ShinChan: Season 3, Part One

This arrived a few days ago but took a decent amount of time to ship. It came in great condition but I’m not sure why it took so long to arrive.Anyways, the info says 1 disc for some reason which isn’t true, it’s two. A second thing to note is that the quality seems kind of poor. I don’t know if it’s because I’m used to blu-ray now or the DVD is not the best but for a new boxset it’s kind of odd.The episodes are good..if you’re a fan of the Chan then you will like this but personally it’s my least favorite of the seasons Funimation did. Either way, great for completionist’s sake!

Item arrived shrink wrapped and in great condition. Pretty quick shipping too

NOT a show for kids. This is adult humor.Okay guys, I LOVE Shin-chan, I looooove the voice actors, and I, in general, love Funimation. So I got the new Shin DVD set and preordered the second one. I watched this set and nearly every line is about sex, at least with some characters. I thought all of the filthy jokes from the first 2 seasons were hilarious and so are most of the ones I've seen here. It's just nearly EVERY new character is acting like a hipster horndog and eventually it looses a small bit of it's charm. Season 3 doesn't have quite as much diversity as the first 2 seasons which gave us more adorable situational humor allowing the viewer time to dig into the characters and their little "twisted world" right before the hard jokes pop out and shock us. One big dark or dirty joke after the next without pause can make the viewer feel numb. It almost transforms the characters more and more into, well.. psychos trying their best to be hip (think Quentin Tarantino), instead of the oddball overwhelmed maniacs we all adore. Things do feel more balanced after you adjust a little, but never as balanced as seasons 1&2. It't all shock and no innocence and the (relative) innocence is what seperates it from its competition (ie. South Park and Family Guy). Honestly, most of what I find overdone were the new characters and all of the teachers. I do realize it's just a continuation or evolution of the brilliant work Funimation did with the first two seasons. For me, at least, it's a bit to far of an evolution. Still enjoyable and funny, they're just not quite the same characters you remember.What doesn't change much are many of the central cast: Shin, Hiro, Mitzi, Hima, Georgie, Boo, and Ai for example. So there's tons of fun to be had as always. The voice acting... amazing as ever.Summary: If you thought the first two seasons went way to far and were insultingly crazy, or even traumatizing, steer clear. If you can't get enough sharp no-holds-barred, break every rule comedy in your life then look no further. Dedicated fans of the show will consider this a no brainer. It gets half a star removed for not quite having the congruity I was expecting personally and another half star for lack of real bonus features like commentaries, so 8/10. I love love love Shin so I'll probably keep buying and watching and I hope my review was helpful.

Greetings, Funimation.**For your kind consideration** I have been a HUGE fan of Shin Chan since episode one, and I just want to share a quick nugget about myself. I am one dedicated fan. The kind of guy who said, "Well, Weezer (the Green Album) is good, if you like Weezer." And I stand by that brand of loyalty today. So, needless to say I bought Shin Chan sea. 3 pt. 1 'sight unseen'. And as long as you're dubbing it, I plan to keep buying. However, as a super happy fun time loyal fan I must be candid in my review. So here goes. Cons - What's up with all the generally GRATUATIOUS perverstion and psychotic killer tendancy in almost every episode? Who decided that the core characters of the show, Shin, Georgie, Maso, Boo, and Penny should take a total back seat to so many random 'extras' who all seem to share the same sexually deviant or homicidal personality.. Its like Miss Polly took extra strength nympho pills, and over 2 years managed to infect 3/4 of the entire cast. Even Mitzi to an extent has traded her ball-busting cynicism that I've grown to love for wonton tripe. Seriously, so far, the series is playing out more like Mystery Science Theater 3000, where a small group of wiseguys are merely improvising adolescent quips over a classic piece of Japanese family sitcom. Also, who thought it was a good idea to turn Nanako into a gold-digging star-humper? Or, that Penny's father's abuse holds some newfound sentimental value to her?? It was hard enough to watch some of the Penny-based episodes of season 1, and 2, but those in season 3 are boarderline unwatchable. I understand that there's no chance of this show ending up on TV in season 3, but that's no excuse to compromise quality family satire for shock's sake.. just cause you can. You have a responsibility to those of us who first fell in love with the high caliber whitty comedy of Shin, his family, friends, and the quirky, but (what's the antonym for perversely obnoxious) citizens of Kaskube.. Whew.. Thanks for listening. On the pros side, there are still plenty of LOL moments that give me hope for future installments. But, please give us some more Shin, Georgie, Maso, Boo, and Pennie. Mister K, Principal Ench, Yonro, and Action Bastard!! Thank you, SO MUCH for your time, and efforts to bring unique entertainment to the United States.Super Shin Fan,--Joe