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.
| 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 (former) GKIDS (current) |
| 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][unreliable source] From 2001 to 2002, a 61 episode anime television series based on the manga was shown on the TV Asahi network in Japan.
Characters
editYamada family
edit- Nonoko Yamada (山田のの子, Yamada Nonoko)
- 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
editAppointed as Tamano City mascot character
editWith Ishii's cooperation,Tamano City, Okayama Prefecture, where Hisaichi Ishii is from, appointed Nono-chan as the city's image character in 2010, the 70th anniversary of the city's incorporation.[2] A costume was made for Nono-chan, and she appears at local character events in the same way as other municipal mascot characters (Yuru-chara). In addition, a special edition, "Tamano Nono Nono-chan," is currently being serialized in the "Tamano Public Relations" magazine.[3][4]
In July 2010, the government began issuing license plates featuring Nono-chan for motorized bicycles.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Team Ghiblink. "My Neighbors the Yamadas". Nausicaa.net. Retrieved October 7, 2007.
- ^ "玉野市イメージキャラクターののちゃん - 玉野市公式ウェブサイト". www.city.tamano.lg.jp. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "玉野市イメージキャラクター「ののちゃん」が海洋ごみ問題を啓発！おかやま海ごみゼロPR大使就任セレモニーを開催しました！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2023-07-31. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ "令和6年1月号 広報たまの - 玉野市公式ウェブサイト". www.city.tamano.lg.jp. Retrieved 2024-08-07.
- ^ ののちゃんの原動機付自転車（原付バイク）ナンバープレートの交付を始めます Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine玉野市ウェブサイト
External links
edit- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Nono-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia