Ever wish you had a small child, oh lets say 5 years old, to break the ice by trying to hit on your Sexy Vet, the young pretty Pre-School Teacher, or even your hot next door neighbor. Well if you're Shin Chan's parents, you would be very happy. Shin Chan Season 2, Part 2 is full of moments where this 5 year old breaches the bounds of correctness and proves that the younger you are the more you can get away with.

This well loved series first aired in April of 1992 and is still running today. There are currently over 650 episodes, which attest to the quality of the comedy presented. In the U.S, it has aired on Adult Swim and The Anime Television Network. The current director is Yuji Muto and it is produced by Studio Shin'ei Doga. The show may best be described as the Japanese version of South Park, but the children don't go as far as Cartman and the others.

Episodes:

Disc One: Shin Chan: The High School Years, Tell the Cops She Looked Eighteen, "I Can't Find Your %*#&ing Legs", An Angel Gets Its Period, Unlicensed Therapy, A Total Jack Barns Move and Gonna Need More Fingers.

Disc Two: Sexy-Ass Wild Fartin' Cowboy, Morning Vacuuming, Unfortunately For You, I had Fibs, Domestic Abuse Isn't That Funny, Box For Hire and The Epicish Battle Commenceth.

Overall

At first I was not overly taken with this series. The animation is done in a very naive fashion and the first of the episodes "The High School Years" left me very flat. The lack of solid belly laughs and political incorrectness gave me the feeling that the series had be over hyped. As I moved through the next few episodes things really picked up. Shin Chan was back to being a 5 year old and that is the "wheel house" for this character. The fact that a 5 year old wants to fondle a woman is much funnier than a high schooler fretting over his first love.

The animation also put me off at first, but I began to understand that the naivety of the art work is important. It helps ground the show in the world of a 5 year old and maintain a tarnished innocence. The relaxed attitudes by the adults around these children help provide them with an authority that raises the level of maturity to the humor. The humor was not way over the top, but it did manage to be strong enough that I would not recommend this for viewers under 16.

I did enjoy Shin Chan overall and ended up having many solid belly laughs and quite a few "he didn't really say that" moments. The writing was excellent and the voice acting for the english dub was wonderful and brought the characters to life. There were a few references to contemporary American TV that caught me off guard and added to my overall positive experience.

ComicsOnline give Shin Chan: Season 2 Part 2, 4.5 out of 5 Awkward Moments.