Crayon Shin-chan

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Crayon Shin-chan
Cover of the first Crayon Shin-chan tankōbon, featuring Shinnosuke Nohara (Shin-chan)
クレヨンしんちゃん (Kureyon Shin-chan)
Genre	Comedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by	Yoshito Usui
Published by	Futabasha
English publisher	NA One Peace Books ComicsOne (former) CMX Manga (former)
Imprint	Action Comics
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action (1990–2000) Manga Town (2000–2010)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 1990 – February 2, 2010
Volumes	50 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Mitsuru Hongo (1992–1996) Keiichi Hara (1996–2004) Yuji Muto (2004–present)
Music by	Toshiyuki Arakawa
Studio	Shin-Ei Animation
Licensed by	North America: Funimation (2006–present) Americas, Europe: Vitello Productions (2002–2003) phuuz entertainment inc. (2003–2005) EMEA: LUK Internacional (early 2000s–present)[2]
Original network	TV Asahi
English network	AU Vitello, Phuuz: Fox Kids,[3] Fox8 CA Funimation: Razer EU LUK Internacional: Nintendo eShop (2016–unknown) HK ATV (1995–2007) ViuTV (2019-present) IE Vitello: RTÉ2[4] UK Vitello, Phuuz: Fox Kids, Jetix (2002–2009) LUK Internacional: Nintendo eShop (2016–unknown) US English subtitled: KIKU (1992–2001) Funimation: Adult Swim (2006–2009) ZA LUK Internacional: Nintendo eShop (2016–unknown)
Original run	April 13, 1992 – present
Episodes	1077 (List of episodes)
Manga
New Crayon Shin-chan
Written by	UY Team
Published by	Futabasha
Imprint	Action Comics
Magazine	Manga Town
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 2010 – present
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Spin-off
SHIN-MEN (anime, 2010–2012) Crayon Shin-chan: SHIN-MEN (manga, 2010–2013) Action Mask (manga, 2013–2015) Style of Hiroshi Nohara LUNCH (manga, 2015–present) Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off (anime, 2016–present) Super Shiro (anime, 2019–2020) Super Shiro (manga, 2021–present)
Related media
List of Crayon Shin-chan films List of Crayon Shin-chan video games
Anime and manga portal

Crayon Shin-chan (Japanese: クレヨンしんちゃん, Hepburn: Kureyon Shin-chan), also known as Shin Chan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui. It follows the adventures of the five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, dog, neighbours, and best friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan.

Crayon Shin-chan first appeared in 1990 in a Japanese weekly magazine called Weekly Manga Action, which was published by Futabasha. Due to the death of author Yoshito Usui, the manga in its original form ended on September 11, 2009. A new manga began in the summer of 2010 by members of Usui's team,^[5] titled New Crayon Shin-chan (新クレヨンしんちゃん, Shin Kureyon Shin-chan).

An animated television adaptation began airing on TV Asahi in 1992 and is still ongoing on several television networks worldwide. It has over 1000 episodes and 26 full-length movies. The show has been dubbed in 30 languages which aired in 45 countries.^[6] More than 148 million copies of the manga have been sold worldwide, counting 15 countries, making it the tenth best-selling manga series.^[7]

An anime spin-off titled Super Shiro, produced by Science SARU, premiered in 2019.^[8] The story follows the Noharas' family dog, Shiro, becoming a superhero and protecting the legendary bone "Bobobobobone" from the evil inventor dog, Dekapoo and his ambitions of world domination.^[9]

Overview[]

Train in special Crayon Shin-chan vinyl wrapping livery at Kurihashi Station, Japan

Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his mischievous behaviour. Consequently, non-Japanese readers and some viewers may find it difficult to understand his jokes. In fact, some of them cannot be translated into other languages. In Japanese, certain set phrases almost always accompany certain actions; many of these phrases have standard responses. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion; for instance, saying "Welcome back" ("おかえりなさい" "okaeri nasai") instead of using a more suitable wording such as "I am home" ("ただいま" "Tadaima") when he comes home. Another difficulty in translating arises from the use of onomatopoeic Japanese words. In scolding Shin-chan and attempting to educate him in proper behaviour his parent or tutor may use such a phrase to indicate the correct action. Often through misinterpreting such a phrase as a different, though similar-sounding phrase, or through interpreting it in one sense when another is intended, Shin-chan will embark on a course of action which, while it may be what he thinks is being requested of him, leads to bizarre acts which serve only to annoy his parents or tutors even more. This is not restricted to onomatopoeic words, since almost any word can become a source of confusion for Shin-chan, including English loanwords, such as mistaking "cool" for "pool" ("That's pool!" or "Pūru da zo!" ("プールだぞ！") for "That's cool!").

Some other humorous themes which are repeated in the series are of a more universal nature, such as gags based on physical comedy (such as eating snow with chopsticks) or, as a child, unexpectedly using adult speech patterns or mannerisms. But even there, many of the gags may require an understanding of Japanese culture and/or language to be fully appreciated; for example, his "Mr. Elephant" impression, while being transparently obvious as a physical gag, also has a deeper resonance with contemporary Japanese culture since it refers to the popular Japanese children's song "Zou-san" (ぞうさん). Shin-chan regularly becomes besotted with pretty female characters who are much older than him, and an additional source of humor is derived from his childlike attempts at wooing these characters, such as by asking them (inappropriately, on several levels) "Do you like green peppers?" (ピーマン好き?). He continually displays a lack of tact when talking to adults, asking questions such as "How many times did you go to the police?" to tough-looking men or "How old are you?" to elderly people.

The series works under a sliding timescale where the characters have maintained their ages throughout the course of the series. Though time has passed to allow for the rise and fall of several pop culture icons, marriages, pregnancies, and births of various characters, all the characters still maintain their age at the time of their introduction. For example, if the two major births in the series are taken into account (Shinnosuke's sister, Himawari, and his kindergarten teacher's child), Shinnosuke would be seven years old and in second or third grade, but he is not.

Media[]

Manga[]

Crayon Shin-chan, written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui, debuted in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action in 1990. It started as a spin-off of the character Shinnosuke Nikaido (二階堂信之介) of another series by Yoshito Usui, Darakuya Store Monogatari (だらくやストア物語). The chapters were collected into 50 tankōbon volumes, which were published under Futabasha's Action Comics imprint, from April 11, 1992 to July 10, 2010.^[10][11]

Yoshito Usui died on September 11, 2009 after a fall at Mount Arafune. After Usui died, Futabasha originally planned to end Crayon Shin-chan in November 2009. Upon discovering new manuscripts, Futabasha decided to extend the comic's run until the March 2010 issue of the magazine, which shipped on February 5, 2010.^[12] Although the series formally ended on February 5, 2010, it was announced on December 1, 2009 that a new manga would begin in the summer of 2010 by members of Usui's team,^[5] titled New Crayon Shin-chan (新クレヨンしんちゃん, Shin Kureyon Shin-chan).

A series of four bilingual Japanese-English manga were released in 1996 in Japan as Shin-chan: The Little Horror! (クレヨンしんちゃんの楽しいゾ英会話).^[13]

ComicsOne translated ten volumes of Crayon Shin-chan into English and released it in the United States. Occasional pop culture references familiar to Americans, such as Pokémon and Britney Spears, were added to increase the appeal to American audiences. The manga is mirrored from its original to read from left to right.^[14] Starting with the sixth volume, many of the names were changed to the ones used in the Vitello and Phuuz English version of the anime, even though the dub never aired in North America. This translation is rated Teen.^[15]

Since then, American publisher DrMaster took over the licenses of several manga series, including Crayon Shin-chan, from ComicsOne. No new volumes of Crayon Shin-chan were released under the DrMaster imprint.

On July 28, 2007, DC Comics' manga division CMX announced the acquisition of the Crayon Shin-chan manga. The CMX version is rated Mature instead of Teen from ComicsOne, because of nudity, sexual humor, and bad language. The first volume was released on February 27, 2008, with uncensored art, and the style of jokes that frequent the Adult Swim dub with some throw backs to the original version, such as his original greeting. However, volume 10 omitted a gag which was in the ComicsOne version.

On April 11, 2012, One Peace Books announced their release of the manga, which is a reprint of the CMX version, in an omnibus format.^[16] Three omnibus volumes were released simultaneously on October 15, 2012. Volume 4 was released on November 13, 2013 and included the Japanese volume 12, marking the first time that particular volume has an English translation.

The Crayon Shin-chan manga spin-off, Action Mask, is currently available as read-only/print-only subscription from Crunchyroll and Futabasha.^[17] The main Shin-chan manga is also available from Crunchyroll using the CMX version, concurrently up to volume 10.^[18]

Anime[]

An anime adaptation of Crayon Shin-chan, produced by Shin-Ei Animation, has aired in Japan on TV Asahi since April 13, 1992. The series was originally directed by Mitsuru Hongo from 1992 to 1996, and was replaced by Keiichi Hara from 1996 to 2004. Since 2004, the series is directed by Yuji Muto. The music in the series is composed by Toshiyuki Arakawa. The series was originally going to end in 1994 and have its time-slot replaced by a remake of Umeboshi Denka. However, because the series was a huge hit on TV Asahi, the network decided not to replace it.^[19]

A spin-off series called Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden consisting of four seasons is exclusively streaming on Amazon Prime Video worldwide with English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese subtitles.^[20][21][22]

An English subtitled version of Crayon Shin-chan ran on KIKU in Hawaii from December 18, 1993 until December 2001^[23] when Vitello Productions acquired the rights. The episodes were translated by Karlton Tomomitsu.^[24]

An anime spin-off series titled Super Shiro was announced on February 3, 2019. The spin-off focuses on Shin-chan's dog Shiro. The series was directed by Masaaki Yuasa and animated at Science SARU. Kimiko Ueno handled series composition, while Tomohisa Shimoyama served as chief director. TV Asahi, Shin-Ei Animation, ADK EM, and Futabasha produced the anime.^[25] The series ran for 48 episodes, with each episode being five minutes long.^[26] The series premiered on October 14, 2019 on AbemaTV.^[27] An English dub premiered on Cartoon Network in Australia and Southeast Asia.^[28]

The special crossover episode Kamen Rider Den-O + Shin-O aired in 2007 to promote the Kamen Rider Den-O movie. A second special series titled Kamen Rider Fourze x Crayon Shin-chan was aired in April 2012 featuring Shin-chan and Kamen Rider Fourze to not only promote Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space Princess, but also Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen. On July 22, 2016 an animated crossover episode with Godzilla was broadcast in Japan.

International releases[]

The series was first dubbed into English by Vitello Productions in Burbank, California through 2001–2002, when TV Asahi and Lacey Entertainment decided to market the series worldwide. During the early 2000s, it ran on Fox Kids (and later Jetix) in the United Kingdom, on Fox Kids in Australia and on RTÉ Two in the Republic of Ireland. RTÉ Two has not shown the series since 2004, and on Jetix UK, the series was eventually relegated to shorts in-between programs, with more edits. The dub is of American origin, with veteran voice actors such as Kath Soucie, Russi Taylor, Grey DeLisle, Pat Fraley, Eric Loomis and Anndi McAfee playing the characters. Soucie voiced Shin and Misae.

Many characters had their names changed to American-sounding ones, the original background music was completely replaced with new background music, and scenes with nudity were edited to remove any signs of indecent exposure. Most adult jokes were re-made into family-friendly jokes, and the profanity was edited out. However, the frequent appearance of Shinnosuke's naked buttocks, as well as humor relating to breast-size and sexual themes, remained in the finished product. Some episodes that displayed adult material and mature content were not dubbed at all. Additionally, the episodes were dubbed out of their original order which created continuity errors. For example, episode 29 shows Shin bringing his classmates to visit his newborn sister, episode 30 shows his sister coming home from her birth in the hospital and in episode 52 it was revealed that Shin was going to have a sister.

In 2003, phuuz entertainment inc. was commissioned by Lacey Entertainment to continue in similar style as the Vitello dub. But their episodes featured a new cast of voice artists (among others Diane Michelle, Julie Maddalena, Peter Doyle).

52 episodes have been produced of the Vitello dub and at least 78 episodes of the Phuuz dub. Vitello and Phuuz episodes lasted on an average 21 minutes and contained three segments of 5 to 7 minutes. Some of the dubs of the series^[29] used the Vitello dub as the source for the dubbing. Some dubs^[30] also dubbed the Phuuz dub afterwards.

Funimation acquired the Shin-chan North America license in 2006.^[31] As per all international licenses for the series, TV Asahi remained a licensing partner for North America.

Funimation's version features a Texas-based cast of voice actors. Funimation's dub takes many liberties with the source material and was heavily Americanized. Similar to the Vitello dub, episodes of the series were dubbed out of their original order, and segments were reordered. Additionally, many characters had their names changed to American-sounding ones. Many sexual references, dark humor, and references to current popular American culture were added. For example, in one scene, Ai and Penny argue over which one of them is Jessica Simpson (whose first album was not released until 1999) and which one is Ashlee Simpson (whose first album was not released until 2004), which is very different from the original Japanese script that dealt with many social issues within Japan at the time. At least two episodes reference Rudy Giuliani and his unsuccessful bid for president.

New, previously non-existent backstories were created, as well as significantly different personalities for the characters. For instance, the unseen father of Nene (known in the dub as "Penny") was suggested to be physically abusive toward both his wife and daughter, and this was used as a source of black humor. Principal Enchou was rewritten as a half-Peruvian, half-Romani man with a complicated prior life that includes a stint as a magician, in which he accidentally injured scores of audience members. Ageo-sensei (known in the dub as "Miss Polly"), Shinnosuke's teacher, was rewritten as a kinky nymphomaniac, while Shin's schoolmate, Kazama, (known in the dub as "Georgie") was portrayed as a hawkish young Republican.

The first 52 episodes of the dub aired on Adult Swim. All three seasons, 26 episodes per season, have also been released on DVD. Season 3, released in 2011, culminated in the official finale, effectively ending the Funimation series.^{[32][33][34][35]}

A fourth English dub of Crayon Shin-chan has been produced in Hong Kong by Red Angel Media in 2015^[36] and was commissioned by LUK Internacional, the company that produces the Spanish, Portuguese, the second Italian and the second French dubs of Crayon Shin-chan and commissioned the Doraemon dub that aired on Boomerang UK. The dub was translated from LUK Internacional's Spanish dub, which is close to the Japanese original and has no censorship. The first three volumes of the dub were released in the European and South African Nintendo 3DS eShop on December 22, 2016,^[37] and the fourth and fifth volumes were released on December 29, 2016.^[38] The dub is separated into five volumes, with the first volume being free while the other four cost €1.99/£1.79. The first volume contains two episodes while the other four contain 6 episodes each which makes 26 episodes in total.^{[39][40][41][42][43]}

Films[]

The feature-length movies are also broadcast on television in Japan.

1. July 24, 1993: Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (クレヨンしんちゃん アクション仮面対ハイグレ魔王, Kureyon Shinchan: Akushon Kamen tai Haigure Maō)
   • Theme Song: "Boku wa Eien no Okosama" (僕は永遠のお子様, "I am an Eternal Child")
   • Lyricist: Shizuru Ohtaka / Composer: Osamu Masaki / Arranger: Yuzo Hayashi / Singer: Mew (Miyuki Kajitani)
2. April 23, 1994: Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom (クレヨンしんちゃん ブリブリ王国の秘宝, Kureyon Shinchan: Buriburi Ōkoku no Hihō)
   • Theme Song: "Yakusoku See You!" (約束See You!, "Promise to See You!")
   • Lyricist: AIKO / Composer: Akira Shirakawa / Arranger: Mari Konishi / Singer: Kyoko Kishi
3. April 15, 1995: Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition (クレヨンしんちゃん 雲黒斎の野望, Kureyon Shinchan: Unkokusai no Yabō)
   • Theme Song: "Tasuketekesuta" (たすけてケスタ, "Help Me Kesuta")
   • Lyricist: Nozomi Inoue / Composer: Yasuo Kosugi / Arranger: Yuzo Hayashi / Singer: Sachiko Sugimoto
4. April 13, 1996: Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland (クレヨンしんちゃん ヘンダーランドの大冒険, Kureyon Shinchan: Hendārando no Daibōken)
   • Special Guest Star: Akiko Hinagata
   • Theme Song: "SIX COLORS BOY"
   • Lyricist: Makoto Asakura / Composer/Arranger: Daisuke Asakura / Singer: Akiko Hinagata
5. April 19, 1997: Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (クレヨンしんちゃん 暗黒タマタマ大追跡, Kureyon Shinchan: Ankoku Tamatama Daitsuiseki)
   • Special Guest Star: Tamao Nakamura
   • Theme Song: "Himawari no Ie" ("Himawari's House")
   • Lyricist/Composer/Arranger/Singer: Kazuo Zaitsu
6. April 18, 1998: Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission (クレヨンしんちゃん 電撃！ブタのヒヅメ大作戦, Kureyon Shinchan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen)
   • Special Guest Star: IZAM
   • Theme Song: "PURENESS"
   • Lyricists: IZAM, SAKA Chan / Composers: KUZUKI, SHAZNA / Arrangers: Nobuhiko Sato, Kazuhisa Yamaguchi, SHAZNA / Singers: SHAZNA
7. April 17, 1999: Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle/Kureshin Paradise! Made in Saitama (クレヨンしんちゃん 爆発!温泉わくわく大決戦／クレしんパラダイス！メイド・イン・埼玉, Kureyon Shinchan: Bakuhatsu! Onsen Wakuwaku Daikessen/Kureshin Paradaisu! Meido in Saitama)
   • Theme Song: "Ii Yu da na" (いい湯だな, "And a Good Bath")
   • Lyricist: Rokusuke Ei / Composer: Taku Izumi / Arranger: Mumon Toyama / Singers: The Nohara Family & Onsen Wakuwaku '99
8. April 22, 2000: Crayon Shin-chan: Jungle That Invites Storm (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶジャングル, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu Janguru)
   • Theme Song: "Sayonara Arigatō" (さよならありがとう, "Goodbye Thank You")
   • Lyricist: Takashi Matsumoto / Composer: Toshiaki Matsumoto / Arranger: Motoyoshi Iwasaki / Singer: Sachiko Kobayashi (Chorus: Otowa Yurikago-kai)
9. April 21, 2001: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Adult Empire Strikes Back (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ モーレツ！オトナ帝国の逆襲, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Mōretsu! Otona Teikoku no Gyakushū)
   • Theme Song: "Genki de Ite ne" (元気でいてね, "In Good Spirits")
   • Lyricist: Mitsuko Shiramine / Composer/Arranger: Motoyoshi Iwasaki / Singer: Sachiko Kobayashi
10. April 20, 2002: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Battle of the Warring States (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ アッパレ！戦国大合戦, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Appare! Sengoku Daikassen)
    • Theme Song: "Nichū no Fantajī ~Taiiku o Yasumu Onnanokohen~" (二中のファンタジー～体育を休む女の子編～, "In Two Fantasies ~Girls Taking a Break During Phys. Ed.~")
    • Lyricist/Composer/Singer: Dance☆Man
11. April 19, 2003: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Yakiniku Road of Honor (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ 栄光のヤキニクロード, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Eikō no Yakuniku Rōdo)
    • Special Guest Star: Tama-chan
    • Theme Song: "Konna Toki Koso Yakiniku ga Aru" (こんな時こそ焼肉がある, "This Time is Definitely for Yakiniku")
    • Lyricist: Sayuri / Composer: Takafumi Iwasaki / Arranger: Hideo Saito / Singers: The Nohara Family All Stars (Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Satomi Koorogi, Mari Mashiba)
12. April 17, 2004: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ！夕陽のカスカベボーイズ, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu! Yūhi no Kasukabe Bōizu)
    • Theme Song: "Maru Ageyou" (○（マル）あげよう, "Let Me Circle")
    • Lyricists: Teruyoshi Uchimura with Boon Companions and Emi Makiho / Composer/Arranger: Yasumasa Sato / Singers: No Plan
13. April 16, 2005: Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (クレヨンしんちゃん 伝説を呼ぶブリブリ 3分ポッキリ大進撃, Kureyon Shinchan: Densetsu o Yobu Buriburi: Sanpun Bokkiri Daishingeki)
    • Special Guest Star: The Guitar Samurai (Yoku Hata)
    • Theme Song: "CraYon Beats"
    • Lyricist/Singer: AI / Composers: AI, Kenji Hino, DJ YUTAKA (813) / Arrangers: Kenji Hino, DJ YUTAKA (813)
14. April 15, 2006: Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (クレヨンしんちゃん 伝説を呼ぶ 踊れ！アミーゴ！, Kureyon Shinchan: Densetsu wo Yobu: Odore! Amīgo!)
    • Special Guest Star: Koriki Choshu
    • Theme Song: "GO WAY!!"
    • Lyricist/Singer: Kumi Koda / Composer/Arranger: Hiroshi Komatsu
15. April 21, 2007: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ 歌うケツだけ爆弾!, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Utau Ketsudake Bakudan!)
    • Theme Song: "Cry Baby"
    • Lyricist: Naoki Takada / Composers: Naoki Takada and Shintaro "Growth" Izutsu / Arranger: Shintaro "Growth" Izutsu / Singer: SEAMO
16. April 19, 2008: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko (クレヨンしんちゃん　ちょー嵐を呼ぶ　金矛の勇者, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu: Kinpoko no Yūsha)
    • Special Guest Star: Yoshio Kojima
    • Theme Song: "Ninkimono de Ikou!" (人気者で行こう!, "Let's go as a popular person!")
    • Singer: DJ Ozma
17. April 18, 2009: Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom (クレヨンしんちゃん オタケベ！カスカベ野生王国, Kureyon Shinchan: Otakebe! Kasukabe Yasei Ōkoku)
    • Special Guest Star: Jero
    • Theme Song: "Yanchamichi" (やんちゃ道, "Naughty Way")
    • Singer: Jero
18. April 17, 2010: Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (クレヨンしんちゃん 超時空！嵐を呼ぶオラの花嫁, Kureyon Shinchan: Chōjikū! Arashi o Yobu Ora no Hanayome)
    • Theme Song: "Omedetō" (オメデトウ, "Congratulations")
    • Singer: mihimaru GT
19. April 16, 2011: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ黄金のスパイ大作戦, Kureyon Shinchan Arashi o Yobu Ōgon no Supai Daisakusen)
    • Theme Song: "Yellow Pansy Street" (イエローパンジーストリート, Ierō Panjī Sutorīto)
    • Singer: Kanjani Eight
20. April 14, 2012: Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Me and the Space Princess (クレヨンしんちゃん 嵐を呼ぶ!オラと宇宙のプリンセス, Kureyon Shinchan: Arashi o Yobu! Ora to Uchū no Princess)
    • Theme Song: "Shōnen yo Uso wo tsuke!" (少年よ嘘をつけ!, Hey Boy Tell a lie!)
    • Singer: Watarirouka Hashiritai 7
21. April 20, 2013: Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!! (クレヨンしんちゃん バカうまっ！ Ｂ級グルメサバイバル！！, Kureyon Shinchan: Bakauma! B-kyuu gurume sabaibaru!!)
    • Theme song: RPG
    • Singer/Band: SEKAI NO OWARI
22. April 19, 2014: Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back (クレヨンしんちゃん: ガチンコ!逆襲のロボ とーちゃん, Kureyon Shinchan: Gachinko! Gyakushu no ROBO to-chan)
    • Theme Song: Family Party
    • Singer: Kyary Pamyu Pamyu
23. April 18, 2015: Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack! (クレヨンしんちゃん: オラの引っ越し物語 サボテン大襲撃！, Kureyon Shinchan: Ora no Hikkoshi Monogatari Saboten Dai Shūgeki!)
    • Theme Song: OLA
    • Singer/Band: Yuzu
24. April 16, 2016: Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on Dreamy World! (クレヨンしんちゃん: 爆睡 ！ ユメミーワールド大突撃！, Kureyon Shinchan: Bakusui! Yumemi-Wārudo Daitotsugeki!)
    • Theme Song: "Tomo yo〜 Kono saki mo zutto…" (友よ〜この先もずっと…, Hey Friend〜 Ahead also forever...)
    • Singer/Band: Ketsumeishi
25. April 15, 2017: Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (クレヨンしんちゃん: 襲来！！宇宙人シリリ, Kureyon Shinchan: Shūrai!! Uchūjin Shiriri)
    • Theme Song: Road-Movie (ロードムービー, rōdomūbī)
    • Singer/Band: Yuu Takahashi
26. April 13, 2018: Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~ (映画クレヨンしんちゃん 爆盛！カンフーボーイズ ～拉麺大乱～, Kureyon Shinchan: Bakumori! Kanfū Bōizu ~Rāmen Tairan~)
    • Theme Song: Xiao Yi Xiao (笑一笑 ～シャオイーシャオ！～, Smile)
    • Singer/Band: Momoiro Clover Z
27. April 19, 2019: Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (映画クレヨンしんちゃん 新婚旅行ハリケーン ～失われたひろし～, Kureyon Shinchan: Shinkon Ryokō Harikēn ~Ushinawareta Hiroshi~)
    • Theme Song: Harunohi
    • Singer/Band: Aimyon
28. September 11, 2020: Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (映画クレヨンしんちゃん 激突！ ラクガキングダムとほぼ四人の勇者, Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Gekitotsu! Rakugakingudamu to hobo yonin no yūsha)
    • Theme Song: "Giga Aishiteru" (ギガアイシテル, "Giga I love you")
    • Singer/Band: Rekishi
29. July 30, 2021:^[44] Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (映画クレヨンしんちゃん 謎メキ！花の天カス学園, Eiga Kureyon Shinchan: Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen)
    • Theme Song: "Hashirigaki" (走り書き, "Jottings")
    • Singer/Band: Macaroni Enpitsu^[45]

Video games[]

Console and handheld[]

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Many video games were only released in Japan, but there were others released in South Korea, Italy and Spain.

Smartphone and tablet[]

Note: The last app isn't a game in itself, rather a Crayon Shin-chan hub with news, manga, and games.

Controversy[]

India ban[]

There were complaints from parents over the main character's behavior and the attitudes exhibited towards elders on the show, both of which were seen as a negative influence on children.^[74] The series was banned in October 2008 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India) on account of heavy nudity.^[75] Before the ban, the Hindi version of Crayon Shin-chan gained up to 60% of the channel's market share.^[76][77] After many requests from fans, the Indian censor boards heavily edited the content and revived the Indian dub on March 27, 2009.^[78] The jokes were edited to be more family-friendly, words like "alcohol" were replaced by mentions of "juice". Scenes that have been cut include instances of Shin-chan performing either the "Mr. Elephant" dance or the "butt-shaking" dance and instances of Nene's mother beating up a stuffed toy in anger.^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Further reading[]

• Gifford, Kevin (February 2008). "Crayon Shin-Chan Vol. 1". Newtype USA. 7 (2). Houston: A.D. Vision. p. 104. ISSN 1541-4817.
• Grigsby, Mary (1999). "The social production of gender as reflected in two Japanese culture industry products: Sailor Moon and Crayon Shin-chan". In Lent, John A. (ed.). Themes and issues in Asian cartooning: cute, cheap and mad. Bowling Green State University Popular Press. pp. 183–210. ISBN 978-0-87972-779-6.
• Smith, David F. (May 19, 2008). "Shin Chan: Season One – Part One DVD Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 1.
• Smith, David F. (May 19, 2008). "Shin Chan: Season One – Part One DVD Review". IGN. Ziff Davis. p. 2.
• Sternenberg, Melissa (June 9, 2006). "Crayon Shin-chan Movie 9: The Adult Empire Strikes Back". T.H.E.M. Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006.
• Surat, Daryl (June 16, 2010). "Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back". Otaku USA. Sovereign Media. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010.

External links[]

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• Official Futabasha Crayon Shin-chan website (in Japanese)
• Official TV Asahi Crayon Shin-chan website (in Japanese)
• Official Bandai Visual Crayon Shin-chan website (in Japanese)
• Official Shin-Ei Animation Crayon Shin-chan website (in Japanese)
• Official Crayon Shin-chan movie website (in Japanese)
• Official FUNimation Shin chan website
• Official ComicsOne Crayon ShinChan website (Archive)
• Crayon Shin-chan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia