Chibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta
Chibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta / Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite SongSummary
Sakura Momoko's teacher assigns the third grade to draw an image based on their favorite song to enter a contest. Momoko loves a song she recently learned during her music class and is anxious to make a good drawing based on it. On her way to meet her relatives in Shizuoka, she meets Shouko Kimura, a university student who occasionally draws portraits at the local train station and plans to also participate in an art contest. Fascinated by her illustrations, Sakura meets Kimura once again. Shouko is enchanted by Momoko's sympathy and honesty. They quickly become friends and end up inspiring each other in their own way.
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Details
- Format
- Movie
- Number of Episodes
- 1
- Length
- 93 min
- Season
- Fall 1992
- Start date
- December 19, 1992
- End date
- December 19, 1992
- Status
- Finished
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Romaji title
- Chibi Maruko-chan: Watashi no Suki na Uta
- Native title
- ちびまる子ちゃん わたしの好きな歌
- Other titles
- Chibi Maruko-chan: My Favorite Song
Relations
Characters 9
Main characters
- Momoko SakuraさくらももこMain
Profile
- Age
- 9
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- May 8, 1965
- Blood type
- A
The title character, Maruko is a third-grade student raised in a relatively poor family of six. She is lazy, disorganized and usually late for school, in strong contrast with her neat, calm and tidy older sister (sixth-grader) who must share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids, tries to avoid homework and chores, and she takes advantage of her doting…
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- Kotake SakuraさくらこたけSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 70
- Gender
- Female
- Birthday
- April 4, 1904
- Togawa-sensei戸川先生Supporting
- Sumire SakuraさくらすみれSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Sakiko SakuraさくらさきこSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 12
- Gender
- Female
Sakiko is Maruko-chan's older sister. Sakiko is a sixth grader who is clever, calm and organized, the exact opposite of her younger sister, Maruko. She and Maruko share a room and often fight but they get along. She attends the same school as Maruko. She is afraid of roaches and blame Maruko who always eat snacks in their bedroom.
- Hiroshi SakuraさくらひろしSupporting
Profile
- Age
- 40
- Gender
- Male
- Blood type
- A
Maruko's father.
- NarratorナレーターSupporting
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- Tomozou Sakuraさくら友蔵Supporting
Profile
- Age
- 76
- Gender
- Male
- Birthday
- October 3
- Blood type
- O
- Tamae Honami穂波たまえSupporting
Profile
- Gender
- Female
Maruko's best friend. She is intelligent and she does not include herself in other activities with Maruko. Nicknamed Tama-chan.
Staff and studios
Key staff
- Tsutomu ShibayamaDirector
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- Masaaki YuasaKey Animation
- Masaya FujimoriAnimation Director
- Momoko SakuraScript
- Takao MakiKey Animation