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Shin-chan's Buriburizaemon Returns for the 1st Time in 9 years
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
Shin-chan's imaginary friend, Buriburizaemon, will return to the small screen for the first time in almost nine years. The character is a backstabbing, lazy pig that Shin-chan often imagines when discussing ancient Japan. He used to make semi-regular appearances, but his voice actor, Kaneto Shiozawa, passed away in 2000.
Buriburizaemon was quietly retired after Shiozawa's passing, but he did reappear as "The Legendary IMAGIN" in the Kamen Rider Den-O + Shin-O special crossover episode that aired in 2007. The staff used archived audio footage of Shiozawa for the part.
The May 13 episode of Crayon Shin-chan will mark Buriburizaemon's return and also his new voice provided by Hiroshi Kamiya (Attack on Titan's Levi, Monogatari Series' Koyomi).
The Buriburizaemon episodes were often animated by experimental animator Masaaki Yuasa (Ping Pong, Kick-Heart). Yuasa still does storyboards and key animation for the Crayon Shin-chan franchise, including its films.
Thanks to Skr for the news tip
