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An episode of TV Asahi’s “Crayon Shin-chan,” airing September 19, has become a hot topic: “It’s an Afternoon with the Nohara Couple,” the first episode scripted by Sho Hasumi, who leads the theater unit Dow 90000. Made as a collaboration with the variety show “Buzzman TV,” the episode barely features protagonist Shinnosuke, instead taking the bold approach of depicting a single continuous-cut conversation piece between his parents, Misae and Hiroshi. On 5channel, reactions were mixed: some compared it to a similar experiment Koki Mitani did for Fuji TV’s “Sazae-san,” others argued that without Shinnosuke it’s essentially a spin-off, and opinions split over whether Hasumi’s directorial sensibility suits the show.
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2026-09-18, 7:30 AM
An episode of the hit anime "Crayon Shin-chan" titled "It's an Afternoon with the Nohara Couple," scripted by Sho Hasumi — who leads the theatrical comedy unit Dow 90000 — will air on TV Asahi at 4:30 PM on September 19. Made as a tie-in with the TV Asahi variety show "Buzzman TV," it marks Hasumi's first time writing a script for "Crayon Shin-chan." Protagonist Shinnosuke Nohara barely appears; instead the episode centers on a conversation piece between his mother Misae and father Hiroshi. At the anime team's suggestion, they went with the bold approach of shooting the Nohara couple's everyday life — and a new side of them — in a single continuous cut.
Guys always want to pull that kind of stunt.
I think Mitani did it as a parody from the very start — that's just the kind of person he is.
And adults don't even know about whatever theater award he won either lol
Sazae-san is set just after the war, Chibi Maruko-chan in '74, Doraemon in '80, Crayon Shin-chan in '96…
There's no family out there actually representing the 21st century.
Makes sense he's the one leading his troupe.
In the early manga there was a chapter where Misae signals to Hiroshi over dinner that she's in the mood tonight, and Shinnosuke keeps interrupting — though I doubt that one was ever animated.
They actually did that early in the anime too —
Misae: "Honey… tonight…"
Hiroshi: "OK."
Shin: "OK about what?"
That kind of exchange.
Oh, is that so.
Was there also that line from Misae like "I only graduated high school, how would I know"?
In the manga it was flat-out about their sex life, but in the anime wasn't it changed to them secretly throwing a party without the kids knowing?
You don't know "One Cut of the Dead"?
Reminds me of Rahmens back in the day. (a well-known Japanese comedy duo)
The difference with Kobaken is that he can actually handle variety shows. (likely Kentaro Kobayashi, one half of Rahmens)
He doesn't really have that Rahmens vibe though.
At best he's on the level of Jobi Joba. (a lesser-known comedy trio)
They just never got animated.
Two weeks ago there was an episode where Shinnosuke only showed up at the very end, and the story was carried the whole time by the Crimson Scorpion Squad, Shiro the dog, and background characters.
The time sheets must run dozens of pages, right?
Animators don't think anything of it.
Surely.
Go back to how it used to be.
Violence. Vulgarity. Darkness.
That guy really never appeared on variety shows.
Even his partner, who was mainly an actor, showed up on TV a bit more than he did.
But keep doing that and you'll never become the next Bakarhythm. (a comedian/writer known for his own unconventional style)
Yeah, he's got that fine-arts-school vibe.
Like "Lunch."
Bonobono, Shonen Ashibe, and Bucket de Gohan were all good too, but none of them became a nationwide phenomenon.
Ashibe got toned down for the anime, but Karen Shiratori was the one exception — they made her more delinquent-styled.
Background and Points of Debate
Episodes of “Crayon Shin-chan” told from a perspective other than Shinnosuke’s have appeared before, in both the manga and the anime, and it isn’t unheard of for a notable outside creator to write an episode of a long-running series. Commenters in the thread pointed to precedents — Koki Mitani’s similar experiment for a Fuji TV “Sazae-san” special, and Natsuhiko Kyogoku’s past work writing a script for “GeGeGe no Kitaro” — confirming that bringing in an outside creator isn’t unprecedented here. Where opinion split was over whether an episode where the protagonist barely appears counts as a “de facto spin-off,” and whether Hasumi’s directorial style actually suits Crayon Shin-chan’s brand of comedy — questions that, ahead of the broadcast, remain speculative on both sides. In compiling this article, a link to an unrelated incident report that had gotten mixed into the thread was excluded.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5channel (Geinou/Sports News+) thread “Crayon Shin-chan: Dow 90000’s Sho Hasumi Writes His First Anime Script — Shin-chan Barely Appears! A Single-Cut Look at the Nohara Couple’s Daily Life.”
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