Chibi Maruko-chan (Japanese ... The series is set in the former city of Shimizu, now part of Shizuoka City, birthplace of its author.

“Chibi Maruko-chan” is an essay-style manga set in Shimizu, Shizuoka Prefecture (present-day Shizuoka). It portrays the day-to-day existence of Maruko, a third-grader modeled after ...