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| Jarinko Chie | |
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| じゃりン子チエ | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Etsumi Haruki |
| Published by | Futabasha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Action |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1978 –1997 |
| Volumes | 67 |
| Film | |
Jarinko Chie (1981) | |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Isao Takahata |
| Studio | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | MBS |
| Original run | October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983 |
| Episodes | 64 |
| Anime television series | |
| Jarinko Chie 2 | |
| Directed by | Kazuyoshi Yokota |
| Written by | Hideo Takayashiki Hiroaki Sato Kazuyoshi Yokota Tomoko Konparu Yoshio Takeuchi |
| Studio | Tokyo Movie Shinsha |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | MBS |
| Original run | October 19, 1991 – September 22, 1992 |
| Episodes | 39 |
Jarinko Chie (Japanese:じゃりン子チエ,lit. "Chie the Brat") is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byEtsumi Haruki. It was serialized byFutabasha inManga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67bound volumes, making it the 45thlongest manga released.Jarinko Chie received the 1981Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.[1]
Jarinko Chie was adapted twice, first as ananimetheatrical film produced byTokyo Movie Shinsha andToho and directed byIsao Takahata, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Takahata, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983.[2] A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992.
The official English title of the anime isDowntown Story.[3]
A girl with a short temper.
Chie's father, he is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.
Chie's pet cat, his trademark is a moon on the forehead.
None of the video games were released outside Japan.
| Title | System | Release date | Publisher |
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| Jarinko Chie: Bakudan Musume no Shiawase Sagashi | Famicom | July 15, 1988 | Konami |
| Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol. 04: TheHanafuda Jarinko Chie | PlayStation | November 29, 2001 | Bandai |
