Yuusuke Kobayashi (born March 25, 1985) is a voice actor from Tokyo. Although he had a history of voicing male leads before, he finally gained prominence in when he voiced Subaru in Re:Zero., as well as Arslan in The Heroic Legend of Arslan.
Not to be confused with fellow voice actor Yusuke Kobayashi (note the one "u").
Roles:
- Amano in 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams
- Arslan in The Heroic Legend of Arslan
- Arthur Boyle in Fire Force
- Asahi Minamikawa in Mewkledreamy
- Ashuku Nyorai/Akṣobhya in Namu Amida Butsu! and Namu Amida Butsu! -UTENA-
- Azuma Kazuki in BBK/BRNK
- Bimyō Yamada in Bungo to Alchemist
- Burn Fujiwara in Beyblade X
- Byleth (Male) in Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Caules Forvedge Yggdmillenia in Fate/Apocrypha and Lord El-Melloi II Case Files
- Che in Path to Nowhere
- Chika Igarashi in Real Girl
- Daisuke Hiraoka in Shirobako
- Douen in Angolmois
- Erk in Fire Emblem Heroes
- Fēngshēng Shuǐqǐ and Zhèngdìng Bādàwǎn in the Japanese dub of The Tale of Food
- Footsoldier D in Go, Go, Loser Ranger!
- Fudo Aikawa in Love After World Domination
- Grenn Berge in Ys X: Nordics
- Gloxinia in The Seven Deadly Sins
- Hanbē Takenaka in Akanesasu Sekai de Kimi to Utau
- Honoka Takamiya in Witch Craft Works
- Itak in Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
- Itsuki Hashima in A Sister's All You Need
- Iska in Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World
- Jinkōgyō in Onmyoji
- Jundai Kayahara in Kuromukuro
- Kaizo in Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS
- Kalpas in Honkai Impact 3rd
- Kaname Sudou in Darwin's Game
- Kanata Hoshijima in Astra Lost in Space (Drama CD)
- Kanata Yatonokami in Paradox Live
- Kazuki Kurebayashi in selector infected WIXOSS
- Kazuya Souma in How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom
- Kimio Suga in Nozo × Kimi
- Kiyoshi Kurotani in Persona 5: The Phantom X
- Kou and The Hanged Man in Granblue Fantasy
- Kuro Yakaku in I-Chu
- Lan Sizhui in the Japanese audio drama adaptation of Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi
- Lasswell in Final Fantasy Brave Exvius
- Leon Fou Bartfort in Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs (Drama CD)
- Loyd Lloyd in Bleach
- Lumen in Arknights
- Majic Rin in Sorcerer Stabber Orphen (2020)
- Morte in Sword Art Online
- Nanase Ugajin in La Corda d'Oro Starlight Orchestra
- Nao Tsukinose in Stars Align
- Nick in Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World
- Opoona in Warriors All-Stars
- Paracelsus in Grimms Notes
- Phillip in Tenrou Sirius the Jaeger
- Ranmaru Mori in Sengoku Night Blood
- Riku Mikami in Gundam Build Divers
- Rowin Migurdia in Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
- Ryogi in Boruto
- Sachiya Yoshida in DIVE!!
- Sakuya Kamoshida in Oshi no Ko
- Satake in Interviews with Monster Girls
- Sen'ichi Sugawara in Tsurune
- Senkuu Ishigami in Dr. STONE
- Shin Wolford in Wise Man's Grandchild
- Shinano Toushirou in Touken Ranbu
- Shouta Yabe/Gorilla in Killing Bites
- Siren Sorrento and Black Cygnus in Saint Seiya Awakening
- Slovakia in Hetalia: Axis Powers
- Soujuurou Shizuki in Witch on the Holy Night and Fate/Grand Order
- Subaru Natsuki in Re:Zero and Isekai Quartet (His Star-Making Role for many)
- Su-Won in Yona of the Dawn
- Takao-kun in Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro
- Tamahiko Shima in Taisho Otome Fairy Tale
- Tanukichi Okuma in Shimoneta
- Taylor Travis in the Japanese dub of Pacific Rim: The Black
- Tenza in Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku
- Titan in Show by Rock!!
- Tokio in Synduality: Noir
- Tomo Yasaka in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses
- Toshiki Minegishi in Mob Psycho 100
- Tsubasa Yamanami in Argevollen
- Tsukasa Mikogami in High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World
- Tuda in Love Nikki - Dress Up Queen
- Vibra (Deep Cover Chip) in Fight League
- Warren Grantz in The Saga of Tanya the Evil
- Werewolf Cookie in Cookie Run: Kingdom
- Yasuhisa in Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
- Yuri Drewes in The Saint's Magic Power Is Omnipotent
- Yuya Kanzaki in A.I.C.O. Incarnation
- Yuu Haruna in Fuuka
- Xavier in Love and Deepspace
- Yohan Helders in The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
- Zel in Interspecies Reviewers
- Zenji Marui in Food Wars!
Tropes associated with him:
- Brother–Sister Incest: Obviously or implicitly when he plays the heroine's brother, for example, in selector infected WIXOSS and A Sister's All You Need. Averted in Fate/Apocrypha. Also has Kissing Cousins in Yona of the Dawn.
- Crossdressing Voices: In Namu Amida Butsu! -UTENA- where he voices a trans woman.
- Love Hurts: Many, if not all of his characters become Star-Crossed Lovers in various ways due to incest, death, the intractable Love Triangle or just the lack of romantic resolution.
- Typecasting: A gentle and innocent, cute boy who, depending on the events, can demonstrate both Large Ham or The Stoic tendencies.
