Short comic strips which focuses on the life of Isono Sazae-san and the dynamics between the rest of her family. Hasegawa intended for the Isono/Fuguta clan to embody the image of the modern Japanese family after World War II.
The comic is approximately 10,000 strips long and the Original run was from April 22, 1946 – February 21, 1974.

Note: A reissue print of the manga can be found under the name Yorinuki Sazae-san
A television anime adaptation by TCJ, and later Eiken, began airing in Japan in October 1969 and holds the Guinness World Record for the longest running animated television series.

In the gloomy years following Japan's defeat in WWII, when life was marked by food shortages and grim living conditions, the Sazae-san manga brought a much-needed ray of sunshine and laughter into Japanese homes.

The secret of the strip's success lies both in in its cheerful if scatterbrained heroine, Sazae, and her very ordinary family.they allow the Japanese to share in the gentle jokes centering on the humdrum events of day-to-day living.

The manga offers a rare glimpse into the daily life of the average family of these times, together with insights into the cultural customs and events that mark their lives.