Chibi Maruko-chan (1990–1992)

Bias Rating

Analyzing...

Center

Viewer Rating

Rating: 7.9

Overview

Maruko Sakura is a young elementary school student growing up with her parents, grandparents and elder sister in this animated series based on the producer's childhood in the 60's. As Maruko grows up and learns the ways ...

Starring Cast

Brigitta Dau • Toshiyuki Morikawa • Kikuko Inoue

Bias Dimensions

Political: Center

Diversity: Moderate

Overview

Starring Cast

Brigitta Dau • Toshiyuki Morikawa • Kikuko Inoue

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...

Center

Primary

Political: CenterConfidence: High

The film focuses on apolitical, universal themes of childhood, family, and friendship, consciously avoiding any explicit promotion or critique of political ideologies, thus maintaining a neutral stance.

Diversity: ModerateConfidence: High

Chibi Maruko-chan, a Japanese production set in 1970s Japan, features a culturally consistent cast without any explicit race or gender swaps of roles that would be considered traditionally white. Its narrative focuses on everyday life and childhood experiences, neither critiquing nor explicitly promoting traditional identities or DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: N/AConfidence: High

Chibi Maruko-chan is a slice-of-life anime focusing on the everyday experiences of a young girl and her family in 1970s Japan. The series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, as its narrative scope is centered on childhood, family dynamics, and school life without exploring queer identities or relationships.

FemPower: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: NoConfidence: High

The anime "Chibi Maruko-chan" (1990–1992) is a direct adaptation of the manga, and all main and recurring characters retain their established genders from the source material. No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender.

Race Swap: NoConfidence: High

Chibi Maruko-chan is a Japanese anime adaptation of a Japanese manga. All characters are depicted as Japanese, consistent with the source material. There are no instances where a character's established race was changed for the on-screen portrayal.