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Yū Asakawa
Yū Asakawa (Japanese: 浅川 悠, Hepburn: Asakawa Yū, born March 20, 1975)[1] is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She also provides the voice samples for Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid character, Megurine Luka. Asakawa is currently a freelance voice actress and was previously attached to Arts Vision (as of October 1, 2014).
Yū Asakawa | |
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浅川 悠 | |
Yū Asakawa at New York Comic Con in 2012. | |
| Born | March 20, 1975 Tokyo, Japan |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) |
| Spouse | |
She was previously married to fellow voice actor Showtaro Morikubo but the two are now divorced. She served as a co-host of an internet webshow Otaku Verse Zero with Patrick Macias, a previous editor-in-chief of Otaku USA.[2]
She is best known for her role as Rider and her various other incarnations of the character from the Fate/stay night franchise.
Filmography edit
Theatrical animation edit
- Cyber Team in Akihabara: 2011 Summer Vacation (1999) as Tsugumi Higashijujo
- Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2001) as Sakaki
- Hamtaro film series (2001–2004) as Tongari
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) as Shinobu Miwa
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation (2005) as Rosamia Badam
- Hells Angels (2008) as Kuronora
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) as Rider
- K-ON! the Movie (2011) as Norimi Kawaguchi
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (2017-2020) as Rider
- Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019) as Sherilyn Tan
Tokusatsu edit
- Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (1998) as Mimeena
- Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005) as Water General Aqual
Anime television edit
- Those Who Hunt Elves 2 (1997) as Rena
- Chō Mashin Eiyūden Wataru (1997) as Mario
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (1998) as Shiris
- Cyberteam in Akihabara (1998) as Tsugumi Higashijujo
- Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (1998) as Priscilla S. "Priss" Asagiri
- Space Pirate Mito (1999) as Shin
- Gokudo (1999) as Nanya
- Shin Hakkenden (1999) as Rei
- Jibaku-kun (1999) as Alibaba
- Seraphim Call (1999) as Kasumi Kurenai
- Boogiepop Phantom (2000) as Nagi Kirima
- Love Hina (2000) as Motoko Aoyama
- Vandread (2000) as Jura Basil Elden
- Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (2000) as Sho
- Viper GTS (2001) as Carrera
- Beyblade (2001) as Raju
- Immoral Sisters (2001) as Rumi Kitazawa
- Vandread: The Second Stage (2001) as Jura Basil Elden
- Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo (2001) as Hiroomi Taki
- Hikaru no Go (2001) as Yūki Mitani
- Angel Blade (2001) as Nailkaizer
- RahXephon (2002) as Shinobu Miwa
- Love Hina Again (2002) as Motoko Aoyama
- Azumanga Daioh (2002) as Sakaki
- Detective Conan (2002) as Terumi Hoshino
- Hikaru no Go: Heian Gensou Ibunroku (2002) as Motoyori Mitani
- Crush Gear Nitro (2003) as TB
- Immoral Sisters 2 (2003) as Rumi Kitazawa
- Kaleido Star (2003) as Pamela
- Zatch Bell! (2003) as Kiyami Tsukishi
- Gravion Zwei (2004) as Mizuki Tachibana
- Kyo kara Maoh! (2004) as Berma
- Pugyuru (2004) as Kanato
- Samurai 7 (2004) as Sanae
- DearS (2004) as Eiko
- Lupin III: Stolen Lupin (2004) as Rebecca Lambert
- Sweet Valerian (2004) as Pop
- Detective Conan (2004) as Shunya Ogata
- School Rumble (2004) as Itoko Osakabe
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (2004) as Krista Awbrooke
- Black Jack (2004) as Tom
- Angel Blade Punish! (2004) as Nailkaizer
- Starship Operators (2005) as Renna Satomi
- Buzzer Beater as Lazuli
- MÄR (2005) as Sarah Band
- Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (2005) as Caldina
- Idaten Jump (2005) as Whip
- Gunparade Orchestra (2005) as Momoka Kudou
- Perfect Dark Zero (2005) as Mayhem
- School Rumble: 1st Semester Extra Class (2005) as Itoko Osakabe
- Brighter than the Dawning Blue (2006) as Karen Clavius
- Fate/stay night (2006) as Rider/Medusa
- Kyo no Gononi (2006) as Koji Imai
- School Rumble: 2nd Semester (2006) as Itoko Osakabe
- Spider Riders (2006) as Beerain
- 'Naruto: Shippuden (2007) as Fūka
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2007) as Yeoha
- Ikki-Tousen: Dragon Destiny (2007) as Shiryū Choūn
- Buzzer Beater II (2007) as Lazuli
- Bamboo Blade (2007) as Konishi
- Our Home's Fox Deity (2008) as Enju
- Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (2008) as Shiryū Choūn
- Mission-E (2008) as Katsuura Miharu
- Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (2008) as Shiryū Choūn
- Chu-Bra!!! (2010) as Takatō
- The Qwaser of Stigmata (2010) as Eva Silver)
- Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor (2010) as Shiryū Choūn
- K-ON!! (2010) as Norimi Kawaguchi
- Amagami SS (2010) as Hibiki Tsukahara
- Rio: Rainbow Gate! (2011) as Queen
- Freezing (2011) as Arnett Macmillan
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital (2011) as Jami Yokoshima
- Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (2011) as Ms. Saijō
- Manyū Hiken-chō (2011) as Mizuki
- Carnival Phantasm (2011) as Rider
- Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (2011) as Momoyo Kawakami
- Amagami SS+ (2012) as Hibiki Tsukahara
- Brave10 (2012) as Anastasia
- Upotte!! (2012) as Ms. Fujiko
- Tanken Driland (2012) as Angela
- Aikatsu! (2012) as Honoka Tsukikage
- Love, Election and Chocolate (2012) as Satsuki Shinonome[3]
- Senran Kagura (2013) as Daidōji
- Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (2013) as Juju Tsukuyomi
- Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (2013) as Misaki Fujima
- Arata: The Legend (2013) as Osome
- Love Lab (2013) as Yoshida
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (2013) as Rider
- Nobunagun (2014) as Isaac Newton/Jess Beckham
- The World Is Still Beautiful (2014) as Mina
- Riddle Story of Devil (2014) as Irena
- Akame ga Kill! (2014) as Leone[4]
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2014) as Rider
- The Testament of Sister New Devil (2015) as Chisato Hasegawa[5]
- Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen SC (2015) as Ilya Plate
- The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST (2015) as Chisato Hasegawa
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (2015) as Micaiah Chevelle
- Hybrid × Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (2016) as Zelshione
- Schoolgirl Strikers Animation Channel (2017) as Tierra〈Yukako Odagiri〉)
- Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat (2017) as Shachi Yuuri[6]
- Killing Bites (2018) as Kaori Rikujō[7]
- Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (2018) as Rider
- Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia (2019) as Ana, Gorgon
- Azur Lane (2019) as Ranger
- Getter Robo Arc (2021) as Sho Tachibana[8]
- Shin Ikki Tousen (2022) as Shiryū Chō'un[9]
- Arknights: Prelude to Dawn (2022) as PRTS
Dubbing edit
| Original year | Dub year | Title | Role | Original actor | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-2000 | Superman: The Animated Series | Talia al Ghul | Olivia Hussey | ||
| 2002 | Dinosaur Island | Jackie Rodriguez | |||
| Spellbound | April DeGideo | April DeGideo | |||
| 2003 | The Challenge | Kelly | Sarah Bastian | ||
| 2004 | D.E.B.S. | Max Brewer | Meagan Good | ||
| 2004-2008 | The Batman | Dr. Jane "Blaze" Blazedale | |||
| 2005 | Sky High | Magenta "Maj" Lewis | Kelly Vitz | ||
| 2006 | All the Boys Love Mandy Lane | Mandy Lane | Amber Heard | [10] | |
| The Flying Scotsman | Katie | Morven Christie | |||
| 2006-2008 | The Emperor's New School | Malina | Jessica DiCicco | ||
| 2007 | Chapter 27 | Jeri | Ursula Abbott | [11] | |
| 2011-2012 | Power Rangers Samurai | Dayu | Kate Elliott |
Video games edit
- Amagami series as Hibiki Tsukahara
- Maimai series as Otohime
- Summon Night 4 as Aroeri
- Super Robot Wars series as Shou Tachibana, Mizuki Tachibana
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen Denki series as Komaki Sakurai
- White Album 2 as Mari Kazaoka
- Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na as Karen Clavius
- Galaxy Angel (2000) as Riserva Chianti
- Gunparade Orchestra series (2000) as Momoka Kudou
- Robot Alchemic Drive (2002) as Saki Kyono
- Armored Core 3 (2002) Rain Myers
- Ever 17: The Out of Infinity (2002) as Tsugumi Komachi
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series (2002-2003) as Kazuhito, Phantom, Sefuru, Taira no Kiyomori
- Jak II (2003) as Ashelin (Japanese dub)
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (2003) as Nel Zelpher
- Muv-Luv: Alternative (2003) as Misae Munakata
- Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003) Eime
- Demonbane (2003) as Makoto
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004) as Michelle Aubert
- Fate/stay night (2004) as Rider/Medusa
- Symphonic Rain (2004) as Cordell
- Sudeki (2004) as Rini
- Lovely Idol (2005) as Sayuki Katagiri
- Fate/hollow ataraxia (2005) as Rider/Medusa, Stheno, Euryale
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2005) as Rolf, Mia
- D.C. II: Da Capo II (2006) as Maika Mizukoshi
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006) as Shalua Rui
- Fighting Beauty Wulong (2006) as Lucky Shimoda
- Growlanser: Heritage of War (2006) as Sherrice
- Prism Ark series (2006) as Sister Hell/Theresa
- Twinkle Crusaders (2006) as Riesling Tōyama
- Eternal Sonata (2007) as Rondo
- Luminous Arc (2007) as Mavi
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (2007) as Natose
- Kingdom of Paradise (2008) as Yen Lan
- 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo (2009) as Misuzu Kusakabe
- Final Fantasy XIII series (2009) as Reburo
- Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (2009) as Momoyo Kawakami
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009) as Luka Megurine
- Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (2009) as Odoriasu Ruby Blood
- Alan Wake (2010) as Sarah Breaker
- Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (2010) as Harvestasha
- Future Diary (2010) as Azami Kirisaki/13th
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (2010) as Ilya Platiere
- Love, Elections & Chocolate PSP (2010) as Satsuki Shinonome
- Senran Kagura series (2011) as Daidōji
- Max Anarchy (2012) as Sasha Ivanov
- Killer Is Dead (2013) as Betty
- Mind Zero (2013) as Reika Kisaki
- Monster Monpiece (2013) as Beauty of the Mask
- Tears to Tiara II: Haō no Matsuei (2013) as Aemiria
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014) as Ilona (Japanese dub)
- Freedom Wars (2014) as Natalia "9" Woo
- Granblue Fantasy (2014) as Anthuria, Predator
- Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! (2014) as Satsuki Shinonome
- Fate/Grand Order (2015) as Stheno, Euryale, Medusa, Gorgon
- Another Eden (2017) as Radias
- Azur Lane (2017) USS Ranger, ROC Yat Sen
- Path to Nowhere (2022) as Nightingale
References edit
- ^ Doi, Hitoshi (April 10, 2018). "Asakawa Yuu". Seiyuu Database. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
- ^ Manry, Gia (November 17, 2010). "Daily Video: Japan's English-Language Otaku-Verse Zero". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
- ^ "Yūichi Nakamura Joins Love, Election, & Chocolate Cast". Anime News Network. April 29, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ^ "Akame ga KILL! TV Anime's Supporting Cast, Staff Unveiled". Anime News Network. May 20, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "The Testament of Sister New Devil Anime's 1st Promo Previews Opening Theme". Anime News Network. October 10, 2014. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat TV Anime Shorts Reveals Staff, Cast, Summer Premiere". Anime News Network. May 19, 2017. Retrieved January 23, 2022.
- ^ "Killing Bites Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visuals, Cast, Theme Songs". Anime News Network. October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Getter Robo Arc Anime Adds 9 Cast Members". Anime News Network. July 29, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "Shin Ikki Tousen Anime Reveals Cast, Visual, Spring 2022 Debut". Anime News Network. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ^ "『マンディ・レイン』". Mercari. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ "チャプター２７[吹]". Star Channel. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yū Asakawa.
- Yū Asakawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yū Asakawa at IMDb