Yumiko Kobayashi

Biography

Yumiko Kobayashi (小林 由美子, Kobayashi Yumiko; born June 18, 1979) is a freelance Japanese voice actress from Chiba Prefecture. She was formerly affiliated with Arts Vision until August 2007. She made her voice acting debut as Mita in Kirara while still in college in 1998, and her first lead role was as Kento Yūki in Dennō Bōkenki Webdiver in 2001. She is still good friends with Natsuko Kuwatani, Hisayo Mochizuki, and Nana Mizuki, members of the former voice acting unit Prits; all four voiced characters in Sister Princess.
In an interview in 2019, Kobayashi said that shortly after her debut, while researching how to play a boy who can be dubbed, she came to believe that there was no better way to act than as a child actor, but she was struck by Akiko Yajima's performance as Kevin, the main character in Home Alone, and has since made it her goal. Beginning with the July 6, 2018 episode, she took over the role of Shinnosuke Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan from Yajima, who had played the role since the show began airing on April 13, 1992.

Television animation

1999–2002
Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers (1998), Lio Junior
Excel Saga (1999), Excel Kobayashi (Opening Song)
éX-Driver (2000), Sōichi Sugano
Gate Keepers (2000), Hideki
Love Hina (2000), Sarah McDougal
A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001), Basil
Magical Play (2001), Zucchini
Sister Princess (2001), Mamoru
Duel Masters (2002), Shobu Kirifuda, Katta Kirifuda
Mirmo! (2002), Beruru
2003–2006
Bomberman Jetters (2003), Kobon
D.N.Angel (2003), young Takeshi Saehara
Ikki Tousen (2003), Ukitsu
Peacemaker Kurogane (2003), Ichimura Tetsunosuke
Sonic X (2003), Bokkun
The Prince of Tennis (2003), Taichi Dan
Tottoko Hamutarō (2003), Solara
Naruto (2004), Nawaki
Superior Defender Gundam Force (2004), Genkimaru
Yakitate!! Japan (2004), Kazuma Azuma
My-Otome (2005), Mahya Blythe
Tsubasa Chronicle (2005), young Kurogane
2007–2010
Les Misérables: Shōjo Cosette (2007), Gavroche
Shakugan no Shana (2007), Matake Ogata
Shakugan no Shana Second (2007), Matake Ogata
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! (2008), Ginger Bread
Soul Eater (2008), Black Star
Slayers Revolution (2008), Pocota
Tales of the Abyss TV series (2008), Ion, Sync
The Tower of Druaga: the Aegis of Uruk (2008), Yury
Inazuma Eleven (2009), Saiji Kirigakure
Gokyoudai Monogatari (2009), Junichirō Jinushi
Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 (2009), Yuuki
Angel Beats! (2010), Ooyama
Stitch! ~ Best Friends Forever ~ (2010), Toyoda
Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes! (2010), Elesa
2011–2014
Blue Exorcist (2011), Yohei
Kamisama Dolls (2011), Kirio Hyūga
Shakugan no Shana III Final (2011), Matake Ogata
Suite Precure (2011), Souta Minamino
Humanity Has Declined (2012), Fairy
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2012), Poco
Ozuma (2012), Yamu
Mysterious Joker (2014), Hachi
The Seven Deadly Sins (2014), Mead
Hozuki's Coolheadedness (2014), Shiro
2015–current
Gunslinger Stratos (2015), Jonathan Sizemore
Seraph of the End (2015), Lest Karr
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (2016), Yūta Iridatsu
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World (2016), Mild
Duel Masters (2017), Joe Kirifuda
Crayon Shin-chan (2018), Shinnosuke Nohara
Digimon Adventure (2020), Koshiro Izumi
Ninjala (2022), Van
Tōsōchū: The Great Mission (2023), Hal Tomura
Dragon Ball Daima (2024), Supreme Kai (Mini)
One Piece (2025), Ginny
The Elusive Samurai (2026), Suwa YoritsuguEp. 18 credits

OVA

Puni Puni Poemy (2001), Poemy "Kobayashi" Watanabe
Hori-san to Miyamura-kun (2012), Souta Hori

Theatrical animation

Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels (2011), Pippo
Smile PreCure! The Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book! (2012), Sun Wukong
Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War (2013), Itō
Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~ (2019), Shinnosuke Nohara
Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Graffiti Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes (2020), Shinnosuke Nohara
Crayon Shin-chan: Shrouded in Mystery! The Flowers of Tenkazu Academy (2021), Shinnosuke Nohara
The Orbital Children (2022), Hiroshi Tanegashima
Crayon Shin-chan: Mononoke Ninja Chinpūden (2022), Shinnosuke Nohara
Drifting Home (2022), Taishi Koiwai
Birth of Kitarō: The Mystery of GeGeGe (2023), Tokiya Nagata

Video games

Eternal Sonata (2007), Beat
Unknown date

Mega Man Powered Up, Mega Man
Princess Maker 4, Lee
Professor Layton and the Last Specter, Toni Barde
Romancing SaGa, Aisha
Super Robot Wars series, Ryoto Hikawa
Star Ocean: Second Evolution, Leon D.S. Geeste
Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side: 2nd Kiss, Yuu Otonari
God of War, Atreus
Granblue Fantasy, Mimlemel
Sdorica Sunset, Lio, Elio
Ninjala, Van

Drama CDs

Amai Kuchizuke (2012), Young Yuu Takamura

Live-action

Boyhood, Mason Evans Jr. (Younger) (Ellar Coltrane)
December Boys, Misty (Lee Cormie)
Dolphin Tale, Sawyer Nelson (Nathan Gamble)
Dragon Blade, Publius (Jozef Waite)
Earth to Echo, Reginald "Munch" Barrett (Reese Hartwig)
Falling Skies (season 1–3), Matt Mason (Maxim Knight)
Hannah Montana: The Movie, Lilly Truscott (Emily Osment)
Hereafter, Jason and Marcus (Frankie and George McLaren)
I Am Legend (2010 TV Asahi edition), Ethan (Charlie Tahan)
The Impossible, Lucas Bennett (Tom Holland)
It Chapter One, Eddie Kaspbrak (Jack Dylan Grazer)
It Chapter Two, Young Eddie Kaspbrak (Jack Dylan Grazer)
Jingle All the Way 2, Noel Phillips (Kennedi Clements)
Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Cyril Gray (Eros Vlahos)
Parasite (2021 NTV edition), Park Da-song (Jung Hyeon-jun)
Ready Player One, Zhou (Philip Zhao)
Rust and Bone, Sam (Armand Verdure)
Safe House, Joe Blackwell (Max True)
The Spy Next Door, Ian (Will Shadley)
Tale of Tales, Imma (Shirley Henderson)
Trash, Raphael (Rickson Tevez)

Animation

The Amazing World of Gumball, Darwin Watterson
Chuggington, Wilson