List of Crayon Shin-chan characters
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This is a list of the anime Crayon Shin-chan characters. The characters' names follow this order: English, Kanji and Romaji. The names used in the dub follow as they appear in that version, if applicable.
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[edit] Nohara Family (野原家)
- Shin Chan (野原しんのすけ Shinnosuke Nohara?)
- He is the main character, a kindergarten-aged boy whose antics are the basis for the series. His affectionate name is Shin-chan. He is 5 years old and loves chocolate biscuits called "Chocobi" and an animated superhero named "Action Kamen," who is called "Action Bastard" in the Funimation dubbing. He is attracted to older girls and women, despite his young age, and says girls his age have no appeal for him. He brazenly pursues any girl who catches his eye. He shares this trait with his father and paternal grandfather, but this often results in Misae's brutal punishment (see below). The only girl he seems to really like (to the point of being shy and blushing around her and trying to behave) is a college student named Nanako. Some of his strange activities include dressing up as animals or plants and taking his pants off anywhere he feels the urge to. He is brutally honest, highly curious, and has no shame whatsoever.
- Mitsy Nohara (野原みさえ Miase Nohara?)
- Shin-chan's mother. She is a homemaker who seems to be 29 all the time and is angered easily when Shin-chan makes fun of her or mocks her by acting like her, usually about her wrinkles, breast size, butt size, or constipation. The standard retaliation is spanking, screwing fists into Shin-chan's head, pulling cheeks, and even striking his head to produce enormous, but temporary, lumps (sometimes more blows are delivered before the lumps completely disappear and so the lumps pile on top of another). There are special names for these punishments: "genkotsu" means striking the head to produce lumps; "guriguri" means screwing fists into the head. Sometimes these punishments are inflicted on her husband, too. She is sometimes attracted to handsome men. She sets strict limits on her family's expenses but sometimes splurges on herself.
- Harry Nohara (野原ひろし Hiroshi Nohara?)
- Shin-chan's father. A businessperson, he is the main (and only) income source of the family, with 32 years of mortgage payments left on the house. He is a stereotypical Japanese employee and frequently talks in his sleep, revealing that even in his dreams he is being scolded by his boss. Like his son, he is attracted to pretty women and often gets beat up by his wife Misae for it.
- Daisy Nohara (野原ひまわり Himawari Nohara?)
- Shin-chan's younger sister, born into the series on September 27, 1996. She is less than one year old and her name means "sunflower." Even though she is still an infant, she displays an obsession towards shiny and branded objects. She is also attracted to young handsome men like her mother.
- Lucky (シロ Shiro?)
- Shin-chan's pet dog. Like his name (shiro means white), he is white and fluffy. He sometimes seems to be the only one intelligent enough to see the real situation. He has the ability to roll up to look like a cotton candy. In the Spanish-language version the dog is called Nevado, while in the Catalan one is called Nevat. Both names mean literally snow-covered.
[edit] Misae's Family (みさえの親族)
- Yoshiji Koyama (小山 よし治 Koyama Yoshiji)
- Misae's father. Age 63. He has made appearances in several of Shin-chan's episodes. He is seen to have higher standards of public decorum than Hiroshi's father Ginnosuke. This behavior of his sometimes becomes the subject of joke for Shin-chan and a clash of style between him and Ginnosuke. In one episode, however, he found out that, despite their teasing, both Shin-chan and Ginnosuke cared for him.
- Hisae Koyama (小山 ひさえ Koyama Hisae)
- Misae's mother. Age 58. Her appearances in Shin-chan's episodes are usually with her husband. Like her husband, she looks down on the way Hiroshi's father behaves, but she's gets on pretty well with his wife Tsuru.
- Masae Koyama (小山 まさえ Koyama Masae)
- Misae's older sister. Age 35. She is still single. Her appearance in the show is rare. It is possible that Misae learned some of her moves from her.
- Musae Koyama (小山 むさえ Koyama Musae)
- Misae's younger sister. Age 26. She is lazy and likes to sleep all the time. She quits her job as a photographer because her boss said to her that she had no talent. Due to the inability to support herself any longer, she moves in to live with Shin-chan's family (without telling Misae in advance) on April 21, 2006 in the episode "Oh no! The Family Just Got Bigger Today!" (大変！今日から家族がふえたゾ).
[edit] Hiroshi's Family (ひろしの親族)
- Ginnosuke Nohara (野原 銀の介 Nohara Ginnosuke)
- Hiroshi's father. Age 65. Like his son and his grandson, Shin-chan, he enjoys looking at pretty young women. He also likes to do weird things and rituals with his grandson. His appearance in the show is relatively more common than other minor characters.
- Tsuru Nohara (野原 つる Nohara Tsuru)
- Hiroshi's mother. Age 62. Her reactions to her husband's slightly adulterous behavior is similar to Misae's, although not as violent. She sometimes also does weird rituals with Shin-chan.
- Semashi Nohara (野原 せまし Nohara Semashi)
- Hiroshi's older brother who looks exactly like him. Age 40. He is still single and is known to be a miser, as he once even hitchhiked to Kasukabe, Shin-chan's home city, instead of taking the train because he wanted to cut costs. He lives in the countryside with his parents.
[edit] Family Friends and Acquaintances (友達関係と知り合い)
[edit] Shin-chan's Friends and Acquaintances (しんのすけの友達と知り合い)
[edit] Nanako's Family and Friends (大原ななこの家族、親友)
- Nanako Oohara (大原 ななこ Ōhara Nanako)
- The college girl with whom Shin-chan is in love. Age 20. The first time they met was when Shin-chan was strolling in the neighborhood and got something in his eye. Nanako, though a stranger at the time, took it out of his eyes for him. Since then, they have kept contact with each other, sometimes Nanako inviting Shin-chan to beach resorts and skiing trips etc. Nanako is the only girl that is unruffled by Shin-chan's behavior, and the only one Shin-chan tries to behave for, even being shy and blushing around her. She dreams to be a kindergarten teacher.
- Shijuurou Oohara (大原 四十郎 Ōhara Shijūrō)
- Nanako's father. He is overprotective of his daughter and worries too much about her. He is often seen to disrupt any important matters at hand whenever he has the most extremely subtle (false) hint that Nanako may be in trouble. He disapproves of Shin-chan's love for his daughter.
- Shinobu Kandadori (神田鳥 忍 Kandadori Shinobu)
- Nanako's college friend. She hopes to become a professional wrestler. She likes to kiss Shin-chan, who sometimes goes unconscious as a result because he would rather be kissed by Nanako, who is much prettier. Her name may be based off of professional wrestler Shinobu Kandori.
[edit] Saitama Crimson Scorpions (埼玉紅さそり隊)
- Fukazumeryuuko (ふかづめ竜子 Fukazumeryūko)
- Leader of the clique. Age 17.
- Uonomeogin (魚の目お銀 Uonomeogin)
- Member of the clique who always wears a mask with an "X" on it.
- Fukidemonomari-" (ふきでものマリー Fukidemonomari-)
- Another member of the clique.
[edit] Misae's Friends (みさえの友達)
- Keiko Honda (本田 ケイコ Honda Keiko)
- She's been Misae's good friend since middle school. Age 29. Her name of affection is "Okei," so Shin-chan calls her "Okei-obasan," which literally means "aunt Okei." She marries Satoshi, who is 7 years and 9 months younger.
- Satoshi Honda (本田 悟史 Honda Satoshi)
- Keiko's husband. Age 21. He loves anime and owns many Action Kamen movies and action figures.
- Hitoshi Honda (本田 ひとし Honda Hitoshi)
- Keiko and Satoshi's baby son. Age 3 months. His name of affection is "Hito-kun." He is always smiling. In the manga version, he has grown a little and goes to swimming school.
- Yoshiko (よしこ Yoshiko)
- Misae's old friend who is a manga artist.
[edit] Kasukabe Residents (春我部の住人)
- Kitamoto (北本 Kitamoto)
- Nohara family's neighbor. She loves to talk and gossip so she is frequently seen to be chatting with Misae.
- Robert McGuire (ロベルト マクガイヤー Roberuto Makugaiya)
- Kitamoto's nephew. Kitamoto's older sister had married an American and their son is Robert, who sometimes stays over at Kitamoto's house. Shin-chan calls him "Beruto-kun." At first, he couldn't speak any Japanese at all so he would misunderstand everything whenever Shin-chan tried to talk to him. Now, he teaches English in a building near the Kasukabe train station.
- Yoshirin Hatogaya (鳩ヶ谷 ヨシりん Hatogaya Yoshirin)
- Nohara family's other neighbor. His family and Shin-chan's family got to know each other for the first time on a trip to Hawaii. After the trip, they moved next door to Shin-chan's family. He and his wife sometimes annoy Shin-chan's parents. They are also a couple of unusual conventions and display of affections, which contrasts the earlier Japanese generations. They are easily excited by new and first-time things, such as being robbed the first time and having the police over for investigation. He sometimes goes to Hiroshi for advice.
- Michi Hatogaya (鳩ヶ谷 ミッチー Hatogaya Michi)
- Yoshirin's wife. She likes to watch horror movies (to her husband's chagrin) and collect stuffed dinosaurs. She sometimes hangs out with Misae.
[edit] Futaba Kindergarten (ふたば幼稚園関係)
In the Japanese anime, the school is called Futaba Kindergarten (named after the comics publisher, Futabasha). In the Japanese and English-language manga, it is named Action Kindergarten (after Action Comics, a brand name of Futabasha). In the English-language FUNimation anime, it is renamed to Happy Fun Time American School.
[edit] Sunflower Class (ひまわり組)
- Kasukabe Defense Organization (かすかべ防衛隊)
- An "organization" that Shin-chan and his friends created as a group in the episode "Kasukabe Defense Organization" (かすかべ防衛隊だゾ) broadcast on May 1, 1995. The purpose of this group was to promote peace in the city of Kasukabe. However, this so-called organization is more of just a name for Shin-chan's group and often they don't do anything meaningful during their operations. Their secret base is located at kindergarten teacher Mrs. Ishizaka's house.
- Tooru Kazama (風間 トオル Kazama Tōru) / Cosmo Kazama (phuuz) / Georgie Kazama (FUNimation)
- Tooru Kazama (Kazama-kun) is Shin-chan's immaculately groomed and perfectly mannered friend, who usually loses his nerves and composure with Shin-chan's antics. In the FUNimation dub, he is named Georgie Kazama and is an ultra-conservative Japanese American.
- Nene Sakurada (桜田 ネネ Sakurada Nene) / Nini Sakurada (phuuz) / Penny Sakurada (FUNimation)
- Nene Sakurada (Nene-chan) is Shin-chan's female classmate and friend. She loves to play 'real omamagoto', or 'real house', in which divorces and arguments are very common. She occasionally sees her mother go crazy and shrieks something literally translated to be "You're not my usual mom!" She has, however, the same character as her mother and she's often seen releasing her frustrations on a helpless stuffed bunny. She hates it when things don't go her way. In the FUNimation dub, Penny Sakurada is very poor.
- Masao Sato (佐藤 マサオ Satō Masao) / Max (phuuz) / Maso Sato (FUNimation)
- Masao Sato is one of Shin-chan's friends. He is known to be a scaredy cat, and a bit of a cry baby. In the FUNimation dub, he is portrayed as having mildly effeminate/homosexual tendencies.
- Boo (ボー Bō), Suzuki (in Indian version)
- Another of Shin-chan's friends, he seems slow and expressionless, but is actually quite smart and has an interest in artistic, adult-oriented things. He often surprises his friends with his insight, though he speaks quite slowly. He always has a trail of snot running down his nose.
- Ai Suotome (酢乙女 あい Suotome Ai)
- Ai-chan is a relatively newer character addition to the show who began appearing on October 12, 1999. She is from an extremely rich family and happened to be enrolled in to the kindergarten at Kasukabe because she threw a dart at the map of Japan and hit Kasukabe, thereby determining where she would go next. She is always seen riding in a black limousine and with a bodyguard. Many boys fell in love with her except Shin-chan. Instead, she fell in love with Shin-chan. Masao-kun likes her very much, but Ai-chan almost never pays attention to him.
[edit] Rose Class (ばら組)
- Yasuo Kawamura (河村 やすお Kawamura Yasuo) / Cheetah Kawamura
- Kawamura-kun is always wearing a leopard shirt and playing with his soccer ball. He always loses to Shin-chan.
- Hitoshi (ひとし Hitoshi)
- This child is a kindergarten bully and always likes to bully Masao-kun with Terunobu. Lately, this character has not made any appearances in the show.
- Terunobu (てるのぶ Terunobu)
- This child is a kindergarten bully and always likes to bully Masao-kun with Hitoshi. Lately, this character has not made any appearances in the show.
[edit] Kindergarten Staff and Relatives (幼稚園職員と関係者)
- Midori Ishizaka (石坂 みどり) née Midori Yoshinaga (よしなが みどり Yoshinaga Midori) /Miss Dori
- Shin-chan's teacher. Age 24. She is always in bitter rivalry with Ume Matsuzaka. However she unhesitatingly supports Matsuzaka in certain critical situations. "Yoshinaga" is her maiden name. Her new last name is "Ishizaka" after being married to Junichi Ishizaka since July 7, 2000. Before him, she didn't have much luck with boyfriend, often commiserating with Matsuzaka about their lack of love life.
- Junichi Ishizaka (石坂 純一 Ishizaka Jun'ichi)
- Midori's husband. Age 24.
- Ume Matsuzaka (松坂 梅 Matsuzaka Ume) /Miss Uma
- Arch-rival of Miss Yoshinaga, teacher of the Rose class. Age 24. Single. Likes to live stylishly in public but she actually struggles to save her money for accessories and lives in a very cheap, dusty apartment. Although she always says she is "tired of Futaba Kindergarten (especially Shin-chan)" and plans to move out to a better school, she never seriously intends to do it. She even rejects so harshly a man who offers her a better job in another school and mocks Futaba Kindergarten. Despite her rivalry with Midori, in the deep she cares for her and helped her reconcile with her future husband. She has seriously dated another man named Tokurou Gyouda before. He is her chiropractor and they first met at his clinic after she fell off a flight of stairs at a park the night before. However, her boyfriend had to go to Chile for a Matazuresaurus dinosaur fossil excavation. The drama of such a dilemma was shown in a three-episode series in 30 minutes where the situation ended up in that she stays in Japan but rushes with the whole kindergarten to the airport to see her boyfriend before he departs.
- Tokurou Gyouda (行田 徳郎 Gyōda Tokurō)
- Miss Matsuzaka's boyfriend and chiropractor. Age 26. He is very enthusiastic about dinosaur bones. Toku-san's professor, along with his team, found Matazuresaurus bones and fossils in Chile so Toku-san could not resist going there with them. He proposed to Matsuzaka and wanted her to go with him. However, in the end, he went there alone, as Matsuzaka refused to go. He has yet to return to Japan and see his girlfriend once again. While Matsuzaka was hospitalized after falling off a flight of stairs, she and Shin Chan thought he was gay.
- Masumi Ageo (上尾 ますみ Ageo Masumi) /Miss Polly
- A teacher at the Futaba Kindergarten. Age 23. She first appeared on July, 10, 1998 as a new teacher. She seems to be scared of and nervous at everything. However, when Shin-chan takes off her glasses, her vision becomes blurred and a personality change takes place; she becomes very aggressive and fearless as shown in her first appearance episode "The New Teacher Acts Weird" (新しい先生は変わってるゾ). Her condition is somewhat similar to Launch from the Dragon Ball series. She has dated Kuroiso, Ai-chan's bodyguard.
- Shiizou Atsukuru (熱繰 椎造 Atsukuru Shiizō)
- Newest Futaba Kindergarten staff member. Age 22. He first appeared in an episode aired on August 26, 2005. He can literally be on fire at his own discretion, which is his key personality trait in the show. He is a substitute teacher for the Sunflower class since Midori is pregnant at that time.
- Bunta Takakura (高倉 文太 Takakura Bunta) / Principal Enzo / Principal Bernoulli Ench / Gang Leader Sir (in Indian version)
- The principal of Action Kindergarten and is often referred to as "Enchō" (園長), which means "principal." His Yakuza-like appearance is often misunderstood by the people in the neighborhood (often worsened by Shin-chan by calling him "Kumichō; 組長 = Boss of Yakuza). Actually he has a tender heart and good attitude. He has masqueraded himself as a superhero called Enchoman but Shin-chan found out his true identity easily. He hoped to continue to keep his real identity a secret by letting Shin-chan join his troupe and telling him not to tell anybody. But he quit after others found out his real identity. In the FUNimation dub, he disguises under the name Ench-Man and has a Latin accent.
- Takakura's Wife (高倉夫人)
- She is Takakura's wife and the Futaba Kindergarten Vice Principal.
[edit] Kindergarten Children's Guardians (園児の保護者)
- Mineko Kazama (風間 みね子 Kazama Mineko)
- Kazama-kun's mother. She has the appearance of a rich man's wife. She has her son Kazama-kun do many extracurricular activities such as learning English, playing piano, swimming, jazz dancing etc.
- Kazama-kun's Father (風間くんのパパ Kazama-kun no Papa)
- He is a businessperson, or as it is more commonly called, a "salaryman."
- Moeko Sakurada (桜田 もえ子 Sakurada Moeko)
- Nene-chan's mother. Age 28. She is easily irritated by Shin-chan and has a very strange way of expressing her anger; she beats up a very large stuffed rabbit when in private. Her psychologically-questionable behavior is sometimes seen by others (including her daughter Nene-chan), and those who see her have sweat drops on their head (including the abused stuffed rabbit) and are very intimidated by it. When she's not angry, she looks like a normal person.
- Nene's Father (ネネちゃんのパパ Nene-chan no Papa)
- He is considered to have a cool personality. He likes to go to cherry blossom festivals with the Nohara family.
- Masao's Mother (マサオくんのママ Masao-kun no Mama)
- She is a little plump. Her face looks almost identical to that of Masao-kun. She plays tennis.
- Boo's Mother (ボーちゃんのママ Bō-chan no Mama)
- She has appeared only once in the comic books and never on TV. Shin-chan, Kazama-kun, Nene-chan, and Masao-kun have tried to imagine what she looked like.
- Kuroiso (黒磯 Kuroiso) / Mr. K (FUNimation)
- Ai-chan's bodyguard. He always wears a black tuxedo suit and sunglasses. He is very obedient to Ai-chan's orders. He has dated Ageo-san, a Futaba kindergarten teacher.
[edit] Matazuresou Apartments Residents (またずれ荘の住人と関係者)
There was a time when the Nohara family moved into apartments called Matazuresou. They were forced to move when there was a gas explosion in their old house and they were forced to move out while the house was being repaired.
- Nushiyo Ooya (大家 主代 Ōya Nushiyo) - She is the landowner of the whole building of apartments. All rent payments went to her. She sometimes has strict rules such as being very quiet in the corridors and not allowing pets.
- Yonrou (四郎 Yonrō) - He lives next door from Shin-chan's family at room 201. He got into Tokyo Kasukabe University, not Tokyo University as Misae had mistakenly believed. Misae and Hiroshi frequently invited him over to fancy dinners at their house being very supportive of him so that one day when Yonrou goes into a successful political career, he would thank them with lots of money and gifts. When Misae and Hiroshi found out that he wasn't going to Tokyo University, they practically abandoned him. He has visited Shin-chan's family when they moved back into their old house.
- Atsuko Kutsuzoko (屈底 厚子 Kutsuzoko Atsuko) - She is the 18-year-old mother of a 2-year-old daughter. Her actions and style reflect the Japanese younger generation. She rents room 205. (She does not live in the apartment in the manga.)
- Atsumi Kutsuzoko (屈底 アツミ Kutsuzoko Atsumi) - She is the 2-year-old daughter of Atsuko. Her personality is seen to be geared towards an obsessively trend-conscious teenager who might offer herself for prostitution. (She does not live in the apartment in the manga.)
- Atsushi Kutsuzoko (屈底 アツシ Kutsuzoko Atsushi) - Atsuko's husband. He is a truck driver. (He doesn't appear in the manga.)
- Kyuji Oda (汚田 急痔 Oda Kyūji) - An undercover police officer who works with Kyousuke on a narcotics control case. He rents room 204, although he does not actually live there. He and Kyousuke have gone to Shin-chan's kindergarten to teach the children street smarts and how to handle strangers. (He and Kyousuke rents room 205 instead in the manga.)
- Kyousuke Nigaria (にがりや 京助 Nigaria Kyōsuke) - An undercover police officer who works with Kyuji on a narcotics control case. He rents room 204, although he does not actually live there. He and Kyuji have gone to Shin-chan's kindergarten to teach the children street smarts. (He and Kyuji rents room 205 instead in the manga.)
[edit] TV Stars and Fictional Characters
- Action Kamen (アクション仮面 Action Kamen) / Masked Muchacho (phuuz) / Action Bastard (FUNimation) - Shin-chan's favorite superhero in the show. The phrase "muchacho" means "boy" or "young man" in Spanish.
- Mimiko Sakura (桜 ミミ子 Sakura Mimiko) / Lolly Popp (FUNimation) - Action Kamen's young sidekick in combatting enemies. She is seen to deliver crucial weapons to Action Kamen or give him instructions for new moves.
- Buriburizaemon (ぶりぶりざえもん Buriburizaemon) - A talking "heroic" but actually quite cowardly, lazy, treacherous, and funny pig that appears in some episodes/chapters about ancient Japan. His appearances were limited since his voice actor Kaneto Shiozawa passed away in 2000. 'Buri Buri' literally means 'bad bad' in Hindi. He is, not surprisingly considered a demon or 'rakshas' in the Indian version.
