http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_ Maruko Hiroshi Sumire Sakiko Tomozou Kotake Momoko "Maruko" Sakura (さくらももこ Sakura Momoko?, まる子 Maruko) Voiced by: Tarako, Live-Action: Ei Morisako The title character, Maruko (born May 8, 1965), is a nine-year-old third-grade student raised in a relatively poor family of six. She is lazy, disorganized and usually late for school, in strong contrast with her neat, calm, and tidy older sister (a sixth-grader) who must share her room with her. Maruko, like many kids, tries to avoid homework and chores, and she takes advantage of her doting grandfather and squabbles with her sister. Nevertheless, she is a well-meaning child who tries to do good. She is similar to Calvin in Calvin and Hobbes in that she often uses adult-like language to express her child-like feelings. She has many food dislikes, including natto and tomatoes. She loves reading manga and is a good artist, and her stated goal is to become a manga artist when she grows up. In one episode, she admired and aspired to be like Helen Keller, Mother Teresa, and Marie Curie. It is implied that the show is drawn by Maruko herself. Maruko has a problem with her sister cooking and throws whirlwind tantrums. She knows a lot about her mother, father, and grandmother. Hiroshi Sakura (さくらひろし Sakura Hiroshi?) Voiced by: Yūsaku Yara, Live-Action: Katsumi Takahashi Maruko's father. He was introduced to Maruko's mother by her friend. He drinks every now and then but is a kind loving dad. His birthday is June 20, 1934, making him 40 years old during the series. Sumire Sakura (さくらすみれ Sakura Sumire?) Voiced by: Teiyū Ichiryūsai, Live-Action: Michiko Shimizu Maruko's mother. She tends to scold Maruko a lot. She is a strict mother but a very pleasant one. She's extremely focused on household finances, and shops mainly at department stores during bargain sales. Her birthdate is May 25, 1934. It is revealed in one episode that her maiden name is Kobayashi. Sakiko Sakura (さくらさきこ Sakura Sakiko? Voiced by: Yūko Mizutani, Live-Action: Mayuko Fukuda Maruko's older sister. She is clever and diligent, the exact opposite of the lazy Maruko. She and Maruko fight often but they get along fine. Her birthday is March 21, 1962, making her 12 in the series. Tomozou Sakura (さくら友蔵 Sakura Tomozō?) Voiced by: Kei Tomiyama (1990-1995), Takeshi Aono (1995-2010), Bin Shimada (2010-), Live-Action: Fuyuki Moto Maruko's kind but absent-minded grandfather. Naive and easily tricked, he keeps a pet turtle and loves watching TV with Maruko. When feeling distressed or nostalgic, he spontaneously retreats to a surreal inner world for a few seconds to improvise a sad yet comical haiku about his state of mind. His birthday is October 3, 1898, making him 76 in the series. The author has said that she used her own grandfather as the model for Tomozou, but that his personality is the opposite of Tomozou's. Kotake Sakura (さくらこたけ Sakura Kotake?) Voiced by: Yūko Sasaki, Live-Action: Yoshie Ichige Maruko's grandmother. She's wise and knows what's good for the human body. She was born on April 4, 1904. Her name of Kotake was never known in the series until it appeared in a 4-panel manga (Yonkoma) on July 1, 2007.
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