Line #51 Creator/YumikoKobayashi


1	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yumiko_kobayashi.jpg]]
2
3	When it comes to KidHero boys, few people do it better than Yumiko Kobayashi (born June 18, 1979), famous across Japan for her role as Shobu Kirifuda [[note]] as well as his younger brother, Katta and nephew, Joe [[/note]] in the ''Anime/DuelMasters'' franchise and being the current voice of Shinnosuke Nohara from ''Anime/CrayonShinChan''.
4
5	However, despite the typecast, she can do feminine roles, especially if they are of the {{Shorttank}} or the ActionGirl variety.
6
7	A notable Danza role of hers is Excel Kobayashi, one-half of the "Excel Girls" (along with Creator/MikakoTakahashi), in ''Anime/ExcelSaga''. Just look at her surname and HilarityEnsues.
8
9	Not to be confused with Creator/YuuKobayashi or Creator/YukoKobayashi for that matter.
10
11	!!Notable roles by Yumiko Kobayashi:
12	* Atreus in the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/GodOfWarPS4''
13	* Beat in ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''
14	* Bill in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Gigantosaurus}}''
15	* Black☆Star in ''Manga/SoulEater''
16	* Bokkun in ''Anime/SonicX''
17	* Darwin Watterson in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball''
18	* Elio Ceres in ''VideoGame/{{Sdorica}}''
19	** Also plays Lio in the same game
20	* Excel Kobayashi in ''Anime/ExcelSaga''
21	* Hiroshi Tanegashima in ''Anime/TheOrbitalChildren''
22	* Ichimura Tetsunosuke in ''Manga/PeacemakerKurogane''
23	* Fon Master Ion, Sync the Tempest, Florian in the ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'' anime ([[TheOtherDarrin replacing]] Creator/IkueOtani)
24	* [[DelicateAndSickly Haru]] [[GadgeteerGenius Tomura]] in ''Anime/TousouchuuGreatMission''
25	* Kamitsure (Elesa) in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'' (Anime-only, as in ''Anime/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2IntroductionMovie'' Elesa is voiced by Creator/MiyukiSawashiro)
26	** [[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Tsukusgi (Bugsy)]] in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters''
27	* Kale/Gaku in ''Manga/HappyHappyClover''
28	* Kazuma Azuma in ''Manga/YakitateJapan''
29	* Kirio Hyuga in ''Manga/KamisamaDolls''
30	* Koshiro Izumi in ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020''
31	** Espimon in ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame''
32	* Kouki Inukura in ''VideoGame/LiveAHero''
33	* Leon D.S Geeste in ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTheSecondStory Star Ocean:]] [[VideoGameRemake Second Evolution]]''
34	* Lillian "Lilly" Truscott/Lola Luftnagle (Creator/EmilyOsment) in the Japanese dub of ''Series/HannahMontana''
35	* Lio Junior/Magnaboss in ''Anime/BeastWarsII''
36	* Matake Ogata in ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana''
37	* Max Fuller in the Japanese dub of ''Series/FullerHouse''
38	* Mega Man in ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp''
39	* Miletis and Nito in ''Anime/TweenyWitches''
40	* Mimlemel in ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy''
41	* Mossy in the Japanese dub of ''WesternAnimation/PuffinRock''
42	* Ooyama in ''Anime/AngelBeats''
43	* Park [[spoiler:a.k.a Gumimin]] in ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}''
44	* Poemy "Kobayashi" Watanabe in ''Anime/PuniPuniPoemi'' [another Danza role again!]
45	* Pokota in ''Literature/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' and ''Evolution-R''
46	* Ryoto Hikawa in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'' and ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration''
47	** Ariel Org in ''2nd VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration''
48	* Sarah [=McDougal=] in ''Manga/LoveHina''
49	* Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara and [[AsHerself Yumiko Koedashi]] in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'' (As of 2018, since Shin's original voice actress, Creator/AkikoYajima stepped down from the role)
50	* Shoubu Kirifuda, Katta Kirifuda (Shobu's younger brother) and Joe Kirifuda (Katta's son) in ''Anime/DuelMasters'' (Though since Shobu is an adult now, he's now voiced by Creator/KoukiUchiyama) (Shobu of course was her StarMakingRole)
51	* Sōichi Sugano in ''Anime/ExDriver''
52	* Souta Hori in the ''[[Manga/HoriMiya Hori-san to Miyamura-kun]]-Shingakki-'' OVA
53	* Torabo in ''Anime/SakuraWars2000''
54	* Yuuta Iridatsu in ''Manga/TheDisastrousLifeOfSaikiK''
55	----

Context Creator / YumikoKobayashi