When it comes to Kid Hero boys, few people do it better than Yumiko Kobayashi (born June 18, 1979), famous across Japan for her role as Shobu Kirifuda note in the Duel Masters franchise and being the current voice of Shinnosuke Nohara from Crayon Shin-chan.
However, despite the typecast, she can do feminine roles, especially if they are of the Shorttank or the Action Girl variety.
A notable Danza role of hers is Excel Kobayashi, one-half of the "Excel Girls" (along with Mikako Takahashi), in Excel♡Saga. Just look at her surname and Hilarity Ensues.
Not to be confused with Yuu Kobayashi or Yuko Kobayashi for that matter.
Notable roles by Yumiko Kobayashi:
- Atreus in the Japanese dub of God of War (PS4)
- Beat in Eternal Sonata
- Bill in the Japanese dub of Gigantosaurus
- Black☆Star in Soul Eater
- Bokkun in Sonic X
- Darwin Watterson in the Japanese dub of The Amazing World of Gumball
- Elio Ceres in Sdorica
- Also plays Lio in the same game
- Excel Kobayashi in Excel♡Saga
- Hiroshi Tanegashima in The Orbital Children
- Ichimura Tetsunosuke in Peacemaker Kurogane
- Fon Master Ion, Sync the Tempest, Florian in the Tales of the Abyss anime (replacing Ikue Otani)
- Haru Tomura in Tousouchuu: The Great Mission
- Kamitsure (Elesa) in Pokémon the Series: Black & White (Anime-only, as in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2: Introduction Movie Elesa is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro)
- Kale/Gaku in Happy Happy Clover
- Kazuma Azuma in Yakitate!! Japan
- Kirio Hyuga in Kamisama Dolls
- Koshiro Izumi in Digimon Adventure: (2020)
- Espimon in Digimon Ghost Game
- Kouki Inukura in Live A Hero
- Leon D.S Geeste in Star Ocean: Second Evolution
- Lillian "Lilly" Truscott/Lola Luftnagle (Emily Osment) in the Japanese dub of Hannah Montana
- Lio Junior/Magnaboss in Beast Wars II
- Matake Ogata in Shakugan no Shana
- Max Fuller in the Japanese dub of Fuller House
- Mega Man in Mega Man Powered Up
- Miletis and Nito in Tweeny Witches
- Mimlemel in Granblue Fantasy
- Mossy in the Japanese dub of Puffin Rock
- Ooyama in Angel Beats!
- Park a.k.a Gumimin in Jewelpet
- Poemy "Kobayashi" Watanabe in Puni Puni☆Poemi [another Danza role again!]
- Pokota in Slayers Revolution and Evolution-R
- Ryoto Hikawa in Super Robot Wars Alpha and Super Robot Wars: Original Generation
- Ariel Org in 2nd Super Robot Wars: Original Generation
- Sarah McDougal in Love Hina
- Shinnosuke "Shin-chan" Nohara and Yumiko Koedashi in Crayon Shin-chan (As of 2018, since Shin's original voice actress, Akiko Yajima stepped down from the role)
- Shoubu Kirifuda, Katta Kirifuda (Shobu's younger brother) and Joe Kirifuda (Katta's son) in Duel Masters (Though since Shobu is an adult now, he's now voiced by Kōki Uchiyama) (Shobu of course was her Star-Making Role)
- Sōichi Sugano in éX-Driver
- Souta Hori in the Hori-san to Miyamura-kun-Shingakki- OVA
- Torabo in Sakura Wars (2000)
- Yuuta Iridatsu in The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
"YUMIKO KOBAYASHI-SAMA HAS SURPASSED GOD!!!!!
