“Chibi Maruko-chan Arigatou! Anime 30th Anniversary 1 Hour Special” will be broadcast on Jan. 19, 2020 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of TV Anime “Chibi Maruko-chan”.

The 1 Hour Special will announce the results of the “Character Popular Contest Best 30” conducted last year. In addition, a collection of famous scenes will be shown.

Finally, two episodes of the anime series will be broadcast; “The Adventure of Maruko and Tama-chan”, where Maruko-chan makes her older sister angry, and then she tries to make peace with her getting a photo book she had bought, and the special episode “Tarou on a Particular Day” with Tarou, Nagasawa-kun's little brother, as protagonist.

“Chibi Maruko-chan Arigatou! Anime 30th Anniversary 1 Hour Special” is scheduled to be aired on Fuji TV at 18:00 from Jan. 19, 2020.

C) Sakura Production/Japan Animation