Kobato

Kobato
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Kobato Hanato and Ioryogi
こばと。
Genre	Fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by	Clamp
Published by	Shogakukan (former) Kadokawa Shoten (current)
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Monthly Sunday Gene-X (December 18, 2004 – August 19, 2005) Newtype (October 10, 2006 – July 8, 2011)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 18, 2004 – July 8, 2011
Volumes	6 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Mitsuyuki Masuhara
Written by	Michiko Yokote Nanase Ohkawa
Music by	Takeshi Hama
Studio	Madhouse
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks (expired)
Original network	NHK-BS2[2]
English network	NA: Anime Network PH: HERO, Yey!
Original run	October 6, 2009 – March 23, 2010
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)

Kobato (こばと。) is a Japanese manga series by Clamp. It was first published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from December 2004 to August 2005, under the title Kobato (kari). It was later serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype magazine from October 2006 to July 2011. Its chapters were collected in six tankōbon volumes. The story features a mysterious young girl, Kobato Hanato, who works in a local kindergarten. In North America, the manga was first published by Newtype USA and later licensed by Yen Press. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by Madhouse was broadcast from October 2009 to March 2010.