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Yasuko Kobayashi (小林 靖子 Kobayashi Yasuko) (born April 7, 1965) is a Japanese anime and tokusatsu drama screenwriter who has been involved in various television shows throughout her career, beginning in 1993 with Tokusou Robo Janperson.
Writing credits[]
Since her debut writing credits in Janperson, Kobayashi has been the main writer on many anime and tokusatsu television series and films. She has also been a writer on individual episodes within other series. Her credits as head writer are listed below.
TV tokusatsu[]
- Tokkei Winspector - Episode 24, first writing credit
- Tokusou Robo Janperson
- Blue SWAT
- Juukou B-Fighter
- B-Fighter Kabuto
- Denji Sentai Megaranger
- Seijuu Sentai Gingaman (main writer)
- Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive
- Mirai Sentai Timeranger (main writer)
- Kamen Rider Agito
- Kamen Rider Ryuki (main writer)
- Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (main writer)
- GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- Kamen Rider Den-O (main writer)
- Kamen Rider Decade
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (main writer)
- Kamen Rider OOO (main writer)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (main writer)
- Ressha Sentai ToQger (main writer)
- Zero: Black Blood (main writer)
- Kamen Rider Amazons (main writer)
Films[]
- Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive vs. Gingaman (2000)
- Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007)
- Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka (2008)
- Saraba Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown (2008)
- Cho Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade Neo Generations: The Onigashima Warship (2009)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger The Movie: The Fateful War (2009)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-onger: GinmakuBang!!(2010)
- The Return of Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: Special Act (2010)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy (Episodes Red and Blue) (2010)
- Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)
- Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max (OOO portion) (2011)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower! (2012)
- Ressha Sentai ToQger the Movie: Galaxy Line SOS (2014)
- Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie (2015)
Anime[]
- I My Me! Strawberry Eggs (main writer)
- Shakugan no Shana (main writer)
- Yume Tsukai (main writer)
- Witchblade (main writer)
- Claymore (main writer)
- Casshern Sins (main writer)
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (main writer)
- Attack on Titan (main writer)
- Garo: Honoo no Kokuin (main writer)
Notes[]
- In most Sentai series where Kobayashi is the head writer, there are two Red Warriors (TimeRed & TimeFire in Timeranger, Shinken Red & Princess Shinken Red in Shinkenger, Red Buster & Dark Buster in Go-Busters).
- In all Sentai series where she is the writer (as a main writer or secondary writer), there is no any giant robo which use the suffix -jin (outside from team-ups).
- Uniquely for Super Sentai, Yasuko Kobayashi wrote a reprisal of a one-off character from one series to another; having originally created the character of Reggie for episode 16 of Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive, he was written again into episode 36 of the following Mirai Sentai Timeranger.
- She is the first woman to be the head writer of a Super Sentai season, followed by Michiko Yokote and Junko Kōmura.
External links[]
- Yasuko Kobayashi at Wikipedia.
- Yasuko Kobayashi at the Kamen Rider Wiki
- Yasuko Kobayashi at the Metal Heroes Wiki