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24 alternatives to Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window

A runaway bestseller in Japan about a girl who finds herself

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Totto-Chan: The Little Girl at the Window launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Bending Adversity▲69

   A look at Japan's recent developments in Asia and the World

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   A Geek in Japan▲87

   Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   The Girl in the Spider's Web▲60

   From the author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Little Rice▲61

   Smartphones, Xiaomi, and the Chinese Dream

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up▲71

   The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   The Japanese Lover▲66

   Two survivors of separation and loss

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   In Praise of Shadows▲68

   A delightful essay on the ethos of Japanese aesthetics

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   The Last Samurai▲56

   The story of a young genius and his unique education

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   American Girls▲67

   Social Media and the Secret Lives of Teenagers

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    American Girls▲60

    Social media and the secret lives of teenagers

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Kooba▲141

    An interactive graph for finding new books

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Emojis▲71

    The secret behind the smile

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    "The Bird Market" By Anton Chekhov▲62

    TFW You Learn More About Life From A Bird, Than From School

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    1Q84▲65

    The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15NS
    Nihongo – Study Japanese using authentic text from games, songs, etc.▲139

    2015 · nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Diary Of A Young Girl by Anne Frank▲59

    First hand account of a 13 year old girl during WW II

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Gutsy Girl▲71

    Book that inspires girls to seek a life of exhilaration

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Dreams of My Russian Summers: A Novel▲55

    Memory and Imagination of Coming of Age in France and Russia

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    City on Fire: A novel ▲79

    Head-snapping ambition and heart-stopping power

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Emoji Book▲125

    A collection of artist interpretations of Emoji

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Bird by Bird▲82

    Some instructions on writing and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Thing About Jellyfish▲59

    National Book Award nomination for YA Literature 2015

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Hustle▲71

    A new book about hustling

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →