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Shin Chan

Crayon Shin-chan

1992, TV, ongoing, 78%, Shin-Ei Animation

Recommended by 20 Chibi Maruko-chan fans on AniList. The same kind of story: low-key school gag comedies.

Crayon Shin-chan follows the wacky antics and adventures of five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, neighbors, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and…

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    1999, TV, 51 eps, 74%

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  2. Cover of Atashin'chi
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    2002, TV, 330 eps, 72%

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  3. Cover of Kingyo Chuuihou!
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    1991, TV, 54 eps, 74%

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    1982, TV, 34 eps, 70%

    Recommended by 6 Chibi Maruko-chan fans on AniList. Both have Family Life.

  5. Cover of My Neighbors the Yamadas
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    1999, Movie, 1 ep, 69%

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  6. Cover of Sazae-san
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    1969, TV, ongoing, 57%

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  7. Cover of Paradise Kiss
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    2005, TV, 12 eps, 78%

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  8. Cover of Kodocha
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    1996, TV, 102 eps, 79%

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  9. Cover of Coji-Coji
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    1997, TV, 100 eps, 65%

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  10. Cover of Jarinko Chie
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    1981, Movie, 1 ep, 67%

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  11. Cover of Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow
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    1993, TV, 40 eps, 66%

  12. Cover of Animal Lane
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    2005, TV, 51 eps, 68%

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    2025, Movie, 1 ep, 84%

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  14. Cover of NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun
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    2026, ONA, 12 eps, 84%

    Politics, War, Dystopian

  15. Cover of Sanchoume no Yuuhi
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    1990, TV, 27 eps, 68%

  16. Cover of Grave of the Fireflies
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    1988, Movie, 1 ep, 83%

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  17. Cover of Death Note
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    2006, TV, 37 eps, 84%

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    2006, TV, 47 eps, 85%

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    2026, ONA, 1 ep, 84%

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Manga for fans of Chibi Maruko-chan

Yotsuba&!2003, Manga, ongoing, 89% Crayon Shinchan1990, Manga, 1126 ch, 78% The Wonderful World of Sazae-San1946, Manga, 6477 ch, 60% Miiko Desu!1990, Manga, 40 ch, 75% Papa told me1987, Manga, 149 ch, 83% Kodocha: Sana's Stage1994, Manga, 54 ch, 82% Ichinensei ni Nacchattara2007, Manga, 61 ch, 65% Azumanga Daioh1999, Manga, 69 ch, 82%

About Chibi Maruko-chan

1990, TV, 142 eps, 74%, Nippon Animation

Momoko Sakura is an elementary school student who likes popular idol Momoe Yamaguchi and mangas. She is often called "Chibi Maruko-chan" due to her young age and small size. She lives together with her parents, her grandparents and her elder sister in a little town. In school, she has many friends with whom she studies and plays together everyday, including her close pal, Tama-chan; the student committee members, Maruo-kun and Migiwa-san; and the B-class trio: 'little master' Hanawa-kun, Hamaji-Bu Taro and Sekiguchi-kun. This is a fun-loving and enjoyable anime that portrays the simple things in life.

(Source: Anime News Network)

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