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| Born | February 14, 1954 Osaka, Japan |
| Alma mater | Tokyo University of the Arts Berklee College of Music |
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| Years active | 1982–present |
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Kohei Tanaka (田中公平, Tanaka Kōhei, born February 14, 1954 in Ebisubashi, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture) is a Japanese composer, arranger, conductor and singer-songwriter. He is affiliated with the music production company Imagine. He has created numerous musical scores for anime television series, OVAs, films, video games and tokusatsu series including Gunbuster, Sakura Wars and One Piece.
Biography[]
Tanaka was a student at Berklee College of Music.[1] While employed playing the piano in a hotel lounge, he was requested to arrange a song in Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, a 1982 TV anime, and it became his first work as a composer. Afterwards, he produced some songs and arrangements for the Super Sentai series and his first work as a lead composer was for the television anime Konpora Kid in 1985.
Notably, the background music in Gunbuster made his name and talent very famous among anime fans and is recognized as one of his most important works.[2] He also handled the composition of Diebuster, a sequel series of Gunbuster, and showed a peculiar arrangement to his own work 17 years ago.
He hosted the Dai Anime Hakurankai radio show on Tokai Radio together with the voice actress Konami Yoshida from April 1993 to September 1994. His discussions with Toshio Okada and Hiroshi Yamamoto about anime, originally published in the hm3 voice acting magazine, have been republished in book form.
On February 14, 2008, he opened an official website and announced his intention to work also as a singer in the future. On July 4, he released his first solo album called Kokorone song 1st Kohei (Violinist).
Works[]
Anime[]
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | Button Nose | Music | ||
| 1986 | Dragon Ball | Music | Arrangement for opening and ending songs | [1][4] |
| 1986 | Doteraman | Music | ||
| 1987 | Esper Mami | Music | ||
| 1987 | Maps | Music | OVA | |
| 1987 | The Three Musketeers | Music | ||
| 1987–89 | Lady!! series | Music | Also Hello! Lady Lynn | |
| 1988–89 | Gunbuster | Music | [1][5] | |
| 1988 | Patlabor | Music | OAVs | [1] |
| 1989 | Wataru Majinzan | Music | OVA | |
| 1990–91 | Brave Exkaiser | Music | ||
| 1990 | Obatarian | Music | ||
| 1990 | Madō King Granzort: The Final Magical Battle | Music | OVA | |
| 1991–93 | Matchless Raijin-Oh | Music | Also OVA in 1992 | |
| 1991 | Honō no Tenkōsei | Music | OVA | |
| 1991 | Otaku no Video | Music | [1] | |
| 1992 | Bastard!! | Music | [1] | |
| 1992 | Spirit of Wonder: Miss China's Ring | Music | [1] | |
| 1993 | Dragon Half | Music | OVA | [1] |
| 1993 | Yaiba | Music | ||
| 1994 | Mobile Fighter G Gundam | Music | ||
| 1995 | Gulliver Boy | Music | ||
| 1996 | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | Music | OVA | [1] |
| 1996 | Violinist of Hameln | Music, Composer | [1] | |
| 1999 | Pokémon The Movie 2000 | Composer | Insert song 1 | |
| 1999–present | One Piece | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi and Sakuramen | [1][5][6] |
| 1999–2000 | Sakura Wars: The Radiant Gorgeous Blooming Cherry Blossoms | Music | OVA | |
| 2000 | Gate Keepers | Music | [1] | |
| 2000 | Sakura Taisen | Music | TV series | [1] |
| 2001 | Angelic Layer | Music | ||
| 2001 | Gundam Evolve | Music | with others | |
| 2002 | Tenchi Muyo! GXP | Music | [1] | |
| 2002 | Gate Keepers 21 | Music | OVA | |
| 2002–03 | Overman King Gainer | Music | ||
| 2002 | Monkey Typhoon | Music | ||
| 2003 | Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris | Music | ||
| 2003 | Gad Guard series | Music | ||
| 2004–07 | Kaiketsu Zorori series | Music | [7] | |
| 2004 | Desert Punk | Music | ||
| 2004 | Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris | Music | OVA | |
| 2004 | Diebuster | Music | OVA | |
| 2006 | Buso Renkin | Music | ||
| 2007 | Sakura Taisen: New York, New York | Music | OVA | |
| 2007–08 | Let's Go! Tamagotchi | Music | ||
| 2007 | Tamagotchi: The Movie | Music | ||
| 2008 | Rosario + Vampire series | Music | 2 seasons, with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2009 | Hayate the Combat Butler | Composer, Arranger | ||
| 2010–11 | Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan series | Music | Demon Capital with Kazuhiko Sawaguchi and Keiji Iuchi | |
| 2012 | Hyouka | Music | [8] | |
| 2013 | Gaist Crusher | Music | with Takayuki Negishi | |
| 2015 | Assassination Classroom | Theme song arrangement | [9] | |
| 2018 | Planet With | Composer, Arranger | ||
| 2020 | Sakura Wars: The Animation | Music | [10] | |
| 2020 | Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori | Music | [11] |
Films[]
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source[3] |
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| 1988 | Esper Mami: Hoshizora no Dancing Doll | Music | ||
| 1993 | Hello! Dynosis Kids | Music | Doraemon short film | |
| 2001 | One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure | Music | ||
| 2001 | Sakura Wars: The Movie | Music Director | ||
| 2002 | One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom on the Island of Strange Animals | Music | ||
| 2003 | One Piece The Movie: Dead End no Bōken | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2004 | One Piece: The Cursed Holy Sword | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2005 | One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island | Music | ||
| 2006 | Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle | Music | with Fuminori Iwasaki | |
| 2007 | One Piece Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi, Fuminori Iwasaki, Minoru Mauro, Kazuhiko Sawaguchi | |
| 2008 | Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in the Winter, Miracle Cherry Blossom | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2008 | Tamagotchi: Happiest Story in the Universe! | Music | Film with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2009 | One Piece Film: Strong World | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2012 | One Piece Film: Z | Music | with Shiro Hamaguchi | |
| 2012 | Kaiketsu Zorori Da-Da-Da-Daibouken! | Music | [7] | |
| 2013 | Kaiketsu Zorori: Mamoru ze! Kyouryuu no Tamago | Music | ||
| 2015 | Kaiketsu Zorori: Uchū no Yūsha-tachi | Music | ||
| 2019 | One Piece: Stampede | Music | [12][13] |
Video games[]
| Year | Title | Crew role | Notes | Source |
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| 1992 | Xardion | Music | [14] | |
| 1992 | Paladin's Quest | Music | ||
| 1996 | Sakura Wars | Music | [15] | |
| 1997 | Alundra | Music | [16][17] | |
| 2010 | Resonance of Fate | Music | with Motoi Sakuraba | [18] |
| 2012 | Gravity Rush | Music | [19][20] | |
| 2016 | Gravity Rush 2 | Music | [21][22] | |
| 2018 | Princess Connect! Re:Dive | Music | with others | [23] |
| 2019 | One Piece: World Seeker | Music | [24] | |
| 2019 | Sakura Wars | Music | [25] |
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 "More Acen Guests". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Profile of Tanaka Kohei". TanakaKouhei.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2006.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 3.0 3.1 アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 田中公平 [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kohei Tanaka]. Media Arts Database . Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "ドラゴンボール -東映アニメーション-" . Toei Animation. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ 5.0 5.1 "One Piece's Tanaka & Romancing SaGa's Itō Hold Joint Concert". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Inc, Natasha. "「ONE PIECE」ワノ国編のBGM演奏は和楽器演奏集団・桜menが担当（コメントあり）". コミックナタリー . Retrieved 2019-08-12.
{{cite web}}: ; last - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Megumi Hayashibara Stars in Kaiketsu Zorori Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Full Metal Panic's Gatoh Writes Kyoto Animation's Hyoka". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Assassination Classroom Anime Cast Sings Opening Theme". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "New Sakura Wars Game Gets TV Anime in 2020". Anime News Network. September 13, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Mateo, Alex (February 13, 2020). "New Kaiketsu Zorori Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Songs, April 5 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "「ONE PIECE ワンピース」DVD公式サイト". Log Collection . Retrieved 2019-07-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "EYCA-12666~7 | ONE PIECE STAMPEDE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK - VGMdb". vgmdb.net. Retrieved 2019-07-28.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Xardion for SNES (1992)". MobyGames. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Hardcore Gaming 101: Sakura Taisen". hardcoregaming101.net. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Blues Brothers 2000 - Retro Gamer". retrogamer.net. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "RPGamer > Staff Retroview > Alundra". rpgamer.com. Archived from the original on October 1, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "桜庭統さんと田中公平さんが『エンド オブ エタニティ』の音楽について語る [Dengeki: Interview with Motoi Sakuraba and Kouhei Tanaka]". Dengeki Online. March 2010. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hamilton, Kirk. "The Dizzy, Delightfully Grand Music of Gravity Rush". kotaku.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ Hamilton, Kirk. "The Best Video Game Music of 2012". kotaku.com. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Check Out Gravity Rush 2's Latest Footage And Mini-Concert By Composer Kohei Tanaka". siliconera.com. July 29, 2016. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "11 minutes of Gravity Rush 2 gameplay, details". gematsu.com. December 9, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ "Notice on Release of Anime RPG "PRINCESS CONNECT! Re:Dive"". cyberagent.co.jp. February 15, 2018. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
{{cite web}}: - ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grnmlAwQCmg
- ↑ https://gematsu.com/2019/03/project-sakura-wars-announced-for-ps4
External links[]
- http://ameblo.jp/kenokun/ (in Japanese)
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