Crayon Shin-chan no more??
One of Japan’s funniest and most recognizable Manga characters, Crayon Shin-chan （クレヨンしんちゃん）, might not be smiling right now.
His creator Usui Yoshito (臼井儀人) was reported to be missing after telling his family he was going on a hiking trip to Arafune Mountain (荒船山).
TBS news reported that on the 19th of September 2009, Gunma Police department found a body of a man that appears to have fallen from a steep cliff, facing downwards and has been dead for a few days.
No official announcement has been made but the clothing and resemblance of the body to the missing Usui Yoshito has made the police to speculate that they might have found him.
Gunma Police announced that on the 20th of September 2009, 8:00 PM Japanese time, they are going to deploy 20 policemen to investigate the situation pending any conclusion.
I am sure all Crayon Shin-chan fans are hoping that Usui Yoshito is still out there surviving, but we must be prepared to face the worst.
Source TBS NEWS: Click Here. The Japan Times also has an article in English.
Update: Kyodo news confirms that it was Usui’s body.
Contributor Bio: Anton is a third generation Chinese-Indonesian. He’s a big fan of Crayon Shin-chan and named his first online business, CrayonHost, after his favourite Manga Character.
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Don’t die..
Crayon Shin-chan is one of my favorite manga 
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The fact that they mention clothing implies that the face of the dead person has been damaged beyond recognition. Pretty gruesome stuff.
But don’t worry, the author himself will probably turn up in Argentina with a mistress in a few days …
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Not unless he left his teeth in Japan….
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Alas, Mr. Potato Head nor South Carolina Governer Mark Sanford he was not.
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It’s such a shame that due to the horrible English translation of the anime, few people back home will ever know that Usui Yoshihito was a whip smart writer and rock solid cartoonist.
It’s a sad day for the medium and any fan of it.
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Aww come on, the FUNimation Entertainment English translation made it a damn hilarious show.
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As a fan of the original, I couldn’t believe what kind of garbage the dub turned it into.
でも、やっぱり子供の頃から見ていたのでかなりがっかりです・・・
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Yoshito not Yoshihito! Please correct that Mr Big Fan.
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Dear mr commenter,
sorry to say, you are wrong, and I am right,
there is two ways to read it, Yoshito and Yoshihito,
Crayon Sinchan creator’s name is Yoshihito
thanks for trying to look smart..
*ahem* …
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoshito_Usui
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ooopss, my bad.. fixed, and also by the way I thought it was that way because NHK was saying yoshihito,
anyway my apologies..
His real birth name was Yoshihito, but he was more commonly known as Yoshito.
臼井 儀人（うすい・よしと）本名・臼井義人（よしひと）。１９５８年（昭３３）４月２１日生まれ、静岡県出身。７７年に春日部工業高校卒業後、デザイナー専門学校を経て、広告関係の会社に入社。「だらくやストア物語」でＷｅｅｋｌｙ漫画アクション（双葉社）新人賞佳作を獲得し、８７年に同作で漫画家デビュー。９０年８月に「Ｗｅｅｋｌｙ漫画アクション」に「クレヨンしんちゃん」の連載を開始した。
http://www.sponichi.co.jp/entertainment/news/2009/09/21/03.html
This post was edited to make his name match the one most commonly used (Yoshito).
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hmmm big fans are not always big fans.
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Oh no! This is distressing news.
I feel bad for the guy they found even if it doesn’t turn out to be Usui Yoshihito.
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Awful, awful news. Such a great show Shin Chan.
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Bad news.
The body has been confirmed to be Usui Yoshito from dental records.
http://sankei.jp.msn.com/affairs/disaster/090920/dst0909202121014-n1.htm
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Interestingly, the vast bulk of the Wikipedia article on him is about his death, and the vast bulk of the editing has been since he went missing.
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