Even though you’re just five years old in Shin-Chan: Shiro And The Coal Town, there’s plenty to keep you busy. You can chat with various characters, take on missions, explore different areas, and relive the fun of childhood by catching bugs. You’ll find a wide array of insects, such as beetles and butterflies, that serve a purpose beyond mere decoration.
To fulfill certain sub-missions or achievements, you’ll need to collect various bugs. Many insects will be needed for trading on bulletin boards, so it’s wise to keep a good supply in your inventory. However, you’ll need to venture out and explore to gather them all.
Insect Locations
A total of 44 different insects can be discovered throughout the game, most of which are found in Unbent Village.
Your ability to record them in the Nature Compendium becomes available after you finish the main quest titled The Young Lady And Her Book and acquire the compendium itself.
Every time you manage to get Kazuko to include a new insect, you’ll earn a small amount of Yen, and you can continue to receive rewards until all 44 entries are logged in the book.
After completing the main quest, Public Bath Is Ready, and letting a few days pass, you’ll notice that four new types of insects will start appearing in Coal Town in various spots.
You’ll initially find only a few insects, but as you finish different sub-missions, more areas of the village will unlock, allowing you to catch additional bugs, some of which will now be found in new locations.
Occasionally, you might capture bugs labeled as King Size, which signifies that they’re the largest version of that insect. These larger insects appear at random when you catch one and are not limited to specific locations; you also don’t need a special method to catch them.
The King Size Hunter achievement includes both fish and insects and does not require you to specifically seek out only the King Size insects.
The King Size designation is important for one of Ace’s sub-missions where you’ll need to catch and deliver any ten of these larger insects, along with achieving the King Size Hunter milestone.
Insect | Maps Found On | Movement Type | Times Of Day Available |
Swallow-Tail Butterfly | Bus Stop Below Rice Fields Rice Field Below Bus Stop No Bends Bridge Road To Village Outskirts | Flying | Day Evening |
Cabbage Butterfly | Bus Stop Below Rice Fields Railroad Crossing In Front Of Main Staircase (Coal Town) Vacant Lot (Coal Town) | Flying | Day |
Green Gossamer Butterfly | Path To Waterfall Basin | Flying | Day |
Alpine Black Swallowtail | Mountain Path Next To Stream Path To Waterfall Basin Froggy Spring | Flying | Day Evening |
Indian Red Admiral Butterfly | Mountain Entrance Road To Wooded Area | Flying | Day Evening |
Blue Admiral Butterfly | Bus Stop Below Rice Field Road To Wooded Area Vacant Wooded Lot Vacant Lot (Coal Town) | Flying | Day |
Freyer’s Purple Emperor | Unbent Bridge Mountain Path Next To Stream Path To Mountaintop | Flying | Day Evening |
Chestnut Tiger | Marsh Entrance Path To The Waterfall Basin Froggy Spring Unbent Village Civic Center | Flying | Day |
Bumblebee | Neighbor’s House Field Irrigation Path Unbent Village Civic Center | Flying | Day Evening |
Western Honey Bee | Field At Old Japanese House Open Air Market Road To Village Outskirts | Flying | Day Evening |
Carder Bee | Field Irrigation Path Unbent Village Civic Center | Flying | Day Evening |
Hover Fly | Field Irrigation Path Unbent Village Civic Center | Flying | Day Evening |
Japanese Beetle | Railroad Crossing Neighbor’s House | Ground | Day Evening |
Illeis | No Bends Bridge Seating Area Neighbor’s House | Ground | Day Evening |
Ladybug | Neighbor’s House Seating Area Railroad Crossing Under The Overpass | Ground | Day Evening |
Hadda Beetle | Stone Stairway Backyard | Ground | Day |
Tiger Beetle | Field Irrigation Path Unbent Village Civic Center Under The Overpass | Ground | Day |
Horned Dung Beetle | Phantom Field Slope To Farm Terrace | Ground | Day |
Giant Stag Beetle | Mountain Path Next To Stream | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Sawtooth Stag Beetle | Road To Wooded Area Seating Area | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Rhinoceros Beetle | Phantom Fields Mountain Path Next To Stream | Resting On Tree | Day |
Miyama Stag Beetle | Road To Wooded Area | Resting On Tree | Day |
Blue Snow Stag Beetle | Mountain Path Next To Stream Froggy Spring | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Chinese Mantis | Forked Road In The Mountains Phantom Fields | Ground | Day Evening |
Japanese Stickbug | Field Irrigation Path Unbent Village Civic Center Seating Area | Ground | Day Evening |
Blue Longhorn Beetle | Mountain Path Next To Stream | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Oak Longhorn Beetle | Seating Area | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Migratory Locust | Field Irrigation Path Mountain Crossroads Slope To Farm Terrace Seating Area | Ground | Day Evening |
Bow-Winged Grasshopper | Mountain Entrance Mountain Crossroads Forked Road In The Mountains | Ground | Day Evening |
Small Longheaded Locust | Field Irrigation Path Old Station Site Farm Terrace Bus Stop Below Rice Field | Ground | Day |
Rice-field Grasshopper | Field Irrigation Path Mountain Crossroads | Ground | Day Evening |
Emma Field Cricket | Field At Old Japanese House Farm Terrace Seating Area | Ground | Day Evening Night |
Siebold’s Dragonfly | Summit Observation Deck Unbent Bridge Marsh Entrance In Front Of East Elevator (Coal Town) | Flying | Day Evening |
Beautiful Demoiselle | Under Unbent Bridge | Flying | Day |
Mukashi Dragonfly | Marsh Entrance Mountain Path Next To Stream | Flying | Day |
Broad-Winged Dragonfly | Under Unbent Bridge | Flying | Day |
Autumn Darter | Field At Old Japanese House Open Air Market No Bends Bridge | Flying | Day |
White-tailed Skimmer | Open Air Market Rice Field Footpath No Bends Bridge In Front Of Main Staircase (Coal Town) Vacant Lot (Coal Town) | Flying | Day Evening |
Large Brown Cicada | Road To Village Outskirts Stone Stairway | Resting On Tree | Day |
Robust Cicada | Road To Village Outskirts Stone Stairway | Resting On Tree | Day Evening |
Cicada | Stone Stairway Road To Village Outskirts | Resting On Tree | Day |
No Bends Firefly | Neighbor’s House Farm Terrace Open Air Market No Bends Bridge | Flying | Night |
Small No-Bends Firefly | Neighbor’s House Farm Terrace Open Air Market No Bends Bridge | Flying | Night |
Unbent Firefly | Neighbor’s House Farm Terrace Open Air Market No Bends Bridge | Flying | Night |