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. (Source: AniDB)

Episodes

52 episodes
  1. 52 TBA 52 TBA
  2. 51 TBA 51 TBA
  3. 50 50 4 Oct 1970
  4. 49 49 27 Sep 1970
  5. 48 48 13 Sep 1970
  6. 47 47 6 Sep 1970
  7. 46 46 30 Aug 1970
  8. 45 45 23 Aug 1970
  9. 44 44 9 Aug 1970
  10. 43 43 2 Aug 1970
  11. 42 42 26 Jul 1970
  12. 41 41 19 Jul 1970
  13. 40 40 12 Jul 1970
  14. 39 39 5 Jul 1970
  15. 38 38 28 Jun 1970
  16. 37 37 21 Jun 1970
  17. 36 36 14 Jun 1970
  18. 35 35 7 Jun 1970
  19. 34 34 31 May 1970
  20. 33 33 24 May 1970
  21. 32 32 17 May 1970
  22. 31 31 10 May 1970
  23. 30 30 3 May 1970
  24. 29 04/26/1970 26 Apr 1970

Characters & Staff

Fuguta, Sazae
Main
Midori Katou (Japanese)
Anago
Supporting
Norio Wakamoto (Japanese)
Isazaka, Okaru
Supporting
Reiko Yamada (Japanese)
Ishida, Okoze
Supporting
Keiko Yamamoto (Japanese)
Namino, Ikura
Supporting
Reiko Katsura (Japanese)
Namino, Norisuke
Supporting
Yasunori Matsumoto (Japanese)
Saburou
Supporting
Issei Futamata (Japanese)

Information

Japanese サザエさん
Studios Eiken
Source 4-koma manga
Licensors None found, add some
Rating 6.2
Broadcast Sundays at 18:30 (JST)
Aired 05 Oct 1969 – Ongoing

Last updated: 04 Sep 2026