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Keiko Yamamoto Steps Down From Role of Shōta Yamada in Chibi Maruko-chan Anime
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The staff of the Keiko Yamamoto will step down from voicing the character of Shōta Yamada after the episode that will air on December 17. Yamamoto has voiced the character since January 1990. The staff have not yet revealed who will replace Yamamoto, but the new voice will debut in the episode that will air on January 28, 2024.
Yamamoto also Kumiko Watanabe is now voicing the character.
Chibi Maruko-chan aired its 1,500th episode in May 2022.
The original Chibi Maruko-chan manga inspired a television anime that is almost consistently the #3 rated television anime series after Sazae-san and Fuji TV on Sundays at 6:00 p.m., before Sazae-san at 6:30 p.m.) The first anime series ran from 1990 to 1992, and the ongoing second series premiered in 1995.
The manga's creator ended that version in 2011.
The Chibi Maruko-chan manga started Sakura Production, which is staffed by long-time assistants of Sakura, are drawing the chapters. The manga is running irregularly in Ribon.
Source: Anime! Anime! (小野瀬太一朗)
