Chibi Maruko-chan
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.
549. Episode 549
25mAfter talking to her friends, Maruko gets an idea to make her bath experience as similar to an onsen as possible!
888. "Noguchi-san, are you excited about shuttlecock?" "Fujiki is overwhelmed by New Year's cards"
25m"Hey Fujiki, you got a New Year's card from Midori-chan, right? So why haven't you sent a reply? If you're such an indifferent person, no one will want to pair you up with them in the shuttlecock tournament!"
889. "Is Maruko a Sleeping Beauty?" "Hell is scary."
25m"What?! Why does Maruko have to go to hell? She hasn't done anything particularly bad! I know I often oversleep and am late, but I'm Princess Maruko from Sleeping Forest, so it can't be helped."
890. "Tama-chan gets angry at her father" "Maruko's dream watch"
25m"I was lent a nice watch. Now I won't be late the next time I go to the zoo. From today on, I'm "the punctual Maruko"! I think I'll ask Tama-chan's dad to take a picture of me."
891. "Bootaro's Birthday" "Maruko and Tama-chan's Secret"
25m"What's wrong with Bootaro, who hates birthdays so much? Maybe he's worried about something. Is there no one he can talk to? For me, it would be Tama-chan. I can tell her about almost anything." The next two episodes of Chibi Maruko-chan are "Bootaro's Birthday" and "Maruko and Tama-chan, a secret between the two of us." Please look forward to them.
892. "One Day's Lunch Box" "Is Maruko a Genius Child Actor?"
25m"Hey Dad, Mommy isn't feeling well so please help me out around the house a little. I'm sorry but I'm busy right now. I'm going to audition for a child actor soon so I have a lot of things to do."
893. "Valentine's Day for a Girl in Love" "Let's go skating with the family!"
25m"Oh, so your mom and dad used to skate together when they were younger. Maybe that's what made them close? If you go skating with Ohno, maybe you can beat your love rival."
894. "What's for lunch today?" "Maruko, keep a happy diary"
25m"I heard there's a diary that makes you happy just by writing down the good things that happened that day. But I don't have any good things happening to me. And tomorrow's school lunch will have raw tomatoes, which I don't like. I wish they'd change the menu."
895. "Kayo-chan's Scarf" "Sakura Family's Radish Incident"
25m"Oh, Kayo-chan, are you going to give that to Sugiyama-kun as a present? It's still cold out. I'm sure he'll be happy. Also, why don't you make him some warm oden? I have a ton of daikon radishes at home, so take some!"
936. Maruko's Crazy New Year's Eve
25m"I went to get my hair cut with my dad. I was supposed to get a hairstyle like Momoe-chan, but this is Momoe-chan? Ah, Mom, you're a monster for telling me to go and return something you borrowed when I have hair like that."
1461. "Grandpa Hamaji makes rice cakes" "Maruko practices to have a good first dream"
24m"Hamaji's grandpa is having a great time at the mochi-pounding party? Maruko, I was trying hard to have a good dream and ended up having this dream. What, it's not a dream but reality? Is it true?"
1462. "Maruko makes karuta" volume "Lucky Nakano-san" volume
24m"Yay, it's finished! This is a pretty good karuta game. Oh, I just thought of one more. "If Nakano-san walks, he'll win the lottery." Hehe, that's good too. Let's all play!"
1463. "Maruko grows cyclamen" "Tama-chan has a hard time as an essay committee member"
24m"What does Shiku Ramen taste like? If it's really delicious, maybe I'll write about it in my next essay for my collection of essays. Oh, but a cute flower instead of food?"
1464. "Hiroshi's Powerful Kobu" "I can't peel the sweet chestnuts"
24m"Hey Dad, don't say weird things like these three sweet chestnut brothers are monsters. If they are, then you should defeat them with your prized two-humped camel, or rather, your giant nitokin."
1465. "Nagasawa thinks about dinosaurs" Volume "Fujiki thinks about Nagasawa" Volume
24m"That guy you've been hanging out with a lot lately, does he look a bit like a dinosaur? What do you think, Fujiki? If you're feeling down because he's not paying attention to you, why don't you go digging for fossils with him?"
1466. "Tomiko wants to win at dodgeball" volume "Maruko is good at comforting others" volume
24m"Tomiko-chan, you're a real hard worker trying to beat a boy who can throw the ball so fast and hard. I'd like to hear more about it, so why don't you stop by Maruko's Comfort Center?"