Crayon Shin-chan facts for kids

Crayon Phạm văn Hải
Crayon Shin-chan in Hong Kong
Quick facts for kids クレヨンしんちゃん (Kureyon Shin-chan)
Genre	Black comedy, slice-of-life, slapstick
Manga
Written by	Yoshito Usui
Published by	Futabasha Publishers
English publisher	NA ComicsOne (former) CMX Manga (former) One Peace Books
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Action Comics
Magazine	Weekly Manga Action (1990–2000) Manga Town (2000–2010)
Original run	August 1990 – February 5, 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 (?–present)
Network	TV Asahi (1992–present)
Original run	April 13, 1992 – ongoing
Episodes	940 (List of episodes)
Manga
New Crayon Shin-chan
Written by	UY Team
Published by	Futabasha
Demographic	Seinen
Imprint	Action Comics
Magazine	Manga Town
Original run	August 2010 – ongoing
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)

Crayon Shin-chan (Japanese: クレヨンしんちゃん, Kureyon Shin-chan, also known as Shin-chan in other countries) is a Japanese manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.It has 54 (including the New Crayon Shinchan series) manga volumes. The anime has broadcasted since 1992, and there are twenty-four movies as of 2016. They are popular all over the world. The anime programe Shinchan has more than 900 episodes. This show is broadcasted on Tv Asahi in Japan and on Hungama TV in India.

Plot Summary

Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara is a little boy who does everything he can to annoy his parents and teachers (and succeeds), but he only means the best. He just tries to have a good time and sometimes annoys people in the process.

Main Characters

Crayon Shin-chan in Comic exhibition in 2013

• Shinnosuke Nohara: 5 years old boy. He lives in Kasukabe, Saitama in Japan and goes to Futaba kindergarten.
• Hiroshi Nohara: Shinnosuke's father. He works for Futaba company.
• Misae Nohara: Shinnosuke's mother. She is a housekeeper.
• Himawari Nohara: Shinnosuke's sister. 0 years old.

Movies

1. July 24, 1993: Crayon Shin-chan: Action Kamen 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 Secret Treasure of 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: 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: The Storm Called The Jungle (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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called: 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: The Storm Called!: 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: Serious Battle! Robot 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! Dreaming World Big Assault! (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

There have been other specials in which feature-length movies were broadcast on television rather than in theaters.

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 was aired in April 2012 featuring Shin-chan and Kamen Rider Fourze to not only promote Crayon Shin-chan: The Storm Called!: Me and the Space Princess, but also Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen.

Images for kids

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