TV series

Chibi Maruko-chan

1990 · 3 seasons

A gentle, funny peek into ordinary childhood, warm and nostalgic, easy to dip into and smile along with.

Overview: Meet Maruko, a sweet schoolgirl with a hefty dose of curiosity (and occasional laziness!). She sails through life in a cozy town alongside her loving parents, grandparents, and sister. Maruko has a band of loyal friends, including her closest pal, Tama-chan, but her playful and doting grandpa is at the heart of it all. Life is never dull in this charming series.
How it feels: Warm, light, whimsical and earnest. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Family, friendship, coming-of-age, identity
Content: No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
coming-of-age
identity
healing
Places: small town
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: animated
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Jun Takagi, Shinji Sakai
Written by: Mariko Murakami, Miyako Sugimori, Momoko Sakura, Ritsuko Nosaka
Starring: TARAKO, Yuko Mizutani, Yusaku Yara, Teiyu Ichiryusai, Kei Tomiyama, Yuko Sasaki, Takeshi Aono, Naoko Watanabe
Music: Hako Yamasaki, Nobuyuki Nakamura
Length: 3 seasons, 1757 episodes, 25 min each
Network: Fuji TV, Tokai Television Broadcasting, Kansai TV, Fukui TV, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting, Iwate Menkoi Television, Sendai Television, SAGA TV, Ishikawa TV, TNC, OHK, Kochi Sun Sun Broadcasting, Television Shin Hiroshima System, TV Shizuoka, UMK TV Miyazaki, NST, NBS, Sakuranbo TV, TSK, Ehime Broadcasting, KTS, Fukushima TV, AKT, Toyama Television, TV Kumamoto, Okinawa Television Broadcasting, KTN
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese