Chibi Maruko-chan 40th Anniversary Happy Kuji Opens November 7
The prizes are built around the original manga rather than the 1990 TV anime, with the room diorama and the first-volume cover reproduced as figures, which puts the print run at the center of the anniversary merchandise.
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A Happy Kuji line marking 40 years of Momoko Sakura's Chibi Maruko-chan goes on sale November 7 at 850 yen per draw, sold at Seven-Eleven, Ito-Yokado, Youme Town, Lawson, Lawson 100, Ministop, bookstores, hobby shops, and Happy Kuji Online. Prizes include a "Maruko's Room" figure recreating the messy room from the volume 10 chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day," a 10-type figure collection, and a Volume 1 cover figure as the Last Prize.
The top prize is a roughly 21cm diorama of Maruko's messy room, taken from the volume 10 chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day." The Last Prize reproduces the cover of the first manga volume as a figure about 17.5cm tall, with Maruko posed as if leaping out of it.
Below those, the A Prize is a 10-type figure collection of Maruko's friends and the grandfathers, each on a pedestal printed with a memorable line. The D Prize rubber mascots cover Maruko, Hanawa-kun, and Noguchi-san. The rest of the lineup is a tote bag, tableware, flat pouches, mini towels, a can collection, and stickers, drawn from title-page art and single manga panels.
- Special Prize: "Maruko's Room" Figure: about 21cm, recreates the room from the volume 10 chapter "Today Is Home Visit Day"
- A Prize: Figure Collection: all 10 types, 5.5 to 8.7cm, pedestals with memorable lines
- B Prize: Tote Bag: all 3 types, original manga title-page illustration
- C Prize: Tableware Collection: all 5 types, melamine
- D Prize: Rubber Mascot Keyholder: all 3 types: Maruko, Hanawa-kun, Noguchi-san
- E Prize: Flat Pouch: all 5 types, single manga panels
- F Prize: Mini Towel: all 5 types
- G Prize: Can Collection: all 6 types
- H Prize: Sticker Set: all 7 types
- Last Prize: "Chibi Maruko-chan Volume 1" Figure: about 17.5cm, recreates the first volume cover
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.