List of Chibi Maruko-chan episodes

This is a list of episodes from the anime series Chibi Maruko-chan .

The first series run ran from January 7, 1990, to September 27, 1992, airing a total of 142 episodes, one opening theme, and two ending themes. ^[1]

The second run began on January 8, 1995, and is still currently airing today. 1495 episodes have aired as of August 31st, 2025. ^[2]

Series 1 (1990–1992)

1990

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"Maru-chan's Sibling Rivalry!" (Japanese: まるちゃんきょうだいげんかをする)	January 7, 1990 (1990-01-07)
	"Maru-chan's in the New Year Mood!" (Japanese: まるちゃんはまだおとそ気分)
Tensions rise between Maruko and Sakiko when a new notebook enters the picture. Then, Maruko's peaceful New Year is threatened by responsiblities looming over the horizon.
2	"Here Comes the Tutor!" (Japanese: 家庭教師がやってきた)	January 14, 1990 (1990-01-14)
	"Maru-chan buys an Alarm Clock!" (Japanese: まるちゃん目覚まし時計を買う)
Sakiko gets a tutor that doesn't meet Maruko's exacting standards. Then, sick of being late for class, Maruko decides to buy an alarm clock.
3	"Today is Sensei's Home Visit!" (Japanese: 今日は家庭訪問)	January 21, 1990 (1990-01-21)
	"Let's Meet the Pretentious Kid!" (Japanese: 生き物係のキザ野郎参上)
While Maruko hopes this year's home visit from her sensei will go smoothly, her capacity for self-sabotage has other ideas. Then, Maruko's hopes for an easy role in class are dashed when she finds out she's paired with the pretentious go-getter Hanawa.
4	"Maru-chan Learns to Ride a Bike!" (Japanese: まるちゃん自転車の練習をする)	January 28, 1990 (1990-01-28)
When all the kids her age become obsessed with riding bicycles, Maruko has no choice but to suffer the trials and tribulations of learning how to ride one.
5	"Maru-chan Gets a Certificate!" (Japanese: まるちゃん賞状をもらう)	February 4, 1990 (1990-02-04)
	"Maru-chan Catches a Cold!" (Japanese: まるちゃんカゼをひく)
Maruko is thrilled to be getting a certificate for her submission to an art contest, but complications arise by the time she has to actually go on stage. Then, Maruko's hubris gets the better of her when she's allowed to stay home from school after she catches a cold.
6	"Maru-chan And Friends Find a Puppy!" (Japanese: まるちゃんたち犬をひろう)	February 11, 1990 (1990-02-11)
Maruko and Tama-chan find a stray puppy and begin keeping her in a cardboard box behind the school while they try to find a home for her.
7	"My Family Eats French Cuisine!" (Japanese: みんなでフランス料理を食べに行く)	February 18, 1990 (1990-02-18)
	"Maru-chan Hates Marathons!" (Japanese: まるちゃんはマラソンがイヤ)
Maruko's family heads to a French restaurant to broaden their palettes, but nobody is quite ready for what they'll encounter there. Then, the dreaded school marathon has finally arrived, much to Maruko's chagrin.
8	"The Valentine's Day of Sadness" (Japanese: 悲しきバレンタインデー)	February 25, 1990 (1990-02-25)
	"Hanawa Enters a Singing Contest" (Japanese: 花輪君子供歌合戦に出場する)
It's Valentine's Day, and Maruko struggles with the decision of who she should give chocolate to. Then, Maruko goes to cheer on Hanawa when he's scheduled to make an appearance on a televised singing contest.
9	"Maru-chan Practises the Recorder!" (Japanese: まるちゃん笛の練習をする)	March 4, 1990 (1990-03-04)
	"I Want To Eat Snow!" (Japanese: 雪を食べたい)
Maruko struggles to learn the recorder before an upcoming test. Then, Maruko reminisces about her first trip to snow country.
10	"Maru-chan Visits Faraway Relatives!" (Japanese: まるちゃん遠くのしんせきの家に行く)	March 11, 1990 (1990-03-11)
After a lecture from her mother about how she's wasting her spring break, Maruko decides to take a trip by herself to visit her grandparents in the next town over.
11	"A Citizen's Devotion to Disaster Drills!" (Japanese: 避難訓練に余念のない県民)	March 18, 1990 (1990-03-18)
	"Maru-chan Gets Her Report Card!" (Japanese: まるちゃん通信簿をもらう)
Maruko's school puts their earthquake-readiness to the test with a disaster drill. Then, Maruko contemplates what she should ask for as a reward for getting a good report card, without actually knowing if her report card deserves one.
12	"The Legendary Tsuchinoko Company Limited!" (Japanese: まぼろしの“ツチノコ株式会社”)	March 25, 1990 (1990-03-25)
	"Maru-chan Likes Preparing for Field Trips!" (Japanese: まるちゃんは遠足の準備が好き)
Maruko and her friends try to strike it rich by hunting a legendary snake. Then, Maruko is overjoyed about an upcoming field trip, but it's for reasons that no one would ever expect.
13	"Maru-chan Goes on a Field Trip!" (Japanese: まるちゃん遠足に行く)	April 1, 1990 (1990-04-01)
Maruko goes on the field trip she was preparing for in the last episode.
14	"The Yearned-For Nosebleed!" (Japanese: あこがれの鼻血)	April 8, 1990 (1990-04-08)
	"Home Alone With Sakiko!" (Japanese: ふたりだけの留守番)
When she notices the sympathy they elicit from others, Maruko starts longing for a nosebleed of her own. Then, Maruko and Sakiko are stuck watching the house while their mother goes shopping.
15	"Finally! Maruo and the Class Election!" (Japanese: 丸尾君学級委員選挙いよいよ出馬)	April 15, 1990 (1990-04-15)
16	"Maru-chan Gets Appendicitis!" (Japanese: 「まるちゃん盲腸になる」の巻)	April 22, 1990 (1990-04-22)
	"Maru-chan Gets Her Fortune Told!" (Japanese: まるちゃん占いをされる)
Maruko is stuck between a rock and a hard place when absolutely no one in her family believes that she has excruciating stomach pain. Then, Maruko gets swept away by everyone else's fortune-telling fever.
17	"Maru-chan Really Wants a Bird!" (Japanese: まるちゃん小鳥がほしくなる)	April 29, 1990 (1990-04-29)
	"Maru-chan Has a Birthday Party!" (Japanese: まるちゃんお誕生会を開く)
Maruko has sparrow fever and begs her parents non-stop to buy one for her. Then, Maruko's dreams of a grand birthday party are dashed when her mother exercises her executive authority over the guest list.
18	"Mom's Treasure!" (Japanese: おかあさんの宝物)	May 6, 1990 (1990-05-06)
	"Maru-chan's Late Night Feast!" (Japanese: まるちゃん深夜の宴会)
Maruko accidentally loses her mother's valuable opal ring. Then, entranced by classmate's tales of waking up during the night to find adults eating delicious treats, Maruko vows to catch her parents in the act one night as well.
19	"Mother's Day!" (Japanese: おかあさんの日)	May 13, 1990 (1990-05-13)
Swept away on Mother's Day sentiments, Maruko wants nothing more than to make the day a special one for her mother, even with her limited budget.
20	"The Boy from the Orient in May!" (Japanese: 5月のオリエンタル小僧)	May 20, 1990 (1990-05-20)
	"The Parental Visit of Melancholy!" (Japanese: ゆううつな参観日)
A boy of unknown heritage causes a stir when he transfers into Maruko's class, much to his chagrin. Then, Maruko's mother insists on attending her class's parental visit, much to Maruko's chagrin.
21	"Maru-chan and the School Arts Festival!" (Japanese: まるちゃん学芸会に出る)	May 27, 1990 (1990-05-27)
Maruko ends up with a lead role in the class play, much to her chagrin.
22	"Maru-chan Gets Pen Pals!" (Japanese: まるちゃん文通をはじめる)	June 3, 1990 (1990-06-03)
	"I Love Free Study Time" (Japanese: 自習時間大好き)
Maruko tries keeping up correspondence with two pen pals from across the country, hoping beyond hope that they'll send some presents her way. Then, Maruko catches a lucky break when her sensei calls in sick on a day when she's forgotten to do her homework.
23	"Maru-chan's Town Gets Flooded!" (Japanese: まるちゃんの町は大洪水)	June 10, 1990 (1990-06-10)
After her town gets flooded, Maruko goes to gawk at the aftermath and then help clean up her classroom.
24	"Maru-chan's Tooth Hurts!" (Japanese: まるちゃん虫歯が痛い)	June 17, 1990 (1990-06-17)
	"Ah! The Physical Examination!" (Japanese: ああ身体検査)
25	"The Stomachache at School!" (Japanese: まるちゃん学校でお腹が痛くなる)	June 24, 1990 (1990-06-24)
26	"Pool's Open" (Japanese: プールびらき)	July 1, 1990 (1990-07-01)
27	"The Tanabata Wish!" (Japanese: 七夕の願い事)	July 8, 1990 (1990-07-08)
28	"Maru-chan Gets a New Umbrella!" (Japanese: まるちゃん傘を買ってもらう)	July 15, 1990 (1990-07-15)
	"Maru-chan's Summer Memories!" (Japanese: まるちゃんの夏の思い出)
Overjoyed with her new umbrella, Maruko starts bringing it to school everyday which leads to teasing from her classmates. Then, Maruko remembers a time in kindergarten when she refused to go in to the class pool.
29	"Maru-chan's Bathtub Is Broken!" (Japanese: まるちゃんの家のお風呂がこわれた)	July 22, 1990 (1990-07-22)
	"The Old Man's Magic Cards!" (Japanese: おっちゃんの魔法カード)
Maruko becomes enamored with the public bath when the bathtub breaks in the Sakura family household. Then, in an adaptation of the very first chapter of the manga, Maruko and her sister try to scrounge up money to buy a set of magic cards from a shady character.
30	"Maru-chan Goes to School During Summer Break!" (Japanese: まるちゃんは夏休みも学校へ通う)	July 29, 1990 (1990-07-29)
Maruko's plans for a lazy summer are interrupted when she's forced to come to the school to take care of the class rabbits for a week.
31	"Maru-chan Goes to the South-Island! (Part 1)" (Japanese: まるちゃん南の島へ行く (前編))	August 5, 1990 (1990-08-05)
When Grandpa wins a trip to the South Island in Thailand, Maruko is the only family member able to go.
32	"Maru-chan Goes to the South-Island! (Part 2)" (Japanese: まるちゃん南の島へ行く (後編))	August 12, 1990 (1990-08-12)
On her grand trip to the South Island, Maruko befriends the daughter of the resort manager and goes on a bunch of amazing adventures.
33	"Maru-chan Goes to a Haunted House" (Japanese: まるちゃんお化け屋敷に行く)	August 19, 1990 (1990-08-19)
Maru-chan boldly asserts her desire to go to a haunted house attraction hosted at a nearby department store, but when her father takes her, she realizes she bit off more than she can chew.
34	"Maru-chan Didn't Finish Her Homework!" (Japanese: 宿題をためたまる子ちゃん)	August 26, 1990 (1990-08-26)
A lazy summer vacation catches up to Maruko when she's forced to finish an entire summer vacation's worth of homework in a single day.a
35	"Maru-chan Goes to a Photographer!" (Japanese: まるちゃん写真屋さんに行く)	September 2, 1990 (1990-09-02)
	"What Happened on a Stormy Night" (Japanese: 嵐の夜の出来事)
After she kicks up a fuss when she realizes her photo album is much more sparse than her sister's, Maruko is off to a professional photographer. Then, Maruko faces a comedy of errors on a stormy night when she attempts to hide a failed test.
36	"Maru-chan Gets Tropical Fish!" (Japanese: まるちゃん熱帯魚を買う)	September 9, 1990 (1990-09-09)
Maruko's tropical fish fantasies come true when Sakiko receives some guppies from one of her friends.
37	"The Bobbed-Haired Kappa" (Japanese: おかっぱ・かっぱ)	September 16, 1990 (1990-09-16)
38	"Maru-chan Goes Hiking" (Japanese: まるちゃんハイキングに行く)	September 23, 1990 (1990-09-23)
39	"Maru-chan Finds Money" (Japanese: まるちゃんお金を見つける)	September 30, 1990 (1990-09-30)
40	"The Great Boy vs. Girl War" (Japanese: 男子対女子大戦争)	October 7, 1990 (1990-10-07)
41	"Maru-chan Changes Her Desk" (Japanese: まるちゃん席替えをする)	October 14, 1990 (1990-10-14)
	"Maru-chan Goes to a Bar" (Japanese: まるちゃん飲み屋さんに行く)
42	"Maru-chan Loses Her Celebrity Photo"	October 21, 1990 (1990-10-21)
43	"Maru-chan Experiments" (Japanese: まるちゃん実験をする)	October 28, 1990 (1990-10-28)
44	"Maru-chan's "Wish Upon a Star"" (Japanese: まるちゃんの“星に願いを”)	November 4, 1990 (1990-11-04)
45	"Cousin's Shichigosan" (Japanese: いとこの七五三)	November 11, 1990 (1990-11-11)
46	"Cleaning the Scary Chicken Coop" (Japanese: 恐怖のにわとり小屋そうじ)	November 18, 1990 (1990-11-18)
	"A Sunday on My Own" (Japanese: 一人っきりの日曜日)
47	"Mom and Dad Have an Argument" (Japanese: お父さんとお母さん けんかする)	November 25, 1990 (1990-11-25)
48	"Maru-chan Wants Her Own Room" (Japanese: まるちゃん自分の部屋が欲しくなる)	December 2, 1990 (1990-12-02)
49	"Maru-chan Writes a New Years Card" (Japanese: まるちゃん年賀状を書く)	December 9, 1990 (1990-12-09)
50	"The Family is Poor" (Japanese: うちはびんぼう)	December 16, 1990 (1990-12-16)
51	"Maru-chan Attends a Christmas Party" (Japanese: まるちゃんクリスマス会に参加する)	December 23, 1990 (1990-12-23)
52	"Happy New Year Maruko-chan" (Japanese: 年越し まる子ちゃん)	December 30, 1990 (1990-12-30)

1991

1. "おはなし｜ちびまる子ちゃん オフィシャルサイト".
2. 過去のおはなし 2025年 [Stories from the past 2025]. Chibi Maruko-chan official site (in Japanese). Retrieved February 25, 2025.

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No.	Title	Original release date