Chibi Maruko-chan (1995)

Chibi Maruko-chan (1995) / ちびまる子ちゃん

Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her elder sister in a little town. In school, she has many friends with whom she studies and plays together everyday, including her close pal, Tama-chan; the student committee members, Maruo-kun and Migiwa-san; and the B-class trio: 'little master' Hanawa-kun, Hamaji-Bu Taro and Sekiguchi-kun. This is a fun-loving and enjoyable anime that portrays the simple things in life. (Source: ANN)...

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Purely episodic, with stories based on the daily life of Maruko-chan. Still running at ~700 episodes as of March 2009. The series was delayed on April 25, 2020 due to COVID-19. From May 3, select episodes from last Spring were rebroadcast, and rebroadcasts continued alongside new episodes with the "Sakura Momoko Screenplay Festival," scheduled for ten weeks from June 21, 2020.

Character

Sakura, Momoko Image

Sakura, Momoko

Main

Tarako

Japanese

Tarako Image
Fujiki, Shigeru Image

Fujiki, Shigeru

Supporting

Naka, Tomoko

Japanese

Naka, Tomoko Image
Fuyuta, Misuzu Image

Fuyuta, Misuzu

Supporting

Uemura, Noriko

Japanese

Uemura, Noriko Image
Hamazaki, Noritaka Image

Hamazaki, Noritaka

Supporting

Kashiwakura, Tsutomu

Japanese

Kashiwakura, Tsutomu Image
Hanawa, Kazuhiko Image

Hanawa, Kazuhiko

Supporting

Kikuchi, Masami

Japanese

Kikuchi, Masami Image
Hasegawa, Kenta Image

Hasegawa, Kenta

Supporting

Iwao, Junko

Japanese

Iwao, Junko Image

staff

Kawakami, Daisuke Image

Kawakami, Daisuke

Producer

Shibayama, Tsutomu Image

Shibayama, Tsutomu

Director

Suda, Yumiko Image

Suda, Yumiko

Director

Takagi, Jun Image

Takagi, Jun

Director

Kaburagi, Hiro Image

Kaburagi, Hiro

Episode Director

Katabuchi, Sunao Image

Katabuchi, Sunao

Episode Director