Yasuko Kobayashi

Yasuko Kobayashi (小林 靖子, Kobayashi Yasuko, born April 7, 1965) is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with Tokusou Robo Janperson.

Yasuko Kobayashi
Native name	小林 靖子
Born	(1965-04-07) April 7, 1965 Koto, Tokyo, Japan
Occupation	Screenwriter

Writing credits

Since her debut writing credits in Janperson, Kobayashi has been the main writer on many anime and tokusatsu television series and films. She has also been a writer on individual episodes within other series. Her credits as head writer are listed below.

Anime television series

An asterisk denotes head writer position

• Hell Teacher Nube (1997)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! (1998)
• Angel Links (1999)
• Dinozaurs (2000)*
• Gear Fighter Dendoh (2000-2001)
• I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (2001)*
• Galaxy Angel (2001-2004)
• Cyborg 009: The Cyborg Soldier (2002)
• Pita-Ten (2002)
• Panyo Panyo Di Gi Charat (2002)
• Seven of Seven (2002)
• Gilgamesh (2003)
• Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2003-2004)
• Genshiken (2004)
• Gokusen (2004)*
• Sgt. Frog (2005)
• Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor (2005-2006)
• Shakugan no Shana (2005-2012)*
• 009-1 (2006)
• Kamisama Kazoku (2006)
• Witchblade (2006)* [1]
• Yume Tsukai (2006)*
• Death Note (2006-2007)
• Claymore (2007)*
• Princess Resurrection (2007)
• Blassreiter (2008)
• Casshern Sins (2008-2009)*
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012-present)*
• Attack on Titan (2013-2019)*
• Garo: Honō no Kokuin (2014-2015)*
• Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler (2017, 2019)*
• Dororo (2019)*

TV tokusatsu

An asterisk denotes head writer position

• Tokusou Robo Janperson (1993)
• Blue SWAT (1994)
• Juukou B-Fighter (1995-1996)
• B-Fighter Kabuto (1996-1997)
• Denji Sentai Megaranger (1997-1998)
• Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (1998-1999)*
• Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive (1999-2000)
• Mirai Sentai Timeranger (2000-2001)*
• Kamen Rider Agito (2001)
• Kamen Rider Ryuki (2002-2003)*
• Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (2003-2004)*
• GoGo Sentai Boukenger (2006)
• Kamen Rider Den-O (2007-2008)*
• Kamen Rider Decade (2009)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (2009-2010)*
• Kamen Rider OOO (2010-2011)*
• Garo: Makai Senki (2011)
• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (2012-2013)*
• Zero: Black Blood (2014)*
• Ressha Sentai ToQger (2014-2015)*
• Kamen Rider Amazons (2016-2017)*

Films

• Yu-Gi-Oh! (1999)
• Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (2001)
• Shakugan no Shana The Movie (2007)
• Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007)
• Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008)
• Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008)
• Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (2009)
• Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!! (2010)
• Trigun: Badlands Rumble (2010)
• Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (2010)
  • Episode Red: Zero no Star Twinkle
  • Episode Blue: The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral
• Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven Is a Place on Earth (2011)
• Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)
• Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (2011)
• Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower! (2012)
• Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S. (2014)
• Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (2015)
• Garo: Divine Flame (2018)
• Touken Ranbu (2019)

References

1. Booker, M. Keith (2010-05-11). Encyclopedia of Comic Books and Graphic Novels. ABC-CLIO. pp. 701–. ISBN 978-0-313-35746-6. Retrieved 11 May 2011.

External links

• Kobayashi, Yasuko at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Yasuko Kobayashi anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)