The upcoming Crayon Shin-chan movie Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Chōnōryoku Dai Kessen: Tobetobe Temakizushi (translated as New Dimension! Crayon Shin-chan the Movie Super-Powered Climactic Battle: Soaring Hand-Rolled Sushi) has dropped a trailer. In it you can see Shin-chan wear a bra over his …Read more »
Yoshito Usui’s Crayon Shin-chan manga has inspired 30 anime films so far, and its next will be the series’ first CG-animated feature. The 31st Crayon Shin-chan film has been revealed as Shin Jigen! Crayon Shin-chan The Movie Chōnōryoku Dai Kessen: Tobetobe Temakizushi—or New Dimension! Crayon …Read more »
Amazingly, this year’s Crayon Shin-chan movie will be the series’s 30th feature anime film. Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Mononoke Ninja Chinpuden is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on April 22, and a new trailer is here to preview the big screen outing along with …Read more »
Japanese fans of Crayon Shin-chan are going to have to wait longer to see the next movie. The twenty-ninth film in the franchise, Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen (translated as Crayon Shin-chan the Movie – Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of …Read more »
Well, I guess this is no longer an unlikely collaboration, because here it is right before our very eyes! Love Live! Sunshine!!‘s school idol group Aqours is celebrating its fifth anniversary, and one of the ways the nine-member VA unit is doing so is with …Read more »
This April will mark the premiere of the 29th Crayon Shin-chan anime film, titled Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Nazo Meki! Hana no Tenkasu Gakuen. The new feature opens in Japan on April 23, and the latest preview reveals the movie’s theme song, “Hashirigaki” (“Scribbling”), by Macaroni …Read more »
Nintendo made a bunch of new announcements during its Nintendo Direct presentation, and that includes the news of a new Crayon Shin-chan video game. Called Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi – Owaranai Nanokakan no Tabi (translated as Crayon Shin-chan: My Summer Vacation With …Read more »
The 28th Crayon Shin-chan movie made its debut in Japanese theaters this past weekend, and this one has Love Live! director Takahiko Kyogoku at the helm. Titled Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes, the film was treated to a solid opening, coming …Read more »
Hello Kitty’s 45th anniversary tour continues, and the Sanrio mascot’s next stop involves paying a visit to children’s TV anime Crayon Shin-chan. Kitty will be featured in the first episode of Japan’s new Reiwa era, which starts on May 1. The episode itself is set to …Read more »
Mind Game and Devilman crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa and his anime studio Science SARU are getting ready to tackle a new project from a familiar source. Next up for the studio is a Crayon Shin-chan anime spinoff called Super Shiro, which will follow the secret …Read more »
First off, wow, Hello Kitty is 45! The iconic Sanrio brand is celebrating this anniversary milestone in a unique way, with a little help from the Crayon Shin-chan manga series. The collaboration officially kicks off in Japan on February 5, and it will bring a …Read more »
About a month ago, we posted a list of the top ten anime films of 2015, according to Japanese fans. As readers know, though, there’s often quite a big difference between “good” and “able to rake in a ton of cash.” Today anime news site …Read more »
The internet seems to run on lists these days, and that’s no less true in Japan, where several sites have taken to regularly polling their audience and listing the results for fun and profit. But the constant creation of new polls means coming up with …Read more »
I don’t think it’s any secret that Masaaki Yuasa is one of our favorite Anime People around these parts. The auteur director behind stuff like Kick Heart , Mind Game and Ping Pong The Animation , Yuasa is the kind of unique creative talent that …Read more »
Some stories that don’t quite deserve their own post, but are kind of interesting regardless: it’s Your Japan Update for June 2013. Who says Tokyo has all the fun? This month Kitakinki Tango Railway Co. started offering special commemorative Space Battleship Yamato 2199 rail tickets. …Read more »
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