Yuko Goto
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese voice actress who works for Production Baobab
. 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 caricature of herself called Gotouza.
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Production Baobab
is a voice actor talent management firm in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan....
. In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé
Moé
is a Japanese slang word. It means "a rarefied pseudo-love for certain fictional characters and their related embodiments." Patrick W. Galbraith notes that it is a pun derived from a Japanese word that literally means "budding," as with a plant that is about to flower, and thus it can also be...
typecasting
Typecasting (acting)
In TV, film, and theatre, typecasting is the process by which a particular actor becomes strongly identified with a specific character; one or more particular roles; or, characters having the same traits or coming from the same social or ethnic groups...
, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture
Outlaw motorcycle club
An outlaw motorcycle club is a type of motorcycle club that is part of a subculture with roots in the post-World War II USA, centered on cruiser motorcycles, particularly Harley-Davidsons and choppers, and a set of ideals celebrating freedom, nonconformity to mainstream culture, and loyalty to the...
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
Bosozoku
is a Japanese subculture associated with motorcycle clubs and gangs.-Traits and history:The word bōsōzoku is also applied to motorcycle gangs, who share an interest in modifications for motorcycles, such as removing the mufflers so that more noise is produced...
-styled caricature of herself called Gotouza.
Anime
1999- Iketeru FutariIketeru Futariis a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Takashi Sano. It was serialized in the Shōnen Gahosha magazine Young King Comics from 1997 to 2010 for a total of 33 volumes....
(Kaneto Sakurai) - Nekojiru Gekijou (Nyansuke)
2000
- UFO BabyUFO Babyis a shōjo comedy manga by Mika Kawamura, serialized by Kodansha in Nakayoshi from February 1998 to March 2002 and collected in nine bound volumes. The series was adapted as a 78-episode anime television series, produced by NHK and animated by J.C.Staff, which was broadcast between March 2000 and...
(Sayuri)
2002
- I"s Pure (Yuka Morisaki)
- Mirmo!Mirmo!is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in Ciao magazine from 2001 Jul through 2005 Dec. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The...
(Kameri) - MizuiroMizuiroMizuiro is a visual novel made by NekoNeko Soft released in 2001. It has versions for four different platforms: PC CD , Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PC DVD-Rom....
(Hiyori Hayasaka)
2003
- NarutoNarutois an ongoing Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. The plot tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, an adolescent ninja who constantly searches for recognition and aspires to become the Hokage, the ninja in his village who is acknowledged as the leader and the strongest of...
(Futaba) - The World of NarueThe World of Narueis an anime and manga series about Izuka Kazuto and his half-alien girlfriend Narue Nanase. The title is named after A.E. van Vogt's The World of Null-A ....
(Yuki Kashiwazaki)
2004
- GenshikenGenshikenis a manga series by Shimoku Kio about a college club for otaku and the lifestyle its members pursue. The title is a shortening of the club's official name, , or "The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture". The series has also been adapted into an anime directed by Tsutomu Mizushima...
(Susanna Hopkins)
2005
- Fushigiboshi no FutagohimeFushigiboshi no Futagohimeis a 2005 Japanese animated television show produced by Junichi Sato with character designs by Birthday. Following Birthday's original concept in 2003, it was taken by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo and was reproduced into a full-length series in 2005...
(Rein) - Lamune (Nanami Konoe)
- Shuffle!Shuffle!is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
(Kaede Fuyou)
2006
- Fushigiboshi no Futagohime Gyu! (Rein)
- Kujibiki UnbalanceKujibiki Unbalance (2006 series), also referred to as Kujibiki "Heart" Unbalance in order to differentiate it from its original incarnation, is a 12-episode Fall 2006 anime series created by Shimoku Kio...
(Kaoruko Yamada) - Lovely IdolLovely Idolis the title of a Japanese series which focuses on a group of young girls who are striving to become famous Japanese idols.The entire series has a wide range of media, ranging from written prose to a video game and even an anime adaptation. Lovely Idol first began as a set of illustrated short...
(Miu Nekoya) - Otome wa Boku ni KoishiteruOtome wa Boku ni Koishiteru, commonly known as , is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Caramel Box and released on January 28, 2005 as a limited edition playable on a Microsoft Windows PC...
(Ichiko Takashima) - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Mikuru AsahinaMikuru Asahinais a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. She is the fourth member to make an appearance, and is also the only character other than Kyon to be brought into the SOS Brigade against her will. She is defined by Kyon to be extremely cute, and often finds herself in...
)
2007
- Blue Drop: Tenshi-tachi no GikyokuBlue Dropis a Japanese science fiction yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from June 2004 to December 2005, and later collected into a single volume...
(Tsubael) - Dragonaut - The Resonance (Makina)
- Hayate no Gotoku! (Maou [Demon Queen])
- Hidamari Sketch (Hiro)
- Lucky Star (Gotouther-sama/herself in episode 23) and Ayano Minegishi
- Night Wizard THE ANIMATIONNight Wizard!is a Japanese contemporary fantasy role-playing game designed by Takeshi Kikuchi and FarEast Amusement Research released in 2002. In the modern-day earth campaign setting, player characters called Wizards fight against the world enemy named Emulators and their lords Maō and explore the dungeons...
(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 deKimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, often abbreviated , and also known as They Are My Noble Masters, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released on May 25, 2007 for the PC as a DVD. A PlayStation 2 version with adult-content removed was released under the title Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de: Otsukae...
(Miyu Kuonji) - Special ASpecial A, also known as Special A or S.A, is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters...
(Hikari Hanazono) - GintamaGintama, also known as Gintama, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi and serialized, beginning on December 8, 2003, in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump...
(Kirara) - Itazura na KissItazura na Kissis a popular shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Kaoru Tada. Itazura na Kiss began to be serialized and published in 1991 by Shueisha through Margaret Magazine. It became successful very quickly and became the manga series that Tada became known for in Japan...
(Christina Robbins) - Hidamari Sketch x365 (Hiro)
- Kyōran Kazoku NikkiKyoran Kazoku Nikkiis a light novel series by Akira, with illustrations by x6suke. A 26 part anime adaptation was broadcast in 2008.- Plot summary :...
(Hiratsuka Raichou) - KuroshitsujiKuroshitsujiis a manga written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. Since its debut on September 16, 2006, it has been serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy....
(Meena) - Zoku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
- Goku Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
2009
- Tears to TiaraTears to TiaraTears to Tiara is a Japanese eroge tactical role-playing game developed by Leaf. It was first released for PC on April 28, 2005 in Japan. Then it was followed by 12 years old and up version released for the PlayStation 3 platform on July 17, 2008 in Japan, Hong Kong, and Taiwan in which the...
(Rhiannon) - Queen's BladeQueen's Bladeis a series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan based on the licensed works from Flying Buffalo's Lost Worlds. First published in 2005, it features sexually suggestive depictions of an exclusively female cast of characters. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament...
(Menace) - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (Season 2) (Mikuru AsahinaMikuru Asahinais a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. She is the fourth member to make an appearance, and is also the only character other than Kyon to be brought into the SOS Brigade against her will. She is defined by Kyon to be extremely cute, and often finds herself in...
) - Zan Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei (Abiru Kobushi)
- Aika ZeroAIKa R-16: Virgin MissionAIKa R-16: Virgin Mission is an anime OVA series by Studio Fantasia. It is the prequel to the Agent Aika OVA series, also by Studio Fantasia. The series takes place 10 years before the events in Agent Aika...
(Shiratori Miyu)
2010
- Ōkami KakushiŌkami Kakushiis a Japanese visual novel developed and published by Konami for the PlayStation Portable, with Ryukishi07 of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni fame as game director and the manga author duo Peach-Pit as character designers. The game was released on August 20, 2009 in Japan...
(Kaori Mana) - The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya (Mikuru AsahinaMikuru Asahinais a fictional character from the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. She is the fourth member to make an appearance, and is also the only character other than Kyon to be brought into the SOS Brigade against her will. She is defined by Kyon to be extremely cute, and often finds herself in...
) - Hidamari Sketch × ☆☆☆ (Hiro)
- Ladies versus Butlers!Ladies versus Butlers!is a Japanese light novel series written by Tsukasa Kōzuki, with accompanying illustrations by Munyū. The first novel was released in September 2006, and as of September 2009, nine volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
(Saori Shikikagami) - Arakawa Under the BridgeArakawa Under the Bridgeis a Japanese manga series created by Hikaru Nakamura. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Young GanGan starting December 3, 2004. An anime adaptation by Shaft was broadcast in Japan between April 4, 2010 and June 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo...
(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!Maji de Watashi ni Koishinasai!, often abbreviated is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released for the PC on August 28, 2009 as a DVD and on October 30, 2009 as two DVDs. A manga adaptation has been publishing in Comp Ace since May 2010, and an anime adaptation is set to premiere in October 2011...
(Yukie Mayuzumi ) - NyanpireNyanpireis a Japanese dōjinshi manga series written and illustrated by Yukiusa about a black cat who becomes a vampire after it was abandoned. An anime television series by Gonzo aired in Japan between July 6, 2011 and September 19, 2011.- Plot :...
(Chachamaru) - Puella Magi Madoka MagicaPuella Magi Madoka Magicais a Japanese anime television series produced by Shaft and Aniplex. The series is directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and written by Gen Urobuchi with original character designs by Ume Aoki, character design adaptation by Takahiro Kishida and music by Yuki Kajiura...
(Junko Kaname) - Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa NaiOretachi ni Tsubasa wa Naiis the fifth visual novel developed by Navel. Before the game's release, a prequel game named Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa nai ~Prelude~ containing bonus scenarios and events before the timeline of the game was released on 28 June 2008. This release didn't contain hentai scenes. The limited edition of...
(Naru Ōtori)
Japanese Dubs
- Hey Arnold!Hey Arnold!Hey Arnold! is an American animated television series created by Craig Bartlett for Nickelodeon. The show's premise focuses on a fourth grader named Arnold who lives with his grandparents. Episodes center on his experiences navigating big city life while dealing with the problems he and his friends...
(Eugene Horowitz, Lulu and Lila Sawyer) - Little LuluLittle Lulu"Little Lulu" is the nickname for Lulu Moppett, a comic strip character created in the mid-1930s by Marjorie Henderson Buell. The character debuted in The Saturday Evening Post on February 23, 1935 in a single panel, appearing as a flower girl at a wedding and strewing the aisle with banana peels...
(Annie) - Carrie (2002 film)Carrie (2002 film)Carrie is a 2002 horror television film based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King, originally intended as a pilot for a TV series in which Carrie moves to Florida to help others with telekinetic problems, which never materialized...
(Carrie WhiteCarrie WhiteCarietta "Carrie" N. White is a fictional character created by Stephen King who has the power of telekinesis.In every adaptation and portrayal of Carrie, she is shown as an outcast, loathed and taunted by her fellow students and constantly scolded by her mother, Margaret White, an abusive, mentally...
(young)) - Cry-BabyCry-BabyCry-Baby is a 1990 American teen musical film written and directed by John Waters. It stars Johnny Depp as 1950s teen rebel "Cry-Baby" Wade Walker, and also features an expansive ensemble cast that includes Amy Locane, Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Ricki Lake, Kim McGuire, David Nelson, Susan Tyrrell, and...
(Suzy Q.)
Game
- Berserk Millennium Falcon Arc ~Chapter of the Record of the Holy Demon War (Farnese)
- Code 18 (Nanari Torikura)
- Duke Nukem ForeverDuke Nukem ForeverDuke Nukem Forever is a 2011 first-person shooter video game for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 developed by 3D Realms and Triptych Games and finished by Gearbox Software and Piranha Games...
(Kate Holsom; Japanese dub) - Lamune ~Garasubin ni Utsuru Umi~ (Nanami Konoe)
- Shin Lucky Star Moe Drill Tabidachi (Ayano Minegishi)
- Kodomo Milk Parfait (Aya)
- Mana-Khemia 2Mana-Khemia 2Mana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy is a console role-playing game developed by Japanese developer Gust for the PlayStation 2. The game was released in Japan on May 29, 2008 and in North America on August 25, 2009...
: Chloe Hartog - Mega Man Zero 4Mega Man Zero 4Mega Man Zero 4, known in Japan as in Japan, is a video game developed by Inti Creates and Natsume and published by Capcom for the Game Boy Advance handheld. It is the fourth and final title in the Mega Man Zero subseries of the Mega Man franchise. The game is set several months after the events...
(Neige) - MizuiroMizuiroMizuiro is a visual novel made by NekoNeko Soft released in 2001. It has versions for four different platforms: PC CD , Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, and PC DVD-Rom....
(Hiyori Hayasaka) - Memories Off 6: T-waveMemories Off 6: T-waveis a Japanese romance visual novel developed by 5pb. originally released for the PlayStation 2 console on August 21, 2008. It was released for the Xbox 360 on August 27, 2009. This was the second game in the Memories Off series to be developed by 5pb. after exclusive development and distribution...
(Chloe Kagamigawa) - Narcissu -side 2nd-Narcissu -side 2nd--External links:* — Official website * http://www.neechin.net/narcissu/ - English website* http://planetdream.exteen.com/ - Thai Translation Blog* http://vnsharing.net/forum/showthread.php?t=188280 - Vietnamese translation...
(Chihiro) - Puyo Puyo~n (Ar-chan)
- Quiz Magic Academy (Riel)
- Really Really (Kaede Fuyou)
- Riviera: The Promised LandRiviera: The Promised Landis a console role-playing game originally produced in 2002 by Sting Entertainment for WonderSwan Color as the first episode of the Dept. Heaven series of games. The game was later introduced to Nintendo's Game Boy Advance in 2004, which Atlus USA released in North America in 2005...
(Cierra) - Scarlett~Nichijō no Kyōkaisen~ (Bettō Izumi Shizuka Scarlett)
- Shuffle!Shuffle!is a Japanese visual novel developed by Navel. It was originally released as an adult game for Microsoft Windows on January 30, 2004. It was subsequently followed by an all-ages release for the PlayStation 2 and an expanded adult release for Windows...
(Kaede Fuyou) - Simple SeriesSimple seriesThe Simple series are a number of series of budget-priced console games, published by Japanese company D3 Publisher and developed by a variety of companies, covering many systems...
Riho Futaba - Suigetsu (Alice Kousaka)
- Summon Night 4 (Pomnit)
- Tears to Tiara: Kakan no Daichi (Riannon)
- Princess WaltzPrincess WaltzPrincess Waltz is a Japanese eroge adventure game produced by Pulltop and distributed in English by Peach Princess. It employs an innovative combat system to engage the player in interesting new ways as he goes on his quest to explore his relationship with the mysterious princesses.-Plot:You are...
(Shizuka Suzushiro)
Theme song performance
- Fushigiboshi no FutagohimeFushigiboshi no Futagohimeis a 2005 Japanese animated television show produced by Junichi Sato with character designs by Birthday. Following Birthday's original concept in 2003, it was taken by Nihon Ad Systems and TV Tokyo and was reproduced into a full-length series in 2005...
(ED1) - The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (OP1/ED)
- Special ASpecial A, also known as Special A or S.A, is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine The Hana to Yume in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine Hana to Yume in 2004, after running for four chapters...
(OP1) - Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore deKimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de, often abbreviated , and also known as They Are My Noble Masters, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Minato Soft and released on May 25, 2007 for the PC as a DVD. A PlayStation 2 version with adult-content removed was released under the title Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de: Otsukae...
(ED1) - Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei (ED1)
- "Lovedol~Lovely Idol~ (OP/ED/single)
External links
- Yuuko Gotou's official HP
- Yuko Goto's Blog
- Yuuko Gotou profile at Production Baobab
- Yuuko Gotou at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos