Shin-chan's creator is missing

Do you know the Japanese cartoon 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 (”Crayon Shin-chan“)?

It was created in 1990 (the year I came to Japan) by 臼井義人 (Yoshito Usui).

It’s about a mischievous kindergarten-age boy named Shinnosuke, nicknamed “Shin-chan”.

Shin-chan and his family and friends live in 埼玉県春日部 (Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan) near Tokyo…which is where 臼井義人 (Yoshito Usui) lives.

Some of the characters in the show are Shin-chan and his friends and classmates in his kindergarten, including the bossy Nene-chan who likes to force the boys to “play house” with her, and the principal of the kindergarten who looks and acts like he used to be a mobster in the Japanese mafia, as well as Shin-chan‘s mother, father, younger sister and their dog.

I found out that 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 (”Crayon Shin-chan“) is shown around the world in many countries, including America…but that it’s usually edited alot due to Shin-chan’s habit of playfully exposing himself and speaking impolitely.

I heard that many countries even edit out the fact that Shinnosuke often flirts with pretty young women and that his father likes to drink beer.

After all that editing, I wonder what’s left of the cartoon?

I watched the show on TV last night. Did you see it?

It was about the adventure Shin-chan and his father had when they went grocery shopping together and couldn’t find the key to the father’s bicycle when they were ready to go home.

It was pretty funny.

Well, the creator of the 「クレヨンしんちゃん」 (”Crayon Shin-chan“) cartoon, 臼井義人 (Yoshito Usui), told his family that he was going hiking in the mountains in Gunma Prefecture last weekend.

He has been missing since then.

The police have been searching for him since last Monday.

He’s been missing for nearly a week now…but hopefully they can find him safe.