Thereisnootherfive-year–oldlikehim.Hehasapotato-shapedhead,thickeyebrowsandavoicethatisnoteasilyforgotten.Heisnotevil,buttroublefollowshimwhereverhegoes.

CrayonShinchan（蜡笔小新）enjoysgreatpopularityinChina.HehasmanyfansinHongKong,Taiwanandonthemainland.Andheisoneofthehottestcartooncharactersinhishomecountry,Japan.

But,thetrouble-maker’sshowwasrankedtheNo.1mostunwantedcartoonprogrambyJapan’sParents’AssociationonApril18.

MorethanhalftheparentswhotookpartinthestudythoughtShinchanwasanegativerolemodelforchildren.Theybelievedhisactionsandspeechwereadultinnatureandnotsuitableforkids.

ManyparentsandeducationexpertsinChinaagreewiththem.Shinchan,theysay,isreallyoffensive.Helooksoutforprettyladiesonthestreet;atthebookstorehereadsmagazinesfullofsexywomen;hepretendstobekidnappedbyhisteacherwhenheseesapolicecar;andheraiseshismum’sskirtandshoutsoutthecolorofherunderpantsifshedoesn’tbuyhimwhathewants.

“CrayonShimchanisfullofdirtyhumor.Theboyshowssometerribleadultmentality(心态),whichdoesn’tmatchhisage,”saidPangLijuan,professoroftheEducationDepartmentatBeijingNormalUniversity.PangfurtherpointedoutthatShinchandestroysthetraditionalimageofapolite,hard-workingboy.Shefearsthatsometeensmaycopyhisbehaviorandharmtheirpsychologicaldevelopment.PangandmanyothersinChinathinkthatShinchanisacartoonforadults-----notforchildren.

Butsomekidsdisagree.Jiangxin,asenior2studentinLuheMiddleSchoolinBeijing,becameafanofShinchanafterhefirstsawthecartoontwoyearsago.HesaiditisShinchan’shumor,courage,andclevernessthatmakeshimandhisfriendslovethelittlecartooncharacter.“Shinchanlooksattheadults’worldwithkid’seyes.Heuncoversthehypocrisy(虚伪)andselfishnessinachildishway,”explainedJiang.“Wewatchitjustforfun.”ButJiangalsoadmittedthatShinchanisnotgoodforallages.“Itmaynotbesuitableforprimaryschoolkids.Theymaytrytoblindlycopyhim.”

Shinchan’s“father”,Japan’spopularcartoonist,YoshitoUshi,neverthoughtShinchanwouldcausesuchaheateddiscussion.HearguedthatShinchanisachildishcopyo