Akiko Yajima
Aki Uechi (うえち あき, Uechi Aki), previously known as 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.
On 1 August 2024, Across Entertainment announced that Yajima has joined the agency under the name "Aki Uechi".
Acted in
FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST
2024
as Lector (voice)
Urusei Yatsura
2022
as Boy (voice)
The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody
2022
as Mysterious Toddler (voice)
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon
2020
as Kohaku (voice)
The Magnificent Kotobuki
2020
as Madame Lulu (voice)
ふたりはプリキュア 総集編 2020 Edition
2020
The Wonderland
2019
as Doropo (voice)
Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow
2019
as Mari's mom (voice)
HUGtto! Pretty Cure♡Futari wa Pretty Cure: All Stars Memories
2018
as Mipple (voice)
Usuzumizakura: Garo
2018
as Kintoki (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Burst Serving! Kung Fu Boys ~Ramen Rebellion~
2018
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri
2017
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan Spin-off
2016
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Fast Asleep! Dreaming World Big Assault!
2016
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Air Bound
2015
as Chuta (voice)
I Want to Stay an Ant
2015
Miss Hokusai
2015
as Child of a Tea Room (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: My Moving Story! Cactus Large Attack!
2015
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Intense Battle! Robo Dad Strikes Back
2014
as Shinnosuke Nohara
Toruru's Adventure
2014
as NaSuBi (voice)
The Big First-Grader and the Small Second-Grader
2014
as Akiyo
My Mental Choices Are Completely Interfering with my School Romantic Comedy
2013
as Utage Douraku (voice)
Jellyfish Eyes
2013
as Kurage-bo
Crayon Shin-chan: Very Tasty! B-class Gourmet Survival!!
2013
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends from the Heart
2013
as Mipple
Pretending Not to See
2012
as Don (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! Me and the Space Princess
2012
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Kamen Rider Fourze × Crayon Shin-chan
2012
as Shin-chan Nohara
Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the Future
2012
as Mipple
Crayon Shin-chan: Fierceness That Invites Storm! Operation Golden Spy
2011
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Pretty Cure All Stars DX3: Deliver the Future! The Rainbow-Colored Flower That Connects the World
2011
as Mipple
Shin-Men
2010
カッコカワイイ宣言！
2010
Colorful
2010
as Child at Candy Store (voice)
King of Thorn
2010
as Timothy Laisenbach (voice)
King of Thorn
2010
as Walter (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride
2010
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: The Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel!
2010
as Mipple (voice)
Sergeant Keroro The Super Duper Movie 5: Creation! Ultimate Keroro, Wonder Space-Time Island
2010
Fairy Tail
2009
as Lector (voice)
Jungle Emperor: Courage Changes the Future
2009
as Ooyama Ken'ichi
Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Animal Kingdom
2009
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone Is a Friend - A Miracle All Pretty Cures Together
2009
as Mipple
Black Butler
2008
as Angela (voice)
Casshern Sins
2008
as Luna (voice)
Natsume Yujin-cho
2008
as Little Fox Youkai (voice)
Natsume Yujin-cho
2008
as Kogitsune (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Super Storm! The Hero of Kinpoko
2008
as Shinnosuke Nohara
The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk
2008
as Kai
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Singing Buttocks Bomb
2007
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Ghost Hound
2007
as Miyako Komagusu (voice)
Clannad
2007
as My voice (voice)
Blue Drop
2007
as (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan Midsummer Night: I Have Arrived! The Storm is Called Den-O vs. Shin-O! 60 Minute Special!!
2007
as Shin-Chan (voice)
クレヨンしんちゃんスペシャル 俺，参上！嵐を呼ぶ アッパレ！仮面ライダー電王VS新王
2007
as 演员
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2007
as Chie Arai (voice)
Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei
2007
as Rin Itoshiki (voice)
SOS! Tokyo Metro Explorers: The Next
2007
as Satoshi Ozaki (voice)
Den-noh Coil
2007
as Kyōko Okonogi
.hack//G.U. Returner
2007
Digimon Savers: The Movie - Ultimate Power! Activate Burst Mode!!
2006
as Rhythm (voice)
Pururun! Shizuku-chan
2006
as Longlong (voice)
Kanon
2006
as Kazuya Kurata (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!
2006
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
xxxHOLiC
2006
Inukami!
2006
as Tanuki
Ergo Proxy
2006
as Pino (voice)
Futari wa Precure Max Heart Movie 2: Friend of Yukizora
2005
as Mipple (voice)
Blood+
2005
as Riku Miyagusuku (voice)
Blood+
2005
as Diva (voice)
Eureka Seven
2005
as Sakuya (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called Buri Buri 3 Minutes Charge
2005
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Futari wa Precure Max Heart: The Movie
2005
as Mipple (voice)
Glass Mask
2005
as Ayumi Himekawa (voice)
Air
2005
as Boy (voice)
Gankutsuou
2004
as Haydee (voice)
Zatch Bell! 101st Devil
2004
as Kotoha (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Invoke a Storm! The Kasukabe Boys of the Evening Sun
2004
as Shin-chan
Monster
2004
as Wim (voice)
Sgt. Frog
2004
as Alisa Southerncross
Pretty Cure
2004
as Mipple (voice)
Twin Spica
2003
as Asumi Kamogawa
Maburaho
2003
as Keyaki Otomura
Crayon Shin-chan: The Glorious Storm-invoking Yakiniku Road
2003
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass
2002
as Kohaku
Haibane Renmei
2002
as Kuu (voice)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
2002
as Miki (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Splendor! The Battle of the Warring States
2002
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Mirage of Blaze
2002
as Saori Marino
Gensomaden Saiyuki Requiem: For the One Not Chosen
2001
as Hōran (voice)
ONE 〜輝く季節へ〜
2001
Figure 17: Tsubasa & Hikaru
2001
as Tsubasa Shiina (voice)
Shin Chan: The Adult Empire Strikes Back
2001
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Prétear
2001
as Mannen (voice)
Rune Soldier
2001
as Eyra (voice)
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure
2001
as Akisu (voice)
Chikyu Bouei Kazoku
2001
Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War
2000
as Mayu (voice)
Ah! My Goddess: The Movie
2000
as Ex (voice)
InuYasha
2000
as Kohaku (voice)
Geobreeders: Breakthrough
2000
as (voice)
Saving Our Fragile Earth: Unico Special Chapter
2000
as Unico
Pokémon 3: The Movie
2000
as Me Snowdon (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: A Storm-invoking Jungle
2000
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Saiyuki
2000
Puppet Princess
2000
as Rangiku Fumiwatari
The Big O
1999
as R. Dorothy Wayneright (voice)
Excel Saga
1999
as Cosette (voice)
Seraphim Call
1999
as Chinami Ōse (voice)
Omishi Magical Theater Risky Safety
1999
as Yuya Fukami
Crayon Shin-chan: Explosion! The Hot Spring's Feel Good Final Battle
1999
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Kureshin Paradise! Made in Saitama
1999
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
1999
as Miyako's mother
Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne
1999
as Access Time
Professor Pain
1998
as Kitawa (voice)
Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness
1998
as Sayuri
Gundam Wing: The Endless Waltz
1998
as Relena Peacecraft (voice)
Geobreeders
1998
DT Eightron
1998
as Dolly
Crayon Shin-chan: Dengeki! Buta no Hizume Daisakusen
1998
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Princess Nine
1998
as Koharu Hotta (voice)
Sentimental Journey
1998
as Imanaka Kasumi (voice)
Kocchi Muite Miko
1998
as Mamoru Yamada
Tournament of the Gods: Title Match
1997
as Craiya
Berserk
1997
as Rickert (voice)
Battle Athletes
1997
as Anna Respighi
VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fresh
1997
as Lemon (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness
1997
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Revolutionary Girl Utena
1997
as Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (voice)
Tenchi in Tokyo
1997
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
1997
as Anita
Magic Woman M
1997
as Meruru
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna Returns: Dawn of the Dark Sisters
1996
School of Ghosts 2
1996
Hime-chan's Ribbon
1996
as Masako
Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II
1996
as Shiho Katagiri (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure In Henderland
1996
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Classmates 2
1996
as Karen Maijima (voice)
Can Can Bunny Extra
1996
as Swaty (voice)
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!
1996
as Jo (voice)
Galaxy Fraulein Yuna
1995
as Erika Kousaka (voice)
First Loves
1995
as Hikari Akimoto (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
1995
as Relena Darlian (voice)
Mobile Suit Gundam Wing
1995
as Relena Peacecraft (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: Unkokusai's Ambition
1995
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Tenchi Universe
1995
I'm Not an Angel!
1994
as Yuuko Mamiya
Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman: The Birth of Gautaman
1994
as Hibari Misora (voice)
Crayon Shin-chan: The Hidden Treasure of the Buri Buri Kingdom
1994
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Lord of Lords Ryu Knight
1994
as Paffy
Tico of the Seven Seas
1994
as Topia
Sono Kinisasete yo: My My Mai
1993
as Mai Waku
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil
1993
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
The Legend of Zorro
1993
as Poporo
Desert Rose
1993
as Timmy (voice)
Brave Express Might Gaine
1993
as Sally Yoshinaga (voice)
Licca-chan no Nichiyoubi
1992
1000 Pine Groves
1992
Shin Chan
1992
as Shinnosuke Nohara (voice)
Hana no Mahou Tsukai Maribell
1992
Tales of Seduction
1991
as Hitomi (voice)
Dragon Knight
1991
as Lala
Jankenman
1991
Shin Karate Jigokuhen
1990
Gude Crest: The Emblem of Gude
1990
as Orlin (voice)
Heavy
1990
as Mary Bailey (voice)
Legendary Idol Eriko
1989
as Eriko Tamura