On March 4, a voice acting legend left us, as TAKARO—who had been voicing the lead character in the Chibi Maruko-chan anime for 34 years—passed away at the age of 63. Since the Maruko-chan anime is still running, that left some big shoes to fill, …Read more »
Check out the anime rankings in Japan, and the shows you consider best of the season will likely weigh in at #4 max. Why? Because a trio of old reliable titles always takes the top three. Detective Conan, Sazae-san, and Chibi Maruko-chan will consistently outrank even One Piece — …Read more »
Doujinshi artist and YouTuber Gachi Muchi Pants recently shared a fan-made Chibi Maruko-chan manga in which an adult Maruko has become a drug addict. This ended up garnering divisive reactions, of course, considering it’s based on a children’s manga and anime, and the backlash eventually …Read more »
Momoko Sakura’s Chibi Maruko-chan manga inspired a TV anime that first aired for 142 episodes from 1990-1992, and then went on to inspire a new series that has been running steadily since January 1995. Sakura Production and Nippon Animation’s series is about to hit a …Read more »
When you think of “popular anime,” where does your mind go? Possibly to titles like One Piece, BORUTO, or the soon-to-end Attack on Titan. And while all of those are pretty big names in the world of anime, none of them is in Japan’s standard Top Three Titles! …Read more »
Chibi Maruko-chan is a beloved manga series in Japan. It first launched in 1986 and served as the basis for a famous anime, the first series of which ran from 1990 to 1992. The series comes from manga author Momoko Sakura, who passed away from …Read more »
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