Cherry Maruko is one of the most recognizable and influential anime works in the world. Its animation for more than twenty consecutive years ranked in the top three of the Japanese animation ratings, to 2013 has more than 1,000 episodes, is still in the Sunday primetime 6:00 p.m. in the Japanese Fuji TV serialized popular, is the Japanese men and women of young and old heart of the national animation. Based on the author's childhood, the story centers around Mariko and her family and classmates, and is about family, friendship, or just the little things in life, with both laughter and tears, recalling the tenderness of childhood.

From 1990 to 1992, the first animation of "Cherry Maruko" was broadcast on Fuji Television, and reached 39.9% on October 28, 1990, and on September 26, 1991, it became the highest-rated anime in Japanese history. The second anime started in 1995 and is still running in 2005, and on January 9, 2005, it celebrated its 15th anniversary.

The first episode of the first series had a 17.8% rating, while the first episode of the second series had a 24.6% rating.

On December 23, 2015, a theatrical version was released again after a 23-year hiatus, with "Cherry Bombshell: The Boy from Italy".

Chinese name

Cherry Maruko

External name

Chibi Maruko Chechan

Other translations

Chi-bi Maruko

Produced in

1986

Producing company

RIBON Magazine

Region of Production

Japan

Premiere Date

1986

Starring

Sakurako, Sakura Akiko, Kobayashi Kobayashi

Number of Episodes

1,000+ (still running in Japanese series)

Length of Each Episode

24 mins

These episodes are produced by RIBON Magazine, a Japanese magazine. Genre

Anime

Release Date

1986

Online Streaming Platform

Youku Potato?

Number of single volumes

16 volumes

Language

Japanese

Author

Sakurako

Name: Kazuhiko Hanawa (はなわ かずひこ)

Birthday: August 7

Zodiac sign: Leo

Blood type: B type

Voice actors: Masami Kikuchi (Japanese); Kwok Chi-kwon, Leung Wai-tak (Cantonese); Chiang Tuk-huei (Taiwan)

Synopsis: The youngest son of a wealthy family in the city of Ching Shui, with both parents working abroad, his daily life is handled by his housekeeper, Uncle Xiu. Pursuing a noble life, he often travels around the world by plane during vacations and is envied by his classmates; he is also very popular with girls. On Valentine's Day, he receives a lot of gifts. At the beginning of the school year, she would often say that she had gone somewhere during the vacation, and then the children all made a sigh of envy from the bottom of their hearts. She is generous with her friends and loves to dress up, often treating everyone in her class to a tour of her family's mansion and garden; she often ruffles her hair, and although she can be a bit cocky at times, she has a good heart. She also speaks English and French, and her catchphrase is "Hello, Baby!", and she often speaks in English. The only thing that bothers me is that I can't write well.