Musicians
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Junko Hirotani |
Junko Hirotani released three albums on the Pony Canyon and Polydor lables between 1979 and 1983. In the 1990s she recorded music for both the Sailor Moon and Pokemon anime. She was a frequent collaborator with Kenji Kawai, providing vocals for Patlabor and Ghost in the Shell albums. She passed away on January 4, 2020.
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Eri Fukatsu |
Eri Fukatsu performed "Born to Love You" in the Mermaid Forest OVA at the very beginning of her career. She would later go on to focus on her acting career, for which she has won numerous awards. In 1990 she was named "Newcomer of the Year" by the Japan Academy. She won numerous Best Actress awards and international recognition for her work in Villain.
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Akino Arai |
Akino Arai is a major name among anime fans and has contributed many ethereal, gorgeous songs to such series as Macross Plus, Please Save My Earth, Noir, Record of Lodoss War, and Tales of Earthsea by Studio Ghibli. She is a frequent collaborator of Yoko Kanno and has worked with artist Yoshitaka Amano composing for his film work. She performed "Eien no Namida" in Mermaid's Scar.
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Maki Mochida |
Maki Mochida may be best known as an actress especially for her role as Tsukushi Makino in Boys Over Flowers. She began her career as a member of the musical group Sakurakko Club in the early 90s. She sang the ending theme "Beads of Tears" for Mermaid's Scar in 1993.
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Chiaki Ishikawa |
Formerly the vocalist of See-Saw, Chiaki Ishikawa debuted under the name Somali in 1999 with the album "Magnolia." She has contributed theme songs to series such as Star Blazers 2199, Mobile Suit Gundam 00, .hack//SIGN, and You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle. She sang the opening theme, "Like an Angel" for the Mermaid Forest TV series.
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kayoko |
kayoko is better known by her full name, Kayoko Kusano, which she switched to in 2019. She moved away from singing and focused more on composing for other artists, such as LiSA, for whom she wrote "Gurenge" used in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and "ADAMAS" for Sword Art Online Alicization.
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