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Akiko Yajima

Name in Native Language: "矢島晶子" (Japanese/JA)
Voice Acting In Japan | * 05/04/1967 (56) | Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture (Japan)
Akiko Yajima (矢島 晶子, Yajima Akiko, May 4, 1967) is a Japanese voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Niigata. Her best-known role is as the title character Shinnosuke Nohara in the long-running anime series Crayon Shin-chan. She also voices Mipple in the original Futari wa Pretty Cure, Sally Yoshinaga in The Brave Express Might Gaine, Paffy Pafuricia in Haō Taikei Ryū Knight, Relena Peacecraft in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Ayumi Himekawa in Glass Mask, Riku and Diva in Blood+, Longlong in Shizuku-chan and Kohaku in Inuyasha. In video games, she voices Annie Barrs in Tales of series, and has dubbed for Anakin Skywalker and Harry Potter in some of the live-action films and video games. She is also known for being the voice of Spyro the Dragon in the Spyro video games, which she retired from in 2000. On June 29, 2018, Akiko Yajima retired from her career as Shinnosuke Nohara's voice actress and newly announced that Yumiko Kobayashi took over the role as Shinnosuke Nohara. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Animation | Comedies | Drama

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Shin-chan must rescue the adults of Kasukabe when they mysteriously abandon their responsibilities to relive their youth at the new 20th-century expo. ...

Crayon Shin-chan: Storm-invoking Passion! The Adult Empire Strikes Back

Certification unknown

2001 | 4.1/5 | 1h 30min
Animation, Comedy
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Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be? ...

Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil

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1993 | 3.6/5 | 1h 33min
Animation, Comedy
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In another world, another time, all the old legends of vampires...of ghosts...of werewolves...and all manner of things that go bump in the night...are real. And as all the old legends make so very cle ...

Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge

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1997 | 4.0/5 | 3h
Animation, Action
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In a futuristic world almost barren of life, mankind is confined to mechanized domed cities where A.I.’s control all aspects of life. In this world, humans are no longer born, they are manufactured ...

Ergo Proxy

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2006 | 3.8/5 | 25min per episode
Animation, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery
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Movies with Akiko Yajima as Actress(68)

as Mari's mom (voice)2019 Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow
as Doropo (voice)2019 The Wonderland
as Mipple (voice)2018 HUGtto! Precure x Futari wa Precure: All Stars Memories
as Kintoki (voice)2018 Usuzumizakura: Garo
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2018 Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
as Shinnosuke Nohara2017 Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2016 Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault!
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2015 Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
as Child of a Tea Room (voice)2015 Miss Hokusai
2015 I Want to Stay an Ant
as Akiyo2014 The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader
as Shinnosuke Nohara2014 Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back
as Shinnosuke Nohara2013 Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!
as Mipple2013 Precure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart
as Kurage-bo2013 Jellyfish Eyes
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2012 Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess
as Mipple2012 Precure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future
as Don (voice)2012 Pretending Not to See
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2011 Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy
as Mipple2011 Precure All Stars Movie DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2010 Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride
as Child at Candy Store (voice)2010 Colorful
as Timothy Laisenbach (voice)2010 King of Thorn
as Walter (voice)2010 King of Thorn
2010 Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island
as Mipple2010 Precure All Stars Movie DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!
as Shin Chan (voice)2009 Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom
as Mipple2009 Precure All Stars Movie DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Precures Together
as Ooyama Ken'ichi2009 Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
as Shinnosuke Nohara2008 Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Super Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko
as Satoshi Ozaki (voice)2007 SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
as Shin-Chan (voice)2007 Crayon Shin-chan Midsummer Night: I Have Arrived! The Storm is Called Den-O vs. Shin-O! 60 Minute Special!!
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2007 Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb
2007 .hack//G.U. Returner
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2006 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!
as Mipple (voice)2005 Futari wa Precure: Max Heart Movie
as Mipple2005 Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2005 Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge
as Shin-chan2004 Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun
2004 Zatch Bell! 101st Devil
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2003 Crayon Shin-chan: The Glorious Storm-invoking Yakiniku Road
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2002 Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Splendor! The Battle of the Warring States
as Kohaku2002 Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2001 Crayon Shin-chan: Storm-invoking Passion! The Adult Empire Strikes Back
as Hōran (voice)2001 Gensomaden Saiyuki Requiem: For the One Not Chosen
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2000 Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungle
as Ex (voice)2000 Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
as Rangiku Fumiwatari2000 Puppet Princess
as Me Snowdon (voice)2000 Pokémon 3: The Movie
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1999 Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1998 Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
as Relena Peacecraft (voice)1998 Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz
as Sayuri1998 Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1997 Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
as Meruru1997 Magic Woman M
as Manami Izumikawa (voice)1997 Jungle de Ikou!
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1996 Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996 Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns: Dawn of the Dark Sisters
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1995 Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition
1995 First Loves
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1994 Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
as Hibari Misora (voice)1994 Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman: The Birth of Gautaman
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1993 Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
as Timmy (voice)1993 Desert Rose
1992 1000 Pine Groves
as Lala1991 Dragon Knight
as Hitomi (voice)1991 Tales of Seduction
as Orlin (voice)1990 Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude

TV Shows/Series with Akiko Yajima as Actress(60)

as Boy (voice)2022 Urusei Yatsura
as Mysterious Toddler (voice)2022 The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
as Kohaku (voice)2020 Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)2016 Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off
as Axel Nishigori / Lutz Nishigori / Loop Nishigori (voice)2016 Yuri!!! on Ice
as Utage Douraku (voice)2013 My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy
as Shin-chan Nohara2012 Kamen Rider Fourze × Crayon Shin-chan
2010 カッコカワイイ宣言！
as Lector (voice)2009 Fairy Tail
as Luna2008 Casshern Sins
as Ki2008 The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
as Little Fox Youkai (voice)2008 Natsume Yujin-cho
as Kogitsune (voice)2008 Natsume Yujin-cho
as Angela2008 Black Butler
as Kyōko Okonogi2007 Den-noh Coil
2007 Blue Drop
as Miyako Komagusu (voice)2007 Ghost Hound
2007 Clannad
as Pino (voice)2006 Ergo Proxy
2006 xxxHOLiC
as Riku Miyagusuku (voice)2005 Blood+
as Diva (voice)2005 Blood+
as Sakuya2005 Eureka Seven
as Mipple2004 Pretty Cure
as Haydee (voice)2004 Gankutsuou
as Alisa Southerncross2004 Sgt. Frog
as Keyaki Otomura2003 Maburaho
as Kuu2002 Haibane Renmei
as Miki (voice)2002 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
as Saori Marino2002 Mirage of Blaze
as Mannen (voice)2001 Prétear
2001 ONE 〜輝く季節へ〜
as Tsubasa Shiina2001 Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru
2000 Saiyuki
as Mayu (voice)2000 Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War
as Kohaku (voice)2000 InuYasha
as R. Dorothy Wayneright (voice)1999 The Big O
as Access Time1999 Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
as Miyako's mother1999 Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
as Cosette1999 Excel Saga
as Chinami Ōse1999 Seraphim Call
as Yuya Fukami1999 Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety
as Imanaka Kasumi (voice)1998 Sentimental Journey
as Koharu Hotta1998 Princess Nine
as Mamoru Yamada1998 Kocchi Muite Miko
as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (voice)1997 Revolutionary Girl Utena
as Craiya1997 Tournament of the Gods: Title Match
as Anna Respighi1997 Battle Athletes
1997 Berserk
as Rickert (voice)1997 Berserk
as Poporo1996 The Legend of Zorro
as Karen Maijima (voice)1996 Classmates 2
as Swaty (voice)1996 Can Can Bunny Extra
1995 Tenchi Universe
as Relena Darlian (voice)1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
as Relena Peacecraft (voice)1995 Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
as Paffy1994 Lord of Lords Ryu Knight
as Topia1994 Tico of the Seven Seas
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)1992 Shin Chan
as Eriko Tamura1989 Legendary Idol Eriko

Additional Information

Official websites:
www.air-agency.co.jp
Full Name: Akiko Yajima
Citizenship: Japan
Born: Thursday, 05/04 1967 (May) in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture (Japan) (current age: 56 years + 355 days)
Zodiac sign: Taurus (Chinese zodiac sign: Goat)
Languages: Japanese (JA)
Other names for Akiko Yajima (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"矢島 晶子"
"矢岛晶子"
"やじま あきこ" (Kana/Japanese)
Akiko Yajima frequently works together with these people:
Satomi Korogi (37x, Actress)
Keiji Fujiwara (30x, Actor)
Keiichi Hara (28x, Crew)
Miki Narahashi (27x, Actress)
Kosuke Kobayashi (25x, Actor)
Yoshito Usui (24x, Crew)
Katsunori Hara (22x, Crew)
Koji Seki (20x, Actor)
Mari Mashiba (19x, Actress)
Taro Kiuchi (19x, Actor)
Ilya Kuvshinov (15x, Crew)
Shizuka Hayashi (13x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:3489, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/27/2024