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37-459: Maruko may refer to: The nickname of the titular character from Chibi Maruko-chan . The Egg-fish goldfish or in older sources, the Ranchu variety of goldfish. Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Maruko . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

74-597: A 15th volume published in February 2003. 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 . The 16th volume of the manga was published on April 15, 2009, and 17th volume was issued on Dec 25, 2018, four months after Momoko Sakura 's death. The 18th volume was issued on Oct 25, 2022. The new manga

111-468: A large number and variety of secondary and recurring characters, some inspired by people who Sakura met. Some of them debuted in the anime and others derive from the original manga. Following are descriptions of the main characters and family members that appear frequently in all chapters and episodes. 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

148-399: A long blush through the nose would appear. Facial shape changes depend on the character's mood, and can look from round apple-shaped to a more subtle carrot shape. Parallel vertical lines with dark shading over the head or under the eye may represent mortification, fatigue, or horror. If the lines are wavy, they may represent disgust. A far cuter way to represent frustration/mortification

185-526: 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 the shōjo category. As of 2006, the collected volumes of the manga had sold more than 31 million copies in Japan, making it one of the best-selling manga series . On April 25, 2020, it was announced that

222-404: A vengeful personality or underlying deep anger. It could also indicate that someone's being a wise-guy type, particularly when accompanied by grinning. A character's eyes are shadowed regardless of the lighting in the room when they become angry, upset, something is wrong with them, or they are emotionally hurt. Bubbles forming in the corner of a child's or female character's eyes often indicate that

259-585: A year later. 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 nostalgic, honest and thoughtful tone of the strip led to its becoming popular among a wider audience. Chibi Maruko-chan was adapted into an anime television series by Nippon Animation , which originally aired on Fuji Television and affiliated TV stations from January 7, 1990, to September 27, 1992. It has also spawned numerous games, animated films and merchandising , as well as

296-410: Is (mainly for female/young female characters) that they tend to puff out their cheeks while their line is delivered in a gruff voice, an elongated "3" showing puffed lips, to emphasize that puffed look. Throbbing "cross popping" veins, usually depicted as a hollow cruciform in the upper head region, indicate anger or irritation. These shapes can sometimes be exaggerated, and placed on top of hair when

333-499: Is a manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura . 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. Maruko is a troublemaker, and every episode recounts Maruko's trouble and how she and her friends succeed in solving the situation. The series is set in the former of Irie District (入江町), Shimizu , now part of Shizuoka City , birthplace of its author. The first story under

370-557: Is based on a Japanese old wives' tale . A balloon dangling from one nostril (a "snot bubble") indicates sleep. Sweat drops are a common visual convention. Characters are drawn with one or more prominent beads of sweat on their brow or forehead (or floating above the hair on characters whose back is turned). This represents a broad spectrum of emotions, including embarrassment, exasperation, confusion, dismay and shock, not all of which are necessarily considered to be sweat-inducing under normal conditions. Actual physical perspiration in manga

407-465: Is known. As Voicebox only came into existence in 1999, it's likely this was unrelated to the aforementioned Ocean dub. Opening theme: Ending themes: A second series debuted on Fuji Television and affiliated TV stations in January 1995, airing on Sundays in the 6:00 pm time slot, before Sazae-san at 6:30 pm. The series is directed by Jun Takagi and Nobuyuki Nakamura, like the first series, composes

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444-437: Is signified by even distribution of sweat drops over the body, occasionally on top of clothing or hair. A red cheek or hatchings on the cheek represents blushing, usually used when embarrassed by romantic feelings, while oval "blush dots" on the cheeks represent rosy cheeks. This can sometimes be confused with a scribble on the cheek, indicating injury. Sometimes when the character is expressing strong emotions, such as sadness,

481-408: Is this). Again, noses are often depicted as small, with only a brief L-shaped mark to locate them. With female characters, the nose can sometimes be removed completely when the character is facing forward. In profile, female noses are often button shaped, consisting of little more than a small triangle. A nosebleed indicates sexual excitation following exposure to stimulating imagery or situation. It

518-464: The 1994 English production to Ocean Studios in Vancouver, Canada. This is the only footage from the dub to surface. Actress Teryl Rothery has listed her. Voicebox Productions , a Canadian voice acting company also located in Vancouver, has listed a Chibi Maruko-chan pilot for Pioneer Entertainment and Studio B Productions on their website since the early 2000s. No other information on this project

555-536: The Game Boy titles (which consists of minigames ) were developed by KID and published by Takara . The other titles were published by different companies like Namco , Konami , Epoch and Banpresto . As part of the project to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the original work, it was announced in October 2021 that the first stage of this work, "Chibi Maruko-chan The Stage", will be produced, scheduled to be performed at

592-490: The appeal of protagonists. Certain visual symbols have been developed over the years to become common methods of denoting emotions, physical conditions and mood: Large eyes have become a permanent fixture in manga and anime since the 1960s when Osamu Tezuka was inspired by Disney cartoons from the United States and started drawing them in this way. Furthermore, inside the big eyes, the transparent feeling of pupils and

629-591: The character Kimio Nagasawa on High School, was published on the magazine Shogakkan 's Big Comic Spirits from January 1993 and May 1995. It was made into an live-action drama, premiering on Tokyo Broadcasting System Television on April 1, 2013. A square-headed parody version of manga Chibi Maruko-chan titled Chibi Shikaku-chan ( ちびしかくちゃん ) was published on Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine from October 19, 2016. Chibi Maruko-chan originally aired on Fuji Television and affiliated TV stations . 142 episodes were broadcast, from January 1990 to September 1992. Maruko

666-506: The character is about to cry. Mouths are often depicted as small, usually rendered with one line on the face. A fang peeking from the corner of the mouth indicates mischief or feistiness (unless, of course, the character has fangs normally). A cat mouth (like a number "3" rotated 90° clockwise) replacing the character's normal mouth, and usually accompanied by larger eyes may also represent mischief or feistiness (a notable exception being Konata Izumi from Lucky Star , whose usual mouth shape

703-409: The character is facing away from the viewer. Further throbs indicate additional anger. This anger symbol has a red color and four red lines. The cross popping veins symbol was added to Unicode 6.0 as an emoji (💢) in 2010 with the name "anger symbol" and the code U+1F4A2. It is typically rendered with a bright red color. Some manga such as Doraemon use smoke puffs to represent anger rather than

740-571: The end of 2022. Nelke Planning is in charge of planning and production. In August 2022, it was announced that the title would be "High School Days" and that it would be performed at the Galaxy Theatre from December 15 to December 25. Manga iconography In manga the emphasis is often placed on line over form, and the storytelling and panel placement differ from those in Western comics. Impressionistic backgrounds are common, as are sequences in which

777-473: The face, the eyes that would otherwise be covered are often outlined to make them visible. Eye shape can be exaggerated or changed altogether. Love-hearts and doe-eyes indicate an infatuation, while stars indicate that the character is star-struck. Spirals indicate dizziness or overwhelming confusion, while flames or wide empty semicircles indicate that the character is angry or vengeful. When dead, unconscious or stunned, "X X" sometimes used as an indication of

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814-480: The glares, or small reflections in the corners of the eyes are often exaggerated, regardless of surrounding lighting, although they are only present in living characters: the eyes of characters who have died are the color of the iris, but darker. Sometimes this death effect is also used to indicate characters who are emotionless due to trauma or loss of conscious control because of possession (ghost, demon, zombie, magic, etc.). In characters with hair partially covering

851-667: The highest rating ever attained by an animated TV series in Japan. The outro 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, 65 episodes were dubbed into Arabic (called Maruko Assagheera, which means Little Maruko), where it garnered attention from people of all ages. It also aired in Germany with

888-451: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maruko&oldid=863898465 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Chibi Maruko-chan Chibi Maruko-chan ( Japanese : ちびまる子ちゃん , lit. " Little Maruko -chan ")

925-416: The manga art form: While the art can be realistic or cartoonish, characters often have large eyes (female characters usually have larger eyes than male characters), small noses, tiny mouths, and flat faces. Psychological and social research on facial attractiveness has pointed out that the presence of childlike, neotenous facial features increases attractiveness. Manga artists often play on this to increase

962-402: The music. The majority of the voice actors from the first series reprised their roles. The first 219 episodes were written by Momoko Sakura, however, she had supervised the episode screenplays from episode 220 up until her death in 2018. In Spain, the show is available via VOD on the website of Neox's children's block, Neox Kidz. On TV Japan , which is available in the United States and Canada,

999-553: The panel shows details of the setting rather than the characters. Panels and pages are typically read from right to left, consistent with traditional Japanese writing . Iconographic conventions in manga are sometimes called manpu ( 漫符 , manga symbols) (or mampu ). However, not all manga artists adhere to the conventions most popularized in the West through series such as Akira , Sailor Moon , Dragon Ball , and Ranma ½ . There are several expressive techniques typical to

1036-583: The reach of the face (often shown with the mouth becoming like a stretched semicircle, the point of which extends past the chin) symbolises extreme excitement. Similarly, turning eyes into two thick half-circles, conveys a cute, delighted look (see Character design section below). The character's eye shapes and sizes are sometimes symbolically used to represent the character. For instance, bigger eyes will usually symbolize beauty, innocence, or purity, while smaller, more narrow eyes typically represent coldness and/or evil. Completely blackened eyes (shadowed) indicates

1073-510: The same title as the original and was broadcast by RTL II , Super RTL and Jetix . It aired weekdays on Nick India in India . To celebrate the franchise's 10th anniversary in 1996, Pony Canyon released a special LaserDisc in Japan. One of the segments was a compilation of international opening and ending themes from the original series. Both the LaserDisc sleeve and the ending of the segment credit

1110-719: The second series (starting with the episodes broadcast in 2009) now broadcasts weekly in Japanese. In Latin America , is distributed by The Japan Foundation , the dub was produced in Mexico and broadcast on several local, public and other private television networks. As of 14 January 2024, Crunchyroll has started to stream the series from episode 1419 in the USA, Canada, the Philippines and Singapore. Opening themes: Ending themes: A live action series

1147-519: The second series would be suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic . On June 14, 2020, it was announced that it would resume on June 21, 2020. The trademark face fault of this series, in reaction to an awkward "don't know what to say" situation (or sometimes, embarrassment) is the sudden appearance of vertical lines ( 黒い線 , kuroi sen ) on a character's face, sometimes with an unexplained gust of wind blowing above that character's head. The series has

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1184-450: The state, comically or euphemistically. A single large "X" to represent both eyes means crying rigorously, or death, comically. Eyes may be replaced with "> <" to represent a variety of emotions, such as nervousness, embarrassment, or excitement. Eyes without pupils and with reflective glints indicate a state of delirium. Enlargement of the eyes, where they become huge and perfectly round with tiny pupils and no iris and going beyond

1221-587: The title "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the 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

1258-410: The vein insignia. To better elicit a more emotional response with the audience for a certain character, a manga artist or animator will sometimes use certain traits in the character's design. The most common features include youthfulness as a physical trait (younger age or pigtails) or as an emotional trait such as a naive or innocent outlook, a childlike personality, or some obvious sympathetic weakness

1295-406: 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 series was directed by Yumiko Suda, animated by Masaaki Yuasa (who later directed Mind Game in 2004), while the music was composed by Nobuyuki Nakamura. The series attained a TV viewer rating of 39.9% on October 28, 1990,

1332-497: Was produced by Sakura's long-time assistant Botan Kohagi and other assistants at Sakura Production due to Sakura's death in 2018. The volume contains seven new chapters, and are based on stories that Sakura originally created for the Chibi Maruko-chan television anime. A spin-off manga by Momoko Sakura titled Nagasawa-kun ( 永沢君 , [ながさわくん] Error: {{Transliteration}}: transliteration text not Latin script ( help ) ) focuses on

1369-399: Was shown on Fuji Television in 2006. The series was created to commemorate Chibi Maruko-chan' s 15th anniversary and had 3 episodes, each 2 hours. All costumes and hairstyles are faithful to the original manga. A Taiwanese live-action adaptation was also made begin airing on March 13, 2017. Both of the second television series and the live action series were broadcast in 1080i HDTV . All

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