Maruko's smart classmate Nagayama wears glasses, but he's well-liked by Maruko and the others.The manga ran from 1993 to 1995, and was adapted to a miniseries in 2013.
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Nagasawa-kun, a manga series about Nagasawa's adventures in junior high, alongside Fujiki, Kosugi, Hanawa, Noguchi and Jogasaki.Maruko is lazy and messy while Sakiko is a hard worker who's often frustrated by her sister not doing what she's supposed to when it affects her. Maruko (red) and her sister Sakiko (blue).This is even color-coded for your convenience as Maruko often wears a lot of red and Tamae a lot of blue. Maruko is laid-back and gets into trouble a lot while Tamae is proper and a stickler for the rules. Maruko (red) and her friend Tamae (blue).One moment in the live-action special going down a slide, spying on her with a pair of binoculars. She is often seen watching whatever happens to Maruko and her friends throughout an episode, not for anything malicious, but for the entertainment value.
Maruko's friend Noguchi and her grandfather are ones as well. The Sakura's aren't the only ones with a Cloud Cuckoolander streak.Truth in Television from her and others' admission, as when Eiichiro Oda first met her, he knew she created "Chibi Maruko-chan" from her personality alone. Her Cloud Cuckoo tendencies also show up when she gets older when Hiraoka, a former classmate turned writer for Fuji TV, reconnects with her and the narrator points how she hasn't changed.There's even one episode about how Maruko can be absent-minded and how she doesn't know what she thinks about when she goes into a daze. Maruko has this to a lesser extent than her grandfather, with her strong tendency to daydream or even go into a daze.When Maruko's sister says she doesn't use her head in class, Tomozou says that when he puts on a "hachimaki" (Japanese bandana), he uses his head. He can sometimes do weird things that nobody understands, like imitate Maruko or write "Work hard Japan!" on the flag Maruko has for the white team for her school's sports day. There's even an episode where he quits his day job to go pro! In some episodes, he's invited to take pictures, but most of the time, it's a nuisance. Camera Fiend: Tama-chan's dad, who carries a camera around him everywhere, much to her annoyance.