Today’s broadcast kicked off the May Momoko Sakura Original Broadcast Matsuri: a four-week run of classic stories from early in the anime’s run, updated with new art and production.
Back in March, it was announced that long-running anime series Chibi Maruko-chan would be airing an hour-long episode and retrospective to celebrate its 1,500th broadcast on May 1.
Today’s episode was a remake of the Season 1 stories “Maru-chan Really Wants a Bird!” and “Maru-chan Has a Birthday Party!”