ChibiMaruko-chan(ちびまる子ちゃん?)isashōjomangaseriesbyMomokoSakura,lateradaptedintoananimeTVseriesbyNipponAnimation,whichoriginallyairedonFujiTelevisionfromJanuary7,1990toSeptember27,1992.Theseriesdepictsthesimple,everydaylifeofalittlegirlnicknamedMarukoandherfamilyinsuburbanmid-seventiesJapan.TheseriesissetintheformercityofShimizu,nowpartofShizuokaCity,birthplaceofitsauthor.
Thefirststoryunderthetitle"ChibiMaruko-chan"waspublishedintheAugust1986editionoftheshōjomangamagazineRibon.Othersemi-autobiographicalstoriesbytheauthorhadappearedinRibonandRibonOriginalin1984and1985,andwereincludedinthefirst"ChibiMaruko-chan"tankōbonin1987.Theauthorfirstbeganwritingandsubmittingstripsinherfinalyearofseniorhighschool,althoughShueisha(thepublisherofRibonandRibonOriginal)didnotdecidetorunthemuntiloverayearlater.Theauthor'sintentwastowrite"essaysinmangaform".Manystoriesareinspiredbyincidentsfromtheauthor'sownlife,andsomecharactersarebasedonherfamilyandfriends.Thenostalgic,honestandthoughtfultoneofthestripledtoitsbecomingpopularamongawideraudience.
TheChibiMaruko-chanserieshasspawnednumerousgames,animatedfilmsandmerchandising,aswellasasecondTVseriesrunningfrom1995tothepresent.Maruko'sstyleandthemesaresometimescomparedtotheclassiccomicSazae-san.In1989,themangareceivedtheKodanshaMangaAwardforshōjo.Asof2006,thecollectedvolumesofthemangahadsoldmorethan31millioncopiesinJapan,makingitthefifthbest-sellingshōjomangaever.
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