Brief Introduction:
Crayon Shinchan is one of the most popular Japanese cartoons which revolves around the everyday life of a 5 year old Japanese boy, Shinchan Nohara.
Mind you, he is not an ordinary 'boy-next-door'....In fact trouble seems to follow and affect everyone around him (except for himself).
However, some troubles he had created seemed to improve a bad situation, so not all troubles are bad.
His everyday life and anecdote usually revolves around a few groups of people:
1.His family
2.His dog(well I know a dog's not a human being but sometimes it just involve that small white dog)
3.His teachers
4.His classmates
5.Action Kamen
Now I will give you a brief introduction of a few important Crayon Shinchan characters....
The Nohara Family
Shinchan "Shinnosuke" Nohara, 5.
An extremely active but troublesome kid. Has a very distinct 'low voice' and seem to bring trouble everywhere he goes.
He is very irritating in the sense that he is always around whenever he is least wanted.
While knowing most of the stuff only adults should know, for instance he is only interested in young, pretty female teens/adults,
he is very naive, or I should say, ignorant about the things that a 5 year old should know.
Loves Action Kamen and worships him like a god. Also loves Kantamu robots.
Misae "Ka-chan" Nohara, 30.
Shinchan's mother. Always whacked her iron fist against her son's head whenever he misbehaves and leaving different patterns of bums on his head.
Extremely conscious about her age and figure. She never admit her real age and always claimed that she's 24.
She will flare up whenever someone addressed her as obasan (auntie).
It is usually Shinchan who made her lose her temper by just calling her an obasan or commenting about her small breast (she claimed 89cm) and big butt,
or when he buried his head under her skirt and announced to everyone that she wore 'transparent panties'. Loves talking on the phone, eating snacks and taking long afternoon naps.
Hiroshi "To-chan" Nohara,35.
Shinchan's father. A more gentle person compared to Shinchan's mom but will lose his temper whenever he had enough of Shinchan's never ending nonsense.
A very hardworking middle class man who works hard so that he can provide a comfortable standard of living for his family.
Got his head 'knocked' by his wife whenever he flirts with other women, and often sought refuge in his dreams in which he is always having a date with a beautiful secretary,
only to be woken up when his wife or Shinchan appeared in his dreams and turned them into a nightmare. Loves beer and beautiful women.
Shiro.
Shinchan's pet dog....Small, white and cute. Extremely gentle and submissive to his master's ridiculous demands.
Was found abandoned by Shinchan, Nene-chan and gang when they were playing in the streets and Shinchan took him home.
Misae was reluctant to keep Shiro at first, but relented in the end when she realised that Shinchan and Shiro are very attached to each other.
Now she is the one who always take care of Shiro as Shinchan had broke his promise to take good care of him.
Shinchan's Classmates
1.Nene-chan
Despite being the only girl in Shinchan's clique, Nene-chan is especially nonchalent towards Shinchan's frequent obscene moves,
like showing his underwear or doing zou-san (see below for more information) for no apparent reason.
She has a gentle and beautiful mother whose patience will always be pushed beyond her limit whenever Shinchan is around.
Nene-chan will always burst into tears whenever her mom loses her cool.
Masao-kun
Has a shaved head and looks like a little monk. Extremely timid and submissive and cry very easily. A perfect target for bullies. Also invulnerable to Shinchan's weird behavior.
Can be branded as a crybaby.
Kazama-kun
The walking encyclopedia of Shinchan's clique who knows the answer of practically every single question.
Has a very political mind and very well groomed. However he is the most vulnerable to Shinchan's nonsense,
and loses his cool whenever Shinchan pesters him.
Bo-chan
A bit slow and quiet, Bo-chan will make occasional quick-witted comments to surprise his friends.
Has an large head and mucus hanging out from his nose.
Teachers in Shinchan's Nursery
Yoshinaga-Sensei (left) and Matsuzaka-Sensei (right)
A pair of teachers in Shinhan's nursery who are like water and fire, incapable of existing together.
They will always try to out-do each other, like whose class is better, whose body figure is better,
or who will win the favour of any handsome young man (be it a first aider or intern male teacher) visiting their nursery.
Somehow Shinchan will always be there to aggravate the situation whenever the two teachers quarrel.
Yoshinaga, 24, is the form teacher of the Sunflower Class (Shinchan's class). She is a bubbly teacher who always tied her hair with a big ribbon.
Credit must be given to her for her tolerance towards Shinchan's endless nonsense.
Has a boyfriend who makes a rare appearance when they date each other, only for Shinchan to appear and create an unpredictable ending.
Matsuzaka, 24, is the form teacher of the 'rival' Rose class. Does not have a boyfriend and is trying to find her Prince Charming so that she can get married.
However Shinchan will always appear from nowhere and spoil her date no matter how successful her date is.
Unconsciously showed concern to Yoshinaga whenever there is a crisis.
Enchiyou "Yakuza ja nai" Sensei
A huge, dark man with a mustache and scar on his face and always wear a yellow checkered suit and sunglasses,
the Principal of Shinchan's nursery looks exactly like a mafia boss. Wait, do not judge a book by it's appearance,
as Enchiyou Sensei is actually a very friendly and gentle man who will be frequently forced into tears whenever he is hurt.
Sometimes his appearance can be very useful, as it will never fail to intimidate any unreasonable ruffians.
Sadly that is not Enchiyou and his 'gang' of nursery principals wanted, as all of them have looks that intimidate though all of them are actually very gentle people.
Other Characters
"Ji-chan" Nohara, 70.
Shinchan's grandfather, who behaved exactly like Shinchan despite his age. Get along very well with Shinchan. Loves beer and pretty young ladies.
Nene-chan no kaasan
Nene-chan's mother. Always trying her best to be a beautiful and gentle mom in front of Nene-chan.
However Shinchan will always push her to the limit in which she tried to curb her anger by punching the teddy bear which she always have inside her bag.
That does not hinder Shinchan from successfully making her explode, and she will always make Nene-chan cry after she lost her cool.
Nana
Shinchan's crush. A beautiful undergraduate who never failed to make Shinchan behave and excited.
Shinchan will either nosebleed or do the "too-too" train with his mouth whenever she made him feel excited.
Fumie
A young schoolgirl around 11, Fumie is the babysitter of Shinchan. She dislike the job and will always hog the TV and watch soap dramas instead of taking good care of Shinchan.
Her academic results are not very good and she will boost her ego in another way.... That is to make Shinchan treat her like a princess.
However the outcome is always in Shinchan's favour as Shinchan's apparent 'innocence' will drive her crazy.
She looks exactly like Action Kamen's child sidekick, Mimiko (see below).
Shinchan's Fantasies
Action Kamen and Mimiko
Action Kamen is Shinchan's idol and worships him like a god. He will never fail to watch Action Kamen dramas at 5pm everyday.
To me Action Kamen reminds me of both Captain Planet and Ultra Man.
Like Captain Planet, Action Kamen will always protect Planet Earth with his "Action Power Wave" from unscrupulous enimies bent on destroying Planet Earth.
Appearance wise he looks like Ultra Man, except he is more colourful. His sidekick Mimiko is a young schoolgirl who looks exactly like Fumie, Shinchan's babysitter.
However, Mimiko is a sweet young girl whose character is the polar opposite of Fumie.
Kantamu Robo
An obvious parody of Gundam Robots.... Also Shinchan's favourite toy.
Zou-san (elephant)
Perhaps this will change your opinion of elephants as an innocent and gentle animal. You see, only guys can do the zou-san
dance because elephants have long, fleshy nose. Still couldn't get what I mean?
Ok, this is Shinchan's favourite dance and he will always pull down his pants (underwear included) and sang, "zou-san~, zou-san~"....
Got it now?
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