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).
|Born|
|Occupation||Voice actress|
|Years active||1996–present|
|Height||160 cm (5 ft 3 in)|
|Spouse(s)|
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.
FilmographyEdit
Anime televisionEdit
1997
1998
- Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (Shiris)
- Cyberteam in Akihabara (Tsugumi Higashijujo)
- Bubblegum Crisis: Tokyo 2040 (Priscilla S. "Priss" Asagiri)
1999
- Space Pirate Mito (Shin)
- Gokudo (Nanya)
- Shin Hakkenden (Rei)
- Jibaku-kun (Alibaba)
- Seraphim Call (Kasumi Kurenai)
2000
- Boogiepop Phantom (Nagi Kirima)
- Love Hina (Motoko Aoyama)
- Vandread (Jura Basil Elden)
- Shin Getter Robo vs. Neo Getter Robo (Sho)
2001
- Viper GTS (Carrera)
- Beyblade (Raju)
- Immoral Sisters (Rumi Kitazawa)
- Vandread: The Second Stage (Jura Basil Elden)
- Gekito! Crush Gear Turbo (Hiroomi Taki)
- Hikaru no Go (Yūki Mitani)
- Angel Blade (Nailkaizer)
2002
- RahXephon (Shinobu Miwa)
- Love Hina Again (Motoko Aoyama)
- Azumanga Daioh (Sakaki)
- Detective Conan (Terumi Hoshino)
- Hikaru no Go: Heian Gensou Ibunroku (Motoyori Mitani)
- Gekitou! Crush Gear Turbo (Hitomi Taki)
- Asobotto Senki Goku (Katoruku)
- Gravion (Mizuki Tachibana)
- Hikaru no Go: Insei Choujou Kessen (Motoyori Mitani)
2003
- Crush Gear Nitro (TB)
- Immoral Sisters 2 (Rumi Kitazawa)
- Kaleido Star (Pamela)
- Zatch Bell! (Kiyama Tsukishi)
2004
- Gravion Zwei (Mizuki Tachibana)
- Kyo kara Maoh! (Berma)
- Pugyuru (Kanato)
- Samurai 7 (Sanae)
- DearS (Eiko)
- Lupin III: Stolen Lupin (Rebecca Lambert)
- Sweet Valerian (Pop)
- Detective Conan (Shunya Ogata)
- School Rumble (Itoko Osakabe)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny (Krista Awbrooke)
- Black Jack (Tom)
- Angel Blade Punish! (Nailkaizer)
2005
- Starship Operators (Renna Satomi)
- Buzzer Beater (Lazuli)
- MÄR (Sarah Band)
- Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE (Caldina)
- Idaten Jump (Whip)
- Gunparade Orchestra (Momoka Kudou)
- Perfect Dark Zero (Mayhem)
- School Rumble: 1st Semester Extra Class (Itoko Osakabe)
2006
- Brighter than the Dawning Blue (Karen Clavius)
- Fate/stay night (Rider/Medusa)
- Kyo no Gononi (Koji Imai)
- School Rumble: 2nd Semester (Itoko Osakabe)
- Spider Riders (Beerain)
2007
- Naruto: Shippuden (Fūka)
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Yeoha)
- Ikki-Tousen: Dragon Destiny (Shiryū Choūn)
- Buzzer Beater II (Lazuli)
- Bamboo Blade (Konishi)
2008
- Our Home's Fox Deity (Enju)
- Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians (Shiryū Choūn)
- Mission-E (Katsuura Miharu)
- Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (Shiryū Choūn)
2010
- Chu-Bra!! (Takatō)
- The Qwaser of Stigmata (Eva Silver)
- Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor (Shiryū Choūn)
- K-ON!! (Norimi Kawaguchi)
- Amagami SS (Hibiki Tsukahara)
2011
- Rio: Rainbow Gate! (Queen)
- Freezing (Arnett Macmillan)
- Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan: Demon Capital (Jami Yokoshima)
- Twin Angel: Twinkle Paradise (Ms. Saijō)
- Manyū Hiken-chō (Mizuki)
- Carnival Phantasm (Rider)
- Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (Momoyo Kawakami)
2012
- Amagami SS+ (Hibiki Tsukahara)
- Brave10 (Anastasia)
- Upotte!! (Ms. Fujiko)
- Tanken Driland (Angela)
- Aikatsu! (Honoka Tsukikage)
- Love, Elections & Chocolate (Satsuki Shinonome)
2013
- Senran Kagura (Daidōji)
- Sasami-san@Ganbaranai (Juju Tsukuyomi)
- Ore no Imōto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai (Misaki Fujima)
- Arata: The Legend (Osome)
- Love Lab (Yoshida)
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya (Rider)
2014
- Nobunagun (Isaac Newton/Jess Beckham)
- The World Is Still Beautiful (Mina)
- Riddle Story of Devil (Irena)
- Akame ga Kill! (Leone)
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (Rider)
2015
- The Testament of Sister New Devil (Chisato Hasegawa)
- Minna Atsumare! Falcom Gakuen SC (Ilya Plate)
- The Testament of Sister New Devil BURST (Chisato Hasegawa)
- Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid (Micaiah Chevelle)
2016
2017
- Schoolgirl Strikers Animation Channel (Tierra〈Yukako Odagiri〉)
2018
- Killing Bites (Kaori Rikujō)
- Today's Menu for the Emiya Family (Rider)
2019
Theatrical animationEdit
- Cyber Team in Akihabara: 2011 Summer Vacation (1999), Tsugumi Higashijujo
- Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2001), Sakaki
- Hamtaro film series (2001–), Tongari
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003), Shinobu Miwa
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation (2005), Rosamia Badam
- Hells Angels (2008), Kuronora
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010), Rider
- K-ON! the Movie (2011), Norimi Kawaguchi
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (2017-), Rider
- Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire" (2019), Sherilyn Tan
TokusatsuEdit
- Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (1998), Mimeena
- Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005), Water General Aqual
Video gamesEdit
- 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo (Misuzu Kusakabe)
- Alan Wake (Sarah Breaker)
- Amagami series (Hibiki Tsukahara)
- Anarchy Reigns (Sasha Ivanov)
- Another Eden (Radias)
- Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (Harvestasha)
- Armored Core 3 (Rain Myers)
- Azur Lane (USS Ranger, ROC Yat Sen)
- Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (Eime)
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Ilona) (Japanese dub)
- D.C. II: Da Capo II (Maika Mizukoshi)
- Demonbane (Makoto)
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (Shalua Rui)
- Eternal Sonata (Rondo)
- Ever17 -the out of infinity- (Tsugumi Komachi)
- Fate/stay night (Rider/Medusa)
- Fate/hollow ataraxia (Rider/Medusa, Stheno, Euryale)
- Fate/Grand Order (Stheno, Euryale, Medusa, Gorgon)
- Fighting Beauty Wulong series (Lucky Shimoda)
- Final Fantasy XIII series (Reburo)
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (Rolf, Mia)
- Freedom Wars (Natalia "9" Woo)
- Future Diary (Azami Kirisaki/13th)
- Galaxy Angel (Riserva Chianti)
- Granblue Fantasy (Anthuria, Predator)
- Growlanser: Heritage of War (Sherrice)
- Gunparade Orchestra series (Momoka Kudou)
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series (Kazuhito, Phantom, Sefuru, Taira no Kiyomori)
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (Luka Megurine)
- Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! (Satsuki Shinonome)
- Jak II (Ashelin) (Japanese dub)
- Killer Is Dead (Betty)
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (Natose)
- Kingdom of Paradise (Yen Lan)
- Mind Zero (Reika Kisaki)
- The Legend of Heroes VII (Ilya Platiere)
- Love, Elections & Chocolate PSP (Satsuki Shinonome)
- Lovely Idol (Sayuki Katagiri)
- Luminous Arc (Mavi)
- Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (Momoyo Kawakami)
- Monster Monpiece (Beauty of the Mask)
- Muv-Luv: Alternative (Misae Munakata)
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (Michelle Aubert)
- Prism Ark series (Sister Hell/Theresa)
- Robot Alchemic Drive (Saki Kyono)
- Senran Kagura series (Daidōji)
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (Nel Zelpher)
- Summon Night 4 (Aroeri)
- Super Robot Wars series (Shou Tachibana, Mizuki Tachibana)
- Symphonic Rain (Cordell)
- Sudeki (Rini)
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen series (Komaki Sakurai)
- Twinkle Crusaders (Riesling Tōyama)
- White Album 2 (Mari Kazaoka)
- Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (Odoriasu Ruby Blood)
- Tears to Tiara II: Haō no Matsuei (Aemiria)
- Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na (Karen Clavius)
DubbingEdit
- All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (Mandy Lane (Amber Heard))[3]
- Chapter 27 (Jeri (Ursula Abbott))[4]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "『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 linksEdit
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Yū Asakawa.|
- Yū Asakawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Yū Asakawa at IMDb