Mahoraba

Mahoraba (まほらば) is a manga series by Akira Kojima. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Gangan WING manga magazine between January 2000 and July 2006, spanning a total of 12 tankōbon volumes. The anime adaptation, entitled Mahoraba 〜Heartful days (まほらば〜Heartful days), was produced by J.C.Staff, premiered across TV Tokyo from January 10 to June 26, 2005.

Plot
Aspiring children's picture book writer, Shiratori Ryushi moves to an apartment called Narutaki-Sou nearby his art school in Tokyo. While the apartment's old Japanese style puts the building obsolete in front of the urban scenery, it was owned by his mother's cousin and the manager of the apartment is his second cousin, Aoba Kozue. Nevertheless, Rush moves in to realize his dream while interacting with the even characteristic and eccentric residents of Narutaki-Sou.