Chibi Maruko-chan
| Chibi Maruko-chan | |
| ちびまる子ちゃん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Momoko Sakura |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Imprint | Ribon Mascot Comics |
| Magazine | Ribon |
| Original run | August 1986 – October 2022 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yumiko Suda Tsutomu Shibayama |
| Music by | Nobuyuki Nakamura |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 7, 1990 – September 27, 1992 |
| Episodes | 142 |
| Anime movie | |
| Directed by | Yumiko Suda Tsutomu Shibayama |
| Written by | Momoko Sakura |
| Music by | Nobuyuki Nakamura |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Released | December 15, 1990 |
| Runtime | 94 minutes |
| Anime movie | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song | |
| Directed by | Yumiko Suda Tsutomu Shibayama |
| Written by | Momoko Sakura |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Released | December 19, 1992 |
| Runtime | 93 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yumiko Suda (episodes 1-602) Jun Takagi (episode 602-present) |
| Music by | Nobuyuki Nakamura Shinji Kawahara (episodes 1-74) |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | January 8, 1995 – present |
| Episodes | 1468 |
| Television drama | |
| Chibi Maruko-chan (live-action special) | |
| Studio | FCC Fuji Television |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | April 18, 2006 – October 31, 2006 |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Television drama | |
| Marumaru Maruko-chan | |
| Studio | Fuji Television |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | April 19, 2007 – February 28, 2008 |
| Episodes | 31 |
| Anime film | |
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Chibi Maruko-chan (Little Maruko) is an anime broadcast on Sunday evenings in Japan. It is about a elementary school student and her family.