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Title (English) Little Miss Maruko (2)

Title (Japanese) Chibi Maruko-chan

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Fantasy Novel

Notes
Number of episodes: 350+
Creator: Momoko Sakura. See 1st series for more info.

Classification shoujo

Synopsis Series about a Japanese elementary school girl and her daily life. Maruko lives with her parents and older sister and grandfather in a typical one-story house in an average suburb.

Review Anime about elementary school girls is not unusual, but this is more astringent than most. Unlike most small anime heroines, Maruko is no nicer than average. In fact she's rather a brat, of the kind who lie on the floor and kick and scream when they don't get what they want. The family life, including Maruko's often sly activities, is very well observed. Frequently Maruko is trying to wheedle something out of her parents or fighting with her (rather nicer) older sister. There are some interesting child characters, including the smart boy and the paranoid control-freak class rep.
It has a rather strange art style, but not as savagely caricatured as I remember from the earlier series.
Very funny. Recommeded.

Credits Dir: Tsotumu Shibayama
Scr: Momoko Sakura
Des:Yuji Shigeta

Episodes

Release Ger:TV

TV Showing See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.

Date 1995 January -

Production Nippon Animation

Broadcaster

Animation

References & Help Look up the latest data on this title at:
Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or
Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) ,
or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001).
Help & further information.

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Title (English)	Little Miss Maruko (2)
Title (Japanese)	Chibi Maruko-chan
Advertising Fantasy Novel
Notes	Number of episodes: 350+ Creator: Momoko Sakura. See 1st series for more info.
Classification	shoujo
Synopsis	Series about a Japanese elementary school girl and her daily life. Maruko lives with her parents and older sister and grandfather in a typical one-story house in an average suburb.
Review	Anime about elementary school girls is not unusual, but this is more astringent than most. Unlike most small anime heroines, Maruko is no nicer than average. In fact she's rather a brat, of the kind who lie on the floor and kick and scream when they don't get what they want. The family life, including Maruko's often sly activities, is very well observed. Frequently Maruko is trying to wheedle something out of her parents or fighting with her (rather nicer) older sister. There are some interesting child characters, including the smart boy and the paranoid control-freak class rep. It has a rather strange art style, but not as savagely caricatured as I remember from the earlier series. Very funny. Recommeded.
Credits	Dir: Tsotumu Shibayama Scr: Momoko Sakura Des:Yuji Shigeta
Episodes
Release	Ger:TV
TV Showing	See the whole series for free? This series may be syndicated to regional cable, satellite or terrestial TV stations. For Europe click here.
Date	1995 January -
Production	Nippon Animation
Broadcaster
Animation
References & Help	Look up the latest data on this title at: Richard Llewellyn's Animated Divots, or Anime News Network (see Encyclopedia section) , or in "The Anime Encyclopedia" (Clements & McCarthy, Stone Bridge Press, 2001). Help & further information.