Crayon Shin-chanCrayon Shin Chan; Crayon Shin-chan; Crayon Shinchan; Shin - Cậu bé bút chì; クレヨンしんちゃん; 蜡笔小新; 신짱구; 짱구; 짱구는 못말려; 크레용 신 짱

Crayon Shin-chan (?????????, Kureyon Shinchan) is a manga and anime series written by Yoshito Usui. The American version of the manga is titled "Crayon ShinChan" while the UK, Catalan, Galician, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, German, Hindi, Danish and American version of the anime is titled Shin-Chan. The series follows the antics of a five year-old boy Shinnosuke Nohara, his parents, neighbours, and friends. This story is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture, Japan. The show is called "Crayon Shin-chan" because "crayon" signifies the fact that it is a tool commonly used by kindergartners and that Shin-chan goes to kindergarten. "Shin-chan" is the affectionate name for the main character. (R.I.P. Usui Yoshito April 21, 1958 – September 11, 2009)