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Yasuko Kobayashi (小林 靖子, Kobayashi Yasuko) 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
as an apprentice to Junichi Miyashita.
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
Tokusou Robo Janperson - Episode 40:
- Denji Sentai Megaranger
- Ep. 16: Very Bad! Will We Die?
- Ep. 24: Running Solo! A Silvery New Face
- Ep. 25: Just in Time! Time Limit: 2.5 Minutes
- Ep. 26: Really? The End of Nezirejia
- Ep. 31: Stop It! Out of Control Guirail
- Ep. 32: Is It the End!? Desperate Situation, Galaxy Mega
- Ep. 35: Overcome! Mega Silver's Greatest Crisis
- Ep. 36: Fly! The Universe's Dancing Wings of Hope
- Ep. 40: Scary! Bad Women
- Ep. 41: Snapped! The Blue Terror, Nezi Blue
- Ep. 44: Carefree! Kenta's New Year's Eve Crisis
- Ep. 47: Jump In! Terrifying Hinelar City
- Ep. 49: Utter Despair! We Are Outcasts!?
- Seiju Sentai Gingaman (main writer)
- Chapter 1: The Legendary Blades
- Chapter 2: The Starbeasts' Return
- Chapter 3: The Earth's Wisdom
- Chapter 4: The Earth's Heart
- Chapter 5: The Sure-Kill Fangs
- Chapter 6: The Starbeasts' Crisis
- Chapter 7: Time of Revival
- Chapter 10: The Wind's Flute
- Chapter 11: A Warrior's Devotion
- Chapter 12: Nightmare Reunited
- Chapter 13: Beast Attack Reversal
- Chapter 16: Homeland of the Heart
- Chapter 17: True Courage
- Chapter 18: The Mysterious Black Knight
- Chapter 19: The Vengeful Knight
- Chapter 20: The One-Man Battle
- Chapter 22: Appearance of Light
- Chapter 23: End of the Contest
- Chapter 24: Budoh's Tenacity
- Chapter 25: The Black Knight's Determination
- Chapter 26: Brothers of Flame
- Chapter 29: Dark Merchant
- Chapter 30: The Steel StarBeasts
- Chapter 31: Cursed Stone
- Chapter 33: Yearning for Saya
- Chapter 34: Invulnerable Iliess
- Chapter 35: Gouki's Choice
- Chapter 36: Invincible Haruhiko
- Chapter 37: Bucrates' Ambition
- Chapter 38: Hyuga's Determination
- Chapter 40: The Monster of Sadness
- Chapter 41: The Demon-Beast's Revival
- Chapter 42: The Horrible Demon-Beast
- Chapter 44: Earth's Demon-Beast
- Chapter 46: Winds of Rage (with Katsura Murayama)
- Chapter 48: Moak's End
- Chapter 49: The Miraculous Mountain
- Final Chapter: Tomorrow's Legends
- Kyukyu Sentai GoGoFive
- Ep. 6: The Mold Cometh!
- Ep. 8: Rescue Sentai Activity Suspended
- Ep. 13: The Younger Siblings' Rebellion
- Ep. 16: The Thief and the Saima Egg
- Ep. 19: A Total Defeat
- Ep. 20: Undying Rescue Spirits
- Ep. 27: Yellow Leaves the Front
- Ep. 32: Wedding Bells
- Ep. 34: Death, Else Destruction
- Ep. 41: The Man Matoi Could Not Beat
- Ep. 46: The Flame-Throwing Firefighter Robo
- Mirai Sentai Timeranger (main writer)
- Case File 1: The Time Fugitives
- Case File 2: The Unseen Future
- Case File 3: Acceleration of Dreams
- Case File 4: The Hostage is an Alien
- Case File 4: The Hostage is an Alien
- Case File 6: The Fabricated Invitee
- Case File 7: Domon Hospitalized
- Case File 9: The Don's Melancholy
- Case File 10: The Escape to Tomorrow
- Case File 11: Death Match City
- Case File 13: Battle Casino
- Case File 15: Search for the Sniper
- Case File 18: A Shadowy Premonition
- Case File 19: The Moonlight Knight
- Case File 20: The Renewed Bond
- Case File 21: Sion's Style
- Case File 24: Yellow, Sometimes Blue
- Case File 25: Broken Trust
- Case File 26: The Countdown of Trust
- Case File 27: The Small Hometown
- Case File 28: A Time of Reunion
- Case File 29: The Fiery New Warrior
- Case File 30: The Roar of Fire
- Case File 31: Delusion Game
- Case File 33: Little Lady
- Case File 34: Assassin
- Case File 36: By Keeping Honest
- Case File 37: The Sought-After Power
- Case File 38: Good Night
- Case File 39: A Lie Soaked in Rain
- Case File 40: Ayase Retires!?
- Case File 41: Expose the Prophet
- Case File 42: The Fallen Angel of Destruction
- Case File 43: The History Revision Order
- Case File 44: The Revolt Against Time
- Case File 46: Cut Off From the Future
- Case File 47: The End of the Don
- Case File 48: The Return to the Future
- Case File 49: Beyond the Millennium
- Case File 50: To an Infinite Tomorrow
Kamen Rider Ryuki (main writer)
Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon (main writer)
- GoGo Sentai Boukenger
- Task. 12: The Pipes of Hamelin
- Task. 15: The Water Metropolis
- Task. 16: The Water Crystal
- Task. 23: The Dangerous Partner
- Task. 24: The Hatsune Drum
- Task. 31: The Flame of the Ruined Country
- Task. 32: The Secret of the Adventure School
- Task. 35: The Head of God
- Task. 36: The Oni's Kanabou
- Task. 39: The Prometheus Stone
- Task. 40: The Western Ashu
Kamen Rider Den-O (main writer)
- Samurai Sentai Shinkenger (main writer)
- Act 1: The Gallant Appearance of the Five Samurai
- Act 2: The Stylish Combination
- Act 3: An Extermination Skill Contest
- Act 4: Nightly Tears of Sympathy
- Act 5: The Kabuto Origami
- Act 6: The Abusive King
- Act 7: Marlin Fishing
- Act 8: The Brides are Spirited Away
- Act 9: The Tiger's Rebellion
- Act 10: The Great Sky Combination
- Act 11: A Threefold Strife
- Act 12: The Very First Super Samurai Combination
- Act 13: The Heavy Cries
- Act 17: The Sushi Samurai
- Act 18: Samurai Promotion
- Act 19: Learning the Samurai Disposition
- Act 20: The Ebi Origami's Transformation
- Act 21: The Father and Son Bears
- Act 22: Lord Butler
- Act 23: The Rampaging Gedoushu
- Act 24: The True Samurai Combination
- Act 25: The Dream World
- Act 26: Decisive Match Number One
- Act 27: Switched Lives
- Act 28: The Lantern Samurai
- Act 31: The Kyoryu Origami
- Act 32: The Ushi Origami
- Act 33: MouGyuuDaiOh
- Act 34: Fatherly Love, Girlish Innocence
- Act 35: Eleven Origami All Combination
- Act 38: The Gunnery Showdown
- Act 39: The Very Urgent First Aid Emergency
- Act 40: The Honorable Leader Heads to the Front Lines
- Act 41: The Sent Words
- Act 42: Two Centuries' Ambition
- Act 43: One Last Sword
- Act 44: The Eighteenth Head of the Shiba House
- Act 45: The Impersonator
- Act 46: The Showdown Clash
- Act 47: Bonds
- Act 48: The Final Great Decisive Battle
- Closing Act: The Samurai Sentai is Eternal
Kamen Rider OOO (main writer)
- Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters (main writer)
- Mission 1: Tokumei Sentai, Assemble!
- Mission 2: A Promise Made 13 Years Ago
- Mission 3: GT-02 Animal, Deployed!
- Mission 4: Special Ops and Determination
- Mission 5: Dangerous Feverish Runaway!
- Mission 6: Combine! Go-Buster Oh
- Mission 8: Protect the Machine Blueprints!
- Mission 9: Usada Rescue Strategy!
- Mission 10: A Reason to Fight
- Mission 13: A Surprise Holiday
- Mission 14: Ça va? Rescue Operation
- Mission 15: The Gold Warrior and the Silver Buddy
- Mission 16: The Man from Hyper Space
- Mission 17: Its Name is Go-Buster Beet!
- Mission 20: 5-Man Concentration! Great Go-Buster!
- Mission 21: Farewell, Blue Buster
- Mission 22: The Beautiful Avatar: Escape
- Mission 23: The Will of the Inheritors
- Mission 25: Pursue the Mystery of the Avatars!
- Mission 28: Beware of Chickens!
- Mission 29: Breaking Into Hyperspace!
- Mission 30: Messiah Shutdown
- Mission 33: Morphin'! Powered Custom
- Mission 34: The Enemy Is Beet Buster?!
- Mission 37: The Black and White Brides
- Mission 38: Live! Ace Deathmatch
- Mission 39: Finishing Blow! Messiah's Fist
- Mission 40: Suffering J. and the Messiahloid
- Mission 42: Attack! Within the Megazord
- Mission 43: Christmas Determination
- Mission 44: Christmas Eve - Time to Finish Our Mission
- Mission 46: The New Fusion and Overheated Rampage!
- Mission 47: Reset and Backup
- Mission 48: Setting the Trap
- Mission 49: Preparation and Selection
- Final Mission: Eternal Bonds
- Ressha Sentai ToQger (main writer)
- Starting Station: Let's Ride the Limited Express Train
- Station 2: We Are Here
- Station 3: Desperate Once Convinced
- Station 4: Be Aware of the Things You Lose
- Station 5: The Other Side of the Line Has Vanished
- Station 6: What Are We Looking For?
- Station 7: Inconsolable, Unmotivatable
- Station 8: Rainbow Line's Great Explosion
- Station 9: Feelings Are a One-Way Ticket
- Station 10: Tokatti Dies at Sunset
- Station 11: The Dark Emperor
- Station 12: The Rainbow Commuter Pass
- Station 17: The Sky After the Rain
- Station 18: And What Do We Call You?
- Station 19: Now Departing! Build-Dai-Oh
- Station 20: Smiling Is Dangerous
- Station 21: The Runaway Bride
- Station 22: The Birth of the Empress
- Station 23: United Hand in Hand
- Station 24: Pass the Junction
- Station 25: Right Out of a Fairy Tale
- Station 27: A New Power
- Station 28: Uncool but Cool
- Station 31: The Hyper Ressha Terminal
- Station 32: Determination
- Station 33: Number One at Karate
- Station 35: The Stolen Terminal
- Station 39: The Beginning of the End
- Station 40: Who Is He? He Is Whom?
- Station 41: The Christmas Battle
- Station 42: Words to Reach You
- Station 43: The Unopening Door
- Station 44: To Subarugahama
- Station 45: The Home We Left Behind
- Station 46: The Final Destination
- Terminal Station: The Shining Ones
Zero: Black Blood (main writer)
Kamen Rider Amazons (main writer)
Films
Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born! (2007)
Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Cop (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 multiple Red Warriors (TimeRed & TimeFire in Timeranger, Shinken Red & Princess Shinken Red in Shinkenger, Red Buster & Dark Buster in Go-Busters, the Transfer Changes in ToQger technically allow all five main Rangers to be Red at some point).
- In all Sentai series where she is the writer (as a main writer or secondary writer), there is no 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.
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