Crayon Shin-chan/Characters

This page displays the variety of characters seen in Crayon Shin-chan.

Nohara family

• Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara - Son of Misae and Hiroshi, brother of Himawari. Age 5.
• Misae Nohara - Wife of Hiroshi and mother of Shin and Himawari. Maiden name is Koyama. Age 29. Daughter of Hisae and Yoshiji, and middle sister of Masae and Musae.
• Hiroshi Nohara - Husband of Misae, and father of Shin and Himawari. Son of Tsuru and Ginnosuke, and younger brother of Semashi.
• Himawari Nohara - Daughter of Misae and Hiroshi, sister of Shin. Age >1.
• Shiro - Family dog.

Misae's family

• Hisae Koyama - Mother of Misae, Masae, and Musae. Wife of Yoshiji. Age 28.
• Yoshiji Koyama - Father of Misae, Masae, and Musae. Husband of Hisae. Age 63.
• Masae Koyama - Daughter of Hisae and Yoshiji. Eldest sister of Musae and Misae. Age 35.
• Musae Koyama - Daughter of Hisae and Yoshiji. Youngest sister of Masae and Misae. Age 26.

Hiroshi's family

• Ginnosuke Nohara - 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. As with Shin-chan, he is affectionately called Gin-chan. One of his many jokes in the series is dressing up as a movie character whenever Hiroshi and his family comes to vist them, such as Neo from Matrix or Jack Sparrow from Pirates of The Caribbean.Another running gag in the series is that whenever he announces to the family that he would visit them(Either by phone or post),he would suddenly appears out of nowhere afterwards,shocking the family.
• Tsuru Nohara - iroshi'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 strange rituals with Shin-chan.
• Semashi Nohara - 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.

Neighbors, friends, and other Kasukabe residents

Ooharas

• Nanako Oohara - Misae's friend. Age 20. Object of Shin's affection. She is the only girl that Shin-Chan will behave in front of. They first met when Shin-Chan got dirt in his eyes and she took it out for him. He then tried to propose to her in the alley where they first met, it wasn't until Nanako did the Butt Monster dance was Shin-Chan able to talk to her. In the Funimation version of Shin-Chan, she is referred to as Hottie Nanako and is a friend of Misae's.

• Shijuurou Oohara - Father of Nanako. He hates the thought of any boy hanging out with his daughter, he is a famous comic book writer and gets distracted when he thinks of his daughter. He really despises Shin-Chan due to his affection for his daughter.

Friends

• Shinobu Kandadori - Nanako's college friend. Shinobu constantly got fired from her jobs thanks to Shin. She stopped appearing shortly into the show.

Hatoyagas

• Yoshirin Hatogaya - Husband of Michi. Neighbor of the Noharas.
• Michi Hatogaya - Wife of Yoshirin. Neighbor of the Noharas.

Hondas

• Keiko Honda - 29 years old, Misae's best friend from high school, she is affectionately called OKei from Misae. Shin-Chan told his neighbors that she lied about her age to Satoshi and trapped him into marrying her because she was pregnant.
• Satoshi Honda Keiko's husband. Age 21. He loves anime and owns many Action Kamen movies and action figures.
• Hitoshi Honda
• Fumie Honda - Keiko's niece. She resembles Mimiko (from Action Kamen). She babysits Shin and Hitoshi on occasion.

Saitama Crimson Scorpions

• Fukazumeryuuko
• Uonomeogin
• Fukidemonomari-

Matazuresou Apartments residents

• Nushiyo Ooya
• Yonrou
• Yuu Yakutsukuri
• Atsuko Kutsuzoko
• Atsumi Kutsuzoko
• Atsushi Kutsuzoko
• Kyuji Oda
• Kyousuke Nigaria

Others

• Usuto Yoshiko
• Yuka Kitamoto
• Robert McGuire
• Kawaguchi

Futaba Kindergarten

Sunflower Class

• Tooru Kazama - Son of Mineko and her husband. Friend and classmate of Shin.
• Nene Sakurada - Daughter of Moeko and her husband. Friend, albeit in slight protest, and classmate of Shin.
• Masao Sato - Masao is Shin's classmate and friend, and has no indication of a father figure.
• Boo - Boo is Shin's classmate and friend. He does have a mother that does not appear in the anime, and has only mentioned his father once.
• Ai Suotome - Ai is another one of Shin's classmates, and has a crush on him. She has a very wealthy family.

Kazama family

• Mineko Kazama - Mother of Tooru (Kazama-kun), and husband of Kazama-kun's father.
• Kazama-kun's Father (or Kazama-kun no Papa) - Father of Tooru Kazama, and husband to Mineko. His name is not given in the show.

Sakurada family

• Moeko Sakurada - Mother of Nene, and husband of Nene's father.
• Nene's father - Father of Nene and husband of Moeko. He rarely appears in the series, and has not been mentioned by name.

Stuffed animals

• Battered Bunny - Battered bunny is a series of stuffed rabbits kept by Nene and her mother to beat up when they're angered. One baige colored rabbit is personified and speaks to the audience through thought, similar to Garfield, except inanimate. This particular stuffed bunny has come to life in dream sequences, and possibly in real life?

Sato family

• Masao's mother - Masao has a mother who is unmentioned by name. Shin calls her "grandma."

Boo's family

• Boo has a mother, but she only appeared in the manga.

Ai's guardians

• Kuroiso - Ai's personal bodyguard.

Rose Class

• Yasuo Kawamura
• Hitoshi
• Tenrunobu

Staff

• Bunta Takakura -
• Takakura's wife - The vice principal of the school.
• Midori Ishizaka -
• Ume Matsuzaka -
• Masumi Ageo -
• Shiizou Atsukuru - Newest staffer at the Futaba Kindergarten.

Midori's family

• Junichi Ishizaka

Ume's family and friends

• Ume's sisters
• Tokurou Gyouda

Fictional characters, and shows within the show

• Action Kamen -
• Mimiko Sakura
• Kantam Robo
• Buriburizaemon - A hero that Shin-Chan created, a rather crude and cowardly pig. His appearances diminished because the original voice actor Kaneto Shiowaza passed away in 2000.
• Pencil Shin chan - (aka Enpitsu Shinchan) In one episode, Shin met a television writer who ended up creating a show around Shin. There's also a splinter episode based upon this premise, "What if Shin-Chan were a 1st grader?" In this episode Himawari also walks and talks.
• Mahou Shoujo Moe-P - A magical girl anime spoof series, with a moe emphasis.
• Enpitsu Shinchan