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New Crayon Shin-chan Manga to Launch on August 5
posted on by Egan Loo
The Japanese publisher Monthly Manga Town magazine on August 5. Friday is also the day that Crayon Shin-chan Vol. 50 — the last book volume of four- manga strips drawn by Usui — will ship in Japan.
The Shin Crayon Shin-chan series will be officially credited to "Yoshito Usui & reported last November that preparations were being made for a manga "sequel" to Crayon Shin-chan.
Authorities shipped on February 5.
The original manga, which happens to be marking its 20th anniversary this summer, has sold 53 million copies in Japan alone. The final volume of the original manga is shipping simultaneously in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. The television anime version, which will mark its 20th anniversary next year, will retain the original "Crayon Shin-chan" title. The 20th Crayon Shin-chan anime film will open in Japan in spring of 2012 as the final phase of the "Crayon Shin-chan 20th Anniversary Project."
Adult Swim network used to run episodes every Sunday morning.
Sources: Asahi Shimbun, Sankei Shimbun
