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Keytalk
Members: Yoshikatsu Shutou, Takemasu Ono, Tomomasa Teranaka & Yuuki Yagi |
Keytalk are based in Shimokitazawa in Tokyo. The founded the band in 2007 and released their debut single in 2010. Their song "Ouka Ranman" was chosen as the first opening theme for Kyokai no RINNE, and the band returned to contribute the third season opening "Setsuna Yumemishi" as well.
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Passepied
Members: Haneda Narita, Natsuki Ogoda, Katsuko Misawa, Yoshikuni Tsuyusaki, Takuya Yao |
Passepied were formed in 2009 by Tokyo University of Art graduate, Haneda Narita. Their 2015 single, "Toki no wa", is the first ending theme to the series and was immediately followed by the second opening, "Ura no Ura". Their art school origins shine through in the music as well as promotional artwork and photos of the band members. Their music has been described as incorporating elements from genres ranging from the 1970s to 2000s.
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Quruli
Members: Shigeru Kishida, Masashi Sato, Fanfan |
Formed in 1996, Quruli is made up of a trio of muscians and usually features a supporting musician in the role of the drummer. Shigeru Kishida is the primary songwriter of the group as well as leader of the band. They performed "Futatsu no Sekai," the second ending them to Kyokai no RINNE, which was the first song from the band to ever be used in anime.
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Pile |
Pile, real name Eriko Hori, is a singer as well as voice actress of Japanese and Korean descent. She is probably best known as portraying the voice of Maki Nishikino in the insanely popular Love Live! School Idol Project multimedia series.
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GLIM SPANKY
Members: Remi Matsuo, Hiroku Kamemoto |
One can definitely hear the Amerian and European rock influence in Glim Spanky's oeuvre. Beginning as a quartet, the band morphed into the more familiar duo in 2010. Among their influces are Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Joni Mitchell, Oasis, Cream and the Beatles, who they contributed a cover to a tribute album for. The band counts groups like Bump of Chicken and Asian Kung-Fu Generation as some of their favorites as well.
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Creephyp
Members: Sekaikan Ozaki, Kaonashi Hasegawa, Yukichika Ogawa, Taku Koizumi, Yusaku Nishida |
Creephyp is a band formed in 2001 that has a somewhat alternative rock flavor to its sound, powered by lead singer Sekikaikan Ozaki's unique voice. Two original members left in 2008. Ozaki wrote the song "Hello" for SMAP in 2013. The band contributed a song for the anime A-jin as well.
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Shiggy Jr.
Members: Tomoko Ikeda, Shigeyuki Harada, Natsuhiko Mori, Kazuma Moroishi |
Shiggy Jr. began as a college band as the members met at Aoyama Gakuin University in 2012. In addition to Kyokai no RINNE Shiggy Jr. have provided music for other series such as The Disasterous Life of Saiki K., Rilu Rilu Fairilu, and the film Pandora to Akubi. After seven years together in 2019 lead singer Tomoko Ikeda announced that a nodule had been found on her vocal chords making singing very difficult. The band was forced to break up, but Ikeda had sucessful surgery and entered her thirties looking for a more regular life.
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Yoru no Honki Dance
Members: Takanori Yoneda, Kenhito Machida, Michael, Akito Suzuka |
Formed in 2008, Yoru no Honki Dance is made up of musicians from Kyoto. The band members themselves wrote the theme "Shiny" specificially for the series, and wanted to match it's "pure world view." In interviews they also mentioned how special it was for them to contribute to one of Rumiko Takahashi's works, as they are big fans of Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha.
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Softly
Members: Mutsuki, Haruka |
Softly is a duo of two female musicians, Mutsuki and Haruka. They are both from Hokkaido and met through Twitter, deciding to start a band together. They contributed the ending theme "Suki Na no Kana" to the third season. Among the newcomers favorite musicians are Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Aiko, Yui and Moumoon. The duo announced their split to work on solo music in 2017.
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Mone Kamishiraishi |
Younger sister to actress Moka Kamishiraishi, Mone Kamishiraishi began her singing career in 2014. She is probably best known as an actress starring in numerous television dramas, which have led to a career in films like Chihayafuru and its sequel. From there she was cast in high class, theatrical anime like Mamoru Hosoda's Wolf Children, Your Name and Weathering with You for director Makoto Shinkai. Her first album was 2017's "and..." which featured "Puzzle" from Kyokai no RINNE.
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