A: Popular humorous Japanese manga series “Chibi Maruko-chan” and “Crayon Shin-chan” will collaborate for their respective 40th and 35th anniversaries, publishing three crossover stories in April.
B: Both were made into TV animation series, becoming huge hits in Asia. What are the crossover stories about?
A: The first story features Shin-chan and his family visiting Maruko-chan’s hometown, Shizuoka City, where they run into each other.
Photo: “Chibi Maruko-chan” Web site (chibimaru.tv/) 照片： 《櫻桃小丸子》官網（chibimaru.tv/）
B: Wow, that sounds interesting. And then?
A: The follow-ups feature Maruko-chan and her family visiting Shin-chan’s hometown, Kasukabe City. I bet the interactions between the two families will be funny.
A: 熱門日本漫畫《櫻桃小丸子》、《蠟筆小新》4月將合作，為紀念小丸子40週年與小新35週年，推出三篇跨界聯動漫畫！
B: 他們都被改編成電視卡通，在亞洲大受歡迎。合作故事內容是什麼？
A: 第一篇是關於小新一家人前往小丸子的家鄉靜岡市，在當地巧遇的故事。
B: 哇好像很有趣，接下來呢？
A: 後兩篇是小丸子一家人前往小新的家鄉春日部市，兩家人的互動一定超爆笑。
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