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| Azuki-chan | |
 Cover of Azuki-chan volume as published by Kodansha | |
| あずきちゃん | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yasushi Akimoto |
| Illustrated by | Chika Kimura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1992 – 1997 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Kojima |
| Produced by | Eizo Kondo Satoshi Yoshimoto (Animation Producer) |
| Written by | Shun'ichi Yukimuro Tatsuhiko Urahata Chie Wakaki |
| Music by | Yo Tsuji |
| Studio | Madhouse |
| Original network | NHK |
| Original run | 4 April 1995 – 17 March 1998 |
| Episodes | 117 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Masayuki Kojima |
| Licensed by | NHK Enterprises 21 |
| Released | December 23, 1995 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
Azuki-chan (Japanese: あずきちゃん) is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was in first grade, Ken Takayanagi, a boy in her class, accidentally reads her name, "Azusa(あずさ)", as "Azuki(あずき)". Originally serialized in Nakayoshi magazine, later adapted into anime by Madhouse.