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Yuka Otsubo (大坪由佳) is the voice actress for Taiki Shuttle in Umamusume: Pretty Derby.

Yuka Otsubo
Information
Kanji 大坪由佳
Romaji Ōtsubo Yuka
Nickname Otsubo Pro (大坪プロ)
Bonchan (ボンちゃん)
Yukachin (ゆかちん)
JK Baum (JKバウム)
Birthday June 11, 1993
Agency EARLY WING
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Background

Otsubo Yuka (born June 11, 1993[1]) is a Japanese female voice actress and singer. She is from Chiba Prefecture.[2] She is affiliated with EARLY WING.[2]

Graduated from Clark Memorial International High School's voice acting course.[3][4]

The reason she wanted to become a voice actress was that when she watched the anime "Happy Seven - The TV Manga" in her sixth year of elementary school, she was moved by the depth of the stories, such as human drama, and at the same time, she aspired to become a voice actress, a profession where she could move people with just her voice. After that, as she researched the content of voice acting, she was attracted by the wide range of activities that went beyond anime, such as singing and radio personality, and she clearly decided to aim to become a voice actress.[1] At first, her involvement with anime was limited to watching prime-time shows with her family, but when she was sick and bedridden during the day, she found herself wide awake at night and happened to turn on the TV when she saw the aforementioned "Happy Seven." This sparked her interest in anime and she began watching many shows after that.[1]

She has a strong attachment to her role as Toshino Kyoko in "Yuru Yuri," which was her anime debut and the catalyst for her appearances at numerous events. Her autograph features a design that imitates the ribbon worn by Kyoko, and she said, "I designed it that way so that I wouldn't forget that Kyoko is where I started (as a voice actress).[5] In addition, during the cast greeting at the "Yuru Yuri Live Event Nanamorichu♪Risaitaru," which she participated in as a member of the Nanamorichu☆GorakuBu, she was seen crying as she said, "I'm really happy to be able to say that I'm Otsubo Yuka, who plays Toshino Kyoko."

Upon graduating from Clark Memorial International High School, she was recognized for making her anime debut with YuruYuri while still a student there, and was awarded the "Principal Miura Everest Climbing Memorial Award," given to the student with the most outstanding achievements at the school.[4] After graduating, she became a full member of EARLY WING in April 2012, instead of a semi-affiliated member.[6]

At the 7th Seiyu Awards announced on March 2, 2013, she won the Singing Award along with Kana Asumi and Miyu Matsuki as a member of the "Ushiro Kara Hai Yori Tai G" group.[7]

In 2014, she formed the music unit "smileY inc." with creator Yuuyu, and debuted with "Hanayuki" on August 27 of the same year.[8]

On October 31, 2020, her agency's website announced that she had married a 29-year-old man.[9] The website also included comments from Ootsubo's brother and parents.

Since the end of 2022, she has been prone to falling ill, and on January 13, 2023, her agency's website announced that she would be partially restricting her future activities.[10][11] On September 18 of the same year, she revealed on the website that the reason for her poor health and partial activity restrictions was due to a twin pregnancy, and reported that she had given birth to identical twin boys, her first and second children, in August.[12][13]

Other Roles

Anime

  • Kyoko Toshino in Yuru Yuri
  • Tamao Kurei in Nyaruko: Crawling with Love
  • Yumemi in Pretty Rhythm: Dear My Future
  • Otoha Nakano in The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
  • Ai Ebihara in Ai Mai Mi
  • Mei Akano in Oreshura
  • Wakaba Saegusa in Vividred Operation
  • Tamao Kurei in Nyaruko: Crawling with Love W
  • White Phantom in Futari wa Milky Holmes
  • Mika-chan in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Koi Lite
  • Nanami Kanno in I Want to Be the Strongest in the World!
  • Mei Akano, Female staff, female student A in My Girlfriend and Childhood Friend are Too Much
  • Azuki Masaoka in Go! Go! 575
  • Aki Hiiragi in Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san
  • Akari Suzuki in No-Rin
  • Shiho Iwasaki in Wake Up, Girls!
  • Mahiru / Shinya Banba in Riddle Story of Devil
  • Tami Nishimikado in Hanayamata
  • Karin in Momo Kyun Sword
  • Ai and Macaron-chan in Aimaimy ~Mousou Catastrophe~
  • Tamao Kurei in Nyaruko-san F
  • Mari Miyamoto in Mysterious Somera-chan
  • Latia Saint-Émilion in Hundred
  • Matsuri Motomiya in Tsukiuta. The Animation"
  • Tanpopo Taguchi and Kimiko Hanashi in Scorching Hot Ping Pong Girl"
  • Roro in CHAIN CHRONICLE Haecceitas no Hikari
  • Mari Shiina in Love Tyrant
  • Misako Misago and Yuu Kosakabe in Tsugumomo
  • Thorn in Caligula
  • Manami in Citrus
  • Saya Matsukaze in Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?
  • Oscar in The Eighth Son? That Can't Be True!'
  • Bernadetta Ober in Hortensia Saga
  • Kakuta Masami in Tropical-Rouge! Pretty Cure
  • Hari in Symbiote Part
  • Shinobu Miki in Shadowverse FLAME

Games

  • Kanako Mimura in The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls
  • Aloha Iwaki in Onsen Musume
  • Thorn in Caligula
  • Lee Fey in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart
  • Kanako Mimura in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls
  • Ise, Hyuuga, Furutaka, Kako, Ōi, Kitakami, Hiyou, Junyou, Hiburi, Daitou in Kantai Collection
  • Corbeau in Magia Record
  • Otoha Nakano in Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo
  • Ibuki Oribe in Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
  • Leaf in Pokémon Masters
  • Shinobu Kamiki in Princess Connect! Re:Dive
  • Reiko Takusari in Yoru, Tomosu
  • SPP-1, Type 97S, Architect, Intruder in Girls' Frontline
  • Ayumu Iwabitsu in Blue Archive
  • Mia in World Flipper
  • Sweet Creator in 100% Orange Juice
  • Qiuhua in "Girls' Frontline 2: Exilium

Trivia

  • She lists Mai Nakahara as one of her most respected voice actors[1], and her favorite mangas are "ARIA" and "Yuru Yuri," in which she also appears. When asked which manga character she would like to be if she could be reborn, she answered "Anna Osorezan from Shaman King". When it comes to anime characters, she likes pink hair, bob cuts, and girls with glasses, and lists Haruna Otonashi from Inazuma Eleven as her favorite character.[1]
  • In elementary school, she was a member of both the basketball and track and field clubs.[14] When she entered junior high school, she wanted to join the track and field club, but it didn't exist, so she joined the student council and served as vice president.[1] In high school, she was a member of the dance club.
  • One of her hobbies is watching soccer. Her favorite player is Javier Hernández.[15]
  • Her favorite books are books of famous quotes and proverbs, such as Alan's "The Theory of Happiness."[14]
  • Her motto is something her father used to say: "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down, but it doesn't have to be dented."[14]
  • In 2014, when asked about her future goals, "What would you like to try in the next 10 years?" she answered, "As a voice actor, I want to appear in children's anime and dubbed movies."[14]
  • During high school, she obtained qualifications such as the Kanji Proficiency Test, Document Processing Proficiency Test, Ski Proficiency Test, and Secretary Proficiency Test.[14]
  • One of her nicknames, "JK Baum," was given to her by her co-stars in "Yuru Yuri," as a play on "high school girl who loves baumkuchen." It first appeared on Nico Nico Live Broadcast "Emergency Live Broadcast! Nanamori Junior High School ☆ GorakuBu After-Party!", as a flip answer presented by Minami Tsuda in a talk session on deciding on a nickname for Ootsubo. After graduating from high school, she was called "JD Baum," a play on "female college student," or simply "Baum."
  • She originally liked the sponge part of chiffon cake, but wanted to eat just the base to her heart's content, so she tried baumkuchen as an alternative, and as expected, it matched her taste, and she has loved it ever since.[1] Her love of baumkuchen led her to do a two-week homestay in Germany when she was in junior high school.[1]
  • Others include Ayaka Ohashi, who calls him "Tsubocchi," Kana Asumi and Miyu Matsuki, who call him "Bon-chan"[16][17], Maaya Uchida, who calls him "Yu-chan," Ayane Sakura, who calls him "Ootsubo" (Otchan) [18], Eri Kitamura, who calls him "Tsubo-shi," and when he appears as part of smileY inc. or in The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls cast, who call him "Shachou" (President).

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 https://www.hmv.co.jp/news/article/1108170031/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.earlywing.co.jp/actordb/catea/talent_otsuboyuka
  3. ↑ http://www.clark.ed.jp/information/announce/?id=394
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://www.clark.ed.jp/kanto/it/news/?id=20030
  5. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220517034713/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1312515021&p=2
  6. ↑ http://www.earlywing.com/blog/archives/5462
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20130307021659/http://seiyuawards.jp/201303/04130358.php
  8. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135345/http://smileyinc.dive2ent.com/index.html
  9. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2175776/full/
  10. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230115051445/https://www.earlywing.co.jp/ewblog/?p=13276
  11. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2264046/full/
  12. ↑ https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2295301/full/
  13. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20230918033006/https://www.earlywing.co.jp/media/category01/a73
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 https://ddnavi.com/interview/209263/
  15. ↑ https://dengekionline.com/elem/000/000/690/690709/
  16. ↑ http://yaplog.jp/asumibiyori/archive/366
  17. ↑ https://blog.excite.co.jp/matsukimiyu/18894618/
  18. ↑ https://twitter.com/vividred_o/status/289722491587395584
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