Going back to my hometown feels like meeting a childhood friend. It’s the same person. But it’s also not. It’s a thought that came to mind many times as I played “Shin Chan: Shiro and the Coal Town.” ...

The regular series follows the adventures of the five-year-old Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara and his parents, baby sister, dog, neighbours, and friends and is set in Kasukabe, Saitama Prefecture.

At first glance, Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town feels very much like its predecessor. It takes place in a nostalgic Summer countryside, where the player assumes the role of the titular 5-year-old, ...

Kindergartener Shinnosuke gaining telekinetic superpowers after a white light from space passes through Earth. A counterpart black light gives a man named Mitsuru Hiriya psychic powers of his own, ...