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Live-Action Chibi Maruko-chan Special's 4 Promos Streamed
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The official website for the new live-action Pokémon Smash, Nippon Sunday) as a mailman, and introduce Maruko-chan's classmates.
Shinsuke Kasai will reprise his role as Togawa-sensei.
The new adaptation, titled Special Drama Chibi Maruko-chan, will be the first live-action adaptation of Sakura's manga and anime in five and a half years. For the new adaptation, eight-year-old Natto," and "Maruko and Tama-chan, Find a Balloon Letter." The special will air in Japan on October 1 at 7:00 p.m.
The first live-action television adaptation aired in April 2006 with Ayaka Itou became the second live-action actress to assume the role in a full-fledged television series.
Sakura serialized the original manga in Sazae-san. The first anime series ran from 1990 to 1992, and the ongoing second series premiered in 1995.
