Real-life Characters The Chibi Maruko-chan television series is known around the world. Sakura started drawing the original comic book version two years after her debut as a manga artist in 1984 ...

Japanese publisher Shueisha Inc. announced that the 18th volume of the popular “Chibi Maruko-chan” (Little Maruko) manga series by late author Momoko Sakura will be published on Oct. 25.