Crayon Shin-chan: Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge

Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge (クレヨンしんちゃん 伝説を呼ぶブリブリ 3分ポッキリ大進撃, Kureyon Shinchan: Densetsu o Yobu Buriburi: Sanpun Bokkiri Daishingeki), also known as The Buri Buri 3-minutes Face-Off, is a 2005 anime film. It is the 13th film based on the popular comedy manga and anime series Crayon Shin-chan. The film was released to theatres on April 16, 2005 in Japan.

The film was produced by Shin-Ei Animation, the studio behind the main Crayon Shin-chan anime television. It was later released on DVD in Japan on November 25, 2005. An English dubbed version was produced by FUNimation Entertainment, and it was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on March 17, 2006, grossing out $72.5 million in the United States.

Plot
One day, a strong beam suddenly came out from a hanging scroll of Nohara family. It got attracted by the aroma of instant noodles and taking on Shin-chan’s monster toy as its body, it told them that it is a space-time coordinator who came from the future to look for emissaries in helping defeat the monsters which would destroy the present world within 3 minutes. Nohara family does help solved the crises, but due to stronger and more powerful monsters are on their way, Nohara family members started to be in disadvantageous position. Subsequent to parents’ injury, Shin-chan has no choice but to fight the super monster bravely; while he’s about to be defeated, there come Shin-chan’s idols Action Mask, Kantam Robo, and even Buriburizaemon!

Time-and-space researcher Miraiman (Future Man) suddenly disrupts the peaceful world of the Nohara family. "Future Man" says he came through a time-warp through which monsters are about to attack the earth. He begs the Nohara family to enter the time-warp and beat the monsters, but they only have 3 minutes to carry out their task. Father, Hiroshi and Mother, Misae, transform into righteous Superheroes and set about combatting the monsters. At first they love their new life as battling Superheroes, but as the monsters get stronger and stronger their enthusiasm and energy wanes. In the end, only Shin-nosuke has the strength to fight the monsters to the bitter end. Shin-nosuke succeeds in beating the monsters, saving the earth, and keeping his family together.

Cast

 * Akiko Yajima - Shin-chan
 * Keiji Fujiwara - Hiroshi
 * Miki Narahashi - Misae
 * Satomi Kōrogi - Himawari
 * Kunio Murai - Miraiman

English cast

 * Laura Bailey - Shin-chan
 * Chuck Huber - Hiroshi
 * Cynthia Cranz - Miase
 * Colleen Clinkenbeard - Himawari
 * Chris Caron - Miraiman

Additional voices (English)

 * Kirk Baily
 * Steven Jay Blum
 * June Christopher
 * Cam Clarke
 * David Cowgill
 * Jackie Gonneau
 * Rif Hutton
 * Michael Sorich
 * David Zyler

Production
In 2005, FUNimation obtained the rights to Crayon Shin-chan. FUNimation sold the dub of the movie to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and released it stateside on March 17, 2006.

Release
This film was released on March 17, 2006 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The film holds the distinction of being one of the few anime films to be released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

Home media
The film was released on home video on August 1, 2006 by FUNimation Entertainment.

Critical reception
The English dub of the film received mixed reception. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 53%, based on 50 reviews. On Metacritic, it holds a score of 50 out of 100, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.

Box office
The film grossed $72.5 million in the United States and Canada and $71.3 million with a worldwide total of $143.8 million. In the United States, the film opened alongside V for Vendetta and She's the Man, and it grossed $26.3 million, debuting at number one.