Махораба: Жүректің жылы күндері (Махораба: Жүректің жылы күндері)

Japanese manga series

(まほらば) is a Japanese manga series by Akira Kojima. It was serialized in Square Enix' Monthly Gangan WING manga magazine between January 2000 and July 2006, spanning a total of 12 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation, entitled Mahoraba 〜Heartful days (まほらば〜Heartful days), was animated by J. C. Staff, aired on TV Tokyo from January 10, 2005, to June 26, 2005, spanning a total of 26 episodes.

Shiratori Ryushi wants to become a children's picture book writer, and he moves to an apartment, Narutaki Sou (Narutaki Villa), in order to go to an art school in Tokyo. Narutaki Sou is an old Japanese style one story house which doesn't fit in urban scenery. The complex is owned by his mother's cousin and the manager of the apartment is his second cousin, Aoba Kozue. They met each other when they were children, although Shiratori doesn't remember much of it. Kozue is in the second grade of a high school attached to Aoba Junior College. There are seven residents of Narutaki Sou. The first, Chanohata Tamami, lives in room #1 and she is Kozue's childhood friend and best friend. Shiratori Ryushi, the main character of the series, resides in room #2. In room #3 resides Momono Megumi, a person who goes her own way in life. Kurosaki Sayoko and her daughter Asami, who is in the first grade of middle school, live in room #5. Finally, in room #6, Haibara Yukio lives with his puppet Johnny. Narutaki Sou is filled with characteristic and eccentric people. However, the most eccentric person is Kozue herself. She has a secret of which even she does not know; when she is shocked at something, her personality changes. Not knowing this, Ryushi moves to Narutaki Sou to realize his dream.

Miyabi Shirogane (銀 雅) is Shiratori's teacher. Students who are disobedient or forget their homework are subjected to "the mysterious closet", which apparently is a frightful ordeal. She has a habit of having her eyes half open and talking very cheerfully until certain moments. At one point she and Tamami meet and get along quite well, much to the others' terror. She typically wears kimono and "normal" clothes on festivals. Tsubasa Yamabuki (山吹 翼) is Shiratori's classmate who is always trying to charm high school girls and young women. He happened to meet Shiratori when he was dressed as a girl due to a prank and fell in love with "her". Without a name to call this newfound love, he nicknamed her "Reiko", not realizing that she was really Shiratori. Voiced by: Hikaru Tokita [jp]
Risona Aizawa (藍沢 理想奈) is Shiratori's classmate who wears glasses. Her name is based on the famous bank in Japan "Resona Bank". A devoted fan of manga (especially yaoi and yuri manga), Risona aims to become a dojinshi author. She has a fear of white goats eating her manga manuscripts. Voiced by: Riku Moriyama
Mizuho Amane (亜麻根 瑞穂) is Shiratori's classmate who uses her batting skills to punish Tsubasa for his womanizing. She normally uses a spiked baseball bat, but because of the adults' circumstances, her bat was taken away and replaced with a plastic megaphone. In the epilogue of the manga, she is shown to have become an editor, despite studying to be an author. Voiced by: Nozomi Masu

Satsuki "Sa chan" Matsuba (松葉 五月) is Asami's classmate and speaks in Kaisai dialect. She tries to keep control of Mi chan's haughty attitude, often using heavy texts such as dictionaries or telephone books as punishment. Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
Michiyo "Mi chan" Asagi (浅葱 三千代) is Asami's classmate and is rich and slightly snobby, often having a blase attitude and striking old fashioned poses with her fan. Even if Michiyo won't freely admit it, she just wants to be friends with Asami. Voiced by: Riku Moriyama