Yūko Gotō

Yūko Gotō (後藤 邑子, Gotō Yūko; born August 28, 1975) is a Japanese actress, voice actress and singer^[2] who was contracted to Production Baobab^[4] and is now signed to Axlone.^[3][5] In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé typecasting, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture who dresses and acts as such when not working, right down to her motorcycle. This is parodied in the 23rd episode of Lucky Star, in which she appears as a masculine Bōsōzoku-styled character of herself called Gotouza, a nickname given to her by fellow voice actor Tomokazu Sugita. She is also a fluent English speaker.

Yūko Gotō
後藤 邑子
Born	(1975-08-28) August 28, 1975 (age 50)[1][2] Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Other names	Gotouther-sama Murako Gotouza
Occupations	Actress voice actress singer
Years active	1999–present
Agent	Axlone
Notable credits	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya as Mikuru Asahina Hidamari Sketch as Hiro Puella Magi Madoka Magica as Junko Kaname
Height	163 cm (5 ft 4 in)[2][3]

In 2012, she announced that she is suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and systemic lupus erythematosus.^[6] She is currently performing voice actor activity, while frequently going to the hospital, but recovered on October 4.

Filmography

Anime

List of voice performances in anime

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1999	Iketeru Futari	Kaneto Sakurai		[7]
1999	∀ Gundam	Girlfriend	Episode 2	[7]
1999	Nekojiru Gekijou  (ja)	Nyansuke
2000	UFO Baby	Sayuri		[7]
2001	Hooligan  (ja)	Yuka Amō	Adult OVA	[7]
2002	Mirmo!	Kameri
2002	Naruto	Futaba	Episode 56	[7]
2002	GetBackers	Nurse	Episode 35	[7]
2003	The World of Narue	Yuki Kashiwazaki		[7]
2003	Mizuiro	Hiyori Hayasaka	OVA	[7]
2003	Milkyway  (ja)	Sakuya Mikage	Adult OVA	[7]
2003	Please Twins!	Girl Student		[7]
2004	Genshiken	Susanna Hopkins
2004	Kujibiki Unbalance	Kaoruko Yamada	OVA	[7]
2005	Twin Princess of Wonder Planet	Rein		[7]
2005	Shuffle!	Kaede Fuyou		[8][7]
2005	Lamune	Nanami Konoe		[7]
2005	I"s Pure	Yuka Morisaki	OVA
2006	Twin Princess of Wonder Planet Gyu!	Rein		[7]
2006	Gintama	Kirara	Episodes 127-128	[7]
2006	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya	Mikuru Asahina		[9][7][10][11]
2006	Lovely Idol	Miu Nekoya		[7][9]
2006	Kujibiki Unbalance (TV)	Kaoruko Yamada		[7][9]
2006	Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru	Ichiko Takashima		[7][9]
2007	Shuffle! Memories	Kaede Fuyou		[7]
2007	Hidamari Sketch	Hiro	Also Specials	[7]
2007	Dancouga Nova – Super God Beast Armor	Ada Rossa		[7]
2007	Hayate the Combat Butler	Maou		[7]
2007	Lucky Star	Ayano Minegishi, Gotouza-sama/Herself		[7]
2007	Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Abiru Kobushi		[7]
2007	Sketchbook ~full color'S~	Kate		[7]
2007	Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku	Tsubael		[7][9]
2007	Night Wizard THE ANIMATION	Bell Zephyr		[7][9]
2007	Dragonaut - The Resonance	Makina		[7][9]
2007	Genshiken Pt.2	Susanna Hopkins		[7]
2008	(Zoku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Abiru Kobushi		[7][9]
2008	Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de	Miyu Kuonji		[7]
2008	Yotsunoha	Iori Yuzuki	OVA	[7]
2008	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2	Anya Alstreim, Mutsuki Minase, Monika Kruszewski		[7]
2008	Itazura na Kiss	Christine "Chris" Robbins		[7]
2008	S.A: Special A	Hikari Hanazono		[7]
2008	Hidamari Sketch × 365	Hiro	Also Specials	[7][9]
2008	Black Butler	Mina
2008	Hell Girl: Three Vessels	Mioi Hatsumi		[7]
2008	Kyōran Kazoku Nikki	Raichō Hiratsuka
2008	(Goku) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Abiru Kobushi	Also OVA
2009	The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya	Mikuru Asahina
2009	Nyoro~n Churuya-san	Mikuru Asahina		[7]
2009	The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Season 2)	Mikuru Asahina		[7]
2009	Queen's Blade: The Exiled Virgin	Menace		[7][9]
2009	Tears to Tiara	Rhiannon		[7][9]
2009	Crayon Shin-chan: Roar! Kasukabe Wild Kingdom	Victoria	Movie	[7]
2009	(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei	Abiru Kobushi		[7]
2009	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 Special Edition "Zero Requiem"	Anya Alstreim	OVA
2009	AIKa ZERO	Shiratori Miyu	OVA	[7]
2009	Queen's Blade 2: The Evil Eye	Menace		[7]
2009	Kämpfer	Assistant Committee Chairperson		[7][9]
2009	Shin Koihime Musō	Hinari		[7][9]
2009	(Zan) Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei Bangaichi	Abiru Kobushi	OVA	[7]
2010	Ladies versus Butlers!	Saori Shikikagami		[7][9]
2010	Ōkami Kakushi	Kaori Mana		[7]
2010	Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆	Hiro	Also Specials	[7][9]
2010	The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya	Mikuru Asahina		[7]
2010	Arakawa Under the Bridge	Jacqueline		[7]
2010	Shukufuku no Campanella	Avril	Also Specials and OVA	[7][9]
2010	Queen's Blade: Beautiful Warriors	Menace	OVA
2010	Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge	Jacqueline		[7]
2011	Puella Magi Madoka Magica	Junko Kaname		[7][9]
2011	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai	Naru Ōtori		[7][9]
2011	Kämpfer für die Liebe	Assistant Committee Chairperson
2011	Astarotte no Omocha!	Elíka Drakul Draupnils		[7][9]
2011	Nyanpire	Chachamaru		[7]
2011	Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love]	Haruka Amatsuka	OVA	[7][9]
2011	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!	Yukie Mayuzumi		[7][9]
2011	Hidamari Sketch × SP	Hiro		[7]
2012	Sket Dance	Luigiana
2012	Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland	Anya Alstreim, White Rabbit	OVA
2012	Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb	Hiro		[7]
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 1: Beginnings	Junko Kaname	Recap Movie	[7]
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 2: Eternal	Junko Kaname	Recap Movie	[7]
2013	Da Capo III	Rurika Ordet		[7]
2013	Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part 3: Rebellion	Junko Kaname	Movie	[7]
2013	Hidamari Sketch: Sae & Hiro's Graduation Arc	Hiro	OVA
2014	In Search of the Lost Future	Shiori Sasaki		[12]
2015	The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan	Mikuru Asahina		[7][9]
2015	Ninja Slayer From Animation	Maria Agata	ONA
2015	The Asterisk War	Nana Anderson		[7]
2015	Overlord	Bukubukuchagama		[7]
2016	The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer	Teruko	OVA	[13]
2017	Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid	Georgie Saikawa, Schoolteacher, various background characters		[7][9]
2017	Overlord: The Dark Warrior	Bukubukuchagama
2018	Overlord II	Bukubukuchagama
2018	Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody	Mosa
2018	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion II: Transgression	Anya Alstreim	Recap Movie
2018	Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation	Sophie
2018	Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion III: Glorification	Anya Alstreim	Recap Movie
2018	Happy Sugar Life	Yūna Kōbe		[14]
2019	Kedama no Gonjiro  (ja)	Maoko
2019	Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?	Mayu Matsukaze		[15]
2019	Azur Lane	HMS Edinburgh
2020	Interspecies Reviewers	Drone	Episode 9
2021	Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S	Georgie Saikawa		[7]
2023	My Life as Inukai-san's Dog	Karen's Mother
2025	City the Animation	Sumire Sakurakomi Tanabe		[16]

Japanese dubs

• Courage the Cowardly Dog (Bunny)
• Hey Arnold! (Eugene Horowitz, Lulu and Lila Sawyer)
• Little Lulu (Annie)
• Carrie (Carrie White (young))
• Cry-Baby (Suzy Q.)

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Platform(s)	Source
1999	Puyo Puyo~n	Ar-chan	Dreamcast, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, Game Boy Color	[7]
2001–2016	Simple Series	Riho Futaba (ja)	PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Dreamcast, GBA, DS, 3DS, Wii, Wii U	[7]
2002	Suigetsu	Alice Kousaka	Windows	[7]
2002	Riviera: The Promised Land	Cierra	WonderSwan Color, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation Portable
2004	Shuffle!	Kaede Fuyou	Windows, PlayStation 2
2004	Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War	Farnese	PlayStation 2	[7]
2005	Mega Man Zero 4	Neige	Game Boy Advance
2005	Lamune ~Garasubin ni Utsuru Umi~	Nanami Konoe	Windows, PlayStation 2	[7]
2006	Summon Night 4	Pomnit	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable	[7]
2007–2016	Quiz Magic Academy Series	Riel	Arcade, Nintendo DS	[7]
2007	Narcissu: Side 2nd	Chihiro	Windows, Mac OS X, Linux
2007	Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill Tabidachi	Ayano Minegishi	Nintendo DS
2008	Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy	Chloe Hartog	PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Network
2008	Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi	Riannon	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable
2008	Memories Off 6: T-wave	Chloe Kagamigawa	PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, iOS
2010	Super Robot Wars L	Eida Rossa (from Dancouga Nova)	Nintendo DS
2011	Code 18	Nanari Torikura	PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Windows	[7]
2012	Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable	Junko Kaname	PlayStation Portable	[7]
2012	Duke Nukem Forever	Kate Holsom	Windows, OS X, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360	Japanese localisation [7]
2017	Azur Lane	HMS Edinburgh (エディンバラ), HMS Fortune	iOS, Android
2019	Shadowverse	Mikuru Asahina	[a]
2022	Blue Archive	Miyu Kasumizawa	iOS, Android

Eroge

Year	Title	Role	Sources
2000	Rebirth	Miyuri Kagura	[7]
2000	Calendar Girl	Rie Nakazato	[7]
2000	Gin'iro	Sagiri	[b][7]
2000	Prism Heart	Maple	[7]
2001	Mizuiro	Hiyori Hayasaka	[b][7]
2001–2005	NekoNeko Fan Discs 1-6	Hiyori Hayasaka	[b][7]
2001	Nyante Chaton	Momo Hikone	[7]
2001	Cosmic Man	Remi Kanzaki	[7]
2001	Hooligan	Yuka Amou	[7]
2002	426	Kaori Suma	[7]
2002	Mikogami Aventure	Ai Minazuki	[7]
2002	Haitoku	Haruka Matsuro	[c][7]
2002	Lost Passage	Rino Natsukoshi	[c][7]
2002	Trouble Captor!	Hane Kozuru	[c][7]
2002	Sore wa Maichiru Sakura no Youni	Komachi Yukimura, Kazuto Saeki	[a][7]
2002	Tenjou Ura kara Ai wo Komete	Maria Kisaragi	[c][7]
2002	Pachi File	Reimi Kanzaki	[7]
2002	Shuuchuu Chiryou Shitsu	Wakaba Kinoshita	[c][7]
2002	Baldr Force	Liang	[d][7]
2002	Sayorana Etranger	Haruka Kisaragi	[b][7]
2003	Baldr Force EXE	Liang	[7]
2003	Separate Blue	Tsubame Itabashi	[b][7]
2003	Daisuki na Sensei ni H na Onedari Shichau Omase na Boku no / Watashi no Puni Puni	Keito Sakurazawa	[7]
2003	Hajimete ga Ippai: Maidkko αβ	T-134a	[b][7]
2003	Tsukushite Jan	Chiaki Kasai	[7]
2003	Aka	Chuchu	[b][7]
2003	3LDK	Yomogi Senowo	[c][7]
2003	Castle Fantasia: Erencia Senki	Lewian Folm	[7]
2003	Kono Sora ga Tsuieru Toki ni	Go Hinata	[e][7]
2003	Moonlight Renewal: Omoide no Hajimari	Yuri Hinama	[7]
2003	Sukumizu: Fetish☆ ni Narumon!	Reika Kona Iwasaki	[f][7]
2003	Matsuyoigusa	Yuki Kambayashi	[b][7]
2003	Manatsu no Tobira	Nanami Suibara	[b]
2003	Hoshizora Planet: Dream Box	Satomi Takakura	[7]
2003	Anonono.: Kimi to Sugoshita Ano Hi Ano Toki Ano Mirai	Fuuka Sumidagawa	[b][7]
2003	Daibanchou -Big Bang Age-	Marishia, Burodokyasuko	[7]
2003	Kodomo Milk Parfait	Aya Sakurai	[g][7]
2004	Shizuku	Mizuho Aihara	[7]
2004	Shuffle!	Kaede Kuyou	[b][7]
2004	Deepblue Fandisk 11: Nin no Mune Kyun Love!	Rino Natsukoshi, Yomogi Senoo	[7]
2004	DINGIR	Nisa	[a][7]
2004	Shamana Shamana: Tsuki to Kokoro to Taiyou no Mahou	Aoife	[b][7]
2004	Like Life	Tsubaki Sawaki	[a][7]
2004	Onegai O-Hoshi-sama	Shirubyi	[c][7]
2004	Doko e Iku no, Ano Hi	Kiriri Asou	[a][7]
2004	Dear My Friend	Touko Kitazawa	[a][7]
2004	Lamune	Nanami Konoe	[b][7]
2004	Cage Boy's Heroine Selection	Keito Sakurazawa	[7]
2004	Tokidoki Pakucchao!	Miyuki Hayakawa	[g][7]
2005	MERI+DIA: Maria Diana	Rea Ayafuji	[a][7]
2005	Milkyway3	Sakuya Mikage	[a][7]
2005	Tears to Tiara	Rihannon, Primula	[b][7]
2005	Ayakashibito	'Tonya' Antonina Antonovna Nikitina	[b][7]
2005	Natsunone -Ring-	Saori Kazamatsuri	[g][7]
2005	Shishunki	Nanami Konoe	[g][7]
2005	Sharin no Kuni, Himawari no Shoujo	Ririko Higuchi	[b][7]
2005	Himesho!	Pochi, Nakamotojima Sara	[g][7]
2006	Harukoi Otome	Yuika Serizawa	[b][7]
2006	AR: Wasurerareta Natsu	Kiyoshi Nakana	[g][7]
2006	Muv-Luv Alternative	Mobukyara	[7]
2006	Aozora no Mieru Oka	Nonoka Suwa	[a][7]
2006	Princess Waltz	Suzushiro Shikikagura	[c][7]
2006	Scarlett~Nichijō no Kyōkaisen~	Bettō Izumi Shizuka Scarlett	[b][7]
2006	Iinchou wa Shounin Sezu!: It Is a Next Choice	Kuzushin Nagi	[a][7]
2006	I”s Pure	Yuka Morisaki	[7]
2006	Always: Futo, Ki ga Tsukeba Kimi to no Nichijou...	Chihiro Takanashi	[7]
2006	Really? Really!	Kaede Fuyou	[b][7]
2007	Sharin no Kuni, Yuukyuu no Shounenshoujo	Ririko Higuchi	[b][7]
2007	Haruharo!	Ririki Akizuki	[a][7]
2007	Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de	Miyu Kuonji	[a][7]
2007	HoneyComing	Mika Ogata	[a][7]
2007	Bullet Butlers	Valeria Forster	[a][7]
2007	Nepon? x Raipon!	Citrus	[7]
2007	Happy Margaret!	Mao Sakura	[g][7]
2008	Chrono Belt: Ayakashibito & Bullet Butlers Crossover Disc	Valeria Forster	[b][7]
2008	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai: Prelude	Otorina, Masato, Citrus	[b][7]
2008	Shin Koihime Musou: Otome Ryouran Sangokushi Engi	Hoto	[a][7]
2009	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai	Otorina, Masato	[b][7]
2009	Shukufuku no Campanella	Avril	[a][7]
2009	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!	Yukie Mayuzuki, Matsukaze	[a][7]
2009	Sorairo	Tsubame Tomosaka	[b][7]
2009	Soukou Akki Muramasa	Hikaru Minato	[a][7]
2009	Shuffle! Essence+	Kaede Fuyou	[7]
2010	Mercuria: Mizu no Miyako ni Koi no Hanataba o	Fiorelea Imbruglia	[a][7]
2010	Shin Koihime Musou: Moeshouden	Hoto	[a][7]
2010	Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai AfterStory	Otorina	[b][7]
2010	Shukusai no Campanella!	Avril	[a][7]
2010	Hello, Good-bye	Suguri Satome	[a][7]
2010	Ore no Tsure wa Hito de nashi	Eimeiyo	[a][7]
2010	Sekai Seifuku Kanojo	Yumeko Yamino	[b][7]
2011	White: blanche comme la lune	Magical Girl	[7]
2011	Shuffle! Love Rainbow	Kaede Fuyou	[b][7]
2011	Love-Bride Eve	Chiyo Hisuda	[a][7]
2011	Appare! Tenka Gomen	Aya Igarashi	[a][7]
2011	Manatsu no Yoru no Yuki Monogatari	Koromo Kazamatsuri	[b][7]
2012	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! S	Yukie Mayuzuki, Matsukaze	[a][7]
2012	JOKER -Shisen no Hate no Doukeshi-	Hajime Aizawa	[b][7]
2013–2016	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A-1—5	Yukie Mayuzumi	[a]
2015	Anekouji Naoko to Gin'iro no Shinigami	Shibuki Konuta	[b]
2015	Shin Koihime † Eiyuutan	Shigen Houtou	[a][7]
2015	Oni Seiyoku	Sakura Wakimiya	[d]
2016	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!! SPARK	Yukie Mayuzumi
2016	D.C. III ~Da Capo III~ With You	Rurika Ordet, Marika Shirakawa	[b]
2016	Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! A Plus Disk	Yukie Mayuzumi	[a]
2017	Lamune 2	Nanami Nakazato, Cafe Mother	[b]
2017	Shin Koihime † Musou -Kakumei- Souten no Haou	Shigen Houtou	[a]
2017	Minato Carnival FD	Shibuki Konuta, Yukie Mayuzumi	[b][a]
2018	Shin Koihime † Musou -Kakumei- Son Go no Ketsumyaku	Shigen Houtou	[a]
2019	Shin Koihime † Musou -Kakumei- Ryuuki no Taimou	Shigen Houtou	[a]

1. Credited as Shino Kujō (九条信乃)
2. Credited as Ran Tōno (籐野らん)
3. Credited as Umi Yanairyū (柳井流海)
4. Credited as Aoi Sakuragi (桜木あおい)
5. Credited as Sawa Ichii (市井紗和)
6. Credited as Sae Ichii (市井佐絵)
7. Credited as Mai Tachibana (立花舞)

Theme song performance

• Fushigiboshi no Futagohime (ED1)
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (OP1/ED)
• Special A (OP1/ED2)
• Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (ED1)
• Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (ED1)
• Lovedol~Lovely Idol~ (OP/ED/single)