The BEST episodes of Chibi Maruko-chan

#1 - 1156

Season 2 - Episode 1156 - Aired 7/1/2018

#2 - Mother’s Day

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/13/1990

Mother’s Day is coming soon. Maruko wants to give her mom a present straight from the heart—but when she checks her piggy bank, she finds she only has 250 yen.

#3 - Maruko Goes to a Southern Island (Part 2)

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 8/12/1990

Blue skies, wide seas, and Maruko is thrilled. She even becomes friends with Psady, and the week flies by in no time at all. After a sad farewell, Maruko returns to Japan and hands out souvenirs to the family…

#4 - A Woeful Valentine’s Day / Hanawa Enters a Children’s Singing Contest

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/1990

Hanawa-kun is going to appear on a televised children’s singing contest. The whole class is buzzing with excitement, and Maruko and her friends decide they ought to go cheer him on in person.

#5 - Citizens Tirelessly Prepared for Evacuation Drills / Maruko Gets Her Report Card

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/18/1990

With spring vacation just around the corner, Maruko and her friends are all wondering about their report cards. When she hears that some kids get rewards from their parents for good grades, Maruko can’t help feeling envious. She decides she ought to ask for something too.

#6 - The Phantom ‘Tsuchinoko Company’ / Maruko Loves Getting Ready for Field Trips

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/25/1990

When Tama-chan says she saw the legendary snake-like creature known as the tsuchinoko, everyone accuses her of lying. Maruko dramatically defends her—“The tsuchinoko is real!”—and moves the class to tears. But in truth, all she really wants is the reward money promised for finding one. So she and Tama-chan set off in search of it.

#7 - Maruko Appears in the School Play

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/27/1990

For the school arts festival, Maruko’s class is putting on The Old Man with the Wen. Roles are assigned by lottery, and Maruko ends up cast as the neighboring old man.

#8 - The Bath at Maruko’s House Breaks / The Old Man’s Magic Cards

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 7/22/1990

The first school term ends today, and summer vacation begins tomorrow. Maruko drags home all her school things in one enormous bundle. On the way home, beneath a tree, an old man is selling something rather mysterious.

#9 - Maruko Gets a New Umbrella / Maruko’s Summer Memories

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 7/15/1990

Fed up with the endless rainy season, Maruko is overjoyed when her mother buys her a brand-new umbrella that opens at the push of a button. But the very next day the weather turns beautifully sunny.

#10 - Maruko Still Goes to School During Summer Vacation

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 7/29/1990

Tomorrow is the school attendance day during summer break. Maruko, who has lately been sleeping until nearly noon, gets so worried about whether she’ll wake up on time that she can’t fall asleep at all…

#11 - Maruko Goes to a Southern Island (Part 1)

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/5/1990

Grandpa wins the top prize in a shopping district raffle. The prize is none other than “A Trip to a Southern Island.” By pure chance, no one else in the family can go, so lucky Maruko gets the spot. After a comical journey mixed in with a bunch of grown-ups, she finally arrives on the island.

#12 -

Season 2 - Episode 805 - Aired 4/17/2011

#13 - Today's Home Visit Day / A Tutor Is Coming

Season 2 - Episode 1428 - Aired 4/28/2024

#14 - Hiroshi's Friendship, Maruko`s Friendship / Maruko Wants to Play Darts

Season 2 - Episode 1426 - Aired 3/3/2024

#15 - Maruko and Big Sis Go on an Excursion on Bicycles / Maruko Is Scared but Wants to Read

Season 2 - Episode 1443 - Aired 8/18/2024

#16 - Bell Crickets Are Noisy

Season 2 - Episode 1431 - Aired 5/19/2024

#17 - Maruko Makes a Scene over Hot Pot

Season 2 - Episode 1433 - Aired 6/2/2024

#18 - Nakano-san's More Talkative Than Usual / Tomozou's Toy of Friendship

Season 2 - Episode 1448 - Aired 9/22/2024

#19 - The Pool Opens

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 7/1/1990

Tomorrow is the first day of swimming class. Even though she can’t swim 25 meters to save her life, Maruko makes a huge fuss over wanting a new school swimsuit and eyedrops and all sorts of other things…

#20 - Maruko Learns to Ride a Bicycle

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/1990

All the neighborhood kids are crazy about bicycles, but Maruko can’t ride one. Swept along by the encouragement of Tama-chan and the others, she finds herself forced into bicycle practice—falling over, getting scraped up, and giving up again and again…

#21 - Everyone Goes Out for French Food / Maruko Hates Marathons

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/1990

Tomorrow is the school marathon. As Maruko trudges home with dread in every step, she finds her sister laid up in bed with a cold. Maruko, who wants nothing more than to avoid running, starts to wonder…

#22 - Maruko Goes on a Field Trip

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/1/1990

Today is field trip day. Even while grumbling that mountain climbing is exhausting, Maruko heads off with the others. On the bus she loses at word-chain and is forced to sing a song, which makes her sulk even more. But once they arrive at the mountain, her spirits begin to lift after all.

#23 - The Longing for a Nosebleed / Home Alone Together

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/8/1990

Maruko is weirdly envious of a classmate who suddenly gets a nosebleed at school and becomes the center of attention. Being a healthy, energetic girl, Maruko herself has never had such a dramatic moment.

#24 - Maruo-kun Finally Runs in the Class Representative Election

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/15/1990

At the start of the new term, Maruo-kun enters the class representative race and is openly determined to beat Ebisu-kun. Meanwhile, Maruko is caught completely off guard when she’s unexpectedly nominated too.

#25 - Maruko Gets Appendicitis / Maruko Has Her Fortune Told

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/22/1990

Up until one minute earlier, Maruko’s day had been perfectly peaceful. Then her stomach suddenly starts hurting terribly. She tells the whole family, but no one believes her. Never has Maruko regretted her usual unserious face more than in that moment, as she struggles to make anyone understand just how much pain she’s in.