Akiko Yajima
Japanese voice actress
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 titular character Shinnosuke Nohara in the long-running television 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 August 1, 2024, Across Entertainment announced that Yajima has joined the agency under the name Aki Uechi (うえち あき, Uechi Aki). She reverted to her real name on April 1, 2025.
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Biographical claims are most persuasive when dates, appointments and relationships can be traced to records created close to the events described. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2735707. VIAF identifies the subject as 116146936772213782200. The Library of Congress control number is no2023037300. 2 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 1 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1967, 2000, 2018 and 2024.
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