Series: Crayon Shin-chan
Publisher: CMX
Release Date: February 2008
Author/Illustrator: Yoshito Usui
This review marks the very first manga review for CEN.TAKU.ME, but I could have chosen a better series as Crayon Shin-chan is something that not everyone wants to read. I’m near the end of the first volume, and the second volume is just around the corner, so [...]

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