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Special Features
- 13 episodes on two discs
- Original Japanese episode: "Battle: Encho-Man!"
- Commentary on episode 4
- From the Bowels of the Booth
- Cast auditions
- Original storyboards
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
If the antics of Kenny, Cartman and the rest of the South Park boys have grown too stale for your tastes, there's plenty of appalling kid behavior on display in Shin Chan, Adult Swim's raucous redubbing of the popular Japanese anime series. The North American version follows the essence of the source material: Shin Chan is a five-year-old Japanese boy with a knack for making his parents, teachers and friends crazy with highly inappropriate statements and behavior (most notably a penchant for nudity and shaking his butt). But the scripts by anime vets Jared Hedges, Joel Bergin and Alex Muniz (with contributions by acclaimed comic book creators Evan Dorkin and Sarah Dyer on the first six episodes) spin the basic premise into surreal and decidedly adult areas (let's just say that bodily functions, aberrant sexuality, and a cornucopia of mental illnesses are the order of the day). Characters are also tweaked for shock effect--the school's principal, a fairly benevolent figure in the original anime, is now a bizarre half-Gypsy with a sordid past, while Tooru, Shin Chin's nervous nellie of a pal, is now Georgie, a five-year-old neo-con. The absurdity of the dubbing is peppered with frequent pop culture references, which can grow wearying after a while, but the sheer rudeness of the storylines generally overpowers any rough patches.
The DVD feature 13 of the first season's 26 episodes, which are spread over two discs; extras include lively commentary on Episode 4 ("Get Your Hands Off My Happy Cake!") with line producer Laura Bailey, who also voices Shin Chan, along with director Zach Bolton and recording engineer Peter Hawksworth. Series fans will undoubtedly be delighted by "From the Bowels of the Booth," which offers a battery of exceptionally crude alternate line readings from various episodes, as well as an episode with its original Japanese language track (subtitles are included). Vocal talent auditions and trailers for Funinmation's other anime DVD releases, including Witchblade, One Piece and Full Metal Panic round out the supplemental features. -- Paul Gaita
Product Description
"While the humor is gross, potty-mouthed and generally exceedingly strange, it’s also damn funny." --- Newsarama.com
Shin Chan…first time on DVD!
Laugh to hide your tears… He’s rude. He’s crass. He’s unbelievably obnoxious and he likes showing his @$$. He’s Shin, and he’s the star of this train wreck. From superhero sell-outs, hotties and half-tards to bunny abuse and dirty old men, Shin chan gives unwholesome family fun a whole new spin… Silicone enhanced! Learn the fate of Whitey, poke fun at Mitzi’s breasts or follow along on Ench-Man’s quests – It’s your choice! With 13 outrageous uncensored episodes the possibilities are endless! Wanna play a game of hide and drink? Falling off the wagon is always better with company! Shin chan: The show with very little adventure but plenty of action!?!
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
56 of 66 people found the following review helpful
By D. Apt
Format:DVD
Shin Chan is an anime in Japan for kids, however, the adapted series for America is far from it. Adult Swim and Funimation re-wrote the dialogue of the show to suit the viewers of Adult Swim. Cultural references are also changed to things Americans can relate to. This box set is the collection of the six "test" episodes as well as the sixteen episodes Adult Swim picked up to complete the full season. This dvd set is defidently a must buy if you do not offend easily.
21 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By F. Y. ENG
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a review of just the dvd disc itself. While Shinchan is silly and hilarious to watch, it did not include the japanese audio nor did it have subtitles as described.
22 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By shan
Format:DVD
I love, love, love this show! I used to watch the Japanese show when I was younger. Now that I'm older (in my twenties), I'm fairly certain that I would still like the original version, but this new adult swim version is so much more entertaining for me. It's hilariously offensive and definitely adult! It's a great show and much less offensive than South Park. Shin Chan rocks!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Please note that the one-star rating is for this DVD/product, NOT for the show itself. Shin-Chan deserves 5 stars, but this is a rather lackluster DVD release.
Other customers have complained about the lack of Japanese language (and I agree with them 100%), but my beef is the fact that there is no close-captioning or sub-titles! I LOVE this show and watched it whenever I could on Adult Swim. My hearing is not that good, and this show was presented with CC when it aired on Adult Swim. I laughed and laughed at the episodes and was excited when the DVDs came out. Yes, cultural references are Americanized, but this made it more accessible (and funny) to US audiences. Still, it would be nice to have had the original Japanese dialog with the subtitles to go along with it, with the option to have the English or Japanese dialog subtitled.
I popped it in to watch and to my dismay, there's no subtitle option, nor does it have a closed-captioning track. How am I supposed to watch this? My hearing is poor enough that I do need to have some kind of captioning whenever I watch television, and I was SO disappointed to find out that I would not be able to enjoy these DVDs like I enjoyed them on Adult Swim. I had been planning to buy the rest of the series - but now, forget it. I'm so sad and disappointed that I can't enjoy this show anymore as it's no longer on Adult Swim. :(
Other customers have complained about the lack of Japanese language (and I agree with them 100%), but my beef is the fact that there is no close-captioning or sub-titles! I LOVE this show and watched it whenever I could on Adult Swim. My hearing is not that good, and this show was presented with CC when it aired on Adult Swim. I laughed and laughed at the episodes and was excited when the DVDs came out. Yes, cultural references are Americanized, but this made it more accessible (and funny) to US audiences. Still, it would be nice to have had the original Japanese dialog with the subtitles to go along with it, with the option to have the English or Japanese dialog subtitled.
I popped it in to watch and to my dismay, there's no subtitle option, nor does it have a closed-captioning track. How am I supposed to watch this? My hearing is poor enough that I do need to have some kind of captioning whenever I watch television, and I was SO disappointed to find out that I would not be able to enjoy these DVDs like I enjoyed them on Adult Swim. I had been planning to buy the rest of the series - but now, forget it. I'm so sad and disappointed that I can't enjoy this show anymore as it's no longer on Adult Swim. :(
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
They should have released this DVD with the original Japanese uncut video and Japanese soundtracks. It is SO much funnier. I first started watching Shin-chan when I was stationed in Misawa, Japan 18 years ago and have been hooked on it ever since. I've enjoyed the Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball series--they are both uncut and have the original footage. Sure, some of this stuff may not be appropriate for children, but parents should have the responsibility to be aware of what their children are watching anyway. Release Shin-chan in his original form and put the entire season in one set instead of this part 1, part 2 stuff--what, are you trying to milk us for money? I hated to see when the Spongebob series started doing that...Don't change the cultural references, so what if some people don't get it--it's a good learning experience!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
I always watch the TV show whenever it's on [adult swim], & I'm really excited that a DVD of it is coming out. I haven't seen the original Japanese children's show, but I'd really like to. In my opinion, it's one of the most entertaining shows I've seen, no matter how badly drawn it is. I can't wait for the DVD.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By PogueMahone
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
"Shin chan" is a hilarious, off-beat show that far surpasses anything done by South Park or anything else seen on Adult Swim or the Comedy Channel! It's rude, obnoxious, raucous, MOST inappropriate yet all without losing the basic innocence of a 5 year old boy. Can't beat that! Hurry up with Season 1, Part 2!!! If I have to I'll go on a pee strike!!! I like the magnificent blend of "American" humor with the Japanese backdrop. There are SO many Japanese references here that make me homesick for Japan!
The problems I have with the DVD itself are the lack of subtitles for the AS/FUNimation soundtrack and the absence of the original Japanese soundtrack with English translation. I know it's a totally different show, but I wouldn't mind having that! Heck, I wouldn't mind having a track with the original kid's version dubbed into English so my niece and nephews could watch it! I let them watch the first 5 minutes but my brother heard the dialogue and that was the end of that! My other problems is the censoring..."Shin chan" is rated TV-MA, same as "The Shield", one of the most violent, profanity-laden shows on cable; why is it being censored at all??? It's not like they're dropping the F-Bomb everywhere...and in a couple spots they censored Shin's "elephant" but not in others, WTF? Sometimes it seems like FUNimation was in a hurry to get this out to it's fans or wasn't sure who the audience was; IT'S RATED TV-MA!!! YOUR AUDIENCE IS ADULTS (more or less)!!! NO MORE CENSORING!!! The commentary was worthless. Very few people seem to understand the purpose of the commentary is to comment on the show, not on what you had for lunch or what your philosophy on life is. If you need an example of a great commentary, I refer you back to "the Shield".... Read more ›
The problems I have with the DVD itself are the lack of subtitles for the AS/FUNimation soundtrack and the absence of the original Japanese soundtrack with English translation. I know it's a totally different show, but I wouldn't mind having that! Heck, I wouldn't mind having a track with the original kid's version dubbed into English so my niece and nephews could watch it! I let them watch the first 5 minutes but my brother heard the dialogue and that was the end of that! My other problems is the censoring..."Shin chan" is rated TV-MA, same as "The Shield", one of the most violent, profanity-laden shows on cable; why is it being censored at all??? It's not like they're dropping the F-Bomb everywhere...and in a couple spots they censored Shin's "elephant" but not in others, WTF? Sometimes it seems like FUNimation was in a hurry to get this out to it's fans or wasn't sure who the audience was; IT'S RATED TV-MA!!! YOUR AUDIENCE IS ADULTS (more or less)!!! NO MORE CENSORING!!! The commentary was worthless. Very few people seem to understand the purpose of the commentary is to comment on the show, not on what you had for lunch or what your philosophy on life is. If you need an example of a great commentary, I refer you back to "the Shield".... Read more ›
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shin Chan!
Christmas present for my brother which I wanted to keep myself! Shin Chan is a hilarious show! It shipped very quickly and was packaged with care.
Published 4 months ago by Rebecca
5.0 out of 5 stars
FUNNY MEST UP COMEDY.
best show i have ever seen about a 5 year old i only saw a few episodes in the past but now going be whole series eventually
Love how its a story and not all random also
Love how its a story and not all random also
Published 4 months ago by jenifer
5.0 out of 5 stars
it's shin chan...
Excellent adult themed animaic humor. Shin is an obnoxious little boy and it's absolutely hilarious! I highly recommend this if you have an open sense of humor!
Published 6 months ago by odie
1.0 out of 5 stars
This dubbing is flippin terrible!
Funimation should have left this alone. The original was sentimental and nostalgic, as well as crude and disfunctional. Read more
Published 23 months ago by wellhof
5.0 out of 5 stars
Super Funny!!!!!
Really funny! Sure its not the best animation ever but thats kind of the appeal!!! I heart shin chan !!!!!!!
Published on November 26, 2010 by college girl 0711
5.0 out of 5 stars
Absurd but hilarious
I was already a Shin Chan fan, so this product was awesome. The episodes are short but entertaining. I haven't watched them all, but his strange humor never gets old. Read more
Published on February 5, 2010 by Herbert Richardson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shin Chan is great-something you should know.
The Shin Chan series is this: (1) not as shocking as South Park, Not as goofy as Beavis and Butt-head, and has more potty language then the Simpsons. Read more
Published on November 14, 2009 by Pumpkin Toss
2.0 out of 5 stars
Skip it!
Skip this item!!! If you are looking for the original Japanese version spend your money elsewhere. The production company changed any and all references to Japanese culture and... Read more
Published on April 29, 2009 by OsakaHibou
5.0 out of 5 stars
Shin Chan season one part one
The Shin Chan series is by far the BEST adult cartoon series I have ever seen. I had to purchase the available DVDs because there is so much to see and hear in the cartoons, it is... Read more
Published on March 16, 2009 by Bette J. Abelman
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good stuff but censored
It takes a specialized sense of low-brow, cheap and trashy humor to really appreciate this '90s Japanese TV series in this new English dub. Read more
Published on February 22, 2009 by Stanley C. Sargent
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