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Arai Akino is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of [[Outlaw Star|Outlaw Star]], [[Tokyo Underground|Tokyo Underground]], [[KURAU Phantom Memory|KURAU Phantom Memory]], and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including [[ZABADAK|ZABADAK]]. She is also part of the indies unit [[marsh-mallow|marsh-mallow]].
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[[Image:AraiAkino1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Arai Akino (2009)]]
  
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Akino is often compared with [[Sakamoto Maaya]] for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Akino has been around longer than Maaya.
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'''Arai Akino'''  (新居昭乃) is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of [[Wikipedia:Outlaw Star|Outlaw Star]], [[Wikipedia:Tokyo Underground|Tokyo Underground]], [[Wikipedia:Kurau Phantom Memory|KURAU Phantom Memory]], and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including [[ZABADAK]]
  
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Arai is often compared with [[Sakamoto Maaya]] for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Arai has been around longer than Sakamoto. At the age of 50 she is still touring and releasing new original music.
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Profile </span>==
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==Profile==
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* '''Birth Name:''' Arai Akino (新居昭乃)
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* '''Date of Birth:''' {{bda|1959|08|21|mf}}
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* '''Place of Birth:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
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* '''[[Blood Type]]''' O
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* '''Bands / Groups:'''
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** [[marsh-mallow]]
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** [[Vita Nova]]
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** [[Goddess in The Morning]] (1996)
  
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* '''Name:''' Arai Akino (新居昭乃)
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==Information==
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* '''Birthdate:''' August 21st, 1959
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As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Vidar|Daniel Vidar]]. She was also exposed to [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] from her younger brother and [[Wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]] from a friend. In addition, she loved reading [[Wikipedia:The Diary of Anne Frank|The Diary of Anne Frank]] after graduating elementary school.
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* '''Birthplace:''' [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
 
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* '''[[Blood Type]]<nowiki>:</nowiki>''' O
 
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Information </span>==
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Arai debuted in July 1986 with the single [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]], which was used as the theme for [[Wikipedia:Windaria|Windaria]]. She began working with many artists, including [[Tane Tomoko]] (who would become her best friend) and the band [[PSY-S]]. Arai continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for [[Anime|anime]], commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit [[Goddess In the Morning]].
  
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As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Vidar Daniel Vidar]. She was also exposed to [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Led_Zeppelin Led Zeppelin] from her younger brother and [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd Pink Floyd] from a friend. In addition, she loved reading [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_Anne_Frank The Diary of Anne Frank] after graduating elementary school.
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After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Arai returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album [[Sora no Mori]]. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the [[Oricon]]. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.
  
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Akino debuted in July 1986 with the single [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]], which was used as the theme for [[Windaria|Windaria]]. She began working with many artists, including [[Tane Tomoko|Tane Tomoko]] (who would become her best friend) and the band [[PSY-S|PSY-S]]. Akino continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for [[anime]], commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit [[Goddess In the Morning|Goddess In the Morning]].
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==Discography==
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===Albums===
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* [1986.10.21] [[Natsukashii Mirai|Natsukashii Mirai]] (懐かしい未来; ''Nostalgic Future'')
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* [1997.10.22] [[Sora no Niwa]] (そらの庭; ''Sky Garden'')
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* [2000.05.24] [[Furu Platinum]] (降るプラチナ; ''Falling Platinum'')
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* [2001.05.23] [[Kouseki Radio]] (鉱石ラジオ; ''Crystal Radio'')
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* [2004.09.08] [[Eden (Arai Akino)|Eden]] (エデン)
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* [2009.04.29] [[Sora no Sphere]] (ソラノスフィア; ''Sphere of the Sky'')
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* [2012.04.25] [[Red Planet]]
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* [2012.04.25] [[Blue Planet]]
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* [2016.08.21] [[Little Piano Plus]] (リトルピアノ・プラス)
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* [2019.12.18] [[Another Planet]]
  
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After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Akino returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album [[Sora no Mori|Sora no Mori]]. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the [[Oricon]]. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.
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===Best Albums===
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* [1997.08.21] [[Sora no Mori]] (空の森; ''Forest of the Sky'')
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* [2002.04.24] [[RGB]]
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* [2005.05.20] [[VHmusic]]
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* [2005.11.23] [[Sora no Uta|sora no uta]] (''Song of the Sky'')
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* [2018.04.18] [[Stories 1986-1994]] <small>(Digital)</small>
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* [2018.04.18] [[Stories 1995-2000]] <small>(Digital)</small>
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* [2018.04.18] [[Stories 2001-2005]] <small>(Digital)</small>
  
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==<span class="mw-headline"> Works </span>==
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===Cover Albums===
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* [2017.06.14] [[Smile (Arai Akino)|Smile]]
  
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: ''Note: This list is incomplete. For a full discography see [http://www.shugotenshi.net/kimiko/a_new_eden.html a new Eden].''
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===Live Albums===
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* [2006.07.16] [[VHmusic 2 the First Euro Tour|VHmusic 2 the first euro tour]]
  
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===<span class="mw-headline"> Singles </span>===
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===Mini-Albums===
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* [2019.12.18] [[Tsubame (Arai Akino)|Tsubame]] (ツバメ; ''Swallow'')
  
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* [1986.07.05] [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]]
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===Singles===
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* [1986.09.21] [[Chizu wo Yuku Kumo|Chizu wo Yuku Kumo]]
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* [1986.07.05] [[Yakusoku (Arai Akino)|Yakusoku]] (約束; ''Promise'')
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* [1992.01.21] [[Kaze to Tori to Sora ~Reincarnation~|Kaze to Tori to Sora ~Reincarnation~]]
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* [1986.09.21] [[Chizu wo Yuku Kumo]] (地図を行く雲; ''A Cloud Which Passes Through the Map'')
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* [1992.11.21] [[Kooru Suna|Kooru Suna]]
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* [1992.01.21] [[Kaze to Tori to Sora ~Reincarnation~|Kaze to Tori to Sora ~reincarnation~]] (風と鳥と空; ''The Wind, the Birds, and the Sky'')
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* [1996.04.24] [[Dragon Quest Retsuden - Roto no Monshou|Dragon Quest Retsuden - Roto no Monshou]]
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* [1992.11.21] [[Kooru Suna]] (凍る砂; '' Frozen Sand'')
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* [1998.01.21] [[Hiru no Tsuki|Hiru no Tsuki]]
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* [1996.04.24] [[Shounen no Hane]] (少年の羽; ''Wings of Youth'')
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* [1998.01.21] [[Tsuki no Ie|Tsuki no Ie]]
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* [1998.01.21] [[Hiru no Tsuki]] (昼の月; ''The Moon at Noon'')
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* [1999.11.20] [[Kanaete|Kanaete]]
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* [1998.01.21] [[Tsuki no Ie]] (月の家; ''House of the Moon'')
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* [2000.01.28] [[Planet of Love|Planet of Love]]
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* [1999.11.20] [[Kanaete]] (叶えて; ''Grant My Wish'')
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* [2001.02.21] [[Hana no Katachi|Hana no Katachi]]
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* [2001.02.21] [[Hana no Katachi]] (花のかたち; ''Shape of a Flower'')
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* [2002.03.13] [[Palme Songs|Palme Songs]]
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* [2002.02.13] [[Palme Songs|PALME Songs]]
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* [2002.05.22] [[Kakusei Toshi|Kakusei Toshi]]
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* [2002.05.22] [[Kakusei Toshi]] (覚醒都市; ''The City of Awakenings'')
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* [2004.08.04] [[Natsukashii Umi|Natsukashii Umi]]
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* [2004.08.04] [[Natsukashii Umi]] (懐かしい宇宙(うみ); ''Nostalgic Universe'')
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* [2006.05.24] [[Kimi e Mukau Hikari|Kimi e Mukau Hikari]]
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* [2006.05.24] [[Kimi e Mukau Hikari]] (キミヘ ムカウ ヒカリ; '' The Light That Faces You'')
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* [2008.01.23] [[Kin no Nami Sen no Nami]] (金の波 千の波; '' Golden Waves A Thousand Waves'')
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* [2009.08.05] [[Mitsu no Yoake]] (蜜の夜明け; ''Dawn of Honey'')
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* [2013.01.30] [[Unknown Vision]]
  
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===<span class="mw-headline"> Albums </span>===
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===Split Singles===
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* [2017.02.22] [[Yumemiru Ame]] (ユメミル雨) <small>('''Arai Akino''' & [[Kamiyoryiki]])</small>
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* [2020.05.13] [[Getsumeiri no Monologue]] (月明りのMonologue; ''Moonlight Monologue'') (<small>'''Arai Akino''' × [[AKINO|AKINO from bless4]])</small>
  
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* [1986.10.21] [[Natsukashii Mirai|Natsukashii Mirai]]
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===Digital Singles===
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* [1997.08.21] [[Sora no Mori|Sora no Mori]]
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* [2014.05.29] [[Lost Area]]
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* [1997.10.22] [[Sora no Niwa (Arai Akino)|Sora no Niwa]]
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* [2017.02.22] [[Yumemiru Ame]] (ユメミル雨)
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* [2000.05.24] [[Furu Purachina|Furu Purachina]]
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* [2017.09.20] [[Ohayou Chikyuu]] (おはよう地球)
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* [2001.05.23] [[Kouseki Radio|Kouseki Radio]]
 
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* [2002.04.24] [[RGB|RGB]]
 
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* [2004.09.08] [[Eden (Arai Akino)|Eden]]
 
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* [2005.05.20] [[VH Music|VH Music]]
 
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* [2005.11.23] [[Sora no Uta|Sora no Uta]]
 
  
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===<span class="mw-headline"> Compilations / Collaborations </span>===
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===Video Releases===
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* [2009.12.13] [[Sora no Sphere Arai Akino ~Live 2009~]] (新居昭乃 LIVE 2009 ソラノスフィア)
  
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* [1994.09.25] [[Oto|Oto]] (with [[Zabadak|Zabadak]])
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===Compilations / Other===
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* [1995.06.05] [[Songs - Biosphere Compilation Album|Songs - Biosphere Compilation Album]]
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* [1989.08.21] [[The Vocal From Ys]] (#1 ''Lilia, #3 Lilia - English version'')
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* [1995.11.25] [[Samply Red - A~ra Ii Kimochi|Samply Red - A~ra Ii Kimochi]]
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* [1989.10.25] [[Otanjoubi Omedetou SAA-chan~Tondetta BANANA]] (#1 ''HAPPII BAASUDI TU YUU'')
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* [1996.03.10] [[Goddess In the Morning|Goddess In the Morning]]
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* [1991.06.21] [[Akai HAYATE Original Soundtrack]] (#10 ''Silent Night -Shiroi yuki no naka de-'')
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* [1996.06.xx] [[Tokyo Independent Studios|Tokyo Independent Studios]]
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* [1991.10.21] [[Falcom Vocal Collection II]] (#1 ''Hoshizora no Lullaby, #2 Kaze no Monologue, #5 Sennen Loving, #6 Kanashimi no Avenue, #9 Eien no Inori'')
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* [1997.08.25] [[Biosphere Label Sampler|Biosphere Label Sampler]]
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* [1992.03.21] [[MIDI Singles 1985-6]] (#6 DIGI-VOO) <small>('''as Mikan Chang''')</small>
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* [2000.01.20] [[Ikon ~Tooi Tabi no Kioku~|Ikon ~Tooi Tabi no Kioku~]] (with [[Zabadak|Zabadak]])
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* [1992.07.22] [[Video Girl Ai 2nd Image Soundtrack ~Memories~]] (#4 ''Banka no furu niwa'')
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* [2001.02.28] [[Marsh Mallow|Marsh Mallow]] (with [[marsh-mallow|marsh-mallow]])
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* [1992.09.18] [[Tsure-chan no Yuuutsu]] (#4 ''Nocturne, #7 Tsuki ni inori o, #10 Tsure-chan no yuuutsu'')
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* [1992.12.21] [[Falcom Special Box '92]] (#4 ''Voyage De Roi'')
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* [1993.03.19] [[Jewelry Box Shoujo Comic Original Album]] (#5 ''Shingetsu yoru'')
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* [1993.03.19] [[Vampire Princess Miyu Seiyoujinmahen Drama Album 1]] (#2 ''Hiiro no hanabira ~Haha no TEEMA~'')
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* [1993.05.25] [[Jinrou Soushi Original Album]] (#3 ''Futari - Taichi to Sayuri,#6 Komoriuta'')
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* [1993.06.18] [[Sha Rion|SHA RION]] (#2 ''Campos Neutros'')
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* [1993.07.26] [[Fushigi Yuugi CD Book 1]] (#8 ''Mahiru ni hiraku tobira'')
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* [1993.08.01] [[Akuryou no Iru Kyoushitsu]] (#1 ''Reincarnation ~Tanjou~, #9 REJISUTANSU'')
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* [1993.08.21] [[Falcom Vocal Collection III]] (#10 ''Voyage de Roi'')
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* [1993.09.22] [[Ningyo no Kizu Original Soundtrack]] (#5 ''Eien no namida'')
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* [1993.12.22] [[Koei Soundware Vocal Collections Vol. 2]] (#5 ''Inishie no hitomi, #7 Katawara ni iru kara, #9 Kisetsu ga kawaru goro'')
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* [1994.04.21] [[Boku no Chikyuu o Mamotte (Please Save My Earth) Image Soundtrack vol. 2]] (#1 ''Haruka na RONDO, #20 The Moonlit Song'')
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* [1994.12.19] [[Nobunaga no Yabou: Tenshouki]] (#13 ''Tooi aoiro'')
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* [1995.02.22] [[Macross Plus The Cream P.U.F. / Sharon Apple]] (#2 ''Idol Talk, #3 The Borderline'')
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* [1995.03.24] [[G Gundam - Gundam Fight Round 5]] (#12 ''In My Dreams'')
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* [1995.07.21] [[Macross Plus Original Soundtrack II]] (#1 ''Idol Talk, #9 VOICES (acoustic version)'')
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* [1995.09.27] [[XAZSA Your Own Personal Number]] (#3 ''Silent Stream, #4Gin no shounen, #5 Tenshitachi no koushin'')
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* [1995.11.22] [[Macross Plus Original Soundtrack Plus ~for fans only~]] (#3 ''Idol Talk, #9 WANNA BE AN ANGEL, #13 VOICES (a capella version)'')
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* [1995.11.25] [[Koei Soundware Vocal Collections Vol. 1]] (#4 ''Houkiboshi, #6 Toki no Shirabe'')
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* [1995.12.01] [[Kishin Douji Zenki Best Selection]] (#7 ''Yokubou to tomo ni sare! ~Jashi KARUMA no yogen~'')
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* [1996.04.19] [[Tsuji Jinsei and Beat Musik]] - [[New Wall]] (#6 ''MERUSHII BOUKU'')
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* [1996.06.21] [[Samply Red]] - [[Aara Ii Kimochi]] (#1 ''Aara ii kimochi (epicurean. Type I), #2 Aara ii kimochi (TV version),#4 Aara ii kimochi (epicurean. Type II), #99 Aara ii kimochi (hidden track)'')
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* [1996.07.19] [[Tsuki no Umareru Yoru]] (#9 ''Tsuki no umareru yoru'')
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* [1996.10.14] [[ZabadaK]] - [[Hikari furu asa (ZabadaK)|Hikari furu asa]] (#4 ''Riddle Linda'')
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* [1997.06.21] [[Shamanic Princess Original Soundtrack 2]] (#15 ''Maternal Love'')
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* [1998.01.21] [[Railway Story Original Soundtrack]] (#17 ''Nukumori ga koishikute'')
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* [1999.09.15] [[ZabadaK]] - [[Stories (ZabadaK)|Stories]] (#7 ''Aoi sora ni'')
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* [2000.01.20] [[ZabadaK]] - [[iKon]] (#4 ''Shiro'')
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* [2004.04.07] [[Gungrave OST 2 "lefthead"]] (#4 ''pieta'')
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* [2004.09.25] [[ZabadaK]] - [[Oto (ZabadaK)|Oto]] (#6 ''14 no oto'')
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* [2005.03.24] [[CLAMPAZAR 15TH Anniversary CD & DVD Box]] (#1 ''Koi wa suteki na Musical wa nai'')
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* [2005.06.01] [[Koro-chan Pack Sanrio Character Series 4]] (#4 ''Watashi wa MARON'')
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* [2008.02.20] [[Aria The Oorigination Original Soundtrack Tre|ARIA The ORIGINATION ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK tre]] (#22 ''Kin no Nami Sen no Nami (TV Size) '')
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* [2009.10.21] [[Curly Giraffe]] - [[Thank You For Being A Friend (Curly Giraffe)|Thank You For Being A Friend]] (#3 ''Water On'')
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* [2015.04.22] [[Request (tribute album)|REQUEST]]
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* [2015.11.05] [[Mayuko]] - [[Muguet Feerique]] (#2 ''Nemuri no Sekai ni Sasagu feat. '''Arai Akino''''')
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* [2016.08.31] [[Zegapain ADP 'Hane yo Senaka ni']] (#1 ''Hane yo Senaka ni, #2 Kimi e Mukau Hikari'')
  
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==External Links==
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* [http://araiakino.com/ Official Webiste]
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* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/akino/ Official JVC Music Profile]
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* [https://twitter.com/AkinoArai Official Twitter]
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* [http://ameblo.jp/viridianroom/ Official Blog]
  
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* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/akino/ Official Website]
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[[Category:Artists]]
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* [http://www.shugotenshi.net/kimiko/a_new_eden.html a new Eden] (complete fansite)
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[[Category:Composers]]
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[[Category:Lyricists]]
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[[Category:J-Pop]]
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[[Category:Indies]]
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[[Category:Blood Type O]]
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[[Category:1959 Births]]
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[[Category:Former Japanese Girl Group Members]]
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 5 April 2020

Arai Akino (2009)

Arai Akino (新居昭乃) is a Japanese musician widely known among anime fans for doing the themes of Outlaw Star, Tokyo Underground, KURAU Phantom Memory, and several more. She has collaborated frequently with artists in composition, lyrics, and vocals, including ZABADAK

Arai is often compared with Sakamoto Maaya for their prominence in anime and easy-listening music, although Arai has been around longer than Sakamoto. At the age of 50 she is still touring and releasing new original music.

Profile

Information

As a child, Arai Akino learned how to play the organ in kindergarten, and her parents bought her a piano in order for her to sing and make music. She would listen to classical music collections her parents had, along with works by Daniel Vidar. She was also exposed to Led Zeppelin from her younger brother and Pink Floyd from a friend. In addition, she loved reading The Diary of Anne Frank after graduating elementary school.

Arai debuted in July 1986 with the single Yakusoku, which was used as the theme for Windaria. She began working with many artists, including Tane Tomoko (who would become her best friend) and the band PSY-S. Arai continued to compose, write, and sometimes sing the themes for anime, commercials, and other artists. She was also the vocalist of the unit Goddess In the Morning.

After nearly five years of no releases under her own name, Arai returned to singing and releasing her own music in 1997 with the best-of album Sora no Mori. The albums to follow in 2000 and 2001 ranked high on the Oricon. She also had her own radio show, Viridian House, from 1997 to 2005.

Discography

Albums

Best Albums

Cover Albums

Live Albums

Mini-Albums

  • [2019.12.18] Tsubame (ツバメ; Swallow)

Singles

Split Singles

Digital Singles

Video Releases

Compilations / Other

External Links

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