One of Japan's most-famous manga creators, Momoko Sakura, who was best known for her series Chibi Maruko-chan, is dead. She had breast cancer and died on August 15 at the age of 53. Her staff ...

The Japanese manga artist and creator of the cartoon character Chibi Maruko-chan has died. Momoko Sakura was 53 years old. She died of breast cancer on August 15th, signaling for many the end of ...

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Chibi Maruko-chan is a light-hearted story about a third-grade elementary school girl named Maruko. It is the creation of artist Sakura Momoko, who based the series on her childhood in Shimizu ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Nippon Animation will begin offering episodes of the "Chibi Maruko-chan" anime series on video sites in China about an hour after they are aired in Japan, starting Sunday.

Most highlighted the influence her series "Chibi Maruko-chan" had on the nation's comic and animation industries. That's a fitting tribute, as her creations not only inspired a generation of ...

Her shōjo manga inspired 2nd most-watched TV anime, running for almost 3 decades Momoko Sakura, the manga creator best known for the long-running Chibi Maruko-chan manga and anime, passed away on ...