the story is set in shizuoka shimizu city, japan in the 1970s, where happy and happy sakura ichi is living bbb。 cherry (maruko) is the youngest daughter in the family. she is playful and lazy and confused, which often makes her mother and sister furious. however, there is a father who is not honest and her grandfather who spoils her around her, which makes maruko's life not too boring. especially grandpa, grandparents and grandchildren are making jokes a lot when they are together.