is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Midori Obiya. It began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website in April 2021, and its chapters have been collected in 15 volumes as of December 2025.
Kaede Yuzuki, a transfer student, is Kouhei Aida's new neighbor, both at home and in the classroom. Kouhei tries to get friendly with her, but their conversations lead nowhere. However, Kaede always wished for a childhood friend, so one day she asks him to be her childhood friend, while she will be his, so they can start doing all the things that childhood friends should do.
Written and illustrated by Midori Obiya, Starting Today, We're Childhood Friends began serialization on Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website on April 20, 2021. Its chapters have been collected in 15 volumes as of December 2025. The series is licensed digitally in English by Comikey.
The series has had illustration collaborations with the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novel series by Takibi Amamori and Kono Manga no Heroine wa Morisaki Amane Desu manga series by Nekoguchi.
The series was nominated for the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 in the web category.