Darakuya Store Monogatari (だらくやストア物語) is Yoshito Usui's debut series and predecessor to Crayon Shin-chan. The series was first published in May 1987 in the Manga Action magazine, winning the Newcomer Award in that publication, under the editorial Futabasha. It was published following the yonkoma format, with each short story consisting of four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom and it is based on Usui's personal experiences when he used to work at a department store.