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Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

1997Animation • Comedy★ 7.2Apr 19, 1997

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The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.

Studio / publisher

Shin-Ei Animation

Runtime / length

99 min

Status

Released

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Key Cast

Akiko YajimaActor · Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)

Miki NarahashiActor · Misae Nohara (voice)

Keiji FujiwaraActor · Hiroshi Nohara (voice)

Satomi KorogiActor · Himawari Nohara (voice)

Keiichi HaraDirector

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Franchise / Storyline

Crayon Shin-chan Collection

This entry sits at #5 in Crayon Shin-chan Collection. The full run is lined up below so you can jump back to what came before or continue forward without guessing the order.

Franchise order

Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil

1993 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom

1994 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition

1995 / 6.1 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland

1996 / 7.2 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

1997 / 7.2 / 10 / 99 min

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Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen

1998 / 6.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle

1999 / 6.3 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-Invoking Jungle

2000 / 7.6 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back

2001 / 8.2 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Splendor! The Battle of the Warring States

2002 / 7.3 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: The Glorious Storm-invoking Yakiniku Road

2003 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun

2004 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge

2005 / 7.1 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Dance! Amigo!

2006 / 7.5 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb

2007 / 6.1 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Super Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko

2008 / 6.5 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom

2009 / 6.8 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride

2010 / 7.6 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy

2011 / 6.7 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess

2012 / 6.5 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!

2013 / 7.3 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back

2014 / 7.5 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!

2015 / 6.9 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault!

2016 / 6.6 / 10 / Feature

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2017 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~

2018 / 6.5 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~

2019 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Scribble Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes

2020 / 7.3 / 10 / Feature

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2021 / 7.6 / 10 / Feature

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2022 / 7.3 / 10 / Feature

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2023 / 7.0 / 10 / Feature

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2024 / 5.7 / 10 / Feature

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