Another difficulty in translating arises from the use of onomatopoeic Japanese words. A typical gag involves Shin-chan confounding his parents by using the wrong phrase for the occasion for instance, saying "Welcome back" ("おかえりなさい" "okaeri nasai") instead of a using a more suitable wording such as "I am home" ("ただいま" "Tadaima") when he comes home. In Japanese, certain set phrases almost always accompany certain actions many of these phrases have standard responses. In fact, some of them cannot be translated into other languages. Consequently, non-Japanese readers and viewers may find it difficult to understand his jokes.
Many of the jokes in the series stem from Shin-chan's occasionally weird, unnatural and inappropriate use of language, as well as from his mischievous behaviour. The anime Crayon Shin-chan has been on TV Asahi since April 13, 1992, and on several television networks, worldwide.
2.8 TV stars and fictional charactersĬrayon Shin-chan first appeared in a Japanese weekly magazine called Weekly Manga Action, which is published by Futabasha.2.4.4 Kindergarten children's guardians.
2.4.3 Kindergarten staff and relatives.