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- Jan 8, 199590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Chibi Maruko-chan (1995) Premieres
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The 1995 relaunch of Chibi Maruko-chan, Momoko Sakura's slice-of-life comedy about a scatterbrained third-grader navigating school, family and small everyday embarrassments in a quiet Japanese town. Produced by Nippon Animation, this version replaced the original 1990-1992 series and has stayed in weekly production ever since, making it one of the longest continuously running anime on air.
- Long-running 1995 TV anime by Nippon Animation, still airing; MyAnimeList gives a start of Jan 8, 1995 (Sundays at 18:00 JST) while AniList lists Aug 1, 1995[1][2]
- Follows elementary school student Momoko Sakura, called "Chibi Maruko-chan", who lives with her parents, grandparents and elder sister in a little town[1][2]
- Adapts the manga by Momoko Sakura; TARAKO voices Momoko; the earlier Chibi Maruko-chan TV series is its prequel[1][2]
- MAL score 7.44; AniList average 71%[1][2]
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- [1]90%Chibi Maruko-chan (1995) Premieresmyanimelist.net· Posted Sep 16, 2026· Starts Jan 8, 1995 ✓· 50% of score
Broadcast start date confirmed on the title's own MyAnimeList listing.
- [2]80%Chibi Maruko-chan (1995) on AniListanilist.co· Added Sep 16, 2026· 50% of score
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