is a shōnen gag manga by Kazuo Umezu. The series was initially published in ''

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'' from April 18, 1976, to July 8, 1981, and later returned from August 24, 1988, to July 26, 1989, as .

Plot

The series follows the odd life of kindergartener Makoto Sawada and his family. Makoto gets into all sorts of

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and

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. He sometimes dresses in his mother's and sister's clothing, and often has a long strand of

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dangling from his nose.

Film

An animated film adaptation of the manga directed by Tsutomu Shibayama titled ''Makoto-chan'' was released in Japan on July 26, 1980, where it was distributed by

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References

Sources

External links

Kazuo Umezu Official Homepage

Gwashi at the Kazuo Umezu Official Homepage
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