Asari-chan
Asari-chan | |
![]() Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Asari | |
あさりちゃん | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Mayumi Muroyama |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | 1978 – 2014 |
Volumes | 100 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Osamu Kasai |
Music by | Hiroshi Tsutsui |
Studio | Toei Animation PT Rieta Amilia Socha Prada Multi Dimensia Entertainment |
Original network | TV Asahi Spacetoon |
Original run | January 25, 1982 – February 28, 1983 |
Episodes | 54 |
Anime film | |
Asari-chan Ai no Marchen Shōjo | |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released |
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Runtime | 25 minutes |
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Asari-chan (あさりちゃん) is a Japanese shōjo slice of life manga series by Mayumi Muroyama. It was adapted into an anime television series and an anime film.[1] The TV series was produced by Toei Animation a subsidiary of Toei Company, and directed by Kazumi Fukushima. The anime follows Asari, a normal but stupid elementary school fourth-grade girl who does not get along with her family.
Manga[]
The manga was written by Mayumi Muroyama and serialized from the August 1978 issue to the March 2014 issue of Shogakukan's Shogaku Ninensei magazine. During its serialization it was also published in several other Shogakukan magazines, including CoroCoro Comic, Pyonpyon, Ciao, Shogaku Ichinensei, Shogaku Sannensei, Shogaku Yonnensei, and Shogaku Gonensei.
Anime[]
The anime was produced by Toei Animation a subsidiary of Toei Company and directed by Kazumi Fukushima. It was first broadcast in Japan on 25 January 1982, with the final episode broadcast on 28 February 1983.[2] It was broadcast every Monday at 19:00 until 19:30 JST, with 54 episodes. The opening theme is Ano ko wa Asari-chan (あの子はあさりちゃん) by Yoko Maekawa and the ending theme is Watashi wa Onna no ko (私は女の子) also by Maekawa.
Voice Cast[]
- Katsue Miwa as Asari Hamano
- Chiyoko Kawashima as Hamano Tatami
- Kei Tomiyama as Papa
- Mariko Mukai as Mama
- Fuyumi Shiraishi as Morino Kakesu
- Jouji Yanami as Shinigami (ep 8)
- Katsuji Mori as Jirou Morino
- Kouji Totani as Dog Asari
- Noriko Tsukase (1st voice) Michiko Nomura (2nd voice) as Ibara Yabunokouji
- Mugihito as Hachirou Kanda
- Toshiko Fujita as Futoko (ep 15)
Reception[]
In 1985, Asari-chan won the 30th Shogakukan Manga Award in the category Best Children's Manga.[3] In 2014, it won the Judging Committee Special Award at the 59th Shogakukan Manga Award.[4] The manga won the grand award at the 2014 Japan Cartoonists Association Award.[5]
References[]
- ^ あさりちゃん 愛のメルヘン少女(1982). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
- ^ あさりちゃん (1982). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- ^ 小学館漫画賞:歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
- ^ "Magi, Kano-Uso, Zekkyō Gakkyū Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. 21 January 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "Asari-chan Shojo Gag Manga Wins 42nd Japan Cartoonist Awards". Anime News Network. 13 May 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
External links[]
- "Asari-chan TV at Toei Animation". Archived from the original on 2004-12-07. Retrieved 2014-07-05.
- Asari-chan (television series) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Asari-chan (film) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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