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Yūji Kobayashi
Yūji Kobayashi
Native name	小林雄次
Born	September 3, 1979 (age 45); Nagano Prefecture, Japan
Occupation	Screenwriter, novelist
Nationality	Japanese
Notable works	Garo series; Ultraman franchise; Sailor Moon Crystal (Seasons 1-3);
Japanese name
Kanji	小林雄次
Hiragana	こばやしゆうじ
Romanization	Kobayashi Yūji

Yūji Kobayashi (Japanese: 小林雄次, Hepburn: Kobayashi Yūji, born September 3, 1979) is a Japanese screenwriter and novelist that is mostly known for his work on Garo series, Ultraman franchise, and the first three seasons of Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal series.

Career

Born and raised from Nagano Prefecture, Kobayashi graduated from Japan University's department of Arts and Theater's Film Studies Scenario Writing course. In 2002, Yuji Kobayashi started working as a screenwriter and wrote an anime, Sazae-san. Since then, Kobayashi has written scripts for various tokusatsu, anime and novelized products, such as Garo, and Ultraman franchise. He is also a part time teacher at his alma-mater.^[1]

In 2014, after writing various episodes for Suite PreCure, Smile PreCure and Saint Seiya Omega anime series, Kobayashi was chosen as a head writer for the Sailor Moon reboot series, titled Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal.^[2] He was involved in the anime until the end of its third season.^[3]

In 2020, Kobayashi wrote the anime film adaptation of Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō, as well the television series.^[4]

Filmography

TV Tokusatsu

Year	Title	Credit	Note
2005-06	Garo	Script (eps. 1-25)	^[1]
2007	Ultraseven X	Script (eps. 1, 6, 10-12)
2011-12	Garo: Makai Senki	Script (eps. 13)
2013	Ultraman Ginga	Script
2014	Ultraman Ginga S	Script
2015	Ultraman X	Script (eps. 1, 7, 11, 22)
2016	Ultraman Orb	Script (eps. 2, 7, 10, 17, 24)

Live-action film

Year	Title	Credit	Note
1995	Mechanical Violator Hakaider	Himself	Acting-role
2015	Ultraman Ginga S The Movie	Screenplay	Co-written with Takao Nakano^[5]
2015	Ultraman X The Movie	Screenplay	Co-written with Takao Nakano^[5]

TV Anime

Year	Title	Credit	Note
2002	Sazae-san	Script
2008	Himitsu – Top Secret	Script (eps. 10, 16)
2009	Aoi Bungaku	Script (eps. 11-12)	^[6]
2011-12	Suite PreCure	Script (eps. 22, 29, 33, 38, 42, 45)
2012-13	Smile PreCure!	Script (eps. 3, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 33, 37, 41)
2012-14	Saint Seiya Omega	Script (eps. 55-56, 59, 64, 72)
2016	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season III	Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-13)	Death Busters arc^[3]
2019-20	Star Twinkle PreCure	Script (eps. 6, 12, 18, 25, 34, 39)
2020	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō	Series Composition	^[4]

Anime film

Year	Title	Credit	Note
2020	Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō: Tsuritai Yaki	Screenplay	^[4]

Web Anime

Year	Title	Credit	Note
2014	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season I	Series Composition, Script (eps. 1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14)	Dark Kingdom arc^[2]
2015	Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season II	Series Composition, Script (eps. 2, 4, 6-9, 11-12)	Black Moon arc^[2]