“If your heart hurts, I’ll heal it for you!“ With only a single bag, Kobato Hanato moves into a new apartment. There’s a place she wants to go, and once she has gathered enough “wounded hearts“ to fill a bottle, her wish to go there will be granted. Together with Ioryogi, she sets out to heal the wounded hearts of people, but she’s so clueless she fails at every turn… One day she meets Sayaka Okiura, the principal of Yomogi Nursery and kindergarten teacher Kiyokazu Fujimoto, and from there she begins working part-time at the nursery.

It began publication in “Monthly Sunday GX“ (Shogakukan) from 2005 under the temporary title of “Kobato“. In 2006 it moved to “Monthly Newtype“ (Kadokawa Shoten), with volumes of the manga released by Kadokawa Comics Ace. This heartwarming, charmingly pure story is played out by the adorably clueless Kobato, who is polite to everyone, and her straight-man partner Ioryogi. This story also takes place in the same setting as “Wish“, which featured a romance between an angel and a human. At the time of its first publication in “Monthly Sunday GX“, CLAMP were well-known for their action-packed stories, so they aimed for something a little more heart-warming in this title. Since many characters from other CLAMP titles appear in “Kobato.“ as well, in keeping with CLAMP’s unique approach to storytelling, there’s much to enjoy and keep an eye out for fans. An animated series was produced in 2009.