"Chie the Brat") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki.

[1] 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 and directed by Takahata, which was broadcast in Japan between October 3, 1981, and March 25, 1983.

[2] A sequel anime television series with 39 episodes followed on October 19, 1991, to September 22, 1992.

Chie's father, he is a mostly unemployed gambler and tough guy.