Ochibi-san has a unique feature that I am sure will make it a hot commodity back home—it is in Japanese and in English! The 128-page collection of one-page gag comics are presented in full-color when in Japanese and are then translated into English on the opposite page by the renowned American commentator/reporter Richard Berger, based in Japan.... more>>

The volume is made up of newspaper strips that were in the Asahi Shinbun. <<less

Short comic strips which focuses on the life of Isono Sazae-san and the dynamics between the rest of her family. Hasegawa intended for the Isono/Fuguta clan to embody the image of the modern Japanese family after World War II.... more>>

The comic is approximately 10,000 strips long and the Original run was from April 22, 1946 – February 21, 1974.

Note: A reissue print of the manga can be found under the name Yorinuki Sazae-san

A television anime adaptation by TCJ, and later Eiken, began airing in Japan in October 1969 and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest running animated television series. <<less