Sazae-san
Sazae-san

Sazae-san

The main character is a mother named Sazae-san. She lives in a house with her husband, her kids and her parents. The show is the ultimate family program and tends to follow traditional themes. Think of this show as the Japanese equivalent to "The Partridge Family" and you'll get a good feel for this show's atmosphere. Don't expect to see things like violence, swearing, kung-fu action or magical girls. The plots are more like "Today, Sazae-san goes to the new mall and gets lost". Such "boring" plotlines and the simplistic art are often a turn-off to non-Japanese audiences, but most Japanese find the show incredibly good. As a result, it continues to be one of the top ratings grabbers on TV and is one of the few anime that is considered "acceptable" by adults.

AiringEpisode 2779 in 5 days 19 hours and 17 minutes
FormatTelevision
Duration24 Minutes
StatusReleasing
Start dateSunday, October 5, 1969
SourceMANGA
SeasonFALL 1969
StudioEiken
Main ProducerFuji TV
Genres
ComedySlice of Life
RomajiSazae-san

Characters

Sazae Fuguta
Midori Katou
Masuo Fuguta
Shinsuke Chikaishi
Hiroshi Masuoka
Hideyuki Tanaka
Namihei Isono
Ichirou Nagai
Chafuurin
Fune Isono
Miyoko Asou
Yorie Terauchi
Katsuo Isono
Nobuyo Ooyama
Kazue Takahashi
Miina Tominaga
Wakame Isono
Yoshiko Yamamoto
Michiko Nomura
Makoto Tsumura