“Chibi Maruko-chan” will start “Spring Sakura Momoko Festival” from April 6th. Popular episodes written by Sakura Momoko will be aired with new illustrations and direction.
To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the anime adaptation, the “Spring Sakura Momoko Festival” will be held. To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the anime adaptation of “Chibi Maruko-chan”, the “35th Anniversary of the Animation! Maruko and her Fun Friends Spring Sakura Momoko Festival” will be held from April 6th to May 25th.
The project will air popular episodes from the original manga and scripts written by Momoko Sakura in the past for the anime, with new illustrations and direction. There will be many classic episodes, including nostalgic stories that will make you chuckle and heartwarming stories.
The broadcast dates and synopses of each episode are as follows.
[Aired on April 6th]
“The Hanawa Residence is Finally Open to the Public” Maruko and her friends go to Hanawa’s house to play, and are surprised by the large gate, excited by the chandelier they can see from the window, and are excited even before they enter the house.
“The Friend Who Came to Hanawa-kun’s House Goes Home” After enjoying a lavish party at Hanawa-kun’s house, Maruko and her friends can’t help but compare their home to their own when they get home. Meanwhile, Hanawa-kun’s mother and her friend Mark are going back to New York…
[Aired on April 13]
“Nagasawa’s Housewarming Party” It’s been about a year since Nagasawa’s house burned down. They finally have a new house, and Maruko and her friends are invited to the party, so they visit the new house with presents. Nagasawa is happy, saying, “I’m the star today,” but he is at the mercy of the mishaps that Yamada causes, and in the end, Yamada becomes distressed from eating too much food, and everyone begins to worry about him.
[Aired on April 20]
“Grandpa’s Shy Friend” Nakano, an old friend of Grandpa’s, is coming to visit the Sakura family tomorrow. Nakano is always shy and fidgety, but Maruko and her friends are surprised to hear the unexpected proposal that is unlike Nakano. Tama-chan’s father is also very interested, saying, “I’d like to meet him.”
[Aired on April 27]
“Maruo-kun finally runs for third-term class representative” Tomorrow’s class meeting will decide on the third-term class representative, and Maruo-kun, Migiwa-san, Ebisu-kun, and Maruko are nominated by nominations and recommendations. Maruko is nervous about voting. Meanwhile, Maruo-kun is working hard on his election campaign.
“Hamaji’s Pants” The next class is swimming class. Hamaji, who is in a hurry to get ready, accidentally takes his pants to the poolside along with his towel and drops them. After class, Hamaji tries to get changed but can’t find his pants, leaving him dumbfounded.
[Aired on May 4th (Sun)]
“The Wild Boy from the Next Town” Bootaro and Hamaji have their playground taken over by Ebarinbo from the next town. The next day, they find out that Ebarinbo has been making everyone in their class feel bad, and Bootaro and Hamaji tell Ohno and Sugiyama that they have a “certain favor to ask.” What will Ohno and Sugiyama decide to do after hearing this?
[Aired on May 11th]
“The Forest of Fireflies” Yamada says he saw a lot of fireflies in the mountains. Maruko and her friends are skeptical, but when they hear that Nagayama’s friend has also seen them, they decide to go to the mountains together. However, Yamada doesn’t remember where it is, and says that they’ll definitely find it if they walk a little further, but the sun starts to set.
[Aired on May 18th]
“Fujiki’s Love Letter” Fujiki is having trouble with love. The love interest is Lily, a girl he met at the beach during summer vacation. Maruko and her friends can’t leave Fujiki sighing all the time, so they suggest that he write her a letter.
[Aired on May 25th] *Episode title not yet announced
One cold night, Maruko and her sister noticed that her grandfather’s coat had been worn for a long time. The coat was made in the fall of the year Maruko was born, and it holds certain memories. Hiroshi also begins to talk about his memories of his coat from his younger days.
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