Manhole covers featuring characters from the popular manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan were unveiled Sunday in Kasukabe, Saitama prefecture, near Tokyo, where the story is set.
The Kasukabe city government said the manhole covers, which come in two designs and are approximately 60 centimetres in diameter, feature the city's symbol, wisteria flower, along with vividly coloured illustrations of the main character, Shinnosuke Nohara, and his family.
Crayon Shin-chan, which started airing on TV in the 1990s, follows the adventures of 5-year-old Shinnosuke, nicknamed Shin-chan, and his family and friends in the city. The anime series has also been broadcast elsewhere in Asia, including Thailand, and parts of Europe.
