Yū Kobayashi

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Not to be confused with Yuko 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 Braus 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 43)[1] Tokyo, Japan
Occupations	Voice actress singer
Years active	2003–present
Agent	Holy Peak
Notable work	Fire Emblem as Lucina Bakugan as Dan Kuso Attack on Titan as Sasha Blouse Gintama as Ayame Sarutobi Kiss Him, Not Me as Kae Serinuma Negima! as Setsuna Sakurazaki Steins;Gate as Luka Urushibara Honkai Impact 3rd as Misteln "Hare" Schariac Dorohedoro as Noi Beyblade Burst as Wakiya Komurasaki Black Clover as Charlotte Roselei One Piece as Black Maria
Musical career
Genres	J-pop Anison
Instrument	Vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	Konami Media Factory

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	Dan Doh!!	Tadamichi Aoba		[3]
2005	School Rumble	Lala Gonzalez	eps. 18, 20–23
2005	Negima!	Setsuna Sakurazaki	eps. 6, 9–19, 19–26	[4]
2005	Happy Seven	Mahiru Oki
2006	Hell Girl	Saki Kirino	ep. 14	[5]
2006	School Rumble: 2nd Semester	Lala Gonzalez	also voiced Drive and Mama (ep. 21)
2006	Gintama (season 1)	Ayame Sarutobi	also voiced Saruko (ep. 122)	[6]
2006	Princess Princess	Sakamoto Natsumi	ep. 6
2006	Tsuyokiss Cool×Sweet	Nagomi Yashi		[7]
2006	Higurashi When They Cry (Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni)	Satoshi Hōjō	eps. 16–17, 20–21
2006	Negima!?	Setsuna Sakurazaki		[4]
2007	Saint October	Misaki Hijiri		[8]
2007	Buso Renkin	Chitose Tateyama	also voiced Shuusui Hayasaka (child) (ep. 11)	[9]
2007	Tōka Gettan	Shōko Rokujō
2007	Bakugan Battle Brawlers (season 1)	Danma Kūsō		[10]
2007	Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Kaere Kimura		[11]
2007	Baccano!	Nice Holystone		[12]
2008	Kamen no Maid Guy	Miwa Hirano		[13]
2008	Amatsuki	Benitobi	ep. 10	[14]
2008	Sekirei	Akitsu		[15]
2008	Sands of Destruction[a]	Lia Dragonell	ep. 2	[16]
2008	Kyō no Go no Ni	Ryota Sato		[17]
2009	Maria Holic	Mariya Shidō		[18][19]
2009	Saki	Yumi Kajiki		[20]
2009	Umineko When They Cry (Umineko No Naku Koro Ni)	Kanon		[21]
2009	Sgt. Frog (season 6)	Yamada	ep. 273
2009	Nyan Koi!	Nagi Ichinose		[22]
2010	Sound of the Sky	Rio Kazumiya		[23]
2010	Ōkami Kakushi	Hiroshi Kuzumi		[24]
2010	Dance in the Vampire Bund	Meiren		[25]
2010	Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia	Danma Kūsō		[26]
2010	Maid Sama!	Shizuko Kaga		[27]
2010	B Gata H Kei	Kyōka Kanejō		[28]
2010	Arakawa Under the Bridge	Amazoness	ep. 13	[29]
2010	Occult Academy	Chihiro Kawashima		[30]
2010	Seitokai Yakuindomo	Naruko Yokoshima		[31]
2010	Sekirei: Pure Engagement	Akitsu	eps. 4–6, 11–12	[15]
2010	Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge	Amazoness		[29]
2010	Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls	Matabee Gotō
2010	The World God Only Knows (season 1)	Yū Hatori	ep. 1, 12
2011	Fractale	Clain		[32]
2011	Level E	Kyōko Mikihisa	eps. 8–9
2011	Fairy Tail (season 2)	Daphne	eps. 69–72
2011	Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders	Danma Kūsō		[33]
2011	Maria Holic: Alive	Mariya Shidō		[34]
2011	Steins;Gate	Luka Urushibara		[35]
2011	Sket Dance	Kikuno Asahina	also voiced Teruko (ep. 30)	[36]
2011	Yondemasuyo, Azazel-san	Undine	eps. 3–4, 7–8	[37]
2011	Inazuma Eleven GO (season 1)	Ranmaru Kirino		[38]
2011	Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal I (season 1)	Cathy	ep. 9
2011	The World God Only Knows II	Yū Hatori	ep. 12
2011	Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 1)	Futayo Honda		[39]
2011	Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge	Danma Kūsō
2012	Fairy Tail (season 4)	Daphne	ep. 114
2012	Daily Lives of High School Boys	Yanagin		[40]
2012	Ginga e Kickoff!!	Shō Ōta		[41]
2012	Inazuma Eleven GO: Chrono Stone	Ranmaru Kirino
2012	Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere (season 2)	Futayo Honda		[39]
2012	Say I Love You.	Mei's mother
2012	Kamisama Kiss	Isohime	eps. 8–9, 13	[42]
2013	Senran Kagura Ninja Flash	Katsuragi		[43]
2013	Attack on Titan (season 1)	Sasha Braus		[44]
2013	Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy	Ranmaru Kirino	also voiced Hilary Flail, Rashid Haqim, and Yuuta Matatagi
2013	Servant × Service	Kaoru Hasebe	eps. 5, 9, 12–13	[45]
2014	Oneechan ga Kita	Mitsuru Hanazono		[46]
2014	Hero Bank	Isshin Uminari		[47]
2014	Dai-Shogun – Great Revolution	Maika Yurihara		[48]
2014	Denkigai no Honya-san	G Men		[49]
2014	Lord Marksman and Vanadis	Elizavetta Fomina	eps. 4, 8–9	[50]
2015	Gourmet Girl Graffiti	Tsuyuko	eps. 5, 7, 11	[51]
2015	Blood Blockade Battlefront	Chain Sumeragi		[52]
2015	Monster Musume	Smith		[53]
2015	Classroom Crisis	Angelina		[54]
2015	My Wife is the Student Council President	Ryoji Wakana	ep. 12	[55]
2015	Case Closed (season 25)	Mamoru Ganno	eps. 792–793	[56]
2015	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	Ayase Ayatsuji		[57]
2015	Attack on Titan: Junior High	Sasha Braus		[58]
2015	A Simple Thinking About Blood Type (season 3)	O-Type-chan		[59]
2016	Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju	Konatsu		[60]
2016	A Simple Thinking About Blood Type (season 4)	O-Type-chan		[61]
2016	Witchy PreCure!	Spalda		[62]
2016	Beyblade Burst (season 1)	Wakiya Komurasaki	ep. 1	[63]
2016	High School Fleet	Machiko Noma		[64]
2016	Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School - Despair Arc	Mahiru Koizumi		[65]
2016	Magical Girl Raising Project	Weiss Winterprison	also voiced Shizuku Ashuu (eps. 5, 7–8)	[66]
2016	Tiger Mask W	Miss X		[67]
2016	Nanbaka	Upa		[68]
2016	Kiss Him, Not Me	Kae Serinuma		[69]
2017	Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (season 2)	Konatsu		[70]
2017	Kemono Friends	Tsuchinoko	eps. 4, 6, 12	[71]
2017	Attack on Titan (season 2)	Sasha Braus		[72]
2017	Beyblade Burst Evolution[b]	Wakiya Komurasaki		[63]
2017	Altair: A Record of Battles	Lelederik		[73]
2017	Black Clover (season 1)	Charlotte Roselei		[74]
2018	Beyblade Burst Turbo[c]	Count Night, Kanna Akaba		[75][76]
2018	Steins;Gate 0	Luka Urushibara		[77]
2018	Tokyo Ghoul:re (season 1)	Kanae von Rosewald		[78]
2018	Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King	Marie Kurokami		[79]
2018	Attack on Titan (season 3) - Part 1	Sasha Braus		[80]
2018	RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time	Donna		[81]
2019	Mob Psycho 100 (season 2)	The Dragger	ep. 2	[82]
2019	Case Closed (season 28)	Noriko Izumi	eps. 931–932	[83]
2019	A Certain Magical Index III	Silvia	ep. 26	[84]
2019	Attack on Titan (season 3) - Part 2	Sasha Braus		[80]
2019	Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia	Enkidu		[85]
2019	Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma (season 4)	Decora
2020	Dorohedoro	Noi		[86]
2020	Somali and the Forest Spirit	Kikila	eps. 3–5	[87]
2020	Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle: Rhyme Anima	Otome Tohoten		[88]
2021	Hortensia Saga	Adelheid Olivier		[89]
2021	Ex-Arm	Sōma		[90]
2021	Attack on Titan: The Final Season	Sasha Braus	eps. 6–10	[91]
2021	One Piece	Black Maria
2021	To Your Eternity	Sandel		[92]
2021	Digimon Ghost Game	Ruri Tsukiyono		[93]
2021	Platinum End	Mirai's Aunt		[94]
2022	Birdie Wing: Golf Girls' Story	Kaede Oikawa		[95]
2022	The Prince of Tennis II: U-17 World Cup	Jonathan Saint Georges		[96]
2023	The Tale of the Outcasts	Astaroth		[97]
2023	Am I Actually the Strongest?	Giselotte Orteus		[98]
2023	Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation 2	Suzanne		[99]
2023	Bikkuri-Men	Oasis		[100]
2024	Delicious in Dungeon	Thistle		[101]
2024	The Witch and the Beast	Lowell		[102]
2024	Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again	Setsu Takahashi		[103]
2024	VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral After Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream	Sei Utsuki		[104]
2024	Quality Assurance in Another World	Gaydle		[105]
2025	The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World	Nyamena		[106]
2025	Zatsu Tabi: That's Journey	Yoshimoto		[107]
2025	#Compass 2.0: Combat Providence Analysis System	Gunsō		[108]
2025	Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu	Arisa Nashida		[109]
2025	Fate/strange Fake	Lancer		[110]

Original video animation (OVA)

List of voice performances in OVA

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2004	Mobile Suit Gundam SEED MSV ASTRAY	Kazahana Aja	promotional videos for Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Astray manga
2005	Itsudatte My Santa!	Sharry	ep. 2	[111]
2005	School Rumble: Extra Class	Lala Gonzalez	ep. 2
2008	School Rumble: 3rd Semester	Lala Gonzalez	ep. 2
2009	Denpa teki na Kanojo	Miya Satsuki
2011	Air Gear: Kuro no Hane to Nemuri no Mori -Break on the Sky-	Emiri Adachi	eps. 2–3
2012	Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas	Present	included in the limited edition release of Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas visual novel	[112]
2012	Is This a Zombie? Of the Dead: Yes, This Suits Me Just Fine	Eucliwood Hellscythe
2012	One Off	Cynthia B. Rogers	BD/DVD release
2019	YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World	Eriko Takeda	ep. 26.5 (included in BD Volume 3)	[113]

Original net animation (ONA)

List of voice performances in ONA

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2008	Candy Boy	Shizuku Sakurai	eps. 3–7	[114]
2016	Eyedrops	Tetrahydrozoline Hydrochloride		[115]
2020	Beyblade Burst Surge[d]	Wakiya Komurasaki		[116]
2021	Vlad Love	Nami Unten		[117]
2021	Beyblade Burst Dynamite Battle	Wakiya Komurasaki
2021	Record of Ragnarok	Hrist		[118]
2022	Vampire in the Garden	Fine		[119]
2022	Lee's Detective Agency	Wai Fuu		[120]
2023	Scott Pilgrim Takes Off	Julie Powers		[121]
2025	Moonrise	Eric Baker		[122]

Anime films

List of voice performances in anime films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2006	Dōbutsu no Mori	Yuu		[123]
2012	Inazuma Eleven GO vs. Danbōru Senki W	Ranmaru Kirino
2013	Steins;Gate: The Movie − Load Region of Déjà Vu	Luka Urushibara		[124]
2013	Gintama: The Movie: The Final Chapter: Be Forever Yorozuya	Ayame Sarutobi		[125]
2014	Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon—Peko and the Exploration Party of Five	Peko		[126]
2020	High School Fleet: The Movie	Machiko Noma		[127]
2020	Meow Meow Japanese History the Movie: Ryōma's Topsy-Turvy Time Travel!	Sakamoto Ryōma		[128]
2023	Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn	Lancer		[129]
2024	Crayon Shin-chan: Ora's Dinosaur Diary	San		[130]

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Mega Man ZX Advent	Model A
2007	Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon	Chousen	[131]
2007	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness	Wigglytuff
2008	12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral	Yuyu Hoshino	[132]
2008	Arcana Heart 2	Dorothy Albright
2008	Doki Doki Majo Shinpan 2 Duo	Rekka Nagisa	[133]
2009	Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky	Wigglytuff
2009	Steins;Gate	Luka Urushibara	[134]
2010	Ar Tonelico Qoga	Luphan/Ayatane Kureha Kirinami	[135][user-generated source]
2010	Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker	Cécile Cosima Caminades	[136][137]
2010	Fate/EXTRA	Run Ru
2010	Memories Off: Yubikiri no Kioku	Kasumi Nagumo	[138]
2010	Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem	Ran Yakumo	[139]
2011	Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny[e]	Mikoto	[140][user-generated source?]
2011	Arcana Heart 3	Dorothy Albright	[141]
2011	Senran Kagura: Skirting Shadows	Katsuragi	[142]
2011	Final Fantasy Type-0	Clemente Yuzuki Nes Peacemaker	[136][143]
2012	Street Fighter X Tekken	Nina Williams	[136]
2012	Fire Emblem Awakening	Lucina	[136]
2012	Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair[f]	Mahiru Koizumi	[136][144]
2012	Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas	Present	[145]
2012	Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory	Rei Ryghts	[146]
2012	Senran Kagura Burst	Katsuragi	[142]
2012	E.X. Troopers	W.I.Z-γ	[147]
2013	Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus	Katsuragi	[142]
2014	Granblue Fantasy	Therese, Setsuka Sakurazaki	[148][149]
2014	Senran Kagura 2: Deep Crimson	Katsuragi	[142]
2014	Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U[g]	Lucina, Prince of Sablé
2014	Phantom of the Kill	Pinaka, Vajra
2014	The Crew	Roxanne	[150]
2015	Senran Kagura: Estival Versus	Katsuragi	[142]
2015	Code Name: S.T.E.A.M.	Lucina
2015	Shinken!!	Ren Juzumaru	[151]
2015	Fire Emblem Fates	Lucina	[136]
2015	7th Dragon III Code: VFD	Nagamimi	[152]
2015	Project X Zone 2	Lucina	[136][153]
2015	Omega Labyrinth	Marika Hikawa	[154]
2016	World of Final Fantasy	Princess Goblin
2017	Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony	Mahiru Koizumi	[136]
2017	Resident Evil 7: Biohazard	Zoe Baker	[136][155]
2017	Fire Emblem Heroes	Lucina, Sheena, Marth (young)	[156][157]
2017	Honkai Impact 3rd	Cecilia Schariac, Misteln Schariac
2017	Fire Emblem Warriors	Lucina	[136]
2018	God Eater Resonant Ops	Sera Kisaragi	[158]
2018	Fate/Grand Order	Enkidu	[159]
2018	Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Lucina, Prince of Sablé	[136]
2019	Samurai Shodown	Darli Dagger	[136][160]
2019	Black Star -Theater Starless-	Qu	[161]
2019	League of Legends	Vi	[162]
2019	Arknights	Waai Fu	[163]
2020	Guardian Tales	The Knight (male)
2020	War of the Visions: Final Fantasy Brave Exvius	Oldoa
2021	Blue Archive	Kenzaki Tsurugi	[164]
2021	A Certain Magical Index: Imaginary Fest	Silvia	[165]
2021	Counter: Side	Akiyama Shinon	[166]
2022	Guilty Gear Strive	Testament	[167]
2022	Eve: Ghost Enemies	Aura	[168]
2022	Xenoblade Chronicles 3	Valdi	[169]
2022	The King of Fighters XV	Darli Dagger	[170]
2022	Path to Nowhere	Langley	[171]
2022	Star Ocean: The Divine Force	D.U.M.A.	[172]
2022	Return to Shironagasu Island	Alex Werner	[173]
2025	Rusty Rabbit	Paul	[174]

Dubbing

Live-action TV series

List of performances in live-action TV series

Year	Title	Role	Original performer	Source
2018	FBI	Maggie Bell	Missy Peregrym	[175]
2021	Yellowjackets	Natalie	Juliette Lewis	[176]
2022	DMZ	Alma "Zee" Ortega	Rosario Dawson	[177]
2022	Werewolf by Night	Elsa Bloodstone	Laura Donnelly	[178]
2024	Poker Face	Charlie Cale	Natasha Lyonne	[179]

Animated TV series

• Arcane (2021), Vi^[180] – Originally performed by Hailee Steinfeld

Live-action film

• Morbius (2022), Martine Bancroft^[181] – Originally performed by Adria Arjona
• The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Demon^[182]
• Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Mary Jo Bassa^[183] – Originally performed by Charlee Fraser

Animated film

• Despicable Me 4 (2024), Patsy Prescott^[184]

Audio dramas

List of performances in audio dramas

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
2008	Maria Holic	Mariya Shidō		[185]
2011	Girl Friends	Satoko Sugiyama		[186]
2013	E.X. Troopers	W.I.Z-α, W.I.Z-β, W.I.Z-γ		[187]
2019	7th Dragon III Code: VFD	Nagamimi		[188][189]

Live-action

Anime Supremacy! (2022), Shiori (voice)^[190]

Notes

1. Known in Japan as World Destruction: Sekai Bokumetsu no Rokunin.
2. Known in Japan as Beyblade Burst God.
3. Known in Japan as Beyblade Burst Super Z (Cho Z).
4. Known in Japan as Beyblade Burst Sparking or Beyblade Burst Superking.
5. Known in Japan and PAL regions as Rune Factory: Oceans.
6. Known in Japan as Super Danganronpa 2: Sayonara Zetsubō Gakuen.
7. Collectively known as Super Smash Bros. 4.