“只要活着就一定会遇上好事的” 豁达向上的“小丸子哲学”温暖过你的童年吗？| R.I.P. Momoko Sakura

“心满意足享受每一点快乐，是走向幸福的唯一途径。”

还记得这个天真烂漫、童言无忌却在不经意间教会我们为人处世道理的小丸子吗

然而，把她带给我们的作者却永远离开了。

昨日，日本集英社官方发布讣告称《樱桃小丸子》原作者樱桃子（本名三浦美纪）于2018年8月15日因乳腺癌逝世，享年53岁。樱桃子个人官方网站也在昨日发讣告，正式公布了她去世的消息。讣告还引用了2014年樱桃子在入行30周年纪念活动上的一句话：“过去30年，经历了许多事，有好、有坏，但能作为一名作家，幸福地度过这些年，我不胜感激。”

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Miki Miura, also known more by her pen name Momoko Sakura, one of Japan’s most famous manga artists, died of breast cancer at the age of 53 on August 15, her firm said on Monday. 

In an obituary statement posted on her official website Monday, her staff said a funeral ceremony had been held with only family members and close friends in attendance. The obituary also expressed Sakura’s gratitude to her fans.

高中时期，樱桃子便立志当一个漫画家。1984年，19岁的她正式出道，开始创作少女漫画。然而樱桃子的漫画之路并非“一帆风顺”。一开始，甚至没有杂志社愿意连载出版她的漫画。

1986年，樱桃子终于得到机会，开始在漫画月刊《Ribon》上连载漫画《樱桃小丸子》。结合自己的童年经历和性格特点，樱桃子创造了一个留着西瓜头，脸颊红扑扑，爱偷懒，不爱做功课的漫画形象——小丸子。

清新的画风、生动诙谐的写作手法、暖心治愈的故事情节让《樱桃小丸子》一经发行便大受欢迎。在连载期间，更是创下了《Ribon》杂志的最高销售纪录。1989年，《樱桃小丸子》打败众多竞争对手夺得第十三届讲谈社动漫大赏。同年，漫画在日本的销量总计超过三千万册。

1990年，《樱桃小丸子》被改编成动画并于日本富士电视台播出。在随后的二十余年里，《樱桃小丸子》高居日本动画收视率前三位。到2013年，动画版已播出超过1000集。目前动画版仍在连载热播中，有着“阳光漫画”和“长寿漫画”的美誉，也是日本男女老少心中的国民动画。

而随着动画版在其他国家播出，“小丸子旋风”也席卷了亚洲乃至一些欧美国家，掀起一股收视狂潮和周边产品收藏热。

Debuting as a manga artist in 1984, Sakura faced challenges in the beginning. She could not find a magazine to publish her manga series. Things began to change in 1986 when the monthly manga magazine Ribon started publishing Sakura’s “Chibi Maruko-chan” series. 

In “Chibi Maruko-chan,” Sakura created a nine-year-old girl called Maruko and depicted the daily life of Maruko and her family in suburban Japan. This manga series is semi-autobiographical as Sakura illustrated her childhood story in the manga and shaped the main character based on her own personalities. 

The series soon became a huge hit in Japan. In 1989, it was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award, one of Japan’s most prestigious awards for manga. And at the same year, the total sales of the manga had reached over 30 million copies in Japan. 

In 1990, the manga was made into an anime series and aired on Japan’s Fuji Television. Nearly 30 years on, the program is still on the air and becomes one of the most popular anima series in Japan. The anime series is also aired in many other countries, gaining tens of millions of fans worldwide.

樱桃子去世的消息传来后，网友们纷纷在网上留言悼念。

不少80后、90后的中国网友表示《樱桃小丸子》承载着他们的童年回忆。乐观、坦率，懂得感恩的小丸子影响了他们的成长，而豁达向上的“小丸子哲学”也温暖着每一个孤独伤心时刻。

樱桃子的离世让不少粉丝担心动画就此停止，但动画制作团队表示会将《樱桃小丸子》继续制作下去。

When hearing about Sakura’s death, fans took to social media to share their thoughts and condolences for the beloved manga artist. Many thanked Sakura for creating such a heartwarming series and a lovely character, which fulfilled their childhood life and accompanied them to grow up. 

According to local media reports, the production team of “Chibi Maruko-chan” has stated their intention to continue the series.

樱桃子创造的故事还在延续，那个迷迷糊糊的9岁小女孩小丸子和她的家人，也将永远幸福下去。