List of Crayon Shin-chan characters

This article is about the Japanese versions of the characters. For the Adult Swim version, see List of Crayon Shin-chan characters (FUNimation).

This is the list of Crayon Shin-chan's characters as dictated by its original incarnation produced by Shin'ei Doga as well as any minor dubbed versions. The characters' names follow this order: English, Japanese Script, and Roman characters. The names used in the dubs follow as they appear in that version, if applicable.

Nohara family

Shinnosuke Nohara (野原 しんのすけ, Nohara Shinnosuke, Shin-Chan (phuuz))

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 and a TV superhero named "Action Kamen". He is attracted to older girls and women, despite his young age. He brazenly pursues any girl who catches his eye. He shares this trait with his father and paternal grandfather, but this often results in Mom's cruel punishment. The only girl he seems to really like is a college student named Nanako. Some of his strange activities include dressing up and mooning. In general, he is brutally honest, highly curious, and has no shame whatsoever. Ironically, there have been several instances in which his antics actually solved the problems of those around him. He also displays a surprising amount of talent at various activities including kendo. On rare occasions, he displays bouts of selfless kindness (for example, in one anime episode he saved a frog from a truck on a rainy day, getting all wet and dirty in the process and risking Misae's ire since it was his last set of clean clothes), but these are often immediately followed by antics that negate the goodwill others feel. There are also times when Shin Chan displays a level of maturity beyond his usual self in his concern for others, and in a few rare instances he shows that deep down he really does care for his family, despite his constant disrespect towards them. This shows up more often than not in the feature length movies as compared to the regular series episodes.

Misae Nohara (neé Koyama) (野原 みさえ, Nohara Misae, Mitsy (phuuz))

The mother of the Nohara family from Kumamoto on the island of Kyūshū. She is 29 years old and a typical housewife of post-war Japan, she cleans, launders, cooks, sews, mothers, and lazes all to varying degrees of success. While at heart a caring and nurturing individual, her positive aspects are often offset by her many shortcomings. A paragon of hypocrisy, after handing out irrevocable edicts to her husband and children, she will not hesitate to immediately break them once they are out of sight. She administers brutal punishment to her husband, son, and on rare occasions her year-old daughter whenever they disobey her. While she spends as little as possible on the less-essential needs of her husband and son, she loves to splurge on Himawari and herself, though she is noted to have instances of great generosity. She is the source of boundless diet and savings plans, all of which fail within the first week. For example, she is prone to immediately partake in bargain sales when she sees them, thinking she is saving the family money. However, she buys in extreme quantities, which defeats the purpose. Additionally, she secretly hoardes money for her own personal use.

Hiroshi Nohara (野原 ひろし, Nohara Hiroshi, Harry (phuuz))

Father of the Nohara family from Akita in Northern Japan, and its sole source of income. He met Misae at the age of 29, and after dating for around a year the two wed. He is a loving father to his two children, and ultimately a devoted husband. While he is the family bread-winner, he hands the reins of finance over to his wife, who maintains a totalitarian level of control on family spending. At age 35, he is a stereotypical salaryman, working eight-hour days, enduring overstuffed trains, and enjoying the occasional nightlife. While his relationship with his family is positive on the whole, there is an abundance of recurring conflict. He and his wife bicker on many different things, from how little he gets for spending money every month, to whose turn it is to give the baby a bath. Misae is also notorious for inflicting violence on Hiroshi whenever she gets very angry. He enjoys a playful relationship with his children; but sometimes they're the source of his daily woes. He will not hesitate to save his allowance for things he wants, but can be seen spending much of it to buy his family creature comforts. A running joke is made of the pungent odor of his feet.

Himawari Nohara (野原 ひまわり, Nohara Himawari, Daisy (phuuz))

The youngest child of the Nohara family, born in 1996. A precocious and vibrant infant. While technically newborn, her character has matured and grown more intelligent during her stay in the series. She possess a palpable lust for shiny objects (jewels and precious metals) and brand-name goods. She emulates her mother in her utterly stubborn pursuit of handsome young men who catch her eye. In her family she is an icon of adoration and annoyance, causing trouble she cannot be blamed for given her infantile innocence. Her name means "sunflower".

Shiro (シロ, Shiro, Lucky (phuuz))

A white, fluffy pup Shin-chan found in a cardboard box early in the series. While a beloved member of the family, he is the subject of neglect thanks to his owner's forgetfulness and short attention-span. He is a very intelligent dog, often presenting logic and intellect that surpasses his human owners. As his meals from the Noharas are at best inconsistent, he has developed a talent for foraging. An oddly human like dog, he is very responsible and painstakingly careful. .

Misae's family

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 much higher standards of public decorum than Hiroshi's father Ginnosuke. This uptight behavior of his sometimes becomes the subject of jokes.

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 gets along well with Ginnosuke's wife Tsuru. Claims to continplate suicide throughout her daily life.

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. She shares some of the same mischievous antics as Shin-chan and Ginnosuke.

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 was fired from her job as a photographer's assistant because her boss said that she had no talent after she criticized the change in direction of the photo studio. Due to her inability to support herself, she moves in to live with Shin-chan's family for a time.

Hiroshi's family

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 and flirting with pretty young women. He also likes to do weird things with his grandson such as perform the buttock dance and elephant dance together. His appearance in the show is relatively common. He is affectionately called Gin-chan. When he visits the Noharas, he always stays for much longer than Misae would like, leading to friction between the two. He greets the family in various strange(and often embrassing to Hiroshi and Misae) ways whenever they visit Akita, such as dressing as various movie characters. Another running gag in the series is that he suddenly appears in Kasukebe out of nowhere.

Tsuru Nohara (野原 つる, Nohara Tsuru)

Hiroshi's mother. Age 62. Altough she seems to be more mature than her husband, she actually perform many strange behaviours especially in front of Shin-chan and Himawari.

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. He lives in the countryside with his parents. His name, Semashi, is wordplay with his brother's name. The "hiro" in "Hiroshi" has another meaning as "wide" while the "sema" in "Semashi" has another meaning as "narrow".

Futaba Kindergarten

In the Japanese anime, the school is called Futaba Kindergarten (ふたば幼稚園, Futaba Yōchien, named after the comics publisher, Futabasha).

Sunflower Class

Kasukabe Defense Organization (かすかべ防衛隊, Kasukabe Bōeitai)

An "organization" that Shin-chan and his friends created as a group in the episode "Kasukabe Defense Organization" 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 little more than just a name for Shin-chan's clique and often they don't do anything meaningful during their operations. Their secret base is located at kindergarten teacher Mrs. Ishizaka's house, much to her chagrin.

Tooru Kazama (風間 トオル, Kazama Tōru, Cosmo (phuuz))

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. Their relationship has often been joked as homosexual by Shin-Chan. Despite Kazama's annoyance with Shin-Chan, the both of them are actually the best of friends are actually quite closer then any of the other friends they have. He likes all manner of female animation and comic book characters, though he tries to hide that fact from his friends. He also has an attachment to his mother that hints at him having an Oedipus Complex.

Nene Sakurada (桜田 ネネ, Sakurada Nene, Nini Sakurada (phuuz))

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!" . Alternatively, Nene constantly uses Masao as the lightning rod for her frustration when her bunny is unaccessible. She likes to write plots about complicated love and family affairs for the role play game and always force the boys to play.This is always a nuisance to Shinchan,Bochan and Kazama and a nightmare to Masao as he often needs to be Nene's husband(unsuccessful salaryman) in the game.

Masao Sato (佐藤 マサオ, Satō Masao, Max (phuuz))

Masao Sato is one of Shin-chan's friends. He is known to be a scaredy cat, and a bit of a cry baby. He is also a "clean freak" that borders on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Masao is usually the butt of the show's homosexual jokes since he often makes innocent comments that ironically sound homosexual in a different context. Masao is in love with Ai and gets furious whenever Shin rebuffs Ai's advances.

Bo (ボー, Bō, Suzuki (Hungama))

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 mucus running down his nose.

Ai Suotome (酢乙女 あい, Suotome Ai)

Ai-chan is one of the show's newest characters. She 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 likes her very much, but Ai almost never pays attention to him, but makes him act as her pet when she does.

Rose Class

The Rose Class is a class handled by Ume Matzuzaka. A recurring theme in the show is that Rose class would always a have a competition with Sunflower Class whether is Baseball, Soccer, or Trekking. Another recurring joke about Rose Class is that whenever they have a competition, they would always reveal a member of the class with talent in that field, which lead many to speculate the number of students in the class.

Yasuo Kawamura (河村 やすお, Kawamura Yasuo, Cheetah Kawamura)

Yasuo is always wearing a leopard shirt and playing with his soccer ball. He has a fierce dislike of Shinnosuke and Kazama-kun and is always quick to criticize their every word. However, in competition, he always loses to him.

Hitoshi (ひとし, Hitoshi)

This child is a kindergarten bully and always likes to bully Masao with Terunobu.

Terunobu (てるのぶ, Terunobu)

This child is a kindergarten bully and always likes to bully Masao with Hitoshi.

Kindergarten staff and relatives

Midori Ishizaka (née Yoshinaga) (石坂（よしなが） みどり, Ishizaka (Yoshinaga) Midori, Miss Dori (phuuz))

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 her boyfriends, often commiserating with Matsuzaka about their lack of love life.

Junichi Ishizaka (石坂 純一)

Midori's husband. Age 24. A nice, easy going man who gets along fine with Shin Chan and his friends and they in tend like him as well. He has been portrayed as someone with a lack of confidence problem. This is true when he wanted to propose to Midori.

Ume Matsuzaka (松坂 梅, Matsuzaka Ume, Miss Ume (phuuz))

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 luxuries and lives in a very cheap, dusty apartment. She dislikes her given name as she always says to Yoshinaga and others, "Don't call me Ume!". This is due to one of the meanings of "Ume", which can mean "3rd class" or "low class". 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. Despite her rivalry with Midori, deep down she cares for her and helped her reconcile with her future husband. A running gag about her is that her dates are often screwed my Shinchan in various ways.

Matsu Matsuzaka (まつざか 松, Matsuzaka Matsu)

Ume's eldest sister. Age 28. Like her sister, she is also seeking for a man to form a relationship and eventually marry. Often, when news come of Ume having a new man to form a relationship, Matsu and her other sister, Take, would interfere to win that man's affections, leading to the three sisters fighting over him and eventually ended up with the relationship broken off. This kind of situation also occurred during Ume's starting relationship with Tokuro.

Take Matsuzaka (まつざか 竹, Matsuzaka Take)

Ume's second eldest sister. Age 26. She often appears alongside her elder sister, Matsu, to fight over Ume's new boyfriend. In contrast to Matsu's traditional Japanese-style attire, Take is often prone to Western gaudiness.

Tokurou Gyouda (行田 徳郎, Gyōda Tokurō)

Ume Matsuzaka's boyfriend and chiropractor. Age 26. He is very enthusiastic about any type of bones raging from ordinary chicken bones to exotic dinosaur bones.

Masumi Ageo (上尾 ますみ, Ageo Masumi)

A teacher at the Futaba Kindergarten. Age 23. She first appeared on July, 10, 1998 as a new teacher. She seems to be nervous of 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, Atarashii Sensei wa Kawatteru zo). Her condition is somewhat similar to Launch from the Dragon Ball series. In the anime, she has dated Kuroiso, Ai-chan's bodyguard. In the manga, what was believed to be a crush on Kuroiso turned out to be actually admiring his ability to conceal himself all over the place to keep watch on Ai.

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 practice teacher for the Sunflower Class. At first, many of the students were taken aback and annoyed at his passionate way of teaching things but they grew to love him in the end.

Bunta Takakura (高倉 文太, Takakura Bunta, Principal Enzo (phuuz), Gang Leader Sir (Hungama))

The principal of Action Kindergarten and is often referred to as "Enchō" (園長), which means "Kindergarten/Nursery School Principal." His Yakuza-like appearance is often misunderstood by the people in the neighborhood and even within the students of the kindergarten in some occasions, which often acts as a recurring joke in the series (often worsened by Shin-chan by calling him "Kumichō" (組長, Godfather)). Actually he has a tender heart and good attitude. He masqueraded as a superhero called Enchoman but Shin-chan found out his true identity easily. He is shown to like women's wrestling in one episode.

Mrs. Takakura (高倉夫人, Takakura-fujin)

She is Takakura's wife and the Futaba Kindergarten Vice Principal.

Kindergarten children's guardians

Moeko Sakurada (桜田 もえ子, Sakurada Moeko))

Nene-chan's mother. Age 28. She is easily irritated by Shin-chan, whom she despises, 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 (except, of course, for Shin-chan). When she's not angry, she looks like a normal person. Her abusive actions towards stuffed rabbits was passed down from her mother, which she passed down to Nene-chan.

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 and often invites the Nohara family, much to his wife's chagrin.

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. She also likes to try to make younger men swoon by her looks and fashion. Unlike Moeko, Mineko is not unruffled by Shin-chan easily, and prefers to stay out of his way when they happen to meet.

Kazama's Father (風間くんのパパ, Kazama-kun no Papa)

He is a salaried worker at a corporation, or as it is more commonly called, a "salaryman." Apparently richer than most of Shin-chan's friends' parents, he has traveled abroad several times, and is rarely at home because of it. He has a very easy going attitude and gets along fine with everyone including 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.

Bo'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/Hideki (黒磯, Kuroiso)

Ai-chan's bodyguard and driver. He always wears a black business suit and sunglasses, akin to Secret Service agents. He is very obedient to Ai-chan's orders. Most of time its because she had found out his dark deeds (such as accidentally breaking one of her parent's priceless pieces of art and using super-glue to reattach it). He has dated Ageo-san, a Futaba kindergarten teacher. He hides while Ai-chan is in class (for example, in the top of the playfield's trees, but Shin-chan always finds him out.

Nanako's family and friends

Nanako Oohara (大原 ななこ, Ōhara Nanako)

The college girl with whom Shin-chan is in love. The first time they met was when Shin-chan was strolling in the neighborhood and got something in his eye. Nanako took it out for him. Since then, they have kept in contact. 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 of being a kindergarten teacher.

Shijuurou Oohara (大原 四十郎, Ōhara Shijūrō)

Nanako's father. He is actually a famous author of many popular books. 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 faints. Her name is based on real-life wrestler Shinobu Kandori.

Saitama Crimson Scorpions

A gang of high school girls who run into Shin-chan often, with dire consequences. Supposedly their gang rivals other girl gangs. Shin-chan himself believes them to be an aspiring group of comediennes.

"Flytrap" Ryuko (ふかづめ 竜子, Fukazume Ryūko)

Leader of the clique. Age 17. Her title in the Malay translation is "Dragon Claw Ryuko" or "Short-nailed Ryuko". She is a tough fighter and behaves righteously towards her friends. Her violent and brash behaviour undermines her gentle and kind side, and despite being the leader of a female gang, shows a surprising amount of genial traits. Has a secret hobby of dressing up as a Sailor Moon character. She also has a huge crush on Shin-chan's father Hiroshi, despite knowing that Hiroshi is married to Misae. Fukazume is actually her nickname of sorts meaning "Rough 'n Ready" (according to the Hawaiian versions of the TV series). Her real name is Ryuko Okegawa (桶川 竜子, Okegawa Ryūko).

"Fish-eyed" Ogin (魚の目 お銀, Uo-no-me Ogin)

Member of the clique who always wears a mask with an "X" on it, thus earning her nickname "Fish-eyed Ogin" (the X resembles the eye of a dead fish). She is taciturn. Despite her somewhat fearsome demeanor, she possesses a kind side, shown in an episode where she helps out her sick mother. Her face was revealed when Himawari playfully took off her mask.

"Rash" Mary (ふきでものマリー, Fukidemo no Marī)

Another member of the clique, who is fat and clumsy. Her title in the Malay translation of the manga is "Pimple-Mary." She often helps her friends despite her inability to fight.

Family friends and acquaintances

Hiroshi's co-workers

Kawamura (川村, Kawamura)

Hiroshi is his senior, or senpai, so Kawamura always looks up to him almost to the point of him thinking that Hiroshi can do no wrong. They often go out drinking and to lunch together.

Yumi (ゆみ, Yumi)

The office girl that works in Hiroshi's section. Hiroshi has a crush on her and often dreams of her, but these dreams are usually turned into nightmares through his fear of Misae, which manifests itself in some way in the dreams, or by some external agitation such as Shinnosuke's or Himawari's prodding.

Misae's friends

Keiko Honda (本田 ケイコ, Honda Keiko)

She's been Misae's good friend since middle school. Age 29. Her nickname is "Okei", so Shin-chan calls her "Okei-obasan" (Aunt Okei) She marries Satoshi, who is 7 years 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 nickname is "Hito-kun." He is always smiling. In the manga version, he has grown a little and goes to swimming school. He appears to be younger than Himawari, but was born before her.

Yoshiko (よしこ, Yoshiko)

Misae's old friend who is a manga artist.

Kasukabe residents

Kitamoto (北本, Kitamoto)

Nohara family's neighbor. She loves to gossip so she is frequently seen to be chatting with Misae. She also took in Shiro while the Nohara's had to move to the apartment.

Robert McGuire (ロベルト マクガイヤー, Roberuto Makugaiyā)

Kitamoto's nephew. Kitamoto's older sister married an American and their son is Robert, who sometimes stays 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 and was naive to Japanese culture so he took everything Shin-chan would tell him about it at face value. He once had a crush on Nanako. He teaches English at an eikaiwa school. Even though he is half-Japanese, he carries the facial features the show almost always shows foreigners having - blonde haired, blue eyed, and a pointy nose.

Yoshirin Hatogaya (鳩ヶ谷 ヨシりん, Hatogaya Yoshirin)

The Nohara family's other neighbor, affectionately known as Yocchi. 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. They display their affection towards one another as well as always having a very effervescent attitude, which contrasts with earlier Japanese generations. He and his wife are always wearing matching clothes and they are easily excited by new things.

Micchi Hatogaya (鳩ヶ谷 ミッチー, Hatogaya Micchī)

Yoshirin's wife. She likes to watch horror movies (to her husband's chagrin) and collects stuffed dinosaurs.

Matazuresou residents

The Nohara family once moved into apartments called Matazuresou (またずれ荘, Matazuresō). They were forced to move out when the house was being reconstructed after a gas explosion that destroyed the house completely. The name literally translates to "It looks like it will fall apart again." A real apartment complex in Kobe was named Matazuresou since the owner was a big fan of this comic.

Nushiyo Ooya (大家 主代, Ōya Nushiyo)

She is the landowner. She has very strict rules such as being very quiet in the corridors and not allowing pets. She spends her free time piling her collection of dentures into a tower. Her cold attitude toward children can be attributed to the fact that her husband and her 3-year-old daughter died in a traffic accident 30 years ago.

Yonro (四郎, Yonrō)

He lives next door from Shin-chan's family at room 201. He attended 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 Yonro 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 attending Tokyo University, they practically abandoned him. He has visited Shin-chan's family when they moved back into their old house. He works at a supermarket as a part-time job.

Atsuko Kutsuzoko (屈底 厚子, Kutsuzoko Atsuko)

She is an 18-year-old mother. Her actions and style reflect the Japanese younger generation.

Atsumi Kutsuzoko (屈底 アツミ, Kutsuzoko Atsumi)

Atsuko's daughter. She usually dresses in the same fashions as her mother.

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 (He and Kyousuke rent room 205 instead in the manga). He and his partner pose as father and son so as not to draw suspicion.

Kyousuke Nigariya (にがりや 京助, Nigariya Kyōsuke)

An undercover police officer who works with Kyuji.

Yuu Yakutsukuri (役津栗 優, Yakutsukuri Yū)

The resident of 203 who wants to be an actress. Constantly wears bizarre costumes in order to practice for auditions.

Shinobu Sakai (酒井 しのぶ, Sakai Shinobu)

A college student who has held many part-time jobs to put herself through college, only to lose them often due to Shin-chan's antics. She absolutely despises him, but due to her frequent jobs involving customer service, she has to put up with him.

TV stars and fictional characters

Action Mask (アクション仮面, Akushon Kamen, Masked Muchacho (phuuz))

Shin-chan's favorite live action superhero. Action Mask is a spoof of Japan's tokusatsu shows (most notably, the Kamen Rider Series' shows). In the European Spanish version he is called Ultrahéroe (Ultrahero) as there he is considered a knock-off of the Ultraman series. In The Netherlands he is called Gemaskerde Muchacho.

Mimiko Sakura (桜 ミミ子, Sakura Mimiko)

Action Kamen's young sidekick.

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 died in 2000, and the character has not had a speaking part since. He is considered a demon or 'rakshas' in the Indian version.

Kantam Robo (カンタムロボ, Kantamu Robo)

Shin-chan's favorite anime character. Kantam Robo parodies the mecha anime genre. The name "Kantam" is a spoof on the Gundam name, as the Katakana characters ga (ガ) and da (ダ) in "Gundam" (ガンダム, Gandamu) are replaced with the characters ka (カ) and ta (タ), respectively.

Magical Girl Moe-P (ま・ほー少女もえP, Mahō Shōjo Moe Pī)

A moe-driven magical girl parody. Kazama-kun has a secret obsession with the character.

Other characters

Shinko-chan (しんこちゃん, Shinko-chan)

A strange girl from the future with the same facial features as Shin-chan.She has a slightly creepy demeanor, but is the opposite of Shin-chan in many ways as she is tactful, empathetic, and sees the good qualities in the people she meets. Himawari treats Shinko as her best friend. Her coming is always heralded by dark clouds in the shape of coiled feces.

Kenta Musashino (武蔵野 剣太, Musashino Kenta)

Shin-chan's Kendo Master. Age 34. He first appeared in the April 26, 2003 episode "I'm a Kendo Master!" (オラは剣の達人だゾ, Ora wa Ken no Tatsujin da zo,) to teach Shin-chan the ways of Kendo. Has a habit of always stepping into dog feces whenever he walks away.

Usui Yoshito (臼井儀人, Yoshito Usui)

The creator of the Crayon Shin-Chan manga who sometimes makes cameo appearances in the movies. His character is young looking, effervescent, and dresses up in gaudy suits while singing karaoke. He is either seen practicing for a karaoke event or is asking directions to get to a karaoke event. His cameos always lead to him being punched in the face by Hiroshi or Misae. By stark contrast in the cartoon series, he is portrayed as an older and grumpy man.