is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by

Etsumi Haruki is a Japanese manga artist. He received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a numb ...

. It was serialized by

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in '' Manga Action'' between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. ''Jarinko Chie'' received the 1981

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being given since ...

for general manga. ''Jarinko Chie'' was adapted twice, first as an

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theatrical film produced by

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and

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and directed by

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, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983. A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992. The official English title of the anime is ''Downtown Story''.

Characters

Chie Takemoto

A girl with a short temper.

Tetsu Takemoto

Chie's father. He is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.

Kotetsu

Chie's pet cat. His trademark is a moon on the forehead.

Video games

None of the video games were released outside Japan.

References

External links

* at Futabasha * * 1978 manga 1981 anime television series debuts 1983 Japanese television series endings 1991 anime television series debuts Futabasha manga Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming Manga adapted into films Seinen manga Television shows set in Osaka TMS Entertainment Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga {{manga-stub