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Crayon Shin-chan (クレヨンしんちゃん Kureyon Shin-chan) is a manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui. The American version of the manga is titled "Crayon ShinChan", while the UK and Spanish version of the anime is titled Shin Chan. The series follows the antics of a five year-old boy and his father and mother. Crayon Shin-chan first appeared in a Japanese weekly magazine called Weekly Manga Action (WEEKLY週間アクション). Much of the humour in the series stems from Shin-chan's occasionally unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behaviour. Much of this humour is untranslatable for non-Japanese speaking readers and viewers. 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. The storylines used in the anime series are based on those in the comic. Although the stories have been softened for television, there has been controversy about the program, primarily from parents who argue that the main character, Shin-chan (like Bart on the American animated series The Simpsons), sets a bad example for children. Although some westerners have called Shin-chan the "Bart Simpson of Japan," there are fewer similarities than differences between the two characters. In particular, Bart is older and apparently more intentionally mischeivous than Shin-chan, many of whose misdeeds seem to stem more from simple ignorance of correct behaviour due to his age. This provides the writers with ample opportunity to write gags based on age-inappropriate behaviour, such as Shin-chan's occasional use of extremely formal language. Shin-chan has also been compared to the character Calvin, from the cartoon strip Calvin and Hobbes. Several full-length movies of Crayon Shin-chan have been released in Japan.
English-language adaptationsEnglish animeThe Shin-chan anime, dubbed in English with character names changed, ran on Fox Kids in the United Kingdom, and on Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ) in the Republic of Ireland. However, it should be noted that the dub is of American origin, with actors and actresses such as Kath Soucie, Russi Taylor, Grey DeLisle, and Pat Fraley playing major roles (Soucie plays Shin himself, and his mother). Despite this, it has never aired in North America, likely something to do with the large amount of content that would be considered questionable for children by American censors (but which barely make the British or Irish bat an eyelid) - including the frequent appearances of Shin's naked buttocks, and humour relating to breast-size, transsexualism and other sexual concepts. English mangaComicsOne has translated Shin-chan into English and released it in the United States. Many pop culture references familiar to Americans, such as Oreos, Pokémon, and Britney Spears were added to increase the appeal to American audiences. The comic is oriented to read left to right. Shin-chan in other countriesCrayon Shin-chan is popular in China, where he is called La Bi Xiao Xin (trad. 蝋筆小新, simpl. 蜡笔小新, làbǐ xiǎoxīn). His visage can be seen next to Garfield and Disney characters in video and toy stores. Shin-chan is the most popular anime character in Indonesia. The Indonesian actor who dubbed Shin-chan's voice has released multiple records and is even said to resemble Shin-chan. Shin-chan has also found a devoted following in Spain. CharactersNote: characters' names are given as they appear in the Japanese comic (family name first, followed by given name). The names used in the dub follow as they appear in that version, if applicable.
Voice ActorsJapanese version (seiyū)
English versionThe first dubbed cast for the British Shin-Chan includes:
In December 2004, a new dubbed series of Shin-Chan began to air on Fox Kids UK, and it was immediately evident that the entire English cast had been replaced. While the actors are clearly still American, Fox Kids' habit of cutting the closing credits from many of its shows means that they are currently unidentified. External link
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