…At least, not without her grandpa by her side.
“Someone in a country called ‘Canada’ drew this,” Maruko whispered, her voice full of awe. “A long, long time ago. They wrote, ‘I love Maruko-chan. She is my best friend.’” chibi maruko chan internet archive
The screen filled with a grid of faded images and text. There were grainy scans of old manga magazines from the year she was born, pixelated screenshots of the very first TV episode, and even a crackly audio recording of the theme song played on a toy piano. …At least, not without her grandpa by her side
She decided she would never, ever search for her own name again. ” Maruko whispered