List of Crayon Shin-chan volumes
| Company type | Manga series |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manga publishing |
| Founded | 1990 |
| Founder | Yoshito Usui |
| Headquarters | Japan |
| Products | Manga volumes, spin-off manga |
| Owner | Futabasha |
Crayon Shin-chan is a Japanese manga series created and illustrated by Yoshito Usui. Its initial publication occurred in 1990 within the pages of Weekly Manga Action, a magazine issued by Futabasha. The series originated as a derivative work based on Usui's character Shinnosuke Nikaido from Darakuya Store Monogatari. Over time, the manga was collected into 50 tankōbon volumes under Futabasha's Action Comics label, with releases spanning from April 11, 1992, through July 10, 2010.
After Usui passed away on September 11, 2009, Futabasha initially intended to conclude the manga in November of that year. However, upon discovering additional unpublished manuscripts, the ending was postponed until February 2010. Following this, Usui’s team introduced a new manga continuation during the summer of 2010.
In 1996, Japan saw the launch of a four-volume bilingual Japanese-English manga set titled Shin-chan The Little Horror!.
For audiences in the United States, ComicsOne translated ten volumes into English. This edition adapted certain pop culture references and reversed the artwork to accommodate left-to-right reading conventions. Starting with volume six, character names were aligned with those used in the Phuuz English anime adaptation, although this particular dub was never broadcast in North America. This version carried a Teen rating. Subsequently, DrMaster acquired several licenses from ComicsOne, including Crayon Shin-chan, but did not publish further volumes.
On July 28, 2007, DC Comics' CMX imprint secured the rights to publish the manga and released a Mature-rated edition beginning February 27, 2008. This version featured uncensored artwork and humor akin to that found in the Adult Swim dub but omitted some jokes present in earlier translations.
In 2012, One Peace Books reissued the CMX edition as omnibus volumes, simultaneously releasing three on October 15 and a fourth on November 13. This latter volume included the first English translation of Japanese volume 12.
The spin-off manga Action Mask is offered through subscription services by Crunchyroll and Futabasha. Additionally, the primary Shin-chan manga is accessible on Crunchyroll up to volume ten using the CMX translation.