Time
7:30 p.m., Dec. 3-4
Tickets
200-280 yuan
Venue
MixC Theater, Tonggu Road, Nanshan District (南山区铜鼓路深圳万象天地剧场)
Metro
Line 1 to Hi-tech Park Station (高新站), Exit A
Japanese musical 'Chibi Maruko-chan' to warm town| Dec. 3-4
Writer: | Editor: Doria Nan | From: Shenzhen Daily
Japanese musical “Chibi Maruko-chan,” adapted from the popular manga series of the same name, will be staged in town tonight and tomorrow.
Written and illustrated by Momoko Sakura, the series depicts the simple, everyday life of Momoko Sakura, a young girl everyone calls Maruko, and her family in suburban Japan in the 1970s. The series is set in the former city of Shimizu, now part of Shizuoka City, the birthplace of the author.
The author first began writing and submitting strips in her final year of senior high school with the intent to write “essays in manga form.” Many stories are inspired by incidents from her own life, and some characters are based on her family and friends. The nostalgic, honest and thoughtful tone of the strip led to its becoming popular among a wider audience.
“Chibi Maruko-chan” was adapted into an anime television series by Nippon Animation, which originally aired on Fuji Television and affiliated TV stations in the early 1990s. It has also spawned numerous games, animated films and merchandise. The style and themes are sometimes compared to the classic comic “Sazae-san.” As of 2006, the collected volumes of the manga had sold more than 31 million copies in Japan, making it the fifth best-selling manga ever.
Time: 7:30 p.m., Dec. 3-4
Tickets: 200-280 yuan
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Venue: MixC Theater, Tonggu Road, Nanshan District (南山区铜鼓路深圳万象天地剧场)
Metro: Line 1 to Hi-tech Park Station (高新站), Exit A