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name: "Yasuko Kobayashi"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "7 April 1965"
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average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T22:10:24.547247+00:00"
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# Yasuko Kobayashi

Writer. Born 7 April 1965 in Koto, Tokyo, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 7 April 1965, Koto, Tokyo, Japan
- **Also known as:** 小林 靖子
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yasuko_Kobayashi, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8050028, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1639992/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/506610

## Coming up

- *Beasts Clutching at Straws* (2026-09-25), Screenplay

## Streaming the US now

- **Crunchyroll:** [*Attack on Titan*](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md) (83)

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## Biography

Yasuko Kobayashi (小林 靖子) is a Japanese screenwriter specialising in anime and tokusatsu dramas. Born on 7 April 1965 in Koto, Tokyo, she studied at the Scenario Center and made her professional debut in 1993, writing an episode of the tokusatsu series *Tokusou Robo Janperson*.

She became a full-time writer from 1997 and has served as series composition or main writer on numerous productions. Her credits include series composition for *Attack on Titan* (2013–2019), *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* (2012–), *Dororo* (2019) and *Kakegurui* (2017), as well as writing for *Death Note* (2006) and *Claymore* (2007). She has also contributed scripts to live-action adaptations such as *Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan*.

*Sources: ja.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Attack on Titan* (2013), Fi1m 83, Series Composition, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md)

## Complete filmography (93)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Beasts Clutching at Straws* (2026), Screenplay
- *悪魔の手毬唄* (2026), series, Screenplay
- *Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan: At a Confessional* (2025), Screenplay
- *Rohan at the Louvre* (2023), Screenplay
- *The Inugami Family* (2023), series, Script
- *Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan* (2020), series, Teleplay
- *Kamen Rider Den-O: The Birth of Pretty Den-O!* (2020), Writer
- *Attack on Titan: Chronicle* (2020), Writer
- *Touken Ranbu: The Movie -Inheritance-* (2019), Screenplay
- *Dororo* (2019), series, Series Composition, Writer
- *Kamen Rider Heisei Generations Forever* (2018), Script Editor
- *Usuzumizakura: GARO* (2018), Screenplay
- *Kamen Rider Amazons The Movie: The Final Judgment* (2018), Story Editor
- *Kamen Rider Amazons Season 2 the Movie: Reincarnation* (2018), Writer
- *Kamen Rider Amazons Season 1 the Movie: Awakening* (2018), Writer
- *Attack on Titan: The Roar of Awakening* (2018), Writer
- *Kakegurui* (2017), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *Amazon Riders* (2016), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *GARO: Divine Flame* (2016), Screenplay
- *Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom* (2015), Writer
- *Ressha Sentai ToQger vs. Kyoryuger: The Movie* (2015), Writer
- *Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow* (2014), Script, Writer
- *Garo: The Animation* (2014), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *Ressha Sentai ToQger The Movie: Galaxy Line S.O.S.* (2014), Screenplay
- *ZERO: Black Blood - Kuro no Shō* (2014), Screenplay
- *ZERO: Black Blood - Shiro no Shō* (2014), Screenplay
- *Zero: Black Blood* (2014), series, Writer
- *Ressha Sentai ToQger* (2014), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *Attack on Titan* (2013), series, Writer, Series Composition — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/tv/attack-on-titan.md)
- *Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters: Rising New Hero - Director's Cut Edition* (2012), Writer
- *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure* (2012), series, Series Composition, Writer
- *Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters the Movie: Protect the Tokyo Enetower!* (2012), Screenplay
- *Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters* (2012), series, Series Composition, Writer
- *Kamen Rider OOO: Final Episode* (2012), Writer
- *Kamen Rider x Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO Movie Wars Mega Max* (2011), Screenplay
- *Kamen Rider OOO All Stars: The 21 Leading Actors and Core Medals* (2011), Writer
- *Power Rangers Samurai: Clash of the Red Rangers - The Movie* (2011), Writer
- *Hayate the Combat Butler! Heaven is a Place on Earth* (2011), Screenplay
- *Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals* (2011), Writer
- *Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie Wars Core* (2010), Script Consultant
- *Kamen Rider OOO* (2010), series, Series Composition, Writer
- *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger Episode 1 and 2 Special Edition* (2010), Writer
- *Come Back! Samurai Sentai Shinkenger: Special Act* (2010), Screenplay
- *Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Blue: The Dispatched Imagin is Newtral* (2010), Writer
- *Super Kamen Rider Den-O Trilogy - Episode Red: Zero's Star Twinkle* (2010), Writer
- *Trigun: Badlands Rumble* (2010), Screenplay
- *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger vs. Go-Onger: GinmakuBang!!* (2010), Screenplay
- *Death Note Relight 2: L's Successors* (2009), Screenplay
- *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger the Movie: The Fateful War* (2009), Screenplay
- *Super Kamen Rider Den-O & Decade NEO Generations: The Onigashima Warship* (2009), Screenplay
- *Samurai Sentai Shinkenger* (2009), series, Writer, Series Composition, Story
- *Masked Rider DCD* (2009), series, Writer
- *Farewell Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Countdown* (2008), Writer
- *Casshern Sins* (2008), series, Series Composition, Screenplay
- *Kamen Rider Den-O: Final Trilogy Special Edition* (2008), Writer
- *Kamen Rider Den-O & Kiva: Climax Deka* (2008), Writer
- *Blassreiter* (2008), series, Writer
- *Death Note Relight 1: Visions of a God* (2007), Teleplay
- *Kamen Rider Den-O The Movie: I'm Born!* (2007), Screenplay
- *Shakugan no Shana: The Movie* (2007), Screenplay
- *Claymore* (2007), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *Kamen Rider Den-O* (2007), series, Series Composition, Writer
- *Death Note* (2006), series, Writer
- *Yume Tsukai* (2006), series, Writer, Series Composition
- *Witchblade* (2006), series, Screenplay, Writer
- *GoGo Sentai Boukenger* (2006), series, Writer
- *GARO* (2005), series, Writer
- *Shakugan no Shana* (2005), series, Series Composition
- *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon: Act Zero* (2005), Screenplay
- *Mahou Sentai Magiranger* (2005), series, Writer
- *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Special Act: We're Getting Married!！* (2004), Screenplay
- *The Gokusen* (2004), series, Scenario Writer
- *Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon* (2003), series, Series Composition
- *Bakuryu Sentai Abaranger* (2003), series, Writer
- *Kamen Rider Ryuki* (2002), series, Series Composition
- *仮面ライダーアギト 3大ライダー超決戦（バトル）ビデオ* (2001), Writer
- *Kamen Rider Agito: Three Great Riders* (2001), Writer
- *Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers* (2001), Writer
- *I My Me! Strawberry Eggs* (2001), series, Writer
- *GEAR Fighter Dendoh* (2000), series, Writer
- *Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive vs Gingaman* (2000), Screenplay
- *Mirai Sentai Timeranger* (2000), series, Writer, Series Composition, Story
- *Yu☆Gi☆Oh!* (1999), Screenplay
- *Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive* (1999), series, Writer
- *Yu-Gi-Oh!* (1998), series, Writer
- *Seijuu Sentai Gingaman* (1998), series, Writer, Series Composition, Story
- *Denji Sentai Megaranger* (1997), series, Writer
- *B-Fighter Kabuto* (1996), series, Writer
- *Juukou B-Fighter* (1995), series, Writer
- *Blue SWAT* (1994), series, Writer
- *Power Rangers* (1993), series, Additional Writing
- *Special Investigation Robo Janperson* (1993), series, Writer
- *Kamen Rider* (1971), series, Writer, Series Composition

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