Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshito Usui. The series revolves around the title character, as well as his family and friends, and their lives in and around the town of Kasukabe, Saitama. It was first serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action from 1990 to 2000, before moving to the monthly magazine Manga Town that year. Following Usui's death, the original manga ended in February 2010. A new manga series by members of Usui's team, titled New Crayon Shin-chan , began in Manga Town in August 2010; since 2023, it has run on its own website.