Yū Kobayashi

Yū Kobayashi (小林 ゆう, Kobayashi Yū, born February 5, 1982) is a Japanese voice actress and singer affiliated with Holy Peak. Some of her most prominent roles include that of Tadamichi Aoba in Dan Doh!!, Setsuna Sakurazaki in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers, Misaki Hijiri in Saint October, Kaede Kimura in Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Sasha Blouse in Attack on Titan, Lucina in the Japanese version of the Fire Emblem series, Luka Urushibara in Steins;Gate, and Charlotte Roselei in Black Clover, among others.

Yū Kobayashi
小林 ゆう
Born (1982-02-05) February 5, 1982 (age 42)[1]
Tokyo, Japan
Occupations
Years active2003–present
AgentHoly Peak
Notable work
Musical career
Genres
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2007–present
Labels

Biography

Before venturing as a voice actress, Kobayashi worked as a model for magazines. In 2003, she auditioned for the role of Setsuna Sakurazaki in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, beginning her career as a voice actress. In 2007, she made her debut as a singer with the single Sora no Kotoba, which was the second closing theme of the Saint October anime. In 2008, she was nominated for "Best New Actress" at the second edition of the Seiyū Awards. Also in that same year, she released her first album YOU&YU and her first mini-album, ROCK YOU!!. Later, in 2010, she created the musical group Crush Tears.

On August 1, 2012, Rakugo CD "Moouchi!" is released. On December 29, 2017, she announced her marriage on her Twitter account.[2]

Filmography

Anime TV series

List of voice performances in anime TV series
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004Dan Doh!!Tadamichi Aoba[3]
2005School RumbleLala Gonzalezeps. 18, 20–23
2005Negima!Setsuna Sakurazakieps. 6, 9–19, 19–26[4]
2005Happy SevenMahiru Oki
2006Hell GirlSaki Kirinoep. 14[5]
2006School Rumble: 2nd SemesterLala Gonzalezalso voiced Drive and Mama (ep. 21)
2006Gintama (season 1)Ayame Sarutobialso voiced Saruko (ep. 122)[6]
2006Princess PrincessSakamoto Natsumiep. 6
2006Tsuyokiss Cool×SweetNagomi Yashi[7]
2006Higurashi When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni)Satoshi Hōjōeps. 16–17, 20–21
2006Negima!?Setsuna Sakurazaki[4]
2007Saint OctoberMisaki Hijiri[8]
2007Buso RenkinChitose Tateyamaalso voiced Shuusui Hayasaka (child) (ep. 11)[9]
2007Tōka GettanShōko Rokujō
2007Bakugan Battle Brawlers (season 1)Danma Kūsō[10]
2007Sayonara, Zetsubou-SenseiKaere Kimura[11]
2007Baccano!Nice Holystone[12]
2008Kamen no Maid GuyMiwa Hirano[13]
2008AmatsukiBenitobiep. 10[14]
2008SekireiAkitsu[15]
2008Sands of Destruction[a]Lia Dragonellep. 2[16]
2008Kyō no Go no NiRyota Sato[17]
2009Maria HolicMariya Shidō[18][19]
2009SakiYumi Kajiki[20]
2009Umineko When They Cry (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)Kanon[21]
2009Sgt. Frog (season 6)Yamadaep. 273
2009Nyan Koi!Nagi Ichinose[22]
2010Sound of the SkyRio Kazumiya[23]
2010Ōkami KakushiHiroshi Kuzumi[24]
2010Dance in the Vampire BundMeiren[25]
2010Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New VestroiaDanma Kūsō[26]
2010Maid Sama!Shizuko Kaga[27]
2010B Gata H KeiKyōka Kanejō[28]
2010Arakawa Under the BridgeAmazonessep. 13[29]
2010Occult AcademyChihiro Kawashima[30]
2010Seitokai YakuindomoNaruko Yokoshima[31]
2010Sekirei: Pure EngagementAkitsueps. 4–6, 11–12[15]
2010Arakawa Under the Bridge x BridgeAmazoness[29]
2010Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai GirlsMatabee Gotō
2010The World God Only Knows (season 1)Yū Hatoriep. 1, 12
2011FractaleClain[32]
2011Level EKyōko Mikihisaeps. 8–9
2011Fairy Tail (season 2)Daphneeps. 69–72
2011Bakugan: Gundalian InvadersDanma Kūsō[33]
2011Maria Holic: AliveMariya Shidō[34]
2011Steins;GateLuka Urushibara[35]
2011Sket DanceKikuno Asahinaalso voiced Teruko (ep. 30)[36]
2011Yondemasuyo, Azazel-sanUndineeps. 3–4, 7–8[37]
2011Inazuma Eleven GO (season 1)Ranmaru Kirino[38]
2011Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal I (season 1)Cathyep. 9
2011The World God Only Knows IIYū Hatoriep. 12
2011Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 1)Futayo Honda[39]
2011Bakugan: Mechtanium SurgeDanma Kūsō
2012Fairy Tail (season 4)Daphneep. 114
2012Daily Lives of High School BoysYanagin[40]
2012Ginga e Kickoff!!Shō Ōta[41]
2012Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono StoneRanmaru Kirino
2012Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 2)Futayo Honda[39]
2012 Say I Love You.Mei's mother
2012Kamisama KissIsohimeeps. 8–9, 13[42]
2013Senran Kagura Ninja FlashKatsuragi[43]
2013Attack on Titan (season 1)Sasha Braus[44]
2013Inazuma Eleven GO: GalaxyRanmaru Kirinoalso voiced Hilary Flail, Rashid Haqim, and Yuuta Matatagi
2013Servant x ServiceKaoru Hasebeeps. 5, 9, 12–13[45]
2014Oneechan ga KitaMitsuru Hanazono[46]
2014Hero BankIsshin Uminari[47]
2014Dai-Shogun – Great RevolutionMaika Yurihara[48]
2014Denkigai no Honya-sanG Men[49]
2014Lord Marksman and VanadisElizavetta Fominaeps. 4, 8–9[50]
2015Gourmet Girl GraffitiTsuyukoeps. 5, 7, 11[51]
2015Blood Blockade BattlefrontChain Sumeragi[52]
2015Monster MusumeSmith[53]
2015Classroom CrisisAngelina[54]
2015My Wife is the Student Council PresidentRyoji Wakanaep. 12[55]
2015Case Closed (season 25)Mamoru Gannoeps. 792–793[56]
2015Chivalry of a Failed KnightAyase Ayatsuji[57]
2015Attack on Titan: Junior HighSasha Braus[58]
2015A Simple Thinking About Blood Type (season 3)O-Type-chan[59]
2016Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo ShinjuKonatsu[60]
2016A Simple Thinking About Blood Type (season 4)O-Type-chan[61]
2016Witchy PreCure!Spalda[62]
2016Beyblade Burst (season 1)Wakiya Komurasakiep. 1[63]
2016High School FleetMachiko Noma[64]
2016Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair ArcMahiru Koizumi[65]
2016Magical Girl Raising ProjectWeiss Winterprisonalso voiced Shizuku Ashuu (eps. 5, 7–8)[66]
2016Tiger Mask WMiss X[67]
2016NanbakaUpa[68]
2016Kiss Him, Not MeKae Serinuma[69]
2017Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2)Konatsu[70]
2017Kemono FriendsTsuchinokoeps. 4, 6, 12[71]
2017Attack on Titan (season 2)Sasha Braus[72]
2017Beyblade Burst Evolution[b]Wakiya Komurasaki[63]
2017Altair: A Record of BattlesLelederik[73]
2017Black Clover (season 1)Charlotte Roselei[74]
2018Beyblade Burst Turbo[c]Count Night, Kanna Akaba[75][76]
2018Steins;Gate 0Luka Urushibara[77]
2018Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 1)Kanae von Rosewald[78]
2018Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson KingMarie Kurokami[79]
2018Attack on Titan (season 3) - Part 1Sasha Braus[80]
2018RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through timeDonna[81]
2019Mob Psycho 100 (season 2)The Draggerep. 2[82]
2019Case Closed (season 28)Noriko Izumieps. 931–932[83]
2019A Certain Magical Index IIISilviaep. 26[84]
2019Attack on Titan (season 3) - Part 2Sasha Braus[80]
2019Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: BabyloniaEnkidu[85]
2019Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (season 4)Decora
2020DorohedoroNoi[86]
2020Somali and the Forest SpiritKikilaeps. 3–5[87]
2021Hortensia SagaAdelheid Olivier[88]
2021Ex-ArmSōma[89]
2021Attack on Titan: The Final SeasonSasha Brauseps. 6–10[90]
2021One PieceBlack Maria
2021To Your EternitySandel[91]
2021Digimon Ghost GameRuri Tsukiyono[92]
2021Platinum EndMirai's Aunt[93]
2022Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' StoryKaede Oikawa[94]
2022The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World CupJonathan Saint Georges[95]
2023The Tale of the OutcastsAstaroth[96]
2023Am I Actually the Strongest?Giselotte Orteus[97]
2023Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2Suzanne[98]
2023Bikkuri-MenOasis[99]
2024Delicious in DungeonThistle[100]
2024The Witch and the BeastLowell[101]
2024VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My StreamSei Utsuki[102]

Original video animation (OVA)

List of voice performances in OVA
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV ASTRAYKazahana Ajapromotional videos for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray manga
2005Itsudatte My Santa!Sharryep. 2[103]
2005School Rumble: Extra ClassLala Gonzalezep. 2
2008School Rumble: 3rd SemesterLala Gonzalezep. 2
2009Denpa teki na KanojoMiya Satsuki
2011Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky-Emiri Adachieps. 2–3
2012Guilty Crown: Lost ChristmasPresentincluded in the limited edition release of Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas visual novel[104]
2012Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead: Yes, This Suits Me Just FineEucliwood Hellscythe
2012One OffCynthia B. RogersBD/DVD release
2019YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this WorldEriko Takedaep. 26.5 (included in BD Volume 3)[105]

Original net animation (ONA)

List of voice performances in ONA
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2008Candy BoyShizuku Sakuraieps. 3–7[106]
2016EyedropsTetrahydrozoline Hydrochloride[107]
2020Beyblade Burst Surge[d]Wakiya Komurasaki[108]
2021Vlad LoveNami Unten[109]
2021Beyblade Burst Dynamite BattleWakiya Komurasaki
2021Record of RagnarokHrist[110]
2022Vampire in the GardenFine[111]
2022Lee's Detective AgencyWai Fuu[112]
2023Scott Pilgrim Takes OffJulie Powers[113]

Anime films

List of voice performances in anime films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2006Dōbutsu no MoriYuu[114]
2012Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki WRanmaru Kirino
2013Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà VuLuka Urushibara[115]
2013Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever YorozuyaAyame Sarutobi[116]
2014Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of FivePeko[117]
2020High School Fleet: The MovieMachiko Noma[118]
2020Meow Meow Japanese History the Movie: Ryōma's Topsy-Turvy Time Travel!Sakamoto Ryōma[119]
2023Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of DawnLancer[120]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
YearTitleRoleRef.
2007Mega Man ZX AdventModel A
2007Ikki Tousen: Shining DragonChousen[121]
2007Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of DarknessWigglytuff
200812Riven: The Psi-Climinal of IntegralYuyu Hoshino[122]
2008Arcana Heart 2Dorothy Albright
2008Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2 DuoRekka Nagisa[123]
2009Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of SkyWigglytuff
2009Steins;GateLuka Urushibara[124]
2010Ar Tonelico QogaLuphan/Ayatane Kureha Kirinami[125][user-generated source]
2010Metal Gear Solid: Peace WalkerCécile Cosima Caminades[126][127]
2010Fate/EXTRARun Ru
2010Memories Off: Yubikiri no KiokuKasumi Nagumo[128]
2010Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's RequiemRan Yakumo[129]
2011Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny[e]Mikoto[130]
2011Arcana Heart 3Dorothy Albright[131]
2011Senran Kagura: Skirting ShadowsKatsuragi[132]
2011Final Fantasy Type-0Clemente Yuzuki Nes Peacemaker[126][133]
2012Street Fighter X TekkenNina Williams[126]
2012Fire Emblem AwakeningLucina[126]
2012Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair[f]Mahiru Koizumi[126][134]
2012Guilty Crown: Lost ChristmasPresent[135]
2012Hyperdimension Neptunia VictoryRei Ryghts[136]
2012Senran Kagura BurstKatsuragi[132]
2012E.X. TroopersW.I.Z-γ[137]
2013Senran Kagura Shinovi VersusKatsuragi[132]
2014Granblue FantasyTherese[138]
2014Senran Kagura 2: Deep CrimsonKatsuragi[132]
2014Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[g]Lucina, Prince of Sablé
2014Phantom of the KillPinaka, Vajra
2014The CrewRoxanne[139]
2015Senran Kagura: Estival VersusKatsuragi[132]
2015Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.Lucina
2015Shinken!!Ren Juzumaru[140]
2015Fire Emblem FatesLucina[126]
20157th Dragon III Code: VFDNagamimi[141]
2015Project X Zone 2Lucina[126][142]
2015Omega LabyrinthMarika Hikawa[143]
2016World of Final FantasyPrincess Goblin
2017Danganronpa V3: Killing HarmonyMahiru Koizumi[126]
2017Resident Evil 7: BiohazardZoe Baker[126][144]
2017Fire Emblem HeroesLucina, Sheena, Marth (young)[145][146]
2017Honkai Impact 3rdCecilia Schariac, Misteln Schariac
2017Fire Emblem WarriorsLucina[126]
2018God Eater Resonant OpsSera Kisaragi[147]
2018Fate/Grand OrderEnkidu[148]
2018Super Smash Bros. UltimateLucina, Prince of Sablé[126]
2019Samurai ShodownDarli Dagger[126][149]
2019Black Star -Theater Starless-Qu[150]
2019League of LegendsVi[151]
2019ArknightsWaai Fu[152]
2020Guardian TalesThe Knight (male)
2020War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave ExviusOldoa
2021Blue ArchiveKenzaki Tsurugi[153]
2021A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary FestSilvia[154]
2021Counter: SideAkiyama Shinon[155]
2022Guilty Gear StriveTestament[156]
2022Eve: Ghost EnemiesAura[157]
2022Xenoblade Chronicles 3Valdi[158]
2022The King of Fighters XVDarli Dagger[159]
2022Path to NowhereLangley[160]
2022Star Ocean: The Divine ForceD.U.M.A.[161]
2022Return to Shironagasu IslandAlex Werner[162]

Dubbing

Live-action TV series

List of performances in live-action TV series
YearTitleRoleOriginal performerSource
2018FBIMaggie BellMissy Peregrym[163]
2021YellowjacketsNatalieJuliette Lewis[164]
2022DMZAlma "Zee" OrtegaRosario Dawson[165]
2022Werewolf by NightElsa BloodstoneLaura Donnelly[166]

Animated TV series

Live-action film

Audio dramas

List of performances in audio dramas
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2008Maria HolicMariya Shidō[170]
2011Girl FriendsSatoko Sugiyama[171]
2013E.X. TroopersW.I.Z-α, W.I.Z-β, W.I.Z-γ[172]
20197th Dragon III Code: VFDNagamimi[173][174]

Live-action

Anime Supremacy! (2022), Shiori (voice)[175]

Notes

References

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