| Nono-chan | |
| Ja Kanji: | ののちゃん |
| Genre: | Humor, Slice of life story |
| Type: | manga |
| Tonari no Yamada-kun | |
| Author: | Hisaichi Ishii |
| Publisher: | Asahi Shimbun Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine: | Asahi Shimbun |
| First: | October 1, 1991 |
| Last: | March 31, 1997 |
| Volumes: | 6 (Asahi) 11 (Sogensha) 3 (Tokuma) |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Hisaichi Ishii |
| Publisher: | Futabasha (Channel Zero) Tokyo Sogensha Tokuma Shoten |
| Magazine: | Asahi Shimbun |
| First: | April 1, 1997 |
| Volumes: | 10 (Futabasha/Channel Zero) 12 (Sogensha) 7 (Tokuma) |
| Type: | film |
| My Neighbors the Yamadas | |
| Director: | Isao Takahata |
| Producer: | Toshio Suzuki |
| Music: | Akiko Yano |
| Studio: | Studio Ghibli |
| Licensee: | Buena Vista Home Entertainment (former)GKIDS (current) |
| Released: | July 17, 1999 |
| Runtime: | 104 minutes |
| Type: | tv series |
| Director: | Toshinori Fukuzawa |
| Producer: | Yumi Shimizu Kenji Oota Hiroyuki Sakurada |
| Music: | en avant |
| Studio: | Toei Animation |
| Network: | TV Asahi |
| First: | July 7, 2001 |
| Last: | September 28, 2002 |
| Episodes: | 61 |
is a yonkoma manga series begun in 1991 by Hisaichi Ishii originally serialized as 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. The Asahi Shimbun continues to feature this manga series as of October 2007.
In July 1999, Studio Ghibli released My Neighbors the Yamadas, a film based on this series.[1] From 2001 to 2002, a 61 episode anime television series based on the manga was shown on the TV Asahi network in Japan.
See main article: article and My Neighbors the Yamadas.
With 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]