SAITAMA, Japan - 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 centimeters in diameter, feature the city's symbol, wisteria flower, along with vividly colored illustrations of the main character, Shinnosuke Nohara, and his family.

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