is a Japanese

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and

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that is mostly known for his work on ''

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'' series, ''

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'' 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

and wrote an anime, ''

Sazae-san is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Hasegawa. It was first published in Hasegawa's local paper, the , on April 22, 1946. When the ''Asahi Shimbun'' wished to have Hasegawa draw the four-panel comic for ...

''. Since then, Kobayashi has written scripts for various

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, anime and novelized products, such as ''

'', and ''

'' franchise. He is also a part time teacher at his alma-mater. In 2014, after writing various episodes for ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Saint Seiya Omega'' anime series, Kobayashi was chosen as a head writer for the ''

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'' reboot series, titled '' Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal''. He was involved in the anime until the end of its third season. In 2020, Kobayashi wrote the anime

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of ''

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'', as well the television series.

Filmography

TV Tokusatsu

Live-action film

TV Anime

Anime film

Web Anime

Bibliography

Novel

Manga

References

External links

* via Japan Creator Bank * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kobayashi, Yūji 1979 births Living people Writers from Nagano Prefecture Japanese screenwriters Japanese novelists