My Tiny Senpai

Takuma Shinozaki is an office worker who is being mentored by a beautiful and diminutive young woman named Shiori Katase. Serving as his , she likes to coddle him to ensure that he feels as relaxed as possible. In love with Katase, Shinozaki hopes that the time she spends with him is something more than just professional courtesy. ==Characters==

; : : :Shinozaki is a good-natured and timid office worker who serves as Katase's . He falls in love with Katase at first sight and only grows closer to her every day, hoping his relationship with her will blossom into something more than just coworkers. He often daydreams about Katase, which makes his crush on her all the more obvious to his coworkers, much to his embarrassment. ; : : :Hayakawa is a childhood friend of Shinozaki's who works in the same department as him and Katase. An otaku, it is implied she secretly has feelings for Akina, even though he is completely oblivious. ; : : :Akina is a department manager who is Katase, Shinozaki, and Hayakawa's boss. He likes to imagine his employees in different romantic scenarios, though is completely unaware of Hayakawa's secret feelings towards him. ; : :Yutaka is Takuma's older sister. Due to her obsession with cute things, she approves of Katase's beauty and cute charms, and wants her brother to marry her. ==Media==

Manga Written and illustrated by , My Tiny Senpai was serialized on Takeshobo's ' website from April 3, 2020, to September 26, 2025. It was subsequently transferred over to the ' website on October 17 of that same year. The first volume was released on October 30, 2020. As of March 2026, twelve volumes have been released. Volumes Anime An anime television series adaptation was announced on October 17, 2022. It was produced by Project No.9 and directed by Mitsutoshi Satō, with scripts written by , Yasuko Aoki, and Satoru Sugizawa, characters designed by Hayato Hashiguchi and Hiromi Ogata, and music composed by Sumika Horiguchi. The series aired from July 2 to October 1, 2023, on TV Asahi's NUMAnimation block. The opening theme song is "Honey", performed by , while the ending theme song is "Sugar", performed by . Crunchyroll is streaming the series. Episodes Drama A live-action television drama adaptation produced by BS Shochiku Tokyu and was announced on November 15, 2024. Masashi Komura and Kō Nishiguchi wrote and directed the series, composed the music, and Tatsuya Nagahara, Tōki Murasaki, Kyōhei Morinaga, and Kazuhiro Gotō served as the producers. It aired on BS Shochiku Tokyu from January 15 to March 26, 2025. The opening theme song is "Hatsukoi Juice", performed by , while the ending theme song is , performed by Amayadori. ==Reception==

In 2020, My Tiny Senpai ranked 11th in the Next Manga Awards in the web manga category. By August 2023, the manga had over one million copies in circulation. In 2025, the English version of the first volume of the manga was nominated for Best Lettering in the second edition of Anime NYC and Japan Society's American Manga Awards. ==See also==