Tsurupika Hagemaru
# Tsurupika Hagemaru

Tsurupika Hagemaru (つるピカハゲ丸, lit. "Little Baldy Hagemaru"), or simply Hagemaru, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinbo Nomura. The series was published in the Shogakukan magazine CoroCoro Comic from 1985 to 1995. It tells the story of a young boy named Hagemaru and his ideas for saving money.

## Premise

The light-hearted story revolves around a young boy named Hagemaru with notably thick eyebrows and an unashamed positive and upbeat attitude. It spreads focus on his greedy family and the slice of life adventures he has with his schoolmates, typically his best friend and teacher who are irked by Hagemaru's schemes and disruptive demeanor.

## Cast

* Noriko Tsukase as Hagemaru (episodes 1 – 37)
* Kazuko Sugiyama as Hagemaru (episodes 38 – 52)
* Jun'ichi Kanemaru as Masaru Kondou
* Naoki Makishima as Pesu
* Ginzô Matsuo as Homework Mask
* Mariko Mukai as Aiko Hageda
* Riyako Nagao as Kurumi
* Ken'ichi Ogata as Yuji Hageda
* Tomoko Ohtsuka as Mrs. Kondou
* Yoshino Takamori as Sakiki Sakura

## Media

### Anime

Due to the popularity of the manga in Japan, an anime adaptation was produced by Shin-Ei Animation in 1988. It was directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa and was broadcast by TV Asahi from March 3, 1988, to October 6, 1989. The 58 episode anime series also became a big hit, and, because of its popularity, a game was also created for the Family Computer. Since then, Tsurupika Hagemaru has been aired all around the world.

In India, it was titled Hagemaru by Pogo TV and was dubbed into Hindi and a few other languages like Tamil and Telugu. The show later aired on Hungama TV from 10 April 2020 with the official title The Hagemaru Show.

The English dub of Hagemaru is considered lost media.

In Malaysia, it is aired by Astro Ceria. The official English title is Hagemaru the Bald One.

A 3D cartoon, intended as a soft reboot, was slated for 2021 but production status and release are still unknown.

## Accolades

Tsurupika Hagemaru received the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga in 1987.

