, or simply ''Hagemaru'', is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. The series was published in the

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magazine ''

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'' from 1985 to 1995. It tells the story of a young boy named Hagemaru and his ideas for saving money.

Premise

The light-hearted story revolves around a young boy named Hagemaru with notably thick eyebrows and an unashamed positive and upbeat attitude. It spreads focus on his greedy family and the slice of life adventures he has with his schoolmates, typically his best friend and teacher who are irked by Hagemaru's schemes and disruptive demeanor.

Cast

*Noriko Tsukase as Hagemaru (episodes 1 – 37) *Kazuko Sugiyama as Hagemaru (episodes 38 – 52) *Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Masaru Kondou *Naoki Makishima as Pesu *Ginzô Matsuo as Homework Mask *Mariko Mukai as Aiko Hageda *Riyako Nagao as Kurumi *Ken'ichi Ogata as Yuji Hageda *Tomoko Ohtsuka as Mrs. Kondou *Yoshino Takamori as Sakiki Sakura

Media

Anime

Due to the popularity of the manga in Japan, an

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adaptation was produced by

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in 1988. It was directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and was broadcast by

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from March 3, 1988, to October 6, 1989. The 58 episode anime series also became a big hit, and, because of its popularity, a game was also created for the

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. Since then, Tsurupika Hagemaru has been aired all around the world. In

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, it was titled Hagemaru by

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and was dubbed into Hindi and a few other languages like Tamil and Telugu. The show later aired on

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from 10 April 2020 with the official title The Hagemaru Show. The English dub of Hagemaru is considered lost media. In Malaysia, it is aired by

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. The official English title is Hagemaru the Bald One. A 3D cartoon, intended as a soft reboot, was slated for 2021 but production status and release are still unknown.

Accolades

''Tsurupika Hagemaru'' received the

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for children's manga in 1987.

References

External links

* 1985 manga 1988 anime television series debuts 1989 Japanese television series endings Anime series based on manga Children's manga Comedy anime and manga CoroCoro Comic Shin-Ei Animation Shogakukan franchises Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga TV Asahi original programming Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga {{manga-stub