I've really enjoyed what I've watched of Shin-chan in the original Japanese. For as crude as it is it's also very charming and good natured, which is a very unique blend. The problem with it in America is it's considered too much for American children, but not easy to sell to adults either, so it exists in a no man's land that results in companies like Funimation trying to alter it to appeal to a different demographic while losing what made it work in the process.
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