Sazae-san

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Japanese: サザエさん

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Type: TV

Episodes: Unknown

Status: Currently Airing

Aired: Oct 5, 1969 to ?

Premiered: Fall 1969

Broadcast: Sundays at 18:30 (JST)

Producers: Fuji TV

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: Eiken

Source: 4-koma manga

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life

Duration: 24 min.

Rating: G - All Ages

Statistics

Score: 6.14¹ (scored by 1,869 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #8993²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #6877

Members: 8,390

Favorites: 37

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Synopsis

The main character is a mother named Sazae-san. She lives in a house with her husband, her kids and her parents. The show is the ultimate family program and tends to follow traditional themes. Think of this show as the Japanese equivalent to "The Partridge Family" and you'll get a good feel for this show's atmosphere. Don't expect to see things like violence, swearing, kung-fu action or magical girls. The plots are more like "Today, Sazae-san goes to the new mall and gets lost". Such "boring" plotlines and the simplistic art are often a turn-off to non-Japanese audiences, but most Japanese find the show incredibly good. As a result, it continues to be one of the top ratings grabbers on TV and is one of the few anime that is considered "acceptable" by adults.

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Background

Sazae-san currently holds the Guinness World Record for the longest running animated television series.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Fuguta, Sazae

Main

Katou, Midori
Japanese

Isono, Namihei

Main

Nagai, Ichiro
Japanese

Fuguta, Tarao

Main

Sasuga, Takako
Japanese

Isono, Fune

Main

Asou, Miyoko
Japanese

Isono, Katsuo

Main

Tominaga, Miina
Japanese

Isono, Wakame

Main

Tsumura, Makoto
Japanese

Tonari no Obaa-san

Supporting

Anago

Supporting

Wakamoto, Norio
Japanese

Nakajima, Hiroshi

Supporting

Shirakawa, Sumiko
Japanese

Namino, Taiko

Supporting

Tsukada, Emiko
Japanese

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Morita, Hiromitsu

Director, Episode Director

Tsunoda, Toshitaka

Episode Director, Animation Director

Satou, Yutaka

Episode Director

Aoki, Yasunao

Episode Director

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Opening Theme

"Sazae-san (サザエさん)" by Yuko Uno (宇野ゆう子)

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Ending Theme

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Reviews

Dec 29, 2016

PanchoMano

Recommended

Preliminary (7466/? eps)

In the evening of October 5, 1969 I remembered tuning in to watch a show that had caught my attention. Its opening seemed funny and relaxing, similar to the shows of that time back when I used to live in Japan. I was about 12 at that time, my siblings and I would fight for what to watch (funny considering the limited options we had). After the 1st episode had concluded my siblings and I had some funny stupid looks in our faces. The show had become pretty close to us due to its relevance in our lives and its funny stories. We would tune ...

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Jan 22, 2017

Thetys

Recommended

Preliminary (50/? eps)

Why is a long-running show that is this popular in Japan, ranked 5919 ?
I mean, most, if not all of the Japanese population knows Sazae-san, and likes it. (the same goes for Doraemon, Chibimaruko-chan, etc.)

The answer is simple: this is a slice of life-comedy show made for Japanese people, not for Americans, or French people.

In a sense, it is the Japanese version of the Simpsons. But the genre of comedy is different, and unlike the Simpsons, it needs Japanese cultural knowledge to understand, and it isn't oversaturated at all.

Note: Sazae-san first started as a crappy show, much like all other 1970's animes.

Conclusion: Don't watch Sazae-san ...

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Nov 27, 2021

ooReiko

Recommended

Preliminary (487/? eps)

First of all there is lot of misinformation going around when it comes to this series. The series is slice of life extended family type series that focuses to the titular character Sazae-san, her husband Masuo and their son. The extended family also has the siblings of Sazae: Katsuo and Wakame and their parents.

Each episode consists of three 7 minute segments that can have different stories.

Stories are fairly simple and they usually center around daily shenanigans of one or more of the main characters. Due to the number of episodes some premises are recycled from previous episodes though this shouldn't be an issue as ... they still are unique.

Art of the series has changed throughout the years I'd say my favorite was from mid 70s as I've seen most episodes from that period. In the mid 2000s style the character design is lot more simple than in 70s and has this kind of a "roundness" into it compared to the more sharp 70s style.

As with the art the voice actors for some characters have changed throughout the run of the series, like with the art I had grown to enjoy the 70s voice cast so the change kinda affected how some of the characters feel throughout the newer episodes, aside from that I'd say that the voice acting is really good.

The characters, probably the most important part of the series. I'd say that the extended family and the dynamic between the characters as you grow to know them is excellent. You cannot get this kind of attachment to the characters in any other series. No matter what the story is about or how it is handled, the banter between the characters and the family dynamic that is present constantly in the series is relatable even if you're not Japanese.

I'd say that the relatable family scenarios and the excellent characters make even the most mundane slice of life setting enjoyable to watch. This is series is kind of a special series. If you look at it on paper without watching it, the series doesn't seem to have much appeal however because of the excellent execution and character dynamics, the series and the characters will grow to become very interesting and engaging to watch even if there wouldn't be much happening in the story.

The series has comedic situations, the comedy is subtle as it is grounded mainly to the characters. The segment of the story might have some kind of comedic punch line and I'd say it usually comes pretty naturally. The comedy is mostly situational and arises from the characters interactions.

Overall I'd say that the series is definitely one of the most engaging slice of life anime out there and Pretty much the best one when it comes to the family dynamics of the extended family creating a relatable and natural world where people can relate amd grow with the characters.

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