Akiko Kimura is a Japanese voice actress born on June 28, 1971, in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. She is affiliated with the talent agency Kekke Corporation and is married. Her blood type is O, and she stands 160 cm tall. Outside of voice acting, she holds certifications as a kindergarten and elementary school teacher and enjoys listening to music, drawing illustrations, and reading. She also holds a second-degree black belt in Aikido.

Kimura made her debut as a voice actress in 1998, with her first major role being Sarasa in the anime series Legend of Basara. She has built a substantial career over more than two decades, providing voices for a wide variety of characters across television anime, original video animations (OVAs), and video games.

She is well-known for several prominent roles, particularly in long-running and popular series. These include voicing the titular character Rockman in the MegaMan NT Warrior (Rockman.EXE) series,橘杏 (An Tachibana) in The Prince of Tennis, and Fei Rune in Inazuma Eleven GO. Her filmography also includes many supporting and recurring roles, such as Tsubaki Shinra in High School DxD, Mito and later Biscuit Krueger in Hunter x Hunter, and the young Marik Ishtar in Yu-Gi-Oh!.

Kimura's work spans a wide range of genres, demonstrating her versatility. She has voiced characters in science fiction series like The Girl Who Leapt Through Space, where she played Elle Surre, and Fafner in the Azure - Right of Left, as Karin Kuramae. In fantasy and adventure, her credits include Sakuya in Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story, the character Longueville, also known as Fouquet, in The Familiar of Zero, and roles in the Battle Spirits franchise. She has also contributed to family-oriented and comedy series, such as Kuro Usa in Sugar Bunnies, Kenta Hijiribashi in Denkō Chō Tokkyū Hikarian - Lightning Attack Express, and multiple characters in the Happy Lesson series and its sequels. In the mecha genre, she voiced Jun Mizushima and Sayuri Suizenji in Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue. Her filmography also includes roles in series like Gunparade Orchestra as Yukiko Araki, Ultimate Girls as Mayu Koharuno, and Yuuki Onishi in Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Further demonstrating her range, she has appeared in Starlight Scramble Ren'ai Kōhosei as Natsumi Kazemaki, Bikkuriman 2000 as Seiakuma Azuuru, and Venus to Mamoru as Mamoru Yoshimura. Her work in OVAs includes roles in Dangaizer 3 as Reika Hou and in the My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ series as both Rei Juggernaut and Reito.

In addition to her voice acting, Kimura has also performed character songs for some of her roles, contributing to albums such as the Inazuma Eleven GO Chrono Stone All Stars Character Song Album.

Kimura continues to be active in the industry, taking on roles in recent years. She voiced Karen's mother in the 2013 television series Kinmoza! and reprised the role for its sequel and the 2021 film Kinmoza the Movie - Thank You!!. Other recent credits include characters in Re:Zero - Starting Life in Another World, Dr. STONE, and Farewell, My Dear Cramer.