History

          So, before I start out with things you don't know about Crayon Shinchan, I would like to give you guys a brief history about him.

'Crayon Shinchan ( クレヨンしんちゃん Kureyon Shinchan, also known as Shinchan) is a Japanese Manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui.' ( Wikipedia )

The above statement is the definition of Shinchan given by Wikipedia whereas the statement below is my own definition of Shinchan.

'Crayon Shinchan (クレヨンしんちゃん Kureyon Shinchan, also known as Shinchan) is a character that always manage to made me laugh out loud whenever I am depressed or frustrated. He is always so truthful to himself that he loves the way he lives his life. It is his silliness that give rise to his fans' happiness. He is a friend who will try his best to make you laugh.' ( Ahbank )

          Yoshito Usui is Shinchan's 'father'. 

This is Yoshito Usui who had died on September 12, 2009 because of a tragic incident at Mount Arufune. 

          Crayon Shinchan first appeared in 'Weekly Manga Action', which was published by Futabasha. The Crayon Shinchan anime has been on TV Asahi since 13/4/1992. Surprisingly to me, an English subtitled version of Crayon Shinchan was on KIKU-TV in Hawaii from 1/4/1992 through 1/12/2001. Many of the jokes in Crayon Shinchan came from Shinchan's weird and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his inappropriate behavior such as the exposure of his genital part. Some of his famous funny actions are Mr Elephant, Buttock Monster and so on. He liked to talk to adults by asking such questions such as "When are you going to die?" to elderly people or "How many people have you killed?" to tough looking men. So, I personally think Sigmund Frued who always talked about sex and aggression might be Shinchan's number one fan if he was still alive.

          Yet, non-Japanese readers may find it difficult to understand the jokes. In Japanese, some phrases almost always accompany some actions; many of these phrases have standard responses. One of the examples is a gag involves Shinchan confuses his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion like saying 'Welcome back!'  instead of 'I'm home!' when he comes home. This is the reason why Crayon Shinchan is very popular East Asian countries because many of the jokes can be translated. 

This is the first cover of Crayon Shinchan comic book.

This is one of the pages from Crayon Shinchan comic book.

          So, these are some basic information about Shinchan. Hope you enjoy it and have a nice day. :)