I was quite shocked when I saw it on the internet that Yoshito Usui was dead.
Today, I got myself the latest copy of Crayon Shin Chan. I have waited 1 year for this volume. I did notice this, the frequency of his manga released gradually drop. Maybe he has ran out of ideas? The girl at the counter this afternoon told me that this could be the last manga for Shin Chan. My heard sank....

I have not read the latest volume yet. I hope it won't disappoint me like the previous one. Seriously, he seems out of idea to make Shin Chan ever funny again. Repeated jokes, repeated story lines with some major changes in it and Shin Chan into a superhero instead of the usual perverted and mischevious five year old child that we love.

Wait, he hasn't put a full-stop to Shin Chan yet!
Tons of questions revolve about Shin Chan's future.We will never know. Yoshito usui had dragged the manga for too long. It ponders in my mind if he still knows the purpose of creating Shin Chan back in 1987.

I get to know Crayon Shin Chan when I was 7, at that time when my family usually rent tapes. My first anime of Shin Chan is still fresh in my mind until now.
I still remember the first volume that I read when I was 11.It was volume 13. It was the first manga I bought and I am so loyal till now. I was restricted by mom to buy any manga then because I was having UPSR. I borrowed from Joyce, my childhood friend. I used to hang out in her house on saturday to read mangas. Including Sailormoon.

In 2004, I purchased all the volume from 1 till 25. All my savings were all gone and mom was furious about it. I didn't care. Well, I did buy vol.13 again because the one I bought at the age of 11 was sick because I read it countless time.

Later, my sis was addicted to it too. She did help me to buy the new released volume if only I blackmailed her. HAHA! Crayon Shin Chan has went through almost all the phases of my pasts, I will randomly grab any volume when I am in the verge of breaking down into tears. I felt better everytime I read em.

I have no regrets for spending so much on it. The complete collections of Shin Chan will be one my utmost precious treasures. Well, no matter how dissapointing the last mangas were, you left trails of yourself in it and I sincerely appreciate it.

Shin Chan will forever live in my heart because I am here today because of Shinnosuke Nohara.


Thank you Yoshito sensei for 21 years of laughter.