Yūko Gotō
Yūko Gotō | |
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Native name | 後藤 邑子 |
Born |
August 28 Aichi, Japan |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Agent | Axlone |
Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[1] |
Yūko Gotō (後藤 邑子 Gotō Yūko, born August 28) is a Japanese voice actress and singer who was contracted to Production Baobab[2] and is now signed to Axlone.[1][3] In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé typecasting, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture who dresses and acts as such when not working, right down to her motorcycle. This is parodied in the 23rd episode of Lucky Star, in which she appears as a masculine Bōsōzoku-styled character of herself called Gotouza, a nickname given to her by fellow voice actor Tomokazu Sugita.
In 2012, she announced that she is suffering from idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura and systemic lupus erythematosus.[4] She is currently performing voice actor activity, while frequently going to the hospital, but recovered on October 4.
For adult games, she's known as Umi Yanairyū (柳井流海), Shino Kujo (九条信乃 Kujō Shino), Kikuko Mita (三田菊子 Mita Kikuko), Aoi Sakuragi (桜木あおい Sakuragi Aoi), Sawa Ichii (市井紗和 Ichii Sawa), Sae Ichii (市井佐絵 Ichii Sae), Ran Tōno (籐野らん Tōno Ran) and Mai Tachibana (立花舞 Tachibana Mai).
Filmography
Anime
1999
- Iketeru Futari (Kaneto Sakurai)
- Nekojiru Gekijou (Nyansuke)
2000
- UFO Baby (Sayuri)
2002
2003
- Naruto (Futaba)
- The World of Narue (Yuki Kashiwazaki)
2004
- Genshiken (Susanna Hopkins)
2005
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime (Rein)
- Lamune (Nanami Konoe)
- Shuffle! (Kaede Fuyou)[5]
2006
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! (Rein)
- Kujibiki Unbalance (Kaoruko Yamada)
- Lovely Idol (Miu Nekoya)
- Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru (Ichiko Takashima)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Mikuru Asahina)[6][7]
2007
- Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no Gikyoku (Tsubael)
- Dragonaut - The Resonance (Makina)
- Hayate no Gotoku! (Maou [Demon Queen])
- Hidamari Sketch (Hiro)
- Lucky Star (Ayano Minegishi, Gotouza-sama/Herself)
- Night Wizard THE ANIMATION (Bell Zephyr)
- Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
- Sketchbook ~full color'S~ (Kate)
2008
- Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2 (Anya Alstreim, Mutsuki Minase, Monika Kruszewski)
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (Miyu Kuonji)
- S · A: Special A (Hikari Hanazono)
- Gintama (Kirara)
- Itazura na Kiss (Christine Robbins)
- Hidamari Sketch x365 (Hiro)
- Kyōran Kazoku Nikki (Hiratsuka Raichou)
- Kuroshitsuji (Mina)
- Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
- Goku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
2009
- Tears to Tiara (Rhiannon)
- Queen's Blade (Menace)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Season 2) (Mikuru Asahina)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya (Mikuru Asahina)
- Nyoro~n Churuya-san (Mikuru Asahina)
- Zan Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
- Shin Koihime Musō (Hinari)
- Aika Zero (Shiratori Miyu)
2010
- Ōkami Kakushi (Kaori Mana)
- The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (Mikuru Asahina)
- Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆ (Hiro)
- Ladies versus Butlers! (Saori Shikikagami)
- Arakawa Under the Bridge (Jacqueline)
- Blood Jewel (Kisa Sutsuki)
2011
- Astarotte no Omocha! (Elíka Drakul Draupnils)
- Hidamari Sketch × SP (Hiro)
- Kämpfer für die Liebe (Assistant Committee Chairperson)
- Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai! (Yukie Mayuzumi )
- Nyanpire (Chachamaru)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Junko Kaname)
- Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai (Naru Ōtori)
2012
- Sket Dance (Luigiana)
- Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb (Hiro)
2013
- Da Capo III (Kiyotaka Yoshino)
2014
- In Search of the Lost Future (Shiori Sasaki)
2015
2017
- Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (Georgie, Schoolteacher, various background characters)
Video games
- Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc: Chapter of the Holy Demon War (Farnese)
- Code 18 (Nanari Torikura)
- Duke Nukem Forever (Kate Holsom; Japanese dub)
- Lamune ~Garasubin ni Utsuru Umi~ (Nanami Konoe)
- Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill Tabidachi (Ayano Minegishi)
- Mana-Khemia 2: (Chloe Hartog)
- Mega Man Zero 4 (Neige)
- Memories Off 6: T-wave (Chloe Kagamigawa)
- Narcissu -side 2nd- (Chihiro)
- Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable (Junko Kaname)
- Puyo Puyo~n (Ar-chan)
- Quiz Magic Academy (Riel)
- Riviera: The Promised Land (Cierra)
- Shuffle! (Kaede Fuyou)
- Simple Series (Riho Futaba)
- Suigetsu (Alice Kousaka)
- Summon Night 4 (Pomnit)
- Super Robot Wars series (Eida Rossa)
- Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Riannon)
Theme song performance
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime (ED1)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (OP1/ED)
- Special A (OP1/ED2)
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (ED1)
- Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (ED1)
- Lovedol~Lovely Idol~ (OP/ED/single)
References
- 1 2 http://www.axl-one.com/talent/goto.html
- ↑ "Yūko Gotō profile at Production Baobab". Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ Doi, Hitoshi. "Gotou Yuuko". Seiyuu Database. July 3, 2010. Accessed July 3, 2010. Archived 2010-07-03 at WebCite by WebCite July 3, 2010.
- ↑ 昔ばなし。, TSUBUYAKI (Goto's official blog), 9 July 2012
- ↑ Nakagami, Yoshikatsu et al. "Shuffle!". (May 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 54–55.
- ↑ Maeda, Hisashi et al. "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". (August 2007) Newtype USA. pp. 40–43.
- ↑ Maeda, Hisashi. "The Official Art of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya". Newtype USA. 6 (11) pp. 133-139. November 2007. ISSN 1541-4817.
External links
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Official agency profile (in Japanese)
- Yūko Gotō at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos
- Yūko Gotō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia