Queen Eggplant

The story revolves around three friends: Nasubi is a country girl with crude manners who dreams of someday becoming a queen. Takako, an orphan living with her relatives, is a diligent student of ballet. Fujiko is the "smart one," the intelligent daughter of a police detective. (Source: God of Comics: Osamu Tezuka and the Creation of Post-World War II Manga by Natsu Onoda Power)