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, and Luka Urushibara in Steins;Gate, among others.
Yū Kobayashi | |
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小林 ゆう | |
Born | [1] Tokyo, Japan | February 5, 1982
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Years active | 2003–present |
Agent | Holy Peak |
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Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) |
Musical career | |
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Instruments | Vocals |
Years active | 2007–present |
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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
Animation
- 2003
- Ikki Tousen – Chousen
- 2004
- Dan Doh!! – Tadamichi Aoba
- Gundam Seed Astray – Kazahana Aja
- School Rumble – Lara González
- 2005
- Happy Seven – Mahiru Oki
- Hell Girl – Saki Kirino
- Itsudatte My Santa! – Sharry
- Negima! – Setsuna Sakurazaki[3]
- School Rumble: 1st Semester Extra Class – Lara González
- 2006
- Buso Renkin – Chitose Tateyama & Shusui Hayasaka
- Dōbutsu no Mori – Yu
- Gin Tama – Ayame Sarutobi
- Higurashi no Naku Koro ni – Satoshi Hōjō
- Negima!? – Setsuna Sakurazaki
- School Rumble: 2nd Semester – Lara González
- Princess Princess – Sakamoto Natsumi
- Tsuyokiss – Nagomi Yashi
- 2007
- Baccano! – Nice Holystone
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers – Dan Kuso
- Saint October – Misaki Hijiri
- Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei – Kaere/Kaede Kimura[4]
- Touka Gettan – Shōko Rokujō
- 2008
- Amatsuki – Benitobi
- Candy Boy – Shizuku Sakurai
- Kamen no Maid Guy – Miwa Hirano
- Kyo no Gononi – Ryota Sato
- School Rumble: 3rd Semester – Lara González
- Sekirei – Akitsu
- World Destruction – Lia Dragonell
- 2009
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers: Gundalian Invaders – Dan Kuso
- Denpa teki na Kanojo – Satsuki Miya
- Sgt. Frog – Yamada Kun (Ep.273)
- Maria Holic – Mariya Shidō[5]
- Nyan Koi! – Nagi Ichinose[6]
- Saki – Yumi Kajiki
- Umineko no Naku Koro ni – Kanon
- 2010
- Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori – Emily Adachi
- Arakawa Under the Bridge – Amazona
- Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge – Amazona
- B Gata H Kei – Kyōka Kanejō[7]
- Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia – Dan Kuso
- Dance in the Vampire Bund – Meiren[8]
- Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Girls – Matabee Gotō
- Kaichou wa Maid-sama! – Shizuko Kaga[9]
- Occult Academy – Chihiro Kawashima
- Ōkami Kakushi – Hiroshi Kuzumi
- Seitokai Yakuindomo – Naruko Yokoshima
- So Ra No Wo To – Rio Kazumiya[10]
- The World God Only Knows – Yū Hatori
- 2011
- Fairy Tail – Daphne
- Fractale – Clain
- Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere – Futayo Honda
- Inazuma Eleven Go – Kirino Ranmaru
- Kore wa Zombie Desu ka? of the Dead – Delusion Eucliwood, ep. 11
- Level E – Kyoko Mikihisa
- Maria Holic: Alive – Mariya Shidō
- Sket Dance – Kikuno Asahina/Daisy
- Steins;Gate – Luka Urushibara
- Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san – Undine
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal – Cathy
- 2012
- Daily Lives of High School Boys – Yanagin
- Ginga e Kickoff!! – Outa Shou
- Horizon in the middle of nowhere 2 – Futayo Honda
- Inazuma Eleven Go Chrono Stone – Kirino Ranmaru
- Kamisama Kiss – Isohime
- One Off – Cynthia B. Rogers
- Suki-tte Ii na yo. – Mei's Mother
- 2013
- Attack on Titan – Sasha Blouse
- Servant x Service – Kaoru Hasebe
- Inazuma Eleven Go Galaxy – Matatagi Yuuta, Hilary Flail
- Senran Kagura – Katsuragi
- 2014
- Denkigai no Honya-san – Ero Hon G Men
- Fūun Ishin Dai Shōgun – Maika Yurihara
- Hero Bank – Isshin Kaimei
- Ketsuekigata-kun! – Blood Type O Girl
- Madan no Ō to Vanadis – Elizavetta Fomina
- Oneechan ga Kita – Mitsuru Hanazono
- Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five – Peko
- 2015
- Attack on Titan: Junior High – Sasha Braus
- Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry – Ayase Ayatsuji
- Detective Conan – Boy
- My Wife is the Student Council President – Ryuji Wakana
- Blood Blockade Battlefront – Chain Sumeragi
- Classroom Crisis – Angelina
- Kōfuku Graffiti – Tsuyuko
- Monster Musume – Ms. Smith
- 2016
- Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju – Konatsu
- Maho Girls PreCure! – Spalda(Eps.1-16, 43-)
- High School Fleet – Machiko Noma
- Beyblade Burst – Wakiya Komurasaki
- Kiss Him, Not Me – Kae Serinuma
- Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School – Mahiru Koizumi
- Magical Girl Raising Project – Weiss Winterprison (Eps.1-8) / Shizuku Ashuu (Eps.5-6, 8)
- Nanbaka (Upa)
- Tiger Mask W – Miss X
- 2017
- Kemono Friends – Tsuchinoko (Ep.4, 6, 12)
- Beyblade Burst God - Wakiya Komurasaki
- Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Season 2 – Konatsu
- Attack on Titan Season 2 – Sasha Blouse
- Altair: A Record of Battles – Lelederik
- 2018
- Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu - Kanna Akaba
- Tokyo Ghoul:re – Kanae von Rosewald[11]
- Steins;Gate 0 – Ruka Urushibara
- Attack on Titan Season 3 – Sasha Blouse[12]
- RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time – Donna
- Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King – Kurokami Marie[13]
- 2019
- Mob Psycho 100 II – The Dragger[14]
- YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World – Eriko Takeda[15]
- Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 – Sasha Blouse[16]
- Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia – Enkidu[17]
- 2020
- Somali and the Forest Spirit – Kikila[18]
- Dorohedoro – Noi[19]
- TBA
Films
- Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki W – Ranmaru Kirino (2012)
- Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya – Ayame Sarutobi (2013)
- Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu – Ruka Urushibara (2013)
- Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five – Peko (2014)
- High School Fleet the Movie – Machiko Noma (2020)
- Nekoneko Nihon-shi – Sakamoto Ryōma (2020)
Games
- 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral – Yuyu Hoshino (2008)
Unknown date
- 7th Dragon III Code: VFD – Nagamimi[21]
- Ar tonelico III: Sekai Shūen no Hikigane wa Shōjo no Uta ga Hajiku – Luphan
- Arcana Heart 2 – Dorothy Albright
- Arknights – Waai Fu
- BlackStar - Theater Starless – Qu
- Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. – Lucina
- Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair – Mahiru Koizumi[22]
- Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony – Mahiru Koizumi[22]
- E.X. Troopers – W.I.Z-α, W.I.Z-β, W.I.Z-γ
- Fate/EXTRA – Lil' Ronnie
- Fate/Grand Order – Enkidu
- Final Fantasy Type-0 – Yuzuki[22]
- Fire Emblem Awakening – Lucina (Marth)[22]
- Fire Emblem Fates – Lucina[22]
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Lucina, Sheena
- Fire Emblem Warriors – Lucina[22]
- Koumajou Densetsu 2: Stranger's Requiem – Ran Yakumo
- God Eater Resonant Ops – Sera Kisaragi[23]
- Granblue Fantasy – Therese
- Guilty Crown: Lost Xmas as Present
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory – Rei Ryghts
- League of Legends – Vi
- Mega Man ZX Advent – Model A
- Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku – Kasumi Nagumo
- Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker – Cécile Cosima Caminades[22]
- Omega Labyrinth – Marika Hikawa
- Phantom of the Kill – Vajra
- Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness – Pukurin (Wigglytuff)
- Project X Zone 2 – Lucina[22]
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard – Zoe Baker[22]
- Rune Factory Oceans – Mikoto
- Samurai Shodown (2019 video game) – Darli Dagger[22]
- Senran Kagura: Shoujotachi no Shinei – Katsuragi
- Senran Kagura Burst: Guren no Shoujotachi – Katsuragi
- Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus – Katsuragi
- Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson – Katsuragi
- Senran Kagura: Estival Versus – Katsuragi
- Shinken!! – Juzumaru Ren
- Steins;Gate – Luka Urushibara
- Street Fighter X Tekken – Nina Williams[22]
- Super Dangan Ronpa 2 – Mahiru Koizumi
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U – Lucina, Sablé Prince
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Lucina,[22] Prince of Sablé
- World of Final Fantasy – Princess Goblin
- Honkai Impact 3 - Cecilia Shania x Schariac
Drama CD
- Girl Friends – Satoko Sugiyama
- 7th Dragon III Code: VFD Drama CD (2019) – Nagamimi[24][25]
- Maria Holic Drama CD – Mariya Shidou
Dubbing
- FBI – Maggie Bell (Missy Peregrym)[26]
References
- 声優・小林ゆう、一般男性と結婚発表「これからも精一杯精進」 (in Japanese). Oricon. December 29, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
- http://www.huffingtonpost.jp/2017/12/29/holy-kobayashi-married_a_23319319/ (in Japanese)
- "Negima!" (in Japanese). negima.ne.jp. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- "Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei" (in Japanese). Starchild.co.jp. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- まりあ†ほりっく [Click Menu then on Cast to view] (in Japanese). mariaholic.com. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- "TBSアニメーション・「にゃんこい!」公式ホームページ / スタッフ&キャスト" (in Japanese). TBS. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- "B Gata H Kei" (in Japanese). bgatahkei.com. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- "Dance in the Vampire Bund" [click on キャスト to view] (in Japanese). vampirebund.com. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
- "Maid Sama!" (in Japanese). tbs.co.jp. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- "So Ra No Wo To キャスト&スタッフ" [So Ra No Wo To Cast & staff] (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- "Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime Casts Yu Kobayashi, Mamoru Miyano" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- "Attack on Titan Season 3 Premieres in July After January Compilation Film" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- "Lord of Vermilion Anime Reveals Cast, July Premiere". Anime News Network. May 5, 2018. Retrieved July 15, 2018.
- "モブサイコ100 II". mau2. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- "YU-NO Anime Reveals Visual, Returning Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. January 31, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
- "Attack on Titan Season 3 Premieres in July After January Compilation Film" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
- "Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia Anime's Promo Video Reveals Visuals". Anime News Network. December 31, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2019.
- "Somali and the Forest Spirit Anime's Video Previews Additional Cast, Opening Song". Anime News Network. August 26, 2019. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
- "A First Key Visual, Staff, Cast and Other Details for Dorohedoro Anime Revealed". The Nerd Mag. October 10, 2019. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- "アニメ「ぶらどらぶ」VLADLOVE | 押井守 原作、総監督". www.vladlove.com. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- http://games.sega.com/7thdragon/world/
- "Yū Kobayashi - 177 Character Images | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved June 27, 2019. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
- "セラ – ゴッドイーター レゾナントオプス | GOD EATER® RESONANT OPS". ge-reo.godeater.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- "Twitter". mobile.twitter.com. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
- http://www.fwinc.co.jp/news/53019/
- "FBI:特別捜査班". Wowow. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Yū Kobayashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia