Japanese newspapers
The original "Chibi Maruko-chan" manga was serialized in the shōjo-oriented "Ribon Magazine". 14 volumes were published from July 1987 to December 1996, with a 15th volume published in February 2003. In July 2007, a 4-frame version of "Chibi Maruko-chan" was published in every morning edition of several Japanese newspapers such as the Tokyo Shimbun and the Chunichi Shimbun.