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Jarinko Chie

Japanese manga series

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Jarinko Chie
DVD box set of Chie the Brat as released by TMS and Toho and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki.
じゃりン子チエ
Manga
Written by	Etsumi Haruki
Published by	Futabasha
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1978 – 1997
Volumes	67
Film
Jarinko Chie (1981)
Anime television series
Directed by	Isao Takahata
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983
Episodes	64
Anime television series
Jarinko Chie 2
Directed by	Kazuyoshi Yokota
Written by	Hideo Takayashiki Hiroaki Sato Kazuyoshi Yokota Tomoko Konparu Yoshio Takeuchi
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 19, 1991 – September 22, 1992
Episodes	39

Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ, lit. "Chie the Brat") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by FutabashainManga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. Jarinko Chie received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.^[1]

Jarinko Chie was adapted twice, first as an anime theatrical film produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Toho and directed by Isao Takahata, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and directed by Takahata, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983.^[2] A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992.

The official English title of the anime is Downtown Story.^[3]

A girl with a short temper.

Chie's father. He is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.

Chie's pet cat. His trademark is a moon on the forehead.

None of the video games were released outside Japan.

• Manga official website at Futabasha (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Jarinko Chie (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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