Chibi Maruko-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan
ちびまる子ちゃん
GenreSlice of life
Manga
Written byMomoko Sakura
Published byShueisha
DemographicShōjo
ImprintRibon Mascot Comics
MagazineRibon
Original runAugust 1986October 2022
Volumes18
Anime television series
Directed byYumiko Suda
Tsutomu Shibayama
Music byNobuyuki Nakamura
StudioNippon Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
English network
Animax Asia
Original run January 7, 1990 September 27, 1992
Episodes142
Anime movie
Directed byYumiko Suda
Tsutomu Shibayama
Written byMomoko Sakura
Music byNobuyuki Nakamura
StudioNippon Animation
ReleasedDecember 15, 1990
Runtime94 minutes
Anime movie
Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Directed byYumiko Suda
Tsutomu Shibayama
Written byMomoko Sakura
StudioNippon Animation
ReleasedDecember 19, 1992
Runtime93 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byYumiko Suda (episodes 1-602)
Jun Takagi (episode 602-present)
Music byNobuyuki Nakamura
Shinji Kawahara (episodes 1-74)
StudioNippon Animation
Licensed by
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run January 8, 1995 – present
Episodes1468
Television drama
Chibi Maruko-chan (live-action special)
StudioFCC
Fuji Television
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 18, 2006 October 31, 2006
Episodes2
Television drama
Marumaru Maruko-chan
StudioFuji Television
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run April 19, 2007 February 28, 2008
Episodes31
Anime film
  • Chibi Maruko-chan: A Boy from Italy (2015)

Chibi Maruko-chan (Little Maruko) is an anime broadcast on Sunday evenings in Japan. It is about a elementary school student and her family.