Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: Sazae san

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Sazae san

サザエさん
alternative words: Sazae-san
keywords: manga , title
related topics: Machiko Hasegawa
related web sites: http://www.fujitv.co.jp/jp/b_hp/sazaesan/ , http://www.mis.ne.jp/~pretty/sazae.htm
explanation: The main work of a female mangaka, Machiko Hasegawa. It appears first on a tiny local paper, Yukan Fukunichi in 1946 and relayed to a big national paper, Asahi shinbun from 1949 to 1974. Humorous stories of Isono family living in Tokyo, it has become the most popular manga ever published on newspapers. Every member of Isono owns a sea related name: the main character is Sazae (top shell), a married woman living with his father Namihei, her small sister Wakame and brother, Katsuo.