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© Yoshito Usui, UY Studio, Futabasha
The Lasisa news website reported on November 13 that the Crayon Shin-chan manga franchise had over 148 million copies in circulation (but not all sold) worldwide. Lasisa did not say whether that number included digital copies.
Yoshito Usui launched the original Crayon Shin-chan manga in Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine in 1990. Usui died on September 11, 2009. The manga has inspired a series of television series including a film adaptation. Highly rated anime television series continuously airing weekly since 1992, an annual anime film, games, merchandise, etc.
Usui’s staff launched the Shin Crayon Shin-chan manga in Futabasha’s Monthly Manga Town Magazine in August 2010. The manga will move to the Manga Crayon Shin-chan website when Monthly Manga Town ends publication on September 1, 2010. December 5.
Source:Lasisa