Chibi Maruko-chan
Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん?) 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 January 7, 1990 to September 27,
1992. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of a little girl nicknamed
Maruko and her family in suburban Japan in
the year 1974. The series is set in the former city of Shimizu,
now part of Shizuoka
City, birthplace of its author.
The first story under the title "Chibi
Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the shōjo manga
magazine Ribon. Other semi-autobiographical stories by
the author had appeared in Ribon and Ribon Original in 1984 and 1985, and were included in
the first "Chibi Maruko-chan" tankōbon in 1987. 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. The author's intent was to write "essays in manga form". Many stories are inspired by incidents
from the author's own life, and some characters are based on her family and
friends. The nostalgic, honest and thoughtful tone of the strip led to its
becoming popular among a wider audience.
The Chibi Maruko-chan series has spawned
numerous games, animated films andmerchandising, 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 tied to
receive the Kodansha
Manga Award for shōjo. 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.
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