Jarinko Chie

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Jarinko Chie
DVD box set of Chie the Brat as released by TMS and Toho and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki.
じゃりン子チエ
Manga
Written by	Etsumi Haruki
Published by	Futabasha
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1978 – 1997
Volumes	67
Anime film
Directed by	Isao Takahata
Produced by	Hidenori Taga, Tetsuo Katayama
Written by	Isao Takahata, Noboru Shiroyama
Music by	Masaru Hoshi
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Toho
Released	11 April 1981
Runtime	110 minutes
Anime television series
Directed by	Isao Takahata
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983
Episodes	64
Anime television series
Jarinko Chie 2
Directed by	Kazuyoshi Yokota
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 19, 1991 – September 22, 1992
Episodes	39
Anime and manga portal

Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ, lit. "Chie the Brat") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in Manga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. Jarinko Chie received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.^[1]

Jarinko Chie was adapted twice, first as an anime theatrical movie produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Toho and directed by Isao Takahata, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981 and March 25, 1983.^[2] A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed in October 19, 1991 to September 22, 1992.

The official English title of the anime is Downtown Story.^[3]

Characters[]

Chie Takemoto[]

A girl with a short temper.

Tetsu Takemoto[]

Chie's father. He is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.

Kotetsu[]

Chie's pet cat. His trademark is a moon on the forehead.

Video games[]

None of the video games were released outside Japan.

References[]

External links[]

• Manga official website at Futabasha (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Jarinko Chie (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Jarinko Chie at IMDb

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