General articles: Arts and culture

Yuta Okkotsu (乙骨憂太)

Yuta Okkotsu (乙骨憂太) is the Jujutsu Kaisen 0 protagonist, a special grade sorcerer at Tokyo Jujutsu High haunted by Rika, with the Copy technique, voiced by Megumi Ogata.

Yuto Nakajima

Yuto Nakajima (中島裕翔) is a Japanese singer and actor, born in 1993, who was in Hey! Say! JUMP from its 2007 debut until graduating in 2025.

Yuto Tatsumi

Yuto Tatsumi (辰巳ゆうと) is a Japanese enka singer from Osaka who debuted in 2018 and won the Japan Record Awards' Excellent New Artist award that year.

yutori

yutori (ゆとり) is a four-piece Japanese rock band from the Kanto region, formed in 2020 and fronted by Kotoko Sato, who made its major debut in 2025 with the anime ending theme Speed.

Yuu Kamiya (榎宮祐), real name Thiago Furukawa Lucas, is a Brazilian-born manga artist and novelist who moved to Japan at age seven; creator of the No Game No Life light novels and co-creator of Clockwork Planet, married to artist Mashiro Hiiragi.

Yuu Serizawa

Yuu Serizawa (芹澤優) is a Japanese voice actress and singer, born in 1994 in Tokyo, a member of the unit i☆Ris and a solo artist on the Avex label.

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇)

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇), born 1970 in Kishiwada, Osaka, is a Japanese x-gender manga artist who debuted in 1989; known for Fushigi Yûgi (25 million copies), Ayashi no Ceres, Absolute Boyfriend, and Arata Kangatari.

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs (ゆらぎ荘の幽奈さん) is a Tadahiro Miura ecchi romantic comedy manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump 2016-2020 (72 chapters, 24 volumes), adapted into a 12-episode 2018 XEBEC anime and a 2018 PS4 roguelike RPG.

Yuva (युवा)

Yuva (युवा) is Mani Ratnam's 2004 Hindi political drama, released 21 May 2004, about three young men, Michael, Arjun, and Lallan, linked by a bridge accident in Kolkata; made in Tamil as Aayitha Ezhuthu, starring Ajay Devgn, Abhishek Bachchan, and Vivek Oberoi.

Yuva Rajkumar (ಯುವರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್)

Yuva Rajkumar (ಯುವರಾಜ್ ಕುಮಾರ್), Kannada actor of the Rajkumar film family, son of Raghavendra Rajkumar and grandson of Dr Rajkumar; debuted in Yuva (2024), followed by Ekka (2025).

Yuval Abraham (יובל אברהם)

Yuval Abraham (יובל אברהם), Israeli investigative journalist and filmmaker from Be'er Sheva, co-directed the Oscar-winning No Other Land (2024) and the Venice Special Jury Prize Gaza documentary NAZA (2026) with Rachel Szor.

Yuval Raphael (יובל רפאל)

Yuval Raphael (יובל רפאל), Israeli singer born 2000, Nova festival survivor, won HaKokhav HaBa season 11 and placed second for Israel at Eurovision 2025 in Basel with 'New Day Will Rise', 357 points, winning the televote; later co-wrote Israel's 2026 entry 'Michelle'.

Yuvan Shankar Raja (யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா)

Yuvan Shankar Raja (யுவன் சங்கர் ராஜா), born 1979 in Chennai, is a Tamil film composer, singer, and producer, youngest son of Ilaiyaraaja; debut Aravindhan (1997), breakthrough Thulluvadho Ilamai (2001), credited with bringing hip hop to Tamil cinema.

Yuvanraj Nethrun

Yuvanraj Nethrun, an Indian actor known for his work in Tamil serial Marudhani, died of stomach cancer in December 2024, leaving behind his wife and two daughters.

Yuvaraja (film)

Yuvaraja (ಯುವರಾಜ, Prince) is a 2001 Kannada action drama directed by Puri Jagannadh, starring Shivarajkumar, a remake of Telugu film Thammudu, with music by Ramana Gogula; distinct from the 2024 film Yuva.

Yuvarathnaa (ಯುವರತ್ನ)

Yuvarathnaa (ಯುವರತ್ನ) is a 2021 Kannada action drama directed by Santhosh Ananddram, starring Puneeth Rajkumar and Sayyeshaa, produced by Hombale Films; released 1 April 2021, about a college fighting privatization, streaming on Prime Video.

Yuvika Chaudhary (युविका चौधरी)

Yuvika Chaudhary (युविका चौधरी), Indian actress born 1983 in Baraut, Uttar Pradesh; known as Dolly in Om Shanti Om (2007), Bigg Boss 9 contestant, wife of Prince Narula, Nach Baliye 9 winner, and The 50 (2026) participant.

Yuvvraaj (युवराज)

Yuvvraaj (युव्वराज) is a 2008 Hindi musical drama directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Zayed Khan, and Katrina Kaif, with music by A.R. Rahman; released 21 November 2008, it flopped with Rs 16.67 crore India net.

YuYu Hakusho (1992 TV series)

YuYu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書), also Ghost Files, is Studio Pierrot's 112-episode anime adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's manga, directed by Noriyuki Abe, aired on Fuji TV October 10, 1992 to January 7, 1995.

YuYu Hakusho (幽遊白書)

YuYu Hakusho (幽☆遊☆白書) is Yoshihiro Togashi's 1990-1994 Weekly Shonen Jump manga about revived delinquent Yusuke Urameshi, a Spirit Detective; 19 volumes, 112-episode anime, 78 million copies, 2023 Netflix live-action series.

Yuyutsu (युयुत्सु)

Yuyutsu (युयुत्सु), also Vaiśyāputra, is the Mahabharata's son of Dhritarashtra by a Vaishya woman, half-brother of the Kauravas, the only one who defected to the Pandavas and survived the Kurukshetra war, later Parikshit's guardian.

Yūzen

Yūzen (友禅染, yūzen-zome) is a Japanese paste-resist dyeing technique for kimono, named after the Kyoto fan painter Miyazaki Yūzensai and developed in the Genroku era.

Yūzū Nenbutsu

Yūzū Nenbutsu is a Japanese school of Pure Land Buddhism founded by the Tendai monk Ryōnin around 1117, teaching that the merit of reciting the nenbutsu flows between all people.

Yuzuriha

Yuzuriha (杠, Yuzuriha of Keishu) is a kunoichi death row criminal in Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku by Yuji Kaku, joining the Elixir of Life expedition for a pardon; Earth affinity, monitor Senta, voiced by Rie Takahashi and Jill Harris.

Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz

Yüzyüzeyken Konuşuruz is a Turkish alternative rock and indie band formed in Istanbul in 2011, led by singer and songwriter Kaan Boşnak and guitarist Engin Sevik.

Yva

Yva was the professional pseudonym of Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon (1900–1942), a German fashion, advertising, and experimental photographer who led Weimar-era Berlin photography and taught Helmut Newton.

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion

Yvain, le Chevalier au Lion, or Yvain, or the Knight of the Lion, is an Arthurian romance in Old French verse by Chrétien de Troyes, composed around 1177 to 1181.

Yvan Attal

Yvan Attal, born 1965 in Tel Aviv, is a French-Israeli actor, director, and screenwriter. Known for Un monde sans pitié, Ma femme est une actrice, Le Brio, Les Choses humaines, his partnership with Charlotte Gainsbourg, and voicing Tom Cruise in French.