Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival (クレヨンしんちゃん: バカうまっ！ Ｂ級グルメサバイバル！！, Kureyon Shinchan: bakauma！B-kyū gurume sabaibaru!!) is a 2013 Japanese anime film. It is the 21st film based on the popular comedy manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan. It is directed by Masakazu Hashimoto. The film was released to theaters on April 20, 2013, in Japan. The film is produced by Shin-Ei Animation, the studio behind the anime television.[1][2]
Directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, this movie is the work as a series that was used in the theme of "food" for the first time. On 15 January 2013, it was decided that Korokke (actor), comedian Naomi Watanabe, and chef Tatsuya Kawagoe would appear as special guests in their role themselves.[3]
Overall the film deals with the conflict between big companies & small-scale businesses in Japan's restaurant industry.
Plot
In the story, Shin-chan and the Kasukabe Defence Group members were supposed to go to the B-class Gourmet Carnival. Just then, a mysterious person asked Shin-chan to deliver a sauce to the carnival. But that sauce was the only legendary sauce which could save B-class gourmet, which would otherwise get eradicated if fallen into the evil hands, and only A-class gourmet would remain. Will the mischievous kindergartener Shin-chan and his friends really be able to deliver the sauce safely to the carnival and save the world's B-grade cuisine?[4]
Fired-noodles worker. Has a clumsiness for women. Name's origin and model is Ken Takakura.
Beniko Shougano
Lover of Sauce's Ken. She gives in charge the legendary sauce to the Kasukabe defense group. Her name's origin is Beni shouga, which is a Japanese pickled ginger used mainly in yakisoba and okonomiyaki. Voiced by Japanese comedian Naomi Watanabe.
Chef Kawagoe
A real Japanese chef and cook. Voiced by Tatsuya Kawagoe himself.[5]
Shitamachi Korokke-Don
He looks like a korokke. He is a mascot and a friendly existence. Voiced by Japanese actor KOROKKE.
The Chief executive of A class gourmet organization. He is plotting the destruction of B class gourmet and wants only A class gourmet to thrive as the main antagonist of the film.
A person of the 5 star A class gourmet lovers. Likes truffle and elegance, and deeply hates vulgarity. He owns a pig named "piggy" and frreely manipulates it.
Piggy
Voiced by: Masato Funaki
It is Truffle's pet pig. With its sensitive nose like police dogs, it is able to track the sauce.
4 star member. They dance brilliantly in combination while holding the sushi, and they feed the attack. They both appear to be having a training experience in Ginza.
This movie was dubbed in Hindi and released in India on Hungama TV on 19 July 2014 as Shin Chan in Very Very Tasty Tasty.
DVD and Blu-Ray release
The release date of DVD and Blu-ray of the movie in Japan was 8 November 2013.[11]
Reception
It was released in 324 screens across the country on 21 April 2013, and by 22 April the number of viewers increased up to 199,993 people. Its total box office revenue was over 200,000,000 yen in the first two days of release, and was ranked second by a narrow margin. In four weeks of release, the revenue increased to 1 billion yen. The movie earned a total revenue of 1.3 billion yen. The film grossed US$12.7 million in Japan.[12]
