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'''Chibi Maruko-chan''' (ちびまる子ちゃん) is an anime television series, based on the manga of the same name, about the simple life of a girl named Momoko Sakura and her family living in Shimizu (suburban Japan) in the year 1974. The manga was originally adapted to a 142 episode anime that aired from 1990-1992. It was then adapted again in 1995 which has been on the air ever since. As of September 2020, over 1200 episodes had been aired.
'''Chibi Maruko-chan''' (ちびまる子ちゃん) is a popular multimedia franchise from Japan. It's about the simple life of a girl named Momoko Sakura and her family living in Shimizu (suburban Japan) in the year 1974. The franchise began as a manga series for girls, but quickly became popular among all audiences. The manga was first adapted into a 142-episode anime series, airing from January 7th, 1990 to September 27th, 1992. A new series was created in 1995, and has been on the air ever since. As of December 2021, over 1300 episodes of the second series have been produced.
 
Over the years, numerous English dubs have been made of both the first and the second ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' anime adaptations. However, due to various reasons, these dubs remain either partially found or completely lost.


==Nickelodeon India==
==Nickelodeon India==
Chibi Maruko-chan used to air on Nick India in English and Hindi, the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWHgQAAsB6LyYQhIm-IeJ5w official Chibi Maruko-chan YouTube channel] has uploaded some episodes of 1995 series with the Nick India English dub.
The 1995 ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' series was broadcasted in both English and in Hindi by the channel Nick India. In November of 2017, the subbing group ATTKC would upload numerous episodes of the Nick India English dub onto their blog.<ref name="CB">[https://attkc.blogspot.com/2017/11/chibi-maruko-chan-english-nickelodeon.html A blog post by the group ATTKC about the different ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' English dubbed episodes and clips they'd discovered.] Retrieved 9 Dec '21</ref> These would later be reuploaded by the official ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' YouTube channel. The episodes can be found below:


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==Voicebox Productions (Canada)/Pioneer Entertainment)==
==Voicebox Productions (Canada)/Pioneer Entertainment)==
Voicebox Productions in Vancouver, Canada has listed a ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' direct-to-video release by Pioneer Entertainment on their website since the early 2000s.<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20021120091324/http://www.voiceboxproductions.com/</ref><ref>http://www.voiceboxproductions.com/index.html</ref> Teryl Rothery has included her involvement with a Vancouver dub of the series, though instead of Voicebox, she credits the production to Ocean Studios.<ref>[http://www.terylrothery.com/film.htm Teryl Rothery] Retrieved August 27, 2017.</ref> No trace of this separate English dub has surfaced.
The dubbing studio Voicebox Productions, located in Vancouver, Canada, has listed a ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' direct-to-video release by Pioneer Entertainment and Studio B Productions on their website since the early 2000s.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020606210909/http://www.voiceboxproductions.com:80/whatwevedone.htm An archived link to Voicebox Productions' official website.] Retrieved 09 Dec '21</ref> On their website, they list the ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' dub as a pilot episode, though none the other series that they've worked on have this distinction. In addition, Teryl Rothery has written about her involvement with a Vancouver dub of the series, though instead of Voicebox, she credits the dubbing company Ocean Studios.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110616112840/https://www.terylrothery.com/film.htm Teryl Rothery's official filmography, containing information about an English dub by Ocean Studios.] Retrieved 9 Dec '21.</ref> No trace of this English dub has surfaced online.


==Animax Asia==
==Animax Asia==
The anime was dubbed in English in Asia by Omni Productions and aired on Animax Asia.<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=479</ref><ref>https://hk.linkedin.com/in/bernard-lee-46b11229</ref> As of 2020, the only clip of the dub has surfaced online was a brief clip of an episode of the 1990 series. <ref>https://www.vidlii.com/watch?v=Vj3An8wqex3</ref>  
The 1990 anime series was dubbed by Omni Productions and aired on Animax Asia.<ref name="AN">[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=479 The Anime News Network page on ''Chibi Maruko-chan'', which contains English casting and dubbing information.] Retrieved 9 Dec '21</ref> In November of 2017, ATTKC would post a short clip from the Animax Asia dub.<ref name="CB"/> As of December 2021, this is the only footage that's surfaced.


===Voice Cast===
===Voice Cast (Animax Asia)===
<ref>https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=479</ref>
*Russell Wait as The Narrator
*Russell Wait as The narrator
*Sarah Hauser as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan), Mrs. Maruo (Maruo's mother)
*Sarah Hauser as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan)
*Emily Woo Zeller and Andrea Kwan as Sumire Sakura (Maruko's mother)
*Emily Woo Zeller and Andrea Kwan as Sumire Sakura (Maruko's mother)
*Candice Moore as Sakiko Sakura (Maruko's sister)
*Candice Moore as Sakiko Sakura (Maruko's sister)
*Michael Pizzuto as Shigeru Fujiki and Noritaka Hamazaki (Hamaji)
*Richard Magarey as Tomozo Sakura (Maruko's grandfather)
*Sarah Hauser as Mrs. Maruo (Maruo's mother)
*Michael Pizzuto as Shigeru Fujiki and Noritaka Hamazaki (Hamaji)<ref name="AN"/>


==Japan Foundation==
==Japan Foundation==
Starting in late 2018, some episodes of the 1995 series were dubbed to English by the Japan Foundation and posted to YouTube by the official Chibi Maruko-chan channels. these can be found on both on its [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJ4zCazDQMijFLG5Ja8w_Q dedicated English language] and [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWHgQAAsB6LyYQhIm-IeJ5w general dub channels].
Starting in late 2018, some episodes of the 1995 series were dubbed into English by the Japan Foundation, and posted on YouTube by two of the official ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' channels. These can be found on both of the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKJ4zCazDQMijFLG5Ja8w_Q dedicated English language channel] and the [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWHgQAAsB6LyYQhIm-IeJ5w general dub channel].


===Voice Cast===
===Voice Cast (Japan Foundation)===
*Michael Szuc as The narrator
*Michael Szuc as The Narrator
*Catherine Fu as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan)
*Catherine Fu as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan)
*Jack Murphy as Hiroshi Sakura (Maruko's father)
*Jack Murphy as Hiroshi Sakura (Maruko's father)
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*David McKinney as Sueo Maruo
*David McKinney as Sueo Maruo
*Hunter Purvis as Kazuhiko Hanawa
*Hunter Purvis as Kazuhiko Hanawa
*Jamie Anderson and Dave Bridge as Additional Voices
*Jamie Anderson and Dave Bridge as Additional Voices<ref>[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=909 The Anime News Network page on the second ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' series, which contains English casting and dubbing information.] Retrieved 9 Dec '21</ref>
 
==Gallery==
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==External Link==
*[https://www.vidlii.com/watch?v=Vj3An8wqex3 A short clip of the Animax Asia English dub, provided by ATTKC and reuploaded onto VidLii.] Retrieved 09 Dec '21


==References==
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A still of the anime's cast.

Status: Partially Found

Chibi Maruko-chan (ちびまる子ちゃん) is a popular multimedia franchise from Japan. It's about the simple life of a girl named Momoko Sakura and her family living in Shimizu (suburban Japan) in the year 1974. The franchise began as a manga series for girls, but quickly became popular among all audiences. The manga was first adapted into a 142-episode anime series, airing from January 7th, 1990 to September 27th, 1992. A new series was created in 1995, and has been on the air ever since. As of December 2021, over 1300 episodes of the second series have been produced.

Over the years, numerous English dubs have been made of both the first and the second Chibi Maruko-chan anime adaptations. However, due to various reasons, these dubs remain either partially found or completely lost.

Nickelodeon India

The 1995 Chibi Maruko-chan series was broadcasted in both English and in Hindi by the channel Nick India. In November of 2017, the subbing group ATTKC would upload numerous episodes of the Nick India English dub onto their blog.[1] These would later be reuploaded by the official Chibi Maruko-chan YouTube channel. The episodes can be found below:

Episode Number Japanese Title English Title
107 「 まる子 めがねにあこがれる」の巻 Maruko is Crazy About Spectacles
108 「マラソン大会の練習」の巻 Practice For the Marathon Meet
109 「まる子 通帳をなくす」の巻 Maruko Loses Her Passbook
110 「藤木のひきょうを直す会」の巻 Getting Over Fujiki's Selfish Behavior Association
111 「腹話術をやろう」の巻 The Ventriloquism Match
112 「ホワイトデー騒動」の巻 The White Day Commotion
113 「超能力者がやってきた!!」の巻 There Comes a Supernatural Powers Specialist
114 「いちご狩りに行こう」の巻 Let's Go Strawberry Picking
115 「赤ちゃんのおもり」の巻 Taking Care of the Baby
116 「こわれたカメラ」の巻 The Broken Camera
118 「お母さんの髪型」の巻 Mom's New Hairstyle
120 「お父さんが参観会にやってきた」の巻 Dad Comes for the Inspection Visit Day
121 「山根くん 大あばれ」の巻 Yamane Wreaks Havoc
122 「長山くんを見習おう」の巻 Let's Follow Nagayama's Footsteps
123 「UFOはいるか、いないか」の巻 I'm Not Sure, But Do UFOs Exist?
124 「みぎわさん、ダイエットをする」の巻 Migiwa is on a Diet
125 「ヨッちゃんの引っ越し」の巻 Yo-chan Changes His Home
126 「前田さんと野口さん」の巻 Maeda and Noguchi
127 「たまちゃんちの九官鳥」の巻 The Mynah Tama-chan's House
128 「まる子、スズメを拾う」の巻 Maruko Brings Home a Sparrow
129 「停電の夜」の巻 A Light Electricity Failure
130 「こくぞうさんの木」の巻 Kokuzo-san's Tree
131 「平岡君」の巻 A Young Boy, Hiroka
132 「ハチの巣騒動」の巻 The Honeybee Hive
133 「まる子アマチュア無線にあこがれる」の巻 Maruko Longs For an Amateur Radio Station
134 「宝さがしゲーム」の巻 Treasure of Fun
135 「野口さんの家に行く」の巻 Maruko Goes to Noguchi's House
136 「今日は8月31日」の巻 The End of Summer Vacation
137 「恐怖の心霊写真」の巻 Horrifying Photography of the Soul
138 「佐々木のじいさんの親戚」の巻 Sasaki Grandpa's Relatives
140 「ヒロシの友情」の巻 Hiroshi's Friendship
141 「読書の秋だよ」の巻 The Autumn of Reading
142 「藤木の疑問」の巻 Fujiki Has a Doubt
143 「まる子 カンニングをする」の巻 Maruko Does the Cheating
144 「カメラマンになりたい」の巻 I Wanna Become a Photographer
145 「英会話教室に見学に行く」の巻 Maruko Goes For American Accent Training
146 「佐々木さんと川田さん」の巻 Sasaki Grandfather and Mr. Kawada
147 「まる子 ハンコが欲しい」の巻 Maruko Wants a Seal
148 「やきいも大会をしよう」の巻 Let's Have a Roasted Sweet Potato Party
149 「山下選手のサイン会に行く」の巻 Maruko Goes to a Autograph Signing Session of Yamashita
150 「誰かオレを撮ってくれ!!」の巻 Somebody Please Take My Picture!
151 「忘年会をやろう」の巻 Let's Hold a Year End Party
152 クリスマススペシャル 「もしもまる子が花輪家の子供で花輪クンがさくら家の子供だったら」の巻 Christmas Special (What if Maruko Belonged to Hanawa Family and Hanawa to Sakura Family?)
155 「おじいちゃん、年賀状のことを気にする」の巻 Grandpa Takes Greeting Cards Too Seriously
156 「マラソン大会の前日」の巻 A Day Before a Marathon Meet
157 「カゼのおみまいに行く」の巻 Maruko Goes to See a Patient

Voicebox Productions (Canada)/Pioneer Entertainment)

The dubbing studio Voicebox Productions, located in Vancouver, Canada, has listed a Chibi Maruko-chan direct-to-video release by Pioneer Entertainment and Studio B Productions on their website since the early 2000s.[2] On their website, they list the Chibi Maruko-chan dub as a pilot episode, though none the other series that they've worked on have this distinction. In addition, Teryl Rothery has written about her involvement with a Vancouver dub of the series, though instead of Voicebox, she credits the dubbing company Ocean Studios.[3] No trace of this English dub has surfaced online.

Animax Asia

The 1990 anime series was dubbed by Omni Productions and aired on Animax Asia.[4] In November of 2017, ATTKC would post a short clip from the Animax Asia dub.[1] As of December 2021, this is the only footage that's surfaced.

Voice Cast (Animax Asia)

  • Russell Wait as The Narrator
  • Sarah Hauser as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan), Mrs. Maruo (Maruo's mother)
  • Emily Woo Zeller and Andrea Kwan as Sumire Sakura (Maruko's mother)
  • Candice Moore as Sakiko Sakura (Maruko's sister)
  • Richard Magarey as Tomozo Sakura (Maruko's grandfather)
  • Michael Pizzuto as Shigeru Fujiki and Noritaka Hamazaki (Hamaji)[4]

Japan Foundation

Starting in late 2018, some episodes of the 1995 series were dubbed into English by the Japan Foundation, and posted on YouTube by two of the official Chibi Maruko-chan channels. These can be found on both of the dedicated English language channel and the general dub channel.

Voice Cast (Japan Foundation)

  • Michael Szuc as The Narrator
  • Catherine Fu as Momoko Sakura (Maruko-chan)
  • Jack Murphy as Hiroshi Sakura (Maruko's father)
  • Muriel Hofmann as Sumire Sakura (Maruko's mother)
  • Lily Troncale as Sakiko Sakura (Maruko's sister)
  • Simon Broad as Tomozo Sakura (Maruko's grandfather)
  • Candiace Moore as Kotake Sakura (Maruko's grandmother)
  • Muriel Hofmann as Tamae Honami (Tama-chan)
  • David McKinney as Sueo Maruo
  • Hunter Purvis as Kazuhiko Hanawa
  • Jamie Anderson and Dave Bridge as Additional Voices[5]

Gallery

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External Link

References