Yū Asakawa
{{short description|Japanese voice actress (born 1975)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Yū Asakawa
| image = Yuu Asakawa at New York Comic Con.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Yū Asakawa at New York Comic Con in 2012.
| native_name = 浅川 悠
| native_name_lang = ja
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|3|20}}
| birth_place = Tokyo, Japan
| years_active = 1996–present
| height = 160 cm
| spouse = {{marriage|Showtaro Morikubo|2007|2009|reason=divorced}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Yū Asakawa|浅川 悠|Asakawa Yū|born March 20, 1975|lead=yes}}{{cite web|last1=Doi|first1=Hitoshi|url=http://www.usagi.org/doi/seiyuu/asakawa-yuu/|title=Asakawa Yuu|work=Seiyuu Database|date=April 10, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018}} is a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo, Japan. She also provides the voice samples for Crypton Future Media's Vocaloid voice synthesiser software, Megurine Luka. Asakawa is currently a freelance voice actress and was previously attached to Arts Vision (as of October 1, 2014).
She was married to voice actor Showtaro Morikubo from 2007 until their divorce in 2009.{{cite web | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-16/ketchup-mania-yuu-asakawa-and-showtaro-morikubo-break-up | title=Ketchup Mania, Yuu Asakawa & Showtaro Morikubo Break up }} She served as co-host of an internet webshow Otaku Verse Zero with Patrick Macias, a previous editor-in-chief of Otaku USA.{{cite web|last1=Manry|first1=Gia|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-11-17/daily-video/japan-english-language-otaku-verse-zero|title=Daily Video: Japan's English-Language Otaku-Verse Zero|date=November 17, 2010|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=June 30, 2017}}
She is best known for her role as Rider and her various other incarnations of the character from the Fate/stay night franchise.
Filmography
=Theatrical animation=
- Cyber Team in Akihabara: 2011 Summer Vacation (1999) as Tsugumi Higashijujo
- Azumanga Daioh: The Animation (2001) as Sakaki
- Hamtaro film series (2001–2004) as Tongari
- RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (2003) as Shinobu Miwa
- Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: A New Translation (2005) as Rosamia Badam
- Hells Angels (2008) as Kuronora
- Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (2010) as Rider
- K-ON! the Movie (2011) as Norimi Kawaguchi
- Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel (2017–2020) as Rider
- Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire (2019) as Sherilyn Tan
=Tokusatsu=
- Tetsuwan Tantei Robotack (1998) as Mimeena
- Chousei Kantai Sazer-X (2005) as Water General Aqual
=Anime television=
=Dubbing=
=Video games=
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- Amagami series as Hibiki Tsukahara
- Maimai series as Otohime
- Summon Night 4 as Aroeri
- Super Robot Wars series as Shou Tachibana, Mizuki Tachibana
- Tokyo Majin Gakuen Denki series as Komaki Sakurai
- White Album 2 as Mari Kazaoka
- Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na as Karen Clavius
- Galaxy Angel (2000) as Riserva Chianti
- Gunparade Orchestra series (2000) as Momoka Kudou
- Robot Alchemic Drive (2002) as Saki Kyono
- Armored Core 3 (2002) Rain Myers
- Ever 17: The Out of Infinity (2002) as Tsugumi Komachi
- Hikaru no Go: Heian Gensou Ibunroku (2002) as Mitani no Motoyori
- Harukanaru Toki no Naka de series (2002–2003) as Kazuhito, Phantom, Sefuru, Taira no Kiyomori
- Jak II (2003) as Ashelin (Japanese dub)
- Star Ocean: Till the End of Time (2003) as Nel Zelpher
- Muv-Luv: Alternative (2003) as Misae Munakata
- Baten Kaitos: Eternal Wings and the Lost Ocean (2003) Eime
- Demonbane (2003) as Makoto
- Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (2004) as Michelle Aubert
- Fate/stay night (2004) as Rider/Medusa
- Symphonic Rain (2004) as Cordell
- Sudeki (2004) as Rini
- Lovely Idol (2005) as Sayuki Katagiri
- Fate/hollow ataraxia (2005) as Rider/Medusa, Stheno, Euryale
- Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn (2005) as Rolf, Mia
- D.C. II: Da Capo II (2006) as Maika Mizukoshi
- Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006) as Shalua Rui
- Fighting Beauty Wulong (2006) as Lucky Shimoda
- Growlanser: Heritage of War (2006) as Sherrice
- Prism Ark series (2006) as Sister Hell/Theresa
- Twinkle Crusaders (2006) as Riesling Tōyama
- Eternal Sonata (2007) as Rondo
- Luminous Arc (2007) as Mavi
- Kimi ga Aruji de Shitsuji ga Ore de (2007) as Natose
- Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon (2007) as Shiryū Chō'un
- Kingdom of Paradise (2008) as Yen Lan
- Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist (2008) as Shiryū Chō'un
- 11eyes: Tsumi to Batsu to Aganai no Shōjo (2009) as Misuzu Kusakabe
- Final Fantasy XIII series (2009) as Reburo
- Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! (2009) as Momoyo Kawakami
- Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA (2009) as Luka Megurine
- Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (2009) as Odoriasu Ruby Blood
- Alan Wake (2010) as Sarah Breaker
- Ar tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel (2010) as Harvestasha
- Future Diary (2010) as Azami Kirisaki/13th
- The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero (2010) as Ilya Platiere
- Love, Elections & Chocolate PSP (2010) as Satsuki Shinonome
- Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact (2008) as Shiryū Chō'un
- Senran Kagura series (2011) as Daidōji
- Max Anarchy (2012) as Sasha Ivanov
- Killer Is Dead (2013) as Betty
- Mind Zero (2013) as Reika Kisaki
- Monster Monpiece (2013) as Beauty of the Mask
- Tears to Tiara II: Haō no Matsuei (2013) as Aemiria
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (2014) as Ilona (Japanese dub)
- Freedom Wars (2014) as Natalia "9" Woo
- Granblue Fantasy (2014) as Anthuria, Predator
- Ima Sugu Oniichan ni Imōto da tte Iitai! (2014) as Satsuki Shinonome
- Fate/Grand Order (2015) as Stheno, Euryale, Medusa, Gorgon
- Another Eden (2017) as Radias
- Azur Lane (2017) USS Ranger, ROC Yat Sen
- Path to Nowhere (2022) as Nightingale
- Blue Archive (2024) as Makoto Hanuma{{cite tweet|user=Blue_ArchiveJP|number=1749280823805870118|script-title=ja:生徒紹介|trans-title=Student introduction|date=2024-01-22|access-date=2024-01-24}}
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References
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