Maa-chan no Nikkichou

Also known as: マアチャンの日記帳, Maa chan and Ton chan, Maa chan's Diary, Diary of Ma-Chan, Maachan's Journal, マアちゃんの日記帳, マアチャントンチャン

by Osamu Tezuka

This is a 4-strip cartoon that appeared in a newspaper, featuring the pre-school boy Ma-chan. Cheerful and naughty Ma-chan and his friend Ton-chan are always arguing. This work strongly reflects the situation immediately after the war: Ma-chan wants to learn A-B-Cs from the stationed American soldiers, rather than the phonetic a-i-u-e-o from his father. (Source: tezukaosamu)