The official website of the Chibi Maruko-chan television anime announced on Saturday that the last episode in which the late TARAKO voiced the titular character Maruko will air on March 24 as a one-hour episode titled, “Maruko, Mizu no Aji ga Wakaru?”
TARAKO voiced the character Maruko for 34 years, since the first episode of the anime aired on January 7, 1990.
TARAKO died on March 4 at the age of 63, and her death was publicly announced on March 8.
With the exception of that episode, the anime will air previous episodes starting on March 10.