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Chibi Maruko-chan

ちびまる子ちゃん

(Chibi Maruko-chan)

Genre

Slice of Life

Manga

Author

Momoko Sakura

Publisher

Shueisha

[show]Other publishers:
Comics House

Demographic

Shōjo

Serialized in

Ribon

Original run

August

1986 –

June

1996

TV

anime

Director

Yumiko Suda

Tsutomu Shibayama

Studio

Nippon Animation

Network

Fuji Television,

Animax

Animax Asia

NTV7

RCTI

Original run

July 1,

1990 –

September 27,

1992

Episodes

142

Animated movie: Chibi Maruko-chan: My
Favorite Song

Released

December 19,

1992

Runtime

93 minutes

TV

anime: Chibi Maruko-chan TV 2

Studio

Nippon Animation

Network

Fuji TV,

Animax

Original run

January 08,

1995 – ongoing

Episodes

300+

TV

drama: Chibi Maruko-chan (live-action
special)

Network

Fuji TV

Original run

April 18,

2006

April 19,

2007 – ongoing

Episodes

Chibi Maruko-chan
(ちびまる子ちゃん,
Chibi Maruko-chan^?)
is a

shōjo

manga series by

Momoko Sakura, later adapted into an

anime TV series by

Nippon Animation, which originally aired on

Fuji Television from

July 1,

1990 to

September 27,

1992. The series depicts the simple, everyday life
of a little girl nicknamed Maruko in

suburban late-seventies

Japan.

Originally a

shōjo manga series created to appeal to the
childhood memories of young women, it has found a large
audience among children who identified with the little
heroine. Chibi Maruko-chan series has spawned numerous
games, animated films and

merchandising, as well as a second TV series running
from

1995

to the present. Maruko's style and themes are
sometimes compared to the classic comic

Sazae-san. In 1989, the manga received the

Kodansha Manga Award for

shōjo.^[1]
As of 2006, the collected volumes of the manga had sold
more than 31 million copies in Japan, making it the
fifth best-selling shōjo manga ever.^[2]

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1
Characters
- 1.1
  Sakura family
- 1.2
  Maruko's friends

2
Media

3
References

4
External links

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Characters

[edit]
Sakura family

Momoko Sakura (さくらももこ, Sakura Momoko^?): Voiced by:

Tarako; The title character, Maruko (born May 8 1965) is
a nine-year-old

third-grade student raised in a relatively poor
family of six. She is lazy, disorganized and usually
late for school, in strong contrast with her neat,
calm and tidy older sister (sixth-grader) who must
share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids,
tries to avoid homework and chores, and she takes
advantage of her doting grandfather and squabbles
with her sister. Nevertheless, she is a well-meaning
child who tries to do good. She is similar to Calvin
in

Calvin and Hobbes in that she often uses
adult-like language to express her child-like
feelings.

Maruko's trademark

face fault in reaction to an awkward "don't know
what to say" situation (or sometimes, embarrassment)
is the sudden appearance of vertical lines on her
face, sometimes with an unexplained gust of wind
blowing behind her head.

Hiroshi Sakura (さくらひろし, Sakura Hiroshi^?): Voiced by:

Yūsaku Yara; Maruko's father.

Sumire Sakura (さくらすみれ, Sakura Sumire^?): Voiced by:

Teiyū Ichiryūsai; Maruko's mother.

Sakiko Sakura (さくらさきこ, Sakura Sakiko^?): Voiced by:

Yūko Mizutani

Tomozou Sakura (さくら友蔵, Sakura Tomozō^?): Voiced by:

Kei Tomiyama (1990-1995),

Takeshi Aono (1995-); Maruko's kind but absent-minded grandfather.
Naive and easily tricked, he keeps a pet turtle and
loves watching TV with Maruko. When feeling
distressed or nostalgic, he spontaneously retreats
to a

surreal inner world for a few seconds to
improvise a sad yet comical

haiku about his state of mind.

Kotake Sakura (さくらこたけ, Sakura Kotake^?): Voiced by:

Yūko Sasaki; Maruko's kind but absent-minded grandmother.

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Maruko's friends

Kazuhiko Hanawa (花輪和彦, Hanawa Kazuhiko^?): Voiced by:

Masami Kikuchi

Honami Tamae (穂波たまえ, Honami Tamae^?): Voiced by:

Naoko Watanabe

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Media

[edit]
Manga

The original Chibi Maruko-chan manga was
serialized in the

shōjo-oriented

Ribon Magazine. 14 volumes were published from
July

1987 to December

1996, with a 15th volume published in February

2003. On July

2007, a 4-frame version of Chibi Maruko-chan
was published in every morning edition of several
Japanese newspapers such as the

Tokyo Shimbun and the

Chunichi Shimbun.

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First TV series

Chibi Maruko-chan originally aired on

Fuji Television. 142 episodes were broadcast, from
January

1990 to September

1992. Maruko was

voiced by

Tarako; other voice actors included

Kappei Yamaguchi and

Hideki Saijo. Original manga author Momoko Sakura
wrote the

teleplay for most episodes. The first season was
directed by

Yumiko Suda and animated by

Masaaki Yuasa (who later directed

Mind Game in 2004). The series attained a TV
viewer rating of 39.9%, the highest rating ever attained
by an animated TV series in Japan at the time

[1]. The

theme song

Odoru Ponpokorin became a hit and was
interpreted by several artists including the

Kinki Kids and

Captain Jack. The series was exported throughout
Asia and was especially popular in

Taiwan. In addition, 64 episodes were dubbed into
Arabic (called maruko-alsaghera, which means Little
Maruko), where it garnered attention from people of all
ages. It also aired in Germany with the same title as
the original.

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Second TV series

A second series debuted in January

1995, in the 6pm time slot before

Sazae-san on Sunday evenings. This series was
also dubbed into

German and broadcast by

RTL II,

Super RTL and

Jetix in Germany.

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Live action series

A live action series is currently airing on Fuji
Television in the 7pm slot; it had its first broadcast
on

April 18,

2006. The series is being created to commemorate
Chibi Maruko-chan's 15th anniversary and will have a
total of 3 episodes. The episodes will air weekly, for 2
hours each. All costumes and hairstyles are extremely
faithful to the original manga settings.

Both the second television series and the live action
series are now broadcast in 1080i

HDTV.

Due to its popularity the live action series is now
regularly aired after

Quiz$Millionare. Its title is

Maru Maru Chibimaruko-chan.

[edit]
Movies

Chibi Maruko-chan (Toho,
1990)

Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
(1992)

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Games

(Released in Japan only)

Chibi Maruko-chan: Okozukai Daisakusen (Game
Boy, 1990)

Chibi Maruko-chan 4: Korega Nihon Dayo Ouji Sama
(Game Boy, 1992)

Chibi Maruko-Chan (TurboGrafx
16, 1992)

Chibi Maruko-chan: Waku Waku Shopping (Sega
Mega Drive, 1992)

Chibi Maruko-chan: Maruko Deluxe Quiz (Game
Boy/Neo-Geo,
1995)

Chibi Maruko-chan - Harikiri 365-Nichi no Maki
(Super Famicom)

Chibi Maruko-chan: Mezase! Minami no Island
(Super
Famicom)

Chibi Maruko-chan no Taisen Puzzle Dama (Sega
Saturn, 1995)

A Chibi Maruko-Chan game for the Nintendo DS is
scheduled for release in early 2008.

Source From Wikipedia.

ちびまる子ちゃん's Die Hard Fans

ちびまる子ちゃん

Chibi Maruko-chan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents

[edit]
Characters

[edit]
Sakura family

[edit]
Maruko's friends

[edit]
Media

[edit]
Manga

[edit]
First TV series

[edit]
Second TV series

[edit]
Live action series

[edit]
Movies

[edit]
Games

ちびまる子ちゃん's Die Hard Fans

ちびまる子ちゃん

Chibi Maruko-chan

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Contents

[edit] Characters

[edit] Sakura family

[edit] Maruko's friends

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

[edit] First TV series

[edit] Second TV series

[edit] Live action series

[edit] Movies

[edit] Games

[edit]
Characters

[edit]
Sakura family

[edit]
Maruko's friends

[edit]
Media

[edit]
Manga

[edit]
First TV series

[edit]
Second TV series

[edit]
Live action series

[edit]
Movies

[edit]
Games