<p>Well, <em>to</em> (と) is a Japanese particle that functions like English "and". If, for example, you wanted to say "Yotsuba &amp; Tanaka", that would be <em>Yotsuba-to Tanaka</em> (よつばと田中). </p>

<p>So I suppose it makes sense that one might choose to write <em>Yotsuba-to!</em> as "Yotsuba&amp;!".</p>

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<p>As for <em>why</em> the title is "Yotsuba&amp;!" / <em>Yotsubato</em> in the first place - I suppose it's related to the fact that all the chapter titles are of the form "Yotsuba &amp; [something]", e.g. "Yotsuba &amp; the Elephant" (#19) and "Yotsuba &amp; Coffee" (#58).</p>

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2014-05-28T19:45:51.857Z
but it still doesn't make sense, why the title is 'yotsuba and'?
Darjeeling
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2014-05-28T19:49:32.920Z
@ShinobuOshino Oh, I guess that's because all the chapter titles are of the form "Yotsuba and [something]".
senshin
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2014-05-28T19:53:57.757Z
it's so that the name hints at the genre. "Someone and…" has been heavily used in naming works of a similar genre over the years, and the consumers know what to expect from a work with such name
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senshin
<p>The manga Yotsuba&amp;! is a story about a little girl named Yotsuba. So, the title using her name makes sense, but why is there an additional '&amp;' at the end?</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ensVT.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>This is the manga cover in English. It says Yotsuba&amp;! and sometimes it's written Yotsubato! on some sites.</p>

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Why is the title "Yotsuba&!"?
# Why is the title "Yotsuba&!"?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-05-28
The manga Yotsuba&! is a story about a little girl named Yotsuba. So, the title using her name makes sense, but why is there an additional '&' at the end?

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/ensVT.jpg)

This is the manga cover in English. It says Yotsuba&! and sometimes it's written Yotsubato! on some sites.
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### Answer by username_1 on 2014-05-28. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
Well, *to* (と) is a Japanese particle that functions like English "and". If, for example, you wanted to say "Yotsuba & Tanaka", that would be *Yotsuba-to Tanaka* (よつばと田中).

So I suppose it makes sense that one might choose to write *Yotsuba-to!* as "Yotsuba&!".

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As for *why* the title is "Yotsuba&!" / *Yotsubato* in the first place - I suppose it's related to the fact that all the chapter titles are of the form "Yotsuba & [something]", e.g. "Yotsuba & the Elephant" (#19) and "Yotsuba & Coffee" (#58).
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2014-05-28): but it still doesn't make sense, why the title is 'yotsuba and'?  
> **username_1** (2014-05-28): @ShinobuOshino Oh, I guess that's because all the chapter titles are of the form "Yotsuba and [something]".  
> **username_2** (2014-05-28): it's so that the name hints at the genre. "Someone and…" has been heavily used in naming works of a similar genre over the years, and the consumers know what to expect from a work with such name  
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