# Shin Chan (1992)

> A five-year-old boy with an adult mind wreaks havoc on his suburban neighborhood in this long-running Japanese animated comedy.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/28240

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 2484
- Episode runtime: 24 min
- Status: Returning Series
- Genres: animation, comedy
- Network: tv asahi
- Cast: Akiko Yajima, Miki Narahashi, Keiji Fujiwara, Satomi Korogi, Mari Mashiba, Chie Sato, Rokuro Naya, Michie Tomizawa
- TMDB rating: 8.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12853970/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: irreverent, breezy, warmly comic, farcical, cozy

## What critics say

Audiences broadly rate the long-running anime as a warm, chaotic comedy with a rating of 8.4/10 from audience votes.

## Synopsis

Crayon Shin-chan (1992-present) is a Japanese animated comedy series produced by Shin-Ei Animation for TV Asahi, a long-running shonen-free family sitcom in the anime tradition. Its protagonist is Shinnosuke Nohara, a five-year-old with the body of a child and the mind of an adult, voiced by Akiko Yajima, who turns every ordinary errand into a disaster. Surrounding him are his parents Misae Nohara (Miki Narahashi) and Hiroshi Nohara (Keiji Fujiwara), his baby sister Himawari (Satomi Korogi), and neighbors such as Bo-chan (Chie Sato) and Masao Sato (Teiyu Ichiryusai). The engine of the show is simple: Shin-chan wants what he wants, and the adults around him scramble to contain the fallout. Each episode is a self-contained farce built from suburban routines such as shopping trips, school days, and neighborhood gatherings, escalating into slapstick chaos. The tone is breezy, irreverent, and warmly comic, with an overwhelming sense of carefree optimism. Running to thousands of episodes across decades, it is an episodic, lighthearted staple for families. Fans of The Simpsons, Doraemon and Sazae-san will find similar domestic comedy and generational appeal.

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