Yasuharu Takanashi

Yasuharu Takanashi
Background information
Native name	高梨 康治
Born	April 13, 1963
Origin	Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Anisong, game music, neoclassical Heavy metal Hard rock, Background music
Occupation(s)	Composer, arranger
Instruments	Keyboards
Associated acts	Planet Earth, Musashi, Yaiba, Hiroshi Takaki, Hellen, Hiromi Mizutani, Naoki Sato
Website	www.rockman.co.jp

Yasuharu Takanashi (高梨 康治 Takanashi Yasuharu, born April 13, 1963) is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include Beyblade G-Revolution, Hell Girl, Ikki Tousen, Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail, and Sailor Moon Crystal. He also composed on four Pretty Cure series: Fresh Pretty Cure!, HeartCatch PreCure!, Suite PreCure, and Smile PreCure!, as well as their related films, some of which were with composer Naoki Sato. Game music compositions include Genji: Dawn of the Samurai, Genji: Days of the Blade and J-Stars Victory VS. He also composed theme music for Pride Fighting Championships and Ultraman Max.

Main works

Anime

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1][2]
2003	Beyblade G-Revolution	Music
2004	Sore ike! Zukkokesan'ningumi (ja:それいけ! ズッコケ三人組^?, Take it! Zukkoke threesome)	Music
2004	Gantz	Music		[3]
2005–06	Idaten Jump	Music	2 OSTs
2005–09	Hell Girl series	Music, with Hiromi Mizutani Season 3 with Miztani and Kenji Fujisawa	3 series, 2 OSTs each
2006	Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales	Music
2006–07	The Wallflower	Music
2007	Naruto Shippuden	Music	3 OSTs
2007	Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny	Music		[3]
2007	My Bride Is a Mermaid	Music
2007	Toward the Terra	Music	2 OSTs
2007	Mononoke	Music
2007	Naruto Shippuden the Movie	Music
2008	Our Home's Fox Deity	Music
2008	Itazura na Kiss	Music
2008	Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians	Music		[3]
2008	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds	Music
2008	Hyakko	Music, with Tsunku, Hiromi Mizutani, and Kenji Fujisawa
2008	My Bride Is a Mermaid	Music	OVA
2009	Fresh Pretty Cure!	Music	2 OSTs: Sound Sunshine, Sound Hurricane
2009	Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends☆the Collection of Miracles!	Music, with Naoki Satō	Feature film
2009	Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables	Music, with Hiromi Mizutani and Kenji Fujisawa
2009	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire	Music
2009–13	Fairy Tail	Music	4 OSTs and Sound Collection
2010	HeartCatch PreCure!	Music	2 OSTs: Sound Forte Wave, Sound Burst
2010	Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope☆Protect the Rainbow Jewel!	Music, with Naoki Sato
2010	Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor	Music		[3]
2010	Shiki	Music
2010	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower	Music	Also The Three Wishes short
2010	HeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?! ja:映画 ハートキャッチプリキュア! 花の都でファッションショー…ですか!?	Music	film
2011	Beelzebub	Music, with Kenji Fujisawa
2011	Suite PreCure	Music	2 OSTs: Sound Fantasia, Sound Symphonia
2011	Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison	Music, with Yaiba		[4]
2011	Carnival Phantasm	Music
2011	Suite Precure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts!	Music
2012	Smile! PreCure	Music	2 OSTs: Sound Parade, Sound Rainbow
2012	Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku	Music	OVA
2012	Precure All Stars New Stage Movie: Friends of the Future	Music	film
2012	The Ambition of Oda Nobuna	Music
2012	Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie	Music	film
2012	Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess	Music	film
2012	Smile PreCure! the Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!	Music
2013	Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart	Music, with Hiroshi Takaki	film
2013	The Severing Crime Edge	Music
2013	Fantasista Doll	Music		[5]
2013–15	Log Horizon series	Music	2 seasons
2014	Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends	Music, with Hiroshi Takaki	film
2014–16	Fairy Tail 2014	Music	Fairy Tail Original Sound Collection Vol.2
2014	Francesca	Music
2014	Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!	Music
2014	The Last: Naruto the Movie	Music	film
2014	Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch	Music	TV special	[6]
2015	The Testament of Sister New Devil	Music	OSTs: Zecchou Ongakushuu, Etsuraku Ongakushuu, Burst	[7]
2015	Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪	Music		[8]
2015	Show by Rock!!	Music, with Rega Sound		[9]
2015–present	Sailor Moon Crystal	Music		[10]
2015	Boruto: Naruto the Movie	Music		[11]
2016	The Morose Mononokean	Music		[12]
2016	All Out!!	Music		[13]

Discography

With Hellen

• Talon of King (1985)

With Planet Earth

• Big Bang (1993)

With Musashi

• Far East Groove (1998)
• 大和Yamato (2000)
• Musashi with Ryudo Uzaki (2001)
• Miyamoto Musashi (2002)

References

1. "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 高梨康治" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Yasuharu Takanashi]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
2. "works - ROCKMAN". Rockman (Yasuharu Takanashi official web site) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 27, 2016.
3. "Ikkitousen's New TV Anime, Xtreme Xecutor, Confirmed (Update 2)". Anime News Network. November 25, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
4. "Horizon, No. 6, Sengoku Basara, Naruto Promos Streamed". Anime News Network. April 10, 2011. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
5. "Fantasista Doll Promo Video Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. May 18, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
6. "Rui Tanabe, Chiaki Takahashi Join Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch OVA's Cast". Anime News Network. October 24, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
7. "The Testament of Sister New Devil Anime's 1st Promo Previews Opening Theme". Anime News Network. October 10, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
8. "PreCure All Stars: Spring Carnival Movie's New Video Previews Go! Princess Precure". Anime News Network. December 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
9. "Sanrio's Show by Rock Anime Posts 2nd Video, New Visual". Anime News Network. March 21, 2015. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
10. "Kotono Mitsuishi Leads New Sailor Moon Crystal Anime Cast". Anime News Network. April 27, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
11. "CDJapan : BORUTO - NARUTO THE MOVIE - Original Soundtrack Animation Soundtrack (Music by Yasuharu Takahashi) CD Album". CDJapan. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
12. Chapman, Paul (March 7, 2016). ""Fukigen na Mononokean" TV Anime Summons Up Main Cast & Staff". Crunchyroll. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
13. "キャスト・スタッフ TVアニメ「ALL OUT!!オールアウト」公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2016.

External links

• Yasuharu Takanashi at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Yasuharu Takanashi at the Internet Movie Database