Yumiko Kobayashi

Yumiko Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林由美子 Kobayashi Yumiko) is a Japanese seiyū for the Pokémon anime.

Biography
Kobayashi was born on June 18, 1979, in (now ),,. As an adult, she became a seiyū and was initially affiliated with the talent agency, but she started freelancing in August 2007. Kobayashi occasionally lent her voice to the Pokémon anime during the original series and the. Then, during the, she landed her best-known role in that anime, which was Nimbasa City Gym Leader Elesa. She is married and has two children.

Pokémon roles

 * Ephraim
 * Timmy Grimm
 * Elesa

Other non-Pokémon roles

 * Lio Junior ()
 * Excel Kobayashi ()
 * Sarah McDougal ()
 * Shobu Kirifuda, Katta Kirifuda ()
 * Beruru ()
 * Young Takeshi Saehara ()
 * Ukitsu ()
 * Ichimura Tetsunosuke ()
 * Bokkun ()
 * Taichi Dun ()
 * Nawaki ()
 * Genkimaru ()
 * Kazuma Azuma ()
 * Mahya Blythe ()
 * Young Kurogane ()
 * Matake Ogata ()
 * Ginger Bread ()
 * Black Star ()
 * Saiji Kirigakure ()
 * Oyama ()
 * Yohei ()
 * Kirio Hyūga ()
 * Souta Minamino ()
 * Mead ()
 * Scarlett O'Hada ()
 * Lest Karr ()
 * Yūta Iridatsu ()
 * Joe Kirifuda ()
 * Shinnosuke Nohara ()
 * Pippo ()
 * Pippo ()

Trivia

 * Kobayashi is a member of the voice actress quartet "Prits". Two of its other members, Natsuko Kuwatani and Nana Mizuki, have also voiced characters for the Pokémon anime.