“心滿意足享受每一點快樂，是走向幸福的唯一途徑。”
還記得這個天真爛漫、童言無忌卻在不經意間教會我們為人處世道理的小丸子嗎
然而，把她帶給我們的作者卻永遠離開了。
昨日，日本集英社官方發佈訃告稱《櫻桃小丸子》原作者櫻桃子（本名三浦美紀）於2018年8月15日因乳腺癌逝世，享年53歲。櫻桃子個人官方網站也在昨日發訃告，正式公佈了她去世的消息。訃告還引用了2014年櫻桃子在入行30週年紀念活動上的一句話：“過去30年，經歷了許多事，有好、有壞，但能作為一名作家，幸福地度過這些年，我不勝感激。”
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.
高中時期，櫻桃子便立志當一個漫畫家。1984年，19歲的她正式出道，開始創作少女漫畫。然而櫻桃子的漫畫之路並非“一帆風順”。一開始，甚至沒有雜誌社願意連載出版她的漫畫。
1986年，櫻桃子終於得到機會，開始在漫畫月刊《Ribon》上連載漫畫《櫻桃小丸子》。結合自己的童年經歷和性格特點，櫻桃子創造了一個留著西瓜頭，臉頰紅撲撲，愛偷懶，不愛做功課的漫畫形象——小丸子。
清新的畫風、生動詼諧的寫作手法、暖心治癒的故事情節讓《櫻桃小丸子》一經發行便大受歡迎。在連載期間，更是創下了《Ribon》雜誌的最高銷售紀錄。1989年，《櫻桃小丸子》打敗眾多競爭對手奪得第十三屆講談社動漫大賞。同年，漫畫在日本的銷量總計超過三千萬冊。
1990年，《櫻桃小丸子》被改編成動畫並於日本富士電視臺播出。在隨後的二十餘年裡，《櫻桃小丸子》高居日本動畫收視率前三位。到2013年，動畫版已播出超過1000集。目前動畫版仍在連載熱播中，有著“陽光漫畫”和“長壽漫畫”的美譽，也是日本男女老少心中的國民動畫。
而隨著動畫版在其他國家播出，“小丸子旋風”也席捲了亞洲乃至一些歐美國家，掀起一股收視狂潮和周邊產品收藏熱。
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.
櫻桃子去世的消息傳來後，網友們紛紛在網上留言悼念。
不少80後、90後的中國網友表示《櫻桃小丸子》承載著他們的童年回憶。樂觀、坦率，懂得感恩的小丸子影響了他們的成長，而豁達向上的“小丸子哲學”也溫暖著每一個孤獨傷心時刻。
櫻桃子的離世讓不少粉絲擔心動畫就此停止，但動畫製作團隊表示會將《櫻桃小丸子》繼續製作下去。
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.
櫻桃子創造的故事還在延續，那個迷迷糊糊的9歲小女孩小丸子和她的家人，也將永遠幸福下去。
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