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Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ, lit. “Chie the Brat”) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in Manga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it the 45th longest manga released. Jarinko Chie received the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga.

Jarinko Chie was adapted twice, first as an anime theatrical film produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha and Toho and directed by Isao Takahata, which premiered in Japan on April 11, 1981. This was followed by a 64-episode anime television series also produced by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983. A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992.

The official English title of the anime is Downtown Story.

Characters

Chie Takemoto

A girl with a short temper.

Tetsu Takemoto

Chie’s father. He is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.

Kotetsu

Chie’s pet cat. His trademark is a moon on the forehead.

Video games

None of the video games were released outside Japan.

Title	System	Release date	Publisher
*Jarinko Chie: Bakudan Musume no Shiawase Sagashi*	Famicom	July 15, 1988	Konami
*Simple Characters 2000 Series Vol. 04: The Hanafuda Jarinko Chie*	PlayStation	November 29, 2001	Bandai

じゃりン子チエ
Jarinko Chie
*DVD box set of Chie the Brat* as released by TMS and Toho and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki.**
Manga
Written by	Etsumi Haruki
Published by	Futabasha
Magazine	*Weekly Manga Action*
Demographic	*Seinen*
Original run	1978 – 1997
Volumes	67
Film
Jarinko Chie (1981)
Anime television series
Directed by	Isao Takahata
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 3, 1981 – March 25, 1983
Episodes	64
Anime television series
*Jarinko Chie 2*
Directed by	Kazuyoshi Yokota
Written by	Hideo Takayashiki Hiroaki Sato Kazuyoshi Yokota Tomoko Konparu Yoshio Takeuchi
Studio	Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 19, 1991 – September 22, 1992
Episodes	39