Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese: ちびまる子ちゃん?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura. The series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura in the ...

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 ...