“Chibi Maruko-chan” is set in Shimizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture (currently Shimizu Ward, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture), and follows the daily lives of Maruko (Sakura Momoko), a third-year elementary school student who is the second daughter of the Sakura family who lives there, and her family and friends. This is a heart-warming work that depicts a fun, interesting, and sometimes sad story.
The original manga began serialization in Ribon in 1986, and 2021 marks the 35th anniversary of the original work. A total of 18 volumes of the original comic are currently on sale, and the total number of copies published, including the digital version, has exceeded 32.5 million copies. Overseas versions are also published in Asian countries. The TV anime began airing in 1990, and is broadcast every Sunday at 6pm on the Fuji TV network. It has been broadcast overseas, including in Greater China, and has continued to be loved for a long time, captivating people of all ages and genders around the world.
In March 2024, TARAKO, who had played the role of Maruko for 34 years since the first broadcast, passed away, and it was said that “we are currently considering the replacement voice actor and the timing of the start of broadcasting.” Kikuchi, who will now take on the role of Maruko, was apparently chosen after multiple auditions.
Characters Kikuchi has played so far include Sarada Uchiha in BORUTO-NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS'' and Toko in One Piece.” She also appeared on Chibi Maruko-chan'' as Ohana-chan in Maruko Helps Ghosts” which aired on August 12, 2018, so she has a connection with the show. You can watch Kikuchi’s role as Maruko starting from the April 21st broadcast.
Furthermore, to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the anime, it has been revealed that the “Entire Season! Momoko Sakura Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Original Work Festival” will be held from the April 21st broadcast in which Kikuchi’s character Maruko appears to the June 9th broadcast. Ta. Together with Kikuchi’s Maruko, you can enjoy many nostalgic masterpieces that will make you laugh.
“The whole season! Momoko Sakura Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter Original Festival”
[Broadcast on April 21st (Sunday)] “Professional Baseball Begins!!” Volume
[Broadcast on April 28th (Sunday)] “Today is Home Visit Day” Volume
[Broadcast on May 5th (Sunday)] Volume of “Let’s all go for a drive” Volume
[Broadcasted on Sunday, May 12th] Volume of “A day spent at home in the hot summer” Volume
[Sunday, May 19th] ) Broadcast] Volume of “Suzumushi is noisy” [
Broadcasted on Sunday, May 26] Volume of “Maruko Buys an Alarm Clock” Volume of “Maruko Buys an Alarm Clock”
[Broadcasted on Sunday, June 2] Volume of “Maruko, Nabemono Sawagi” [Broadcast on Sunday, June 2nd
] Broadcast on June 9th (Sunday)] “Maruko loses to the cold” volume
<Program Overview>
■Title
“Chibi Maruko-chan”
■Broadcast date and time Broadcast every Sunday from 18:00 to 18:30
on the Fuji TV network *”The entire season! Momoko Sakura Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter Original Festival” will be held on April 21st, Broadcast on the 28th, May 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th, June 2nd, 9th ■Cast Maruko (voice: Kokoro Kikuchi) Father (voice: Yusaku Yara) Mother (voice: Ichiryu Saisada) Friends) Grandpa (Voice: Satoshi Shimada) Grandma (Voice: Yuko Sasaki) Big Sister (Voice: Machiko Toyoshima) and others ■Staff Original work: Momoko Sakura Screenplay and production cooperation: Hiroko Tada (Sakura Productions) Producer: Yasunari Maeda (Fuji Television), Nobuaki Tanaka (Japan Animation) Director: Jun Takagi (Japan Animation) Production: Fuji Television, Nippon Animation
(C) Sakura Production/Japan Animation
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