Series Brief
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.
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Featured Players
142 episodes
Cast
Credited
20
Regulars
4
Longest run
142 eps
TARAKO
as Momoko 'Maruko' Sakura (voice)
Yuko Mizutani
as Sakiko Sakura (voice)
Yusaku Yara
as Hiroshi Sakura (voice)
Teiyu Ichiryusai
as Sumire Sakura (voice)
Kei Tomiyama
as Tomozo Sakura (voice)
Yuko Sasaki
as Kotake Sakura (voice)
Takeshi Aono
as Tomozo Sakura (voice)
Naoko Watanabe
as Tamae Honami (voice)
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Masami Kikuchi
as Kazuhiko Hanawa (voice)
Nobuo Tobita
as Sueo Maruo / Ichiro (voice)
Masako Miura
as Yumiko Ito (voice)
142 episodes
Keiko Yamamoto
as Shota Yamada (voice)
Megumi Urawa
as Hiromi Maeda (voice)
Junko Iwao
as Kenta Hasegawa (voice)
142 episodes
Ai Orikasa
as Maruo's Mother (voice)
Miki Narahashi
as Hanako Migiwa (voice)
Chafurin
as Kimio Nagasawa (voice)
Hirohiko Kakegawa
as Hideyuki Togawa (voice)
142 episodes
Keaton Yamada
as Narration (voice)
Hako Yamasaki
as Hako Yamazaki (voice)
1 episode
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Crew
Original Music Composer
Animation Director
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Script Supervisor
Storyboard Artist
Key Animation
Director
Storyboard
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Keyword Cloud
Keywords
elementary school
based on manga
nostalgic
anime
shizuoka, japan
elementary school student
friendship
slice of life
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classmate
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Technical Sheet
Details
- First Aired
- January 07, 1990
- Status
- Returning Series
- Episode Runtime
- 25 minutes
- Origin
- JP
- TMDB Votes
- 24