is a Japanese actress,

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and singer who was contracted to

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and is now signed to Axlone. In direct contrast to her cute-and-vulnerable moé

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, Yūko in real life is a devotee of biker culture who dresses and acts as such when not working, right down to her motorcycle. This is parodied in the 23rd episode of Lucky Star, in which she appears as a masculine

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-styled character of herself called Gotouza, a nickname given to her by fellow voice actor

Tomokazu Sugita is a Japanese voice actor and author. He mainly plays young men and is characterized by his "deep bass voice," and he often performs ad-libs and imitations. He is best known for his roles as Gintoki Sakata in ''Gintama'', Tadaomi Karasuma in ' ...

. She is also a fluent English speaker. In 2012, she announced that she is suffering from

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and

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TSUBUYAKI (Goto's official blog), 9 July 2012 She is currently performing voice actor activity, while frequently going to the hospital, but recovered on October 4.

Filmography

Anime

Japanese dubs

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Video games

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Theme song performance

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References

External links

Official blog

Yūko Gotō
at Ryu's Seiyuu Infos * {{DEFAULTSORT:Goto, Yuko 1975 births Living people Voice actresses from Aichi Prefecture Japanese women pop singers Japanese video game actresses Japanese voice actresses Lantis (company) artists People with lupus Anime singers 20th-century Japanese actresses 20th-century Japanese women singers 20th-century Japanese singers 21st-century Japanese actresses 21st-century Japanese women singers 21st-century Japanese singers Production Baobab voice actors