Top 5 Manga Like Chibi Maruko-chan [2026 List]

Chibi Maruko-chan

The first story under the title "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the shōjo manga magazine Ribon. Other semi-autobiographical stories by the author had appeared in Ribon and Ribon Original in 1984 and 1985, and were included in the first "Chibi Maruko-chan" tankōbon in 1987. The author first began writing and submitting strips in her final year of senior high school, although Shueisha (the publisher of Ribon and Ribon Original) did not decide to run them until over a year later. The author's intent was to write "essays in manga form".[2] Many stories are inspired by incidents from the author's 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.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: ちびまる子ちゃん, Momoko Sakura

Genres: Comedy , Kids , Family , Friendship , Shoujo , School Life , Elementary School , Slice of Life

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Top 5 Manga Like Chibi Maruko-chan [2026 List]

5. Idaten Jump

Idaten Jump

This manga is about a boy who loves dirt biking. One day, he and his friends were sent to a different world called the X-Zone. There, they must challenge other MTB riders to get 10 emblems by winning the battle... To return to where they come from.

Idaten Jump has finished publishing and it has Chapters. It is also Known as: IDATEN翔, Idaten Jump

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4. Chinpui

Chinpui

One day, a regular Earthling girl called Eri is visited by a pair of strange but somewhat cute aliens from the planet ‘Mal’, telling her that she has been selected as the best marriage candidate for their prince. When she refuses, one of them stays to ‘prepare’ her for and perhaps persuade her into marrying their beloved prince! Another Fujiko classic!

Chinpui has finished publishing and it has 58 Chapters. It is also Known as: チンプイ, Chinpui

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3. Azuki-chan

Azuki-chan

Azuki-chan is a manga series about a young schoolgirl named Azusa Noyama, nicknamed Azuki-chan because when she was younger she was accidentally called Azuki instead of Azusa.
She always hated the name until one day a new boy starts in the same class as her called Yūnosuke Ogasawara, the same day she is teased by a boy called Ken-chan about her nickname. Yūnosuke-kun passes by and happily memorizes the name becoming the first girl he notices. Azuki is over joyed, and instantly falls in love with him, loving both him and her nickname.
However Azuki gets jealous when she sees him chatting to other girls and cannot work out why he doesn't realize her love.

There are two arcs of Azuki-chan Manga:
Elementary School (animated)
Junior High School

Azuki-chan has finished publishing and it has 57 Chapters. It is also Known as: あずきちゃん, Azuki-chan

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2. Chibi Maruko-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan

The first story under the title "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in the August 1986 edition of the shōjo manga magazine Ribon. Other semi-autobiographical stories by the author had appeared in Ribon and Ribon Original in 1984 and 1985, and were included in the first "Chibi Maruko-chan" tankōbon in 1987. The author first began writing and submitting strips in her final year of senior high school, although Shueisha (the publisher of Ribon and Ribon Original) did not decide to run them until over a year later. The author's intent was to write "essays in manga form".[2] Many stories are inspired by incidents from the author's 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.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan

Chibi Maruko-chan has finished publishing and it has 120 Chapters. It is also Known as: ちびまる子ちゃん, Momoko Sakura

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1. Case Closed

Case Closed

Kudo Shinichi is a seventeen year-old high school detective whom people call the "Modern Sherlock Holmes." However, one night after a date with his childhood sweetheart, Ran, Shinichi witnessed an illegal trade and, caught off his guard, was knocked unconscious and fed a drug that was supposed to kill him... but he woke up and found himself shrunken to a seven year-old. In order to track down the men who did this to him, Shinichi hid his identity and lived with Ran, whose father happened to be a hopeless detective, and with that came a series of murders and mysteries that he must solve.

Detective Conan is currently publishing and has Chapters. It is also Known as: Meitantei Conan, 名探偵コナン, Meitantei Conan, Detective Conan Kaito Kid Special Collection

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