Shinko-chan (しんこちゃん Shinkochan) is 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.
There's the possibility that Shinko is the future Himawari because Shinchan - on meeting Shinko - assumed Shinko to be Himawari and also her facial look and hair color is the same as Himawari. Another possibility is that - based on her wealth and appearance - she is the daughter of Tamiko Kaneari and Shinchan. After Tamiko's dad got arrested, she might have inherited his property so she became the president of the Kaneari company, which made her wealthy. She is supposedly rich, having servants and owning a time machine to go back to the time when Shin was 5. Her coming is always heralded by dark clouds in the shape of coiled feces.
She has appeared only in the anime and not in the manga. Her first appearance was in episode 651b.
In 2023 Shinko-chan has appeared again after a break of thirteen years (episode 1171c "Shinko-Chan is Back!"). Photographer Musae meets Shinko for the first time in this episode.
Voice actors[]
Japanese: Satomi Kōrogi
Appearances[]
| # | Total | Title | Airdate | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17.35 | 0651 | Segment B: "Mysterious Shinko-chan" | 5 December 2008 | ? |
| 18.03 | 0656 | Segment B: "Shinko-chan Again" | 23 January 2009 | ? |
| 18.06 | 0659 | Segment A: "Shinko-chan Once Again" | 27 February 2009 | ? |
| 18.08 | 0661 | Segment B: "Shinko-chan's Last Appearance" | 3 April 2009 | ? |
| 18.30 | 0683 | Segment B: "Shinko-chan Often" | 30 October 2009 | ? |
| 18.33 | 0686 | Segment B: "Get Along" | 20 November 2009 | ? |
| 18.37 | 0690 | Segment B: "Snow Prince" | 18 December 2009 | ? |
| 32.09 | 1171 | Segment C: "Shinko-chan is Back" | 4 March 2023 | ? |
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