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The unexpected vogue of Shin Chan

Recently there has been a huge coverage of this dubbed Japanese TV show, Crayon  Shin-chan. This show has been running for more than 10 years in India and never I have ever seen such  surge in its popularity since its “controversial ban’ in the ’08. But the popularity it received is huge this time, especially in Tamil Nadu. I believe this started with the viral sharing of the ‘Amaeidhi amaeidhi’  (Silence silence) video through Whatsapp. People just went head over heels for the slapstick comedies and counter dialogues of this 5 year old. Before we move any further, did you know about the history of the show? The show, originally called Crayon Shin-chan ( クレヨンしんちゃん ) has its origins in the early 90s  when manga (Japanese comic) artist Yoshito Usui decided to work on a few comic strips about a middle  classhappy family of four. The story revolves around their day to day life of stingy savings of money and  school life of our h...