The Sazae-san anime began airing a new opening sequence for the first time in 10 years in April.
Chibi Maruko-chan is almost consistently the #3 rated television anime series after Sazae-san and Detective Conan.
The anime adaptation of Machiko Hasegawa’s family life manga Sazae-san began airing in October 1969.
Sazae-san, the world’s longest-running animated television series, will suspend the airing of new episodes on May 17 due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19).