In 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.
14 volumes were published from July 1987 to December 1996, with a 15th volume published in February 2003. The original Chibi Maruko-chan manga was serialized in the shōjo-oriented Ribon Magazine.
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Her name of Kotake was never known in the series until it appeared in a 4-panel manga ( Yonkoma) on July 1, 2007. She's wise and knows what's good for the human body and wears a traditional Kimono. Kotake Sakura ( さくらこたけ, Sakura Kotake) Voiced by: Yūko Sasaki, Live-Action: Yoshie Ichige (2006 special), Yoshiko Miyazaki (2007 show) Maruko's paternal grandmother, Hiroshi's mother, and Sumire's mother-in-law. The author has said that she used her own grandfather as the model for Tomozou, but that his personality is the opposite of Tomozou's. His birthday is October 3, 1898, making him 76 in the series. Tomozou Sakura ( さくら友蔵, Sakura Tomozō) Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama (1990-1995), Takeshi Aono (1995-2010), Bin Shimada (2010-), Live-Action: Fuyuki Moto Maruko's kind but absent-minded paternal grandfather, Hiroshi's father, and Sumire's father-in-law. It is revealed in one episode that her maiden name is Kobayashi. Sumire Sakura ( さくらすみれ, Sakura Sumire) Voiced by: Teiyū Ichiryūsai, Live-Action: Michiko Shimizu (2006 special), Noriko Sakai (2007 show) Maruko's mother. His birthday is June 20, 1934, making him 40 years old during the series. He was introduced to Maruko's mother by her friend. Hiroshi Sakura ( さくらひろし, Sakura Hiroshi) Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara, Live-Action: Katsumi Takahashi (2006 special), Masakazu Mimura (2007 show) Maruko's father. Her birthday is March 21, 1963, making her 11 in the series. Sakiko Sakura ( さくらさきこ, Sakura Sakiko) Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani (1990-2016), Machiko Toyoshima (2016-), Live-Action: Mayuko Fukuda (2006 special), Maaya Murasaki (2007 show) Maruko's older sister. It is implied that the show is drawn by Maruko herself. Maruko) Momoko "Maruko" Sakura ( さくらももこ, Sakura Momoko, まる子 Maruko) Voiced by: Tarako, Live-Action: Ei Morisako (2006 special), Ayaka Ito (2007 show) The title character, Maruko (born May 8, 1965), is a nine-year-old third-grade student raised in a modest family of six. īack row, from left: Hiroshi, Sumire, and Tomozo middle row, from left: Sakiko and Kotake and front row: Momoko (a.k.a. On June 14, 2020, it was announced that it would resume on June 21, 2020. On April 25, 2020, it was announced that the second series would be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 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. In 1989, the manga tied to receive the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo.
Maruko's style and themes are sometimes compared to the classic comic Sazae-san.
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It has also spawned numerous games, animated films and merchandising, as well as a second TV series running from 1995 to the present. The nostalgic, honest and thoughtful tone of the strip led to its becoming popular among a wider audience.Ĭhibi Maruko-chan was adapted into an anime television series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television and affiliated TV stations from Januto September 27, 1992. The author's intent was to write "essays in manga form" many stories are inspired by incidents from her own life, and some characters are based on her family and friends. The author first began writing and submitting strips in her final year of senior high school, although Shueisha (the publisher of Ribon and Ribon Original) did not decide to run them until over a year later. Other semi-autobiographical stories by the author had appeared in Ribon and Ribon Original in 19, and were included in the first "Chibi Maruko-chan" tankōbon in 1987. The first story under the title "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the shōjo manga magazine Ribon. The series is set in the former of Irie District (入江町), Shimizu, now part of Shizuoka City, birthplace of its author. Maruko is a troublemaker, and every episode recounts Maruko's trouble and how she and her friends succeed in solving the situation. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls Maruko, and her family in suburban Japan in the year 1974. Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy (2015)Ĭhibi Maruko-chan ( Japanese: ちびまる子ちゃん, "Little Maruko -chan") is a shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura.