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The official websites for the Chibi Maruko-chan series, as well as Nippon Animation , announced today that voice actor Kokoro Kikuchi (Sarada Uchiha in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) is now cast as the leading role of Momoko “Maruko” Sakura in the long-running Chibi Maruko-chan TV anime. Kikuchi replaces Maruko's previous voice actor, Tarako, who passed away in March at the age of 63. Tarako previously provided the voice of Maruko for 34 years since the debut of the first TV anime adaptation in 1990. Kikuchi's first episode as Maruko will air on Sunday, April 21 in Japan. Kikuchi previously guest-starred on Chibi Maruko-chan as "Ohana-chan" in “Maruko, Yurei wo Tasukeru”, an episode that aired on August 12, 2018. Related: Chibi Maruko-chan Voice Actor Tarako Passes Away at 63 Based on the original manga by Momoko Sakura, Chibi Maruko-chan is produced by animation studio Nippon Animation. The series has broadcast, in its current iteration, on Japanese TV since...

  Boruto-Naruto the Movie will be released in Japanese theaters on August 7th.   Yuko Sanpei will voice Boruto Uzumaki and Kokoro Kikuchi will voice Sarada Uchiha.  Naruto and Sasuke original voice actors  Junko Takeuchi and Noriaki Sugiyama are returning to voice their respective characters.  After the original manga ended last November, a spinoff manga (Naruto Spinoff: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Month) focused on the next generation of Leaf Village ninja will begin on April 27. Translation via Ann: Text: Chief Production Supervisor: Masashi Kishimoto Narrator: Long ago, there was a war. During this, the world united into one team, and one shinobi ended the battle. His name is the Seventh Hokage, N- Boruto: This is stupid, you crappy old man. I'll change that kind of era! Text: Hero Text: Master (Teacher) Text: Battle comrade (Rival) Narrator: Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Boruto: I don't feel like I'm gonna lose!