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The world of anime and manga felt a heavy blow this month with the death of Momoko Sakura, a manga artist who delighted generations of children with her cute semi-biographical antics of her own ...

Momoko Sakura started the 'Chibi Maruko-chan' series in the August 1986 issue of the monthly manga magazine Ribbon. Momoko Sakura, the creator of the much-loved Chibi Maruko-chan manga and anime ...

Manga cover art for the upcoming 18th volume of "Chibi Maruko-chan" (Little Maruko), which will be published in October 2022. (C) Sakura Production Co. TOKYO -- Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc.

A teaser poster of "Chibi Maruko-chan: The Fantastic Notebook." [Photo courtesy of Sublime Media] One of the iconic Japanese animated shojo manga series, "Chibi Maruko-chan," will be made into a 3D ...

A manga series may have come to an end, but not our childhood memories. Many Chinese fans slipped down the memory lane when Japanese publisher Shueisha announced last week that the manga series Chibi ...

Sazae-san is the creation of mangaka Hasegawa Machiko. It first appeared as a four-panel comic strip in newspapers in 1946. The animated version debuted in 1969 and has remained on the air ever since.

The Kikuchi version of Maruko will appear from the April 21, 2024 episode of the show. From April 21 to June 9, 2024, there will be re-runs of the more famous episodes, but with Kikuchi re-voicing ...

“Chibi Maruko-chan” creator Momoko Sakura passed away on Aug. 15 at the age of 53 due to breast cancer. The funeral for Sakura had been a private affair with only family members and close friends ...

Momoko Sakura, creator of the much-loved "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga and anime series about a little girl called Maruko, died of breast cancer on Aug. 15, her company said Monday. She was 53. The ...