What is Momoko Sakura?
{{nihongo|'''Momoko Sakura'''|さくら ももこ|Sakura Momoko}} (8 May 1965 – 15 August 2018) was a Japanese cartoonist, essayist, songwriter, and screenwriter. Sakura is famous for writing the [[manga]] series ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' in which the [[protagonist]] has the same name as her, and in which the story is based on her childhood. Sakura was born in [[Shimizu City]] in the [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka prefecture]] of [[Japan]]. Over the years the ''Chibi Maruko-chan'' book series has gotten a lot of success. More than 30 million copies were sold. Sakura was also a very popular author, as she had a very unique viewpoint and narrative in her stories, especially in the stories ''Momokanzume'', ''Saru no Koshikake'' and ''Tai no Okashira'' which have sold over a million copies. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sakura, Momoko}} [[Category:Japanese manga artists]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] {{bio-stub}}