Thousands of manga fans flocked to the funeral Monday of Japanese cartoonist Yoshito Usui, whose cheeky schoolboy character Shin-chan delighted millions. (more…)
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3000 fans at Yoshito Usui’s funeral
December 1st, 2009 
townhawk 
Posted in Japan 
Tags: anime, cartoon, Dead, Died, Funeral, hiking, manga, Shin Chan, Shinnosuke, Tetsuya Chiba, Tokyo's Aoyama Funeral Hall, Yoshito Usui 
No Comments »Becky does “Shin-chan” theme
October 21st, 2009 townhawk 
“Crayon Shin-chan” creator Yoshito Usui passed away last month, but TV Asahi is already continuing with the anime series. The show resumed last week, but on October 23, it will also feature a new opening theme song, performed by talento Becky (25).
The tune is called “Hapi Hapi,” with lyrics written by Becky herself. As a singer, Becky has already released several singles. Her debut song was “Soratobu Pokemon Kids” in 1999. (more…)
Body Identified as Crayon Shin-chan’s Yoshito Usui
September 22nd, 2009 townhawk 
On Sunday, authorities have identified the body discovered at Arafune mountain as that of missing Crayon Shin-chan manga creator Yoshito Usui through dental records. The body was discovered 120 meters below the mountain’s Tomoiwa cliff and reported at about 10:25 a.m. on Saturday by a climber. Usui’s backpack, camera, and other items had fallen about 50 meters away. Inside Usui’s backpack was his mobile phone, wallet, and clothes. (more…)
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