Chibi Maruko-chan
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Chibi Maruko-chan is a manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls Maruko, and her family in subur
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Momoko Sakura (Maruko)
Back row, from left: Hiroshi, Sumire, and Tomozo; middle row, from left: Sakiko and Kotake; and front row: Momoko (a.k.a. Maruko)
Masaaki Yuasa
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Masaaki Yuasa is a Japanese director, screenwriter, and animator affiliated with ame pippin. He is the former president of Science Saru, a Japanese animation studio which he co-founded with producer E
Chibi Maruko-chan
…and Hideki Saijo. Original manga author Momoko Sakura wrote the teleplay for most episodes. The first series was directed by Yumiko Suda, animated by Masaaki Yuasa (who later directed Mind Game in 2004), while the music was composed by Nobuyuki Nakamura. The series attained a TV viewer rating of 39.9% on October…
Yuasa at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival (2018)