Nono-chan
Nono-chan (ののちゃん) is a yonkoma manga series begun in 1991 by Hisaichi Ishii originally serialized as My Neighbors the Yamadas (となりのやまだ君, Tonari no Yamada-kun) in the Asahi Shimbun in Japan. When the series first began, it was generally focused on all of the members of the Yamada family. As the series progressed, the daughter (Nonoko, or "Nono-chan") became the most popular character among readers and more of the strips focused on her and her point of view. In 1997, the series title was changed to reflect this change of focus. The Asahi Shimbun continues to feature this manga series as of October 2007.
| Nono-chan | |
 Cover of volume 5 of the manga published by Futabasha. | |
| ののちゃん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Humor, Slice of life story |
| Manga | |
| Tonari no Yamada-kun | |
| Written by | Hisaichi Ishii |
| Published by | Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine | Asahi Shimbun |
| Original run | October 1, 1991 – March 31, 1997 |
| Volumes | 6 (Asahi) 11 (Sogensha) 3 (Tokuma) |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hisaichi Ishii |
| Published by | Futabasha (Channel Zero) Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine | Asahi Shimbun |
| Original run | April 1, 1997 – present |
| Volumes | 10 (Futabasha/Channel Zero) 12 (Sogensha) 7 (Tokuma) |
| Anime film | |
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | |
| Directed by | Isao Takahata |
| Produced by | Toshio Suzuki |
| Written by | Isao Takahata |
| Music by | Akiko Yano |
| Studio | Studio Ghibli |
| Licensed by | Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
| Released | July 17, 1999 |
| Runtime | 104 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Toshinori Fukuzawa |
| Produced by | Yumi Shimizu Kenji Oota Hiroyuki Sakurada |
| Written by | Takashi Yamada |
| Music by | en avant |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | July 7, 2001 – September 28, 2002 |
| Episodes | 61 |
In July 1999, Studio Ghibli released My Neighbors the Yamadas, a film based on this series.[1] From 2001 to 2002, a 61 episode anime television series based on the manga was shown on the TV Asahi network in Japan.
Characters
Yamada family
- Nonoko Yamada (山田のの子)
- Nonoko is the main character and a very easy-going 3rd grade elementary school student. She is constantly battling to keep the lowest spot in the class (for grades).
- Matsuko Yamada (山田まつ子, Yamada Matsuko)
- Nonoko's mother, a housewife. She is always worrying about what to cook for dinner (usually something that goes with rice, and it usually turns out to be some sort of curry). She is a somewhat sloppy housekeeper as well as being forgetful.
- Takashi Yamada (山田たかし, Yamada Takashi)
- Nonoko's father, an ordinary salaryman. Unlike his wife and daughter, Takashi is a very diligent worker. His car is a piece of junk, and his hobbies include pachinko and golf.
- Noboru Yamada (山田のぼる, Yamada Noboru)
- Nonoko's older brother, a junior high school student. He's very good at sociology, but has poor study skills and doesn't do as well in other subjects.
- Shige Yamano (山野しげ, Yamano Shige)
- Nonoko's grandmother and Matsuko's mother. She is 70 years old. Shige is very energetic, but a very stubborn and hard boiled grandmother.
- Pochi (ポチ)
- The Yamada family's pet dog. He generally has a sullen, grumpy mood.
Studio Ghibli film
See also
References
- Team Ghiblink. "My Neighbors the Yamadas". Nausicaa.net. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
External links
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Nono-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia