotsuba&!'' are not well-suited for animation.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-04/yotsuba&creator-kiyohiko-azuma-addresses-anime-rumors | title=Yotsuba&! Creator Kiyohiko Azuma Addresses Anime Rumors | date=4 December 2008 | publisher=Anime News Network | access-date=6 December 2008}}</ref>