# 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 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.

## 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.

## Filmography
### Anime TV series

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

### Original video animation (OVA)

List of voice performances in OVA :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |

### Original net animation (ONA)

List of voice performances in ONA :
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Candy Boy | Shizuku Sakurai | eps. 3–7 |
| 2016 | Eyedrops | Tetrahydrozoline Hydrochloride | |
| 2020 | Beyblade Burst Surge | Wakiya Komurasaki | |
| 2021 | Vlad Love | Nami Unten | |
| 2021 | Beyblade Burst Dynamite Battle | Wakiya Komurasaki | |
| 2021 | Record of Ragnarok | Hrist | |
| 2022 | Vampire in the Garden | Fine | |
| 2022 | Lee's Detective Agency | Wai Fuu | |
| 2023 | Scott Pilgrim Takes Off | Julie Powers | |

### Anime films

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

### Video games

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

### Dubbing
#### Live-action TV series

List of performances in live-action TV series :
| Year | Title | Role | Original performer |
| 2018 | FBI | Maggie Bell | Missy Peregrym |
| 2021 | Yellowjackets | Natalie | Juliette Lewis |
| 2022 | DMZ | Alma "Zee" Ortega | Rosario Dawson |
| 2022 | Werewolf by Night | Elsa Bloodstone | Laura Donnelly |
| 2024 | Poker Face | Charlie Cale | Natasha Lyonne |

#### Animated TV series

* Arcane (2021), Vi – Originally performed by Hailee Steinfeld

#### Live-action film

* Morbius (2022), Martine Bancroft – Originally performed by Adria Arjona
* The Exorcist: Believer (2023), Demon
* Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Mary Jo Bassa – Originally performed by Charlee Fraser

#### Animated film

* Despicable Me 4 (2024), Patsy Prescott

### Audio dramas

List of performances in audio dramas :
| Year | Title | Role |
| 2008 | Maria Holic | Mariya Shidō |
| 2011 | Girl Friends | Satoko Sugiyama |
| 2013 | E.X. Troopers | W.I.Z-α, W.I.Z-β, W.I.Z-γ |
| 2019 | 7th Dragon III Code: VFD | Nagamimi |

### Live-action

Anime Supremacy! (2022), Shiori (voice)