Chibi Maruko Chan

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Chibi Maruko Chan ( Japaneseち び ま る 子 ち ゃ ん, Chibi Maruko-chan ) is a popular manga series by Momoko Sakura (さ く ら も も こSakura Momoko ), which appeared in Japan from 1986 to 1996. In it, the author tells cheerful experiences and everyday stories of the little girl Maruko. Momoko Sakura (born 1965) primarily incorporated her own childhood memories into the story, which takes place in the early 1970s. An anime series, anime films and a real film series were later created for the successful manga series. Although originally created as shōjo manga for young girls, both manga and anime found many adult lovers, especially women, who appreciated Chibi Maruko Chan for its nostalgic aspect. Chibi Maruko Chan has cult status in Japan .

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Chibi Maruko Chan is about 9-year-old Momoko Sakura, known as Maruko , and her usual but amusing everyday experiences with her family and at school. A large part is about pranks and stupidities of Marukos and the humor lives mainly from the contrast between the people. So many people have their sensible or unreasonable antithesis.

main characters

  • Momoko "Maruko" Sakura : The main character; contrary to the Japanese ideal and stereotype, she is lazy, quick-tempered and unreasonable, but nonetheless amiable.
  • Sumire Sakura : She is the mother of Maruko and Sakiko and represents the typical Japanese housewife.
  • Sakiko Sakura : She is Maruko's older 12-year-old sister and her character is about the opposite of her.
  • Hiroshi Sakura : The 40-year-old family man who takes great pleasure in teasing his daughter.
  • Tomozō Sakura : Despite his age, Maruko's grandfather is a fun-loving and silly person who goes along with many of his granddaughter's stupid things.
  • Grandmother (Kotake Sakura) : In contrast to Tomozō, Maruko's grandmother has a calm and reserved disposition.
  • Tamae "Tama-chan" Hanami : She is Maruko's best friend and classmate and, unlike her, a good and calm student.

Publications

The manga by Momoko Sakura was published from 1986 to December 1996 chapter by chapter in the manga magazine Ribon of the Shūeisha publishing house. The chapters were also published in 14 edited volumes. In February 2003 a 15th volume in the series was published. These anthologies have sold over 31 million copies in Japan.

From July 1, 2007 appeared in several major Japanese daily newspapers ( Chūnichi Shimbun , Tōkyō Shimbun , Hokuriku Chūnichi Shimbun , Nikkan Kenmin Fukui , Hokkaidō Shimbun , Nishi Nippon Shimbun , Chūgoku Shimbun , Tokushima Shimbun , Kahoku Shimbun . , Kōbe August 1, 2007 also Niigata Nippō ) Chibi Maruko Chan as Yonkoma manga in every issue. Initially they were only published in color on Sundays and public holidays, but since April 1, 2008 they have been published in color. January 2008 a collection of the Yonkoma manga in Tankōbon form was published by Shōgakukan .

style

The manga is characterized by a simple line and drawing style. He has often been compared to Machiko Hasegawa's Sazae-san .

Film adaptations

Anime series

Television series
German title Chibi Maruko Chan
Original title ち び ま る 子 ち ゃ ん
Chibi Maruko-chan
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 1990-1992
length 25 minutes
Episodes 142
genre Shōjo , comedy
Theme music Yumiko Seki
idea Momoko Sakura
production Nippon Animation
Yumiko Suda
Tsutomu Shibayama
music Hideo Shimazu
First broadcast 1990 (Japan) on Fuji TV
German-language
first broadcast
2000 on Super RTL , RTL II
synchronization

Due to the great popularity of the manga, some anime television series were also produced for Chibi Maruko Chan by the Nippon Animation studio . The first series ran with 142 episodes in Japan from July 1 to September 27, 1992 on Fuji TV . There it sometimes achieved a market share of 39.9%, more than any anime series before. From January 8, 1995, the second television series ran in Japan, which essentially continues all elements and the plot of the previous series and continues to this day. In total, there are now more than 1000 episodes in Japan. The songs in the opening credits ( Yume Ippai by Yumiko Seki) and closing credits ( Odoru Pompokorin by BB Queens and Hashire Shōjiki-mono by Hideki Saijō) became top hits in Japan.

52 episodes were translated for German television, and they were first shown on Super RTL from August 28, 2000 to November 3, 2000 . The final two episodes were first broadcast on RTL II on July 16 and 17, 2001 . Nevertheless, the 52 episodes continued to run alternately on the two channels and also on Jetix until 2002 . Between October 31, 2017 and October 31, 2018, four of the 52 German-synchronized episodes were uploaded to the official Chibi Maruko Channel on YouTube at the end of each month .

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) German speaker
Momoko "Maruko" Sakura Tarako Isono Tanja Schumann
Sumire Sakura Teiyū Ichiryūsai Traudel Sparrowhawk
Sakiko sakura Yūko Mizutani Susanne Sternberg
Hiroshi Sakura Yūsaku Yara Marco Kroeger
Tomozō Sakura Kei Tomiyama
Takeshi Aono
Wolf Rahtjen
Tamae "Tama-chan" Hanami Naoko Watanabe Stephanie Kirchberger
grandmother Yūko Sasaki Sabine Hahn
teller Keaton Yamada Rolf Becker

Anime movies

In 1990, the first anime film appeared in Japan under the simple name Chibi Maruko-chan . Two years later, in 1992, the film was released Chibi Maruko-chan - - Sakura Momoko Warudo Watashi no Suki na Uta ( さくらももこワールドちびまる子ちゃんわたしの好きな歌, dt. Momoko Sakura's world - Chibi Maruko-chan - My favorite song ) with a running time of 93 minutes.

Real films

On April 18, 2006, on the 15th birthday of the anime, the first of the three real -life films ( Chibi Maruko-chan , ち び ま る 子 ち ゃ ん) was released for Chibi Maruko Chan . Each of the three films has a running time of around two hours. These films, which are very close to the original, received a lot of praise. Maruko is played by the young actress Ei Morisako .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. chibimarukochan.animeseite.de
  2. Historic Shoujo Manga Circulation Numbers , ComiPress, May 24, 2006
  3. Masanao Amano: Manga Design . Taschen Verlag, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-8228-2591-3 , p. 248.
  4. drawseries.de
  5. German CHIBI MARUKO CHAN. In: YouTube . Chibi Maruko Channel / Nippon Animation . Accessed December 18, 2018. (Playlist)