Taku Iwasaki
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese
composer
and arranger
. His hometown is Tokyo
, Japan
. He is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
. Iwasaki is generally known for his jazz-like score music.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
and arranger
Arranger
In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
. His hometown is Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
. He is a graduate of Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music
or is one of the oldest and most prestigious art schools in Japan. Located in Ueno Park, it also has facilities in Toride, Ibaraki, Yokohama, Kanagawa, and Kitasenju, Adachi, Tokyo...
. Iwasaki is generally known for his jazz-like score music.
Anime
- The Irresponsible Captain TylorThe Irresponsible Captain Tyloris an anime series based on light novel series by Hitoshi Yoshioka. It was produced by some of Japan's larger studios, including Big West, Tatsunoko Production, King Records and VAP....
(OVA series (theme songs composition, etc.); 1995, 1996) - Now and Then, Here and ThereNow and Then, Here and Thereis a thirteen episode anime series directed by Akitaro Daichi and written by Hideyuki Kurata. The story was originally conceived by director Daichi. It premiered in Japan on the WOWOW television station on October 14, 1999 and ran until January 20, 2000. It was licensed for Region 1 DVD English...
(1999) - Rurouni Kenshin: Tsuiokuhen (1999)
- R.O.D -Read or Die-Read or Die (OVA)The OVA based on the Read or Die manga series created by Hideyuki Kurata was created by Studio Deen in early 2001 and distributed outside Japan by Manga Entertainment in 2003. The series, directed by Koji Masunari, features the main characters of the original manga such as Yomiko Readman and Joker...
(2001) - The SoulTakerThe SoulTakerFor the Soul Taker film starring Joe Estevez see Soultaker . is an anime series that focuses on Kyosuke Date who was killed by his mother, and afterward gained the ability to turn into a monster known as "The SoulTaker". The show was Tatsunoko's first attempt at a more adult series.There is a...
(2001) - Sadamitsu the DestroyerSadamitsu the Destroyeris a manga series by Masahiko Nakahira. It was adapted into a 10 episode animated series.The story stars Tsubaki Sadamitsu, a young delinquent and leader of the Corpse Gang, who after a chance encounter with an alien robot is forced to take up the task of capturing intergalactic criminals named...
(2001) - Rurouni Kenshin: Seisōhen (2001)
- Go! Go! Itsutsugo LandGo! Go! Itsutsugo Landis a Japanese anime series that originally aired in Japan during 2001 and 2002 on TBS.The series has been dubbed into English and aired in New Zealand as Let's Go Quintuplets!....
(2001) - GetBackersGetBackersis a manga series written by Tadashi Agi and illustrated by Rando Ayamine. The series was serialized and is published by Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1999 until 2007, totaling 39 volumes. The plot follows the "GetBackers", a group that retrieves anything that was lost...
(2002) - Yokohama Kaidashi KikōYokohama Kaidashi Kikois a science fiction manga written and illustrated by Hitoshi Ashinano. The title can be translated Yokohama Shopping Log or Record of a Yokohama Shopping Trip. One tankōbon volume, the publisher's former English language website, and the second original video animation series have the subtitle...
(2002) - Witch Hunter RobinWitch Hunter Robinis a Japanese anime series created by Sunrise. It follows the STN-J, the Japanese branch of a secret global organization called "SOLOMON" or the "Solomon Toukatsu Nin'idantai" , abbreviated as "STN"....
(2002) - R.O.D -The TV- (2003)
- Yakitate!! JapanYakitate!! Japanis a manga, authored by Takashi Hashiguchi, serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday, which has been adapted into a television anime series by Sunrise. The manga has spanned 25 tankōbon volumes, as of January, 2007, while the weekly serialization of the manga has ended as of January 10, 2007...
(2004) - Black CatBlack Cat (manga)is a Japanese Shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It was originally serialized in Japan in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump. It was later collected in twenty tankōbon volumes from January 11, 2001 to October 9, 2004. The series was adapted into a twenty-four episode anime...
(2005) - Angel Heart (2005)
- Binchō-tan (2006)
- Oban Star Racers (2006)
- KekkaishiKekkaishiis a supernatural manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. It was serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 2003 to 2011 , and licensed for an English-language release in North America by Viz Media. It was adapted as a fifty-two episode anime series by...
(2006) - 009-1009-1is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shotaro Ishinomori. The manga was serialized in the Futabasha publication Weekly Manga Action from 1967 to 1970, then returned briefly in 1974. The story concerns Miléne Hoffman , a female cyborg who works as a secret agent...
(2006) - Gurren Lagann (2007)
- Persona -trinity soul-Persona -trinity soul-is a Japanese anime TV series which is part of the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona series. It is a spin-off of the PlayStation 2 game Persona 3, taking place ten years after the game's events....
(2008) - Soul EaterSoul Eater (manga)is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Atsushi Ōkubo. Set at the "Death Weapon Meister Academy," the series revolves around three teams consisting of a weapon meister and human weapon...
(2008) - Black Butler (2009)
- KatanagatariKatanagatariis a Japanese light novel series written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Take. The series is published by Kodansha under the Kodansha Box imprint. An anime adaptation by White Fox began airing on January 25, 2010 and consisted of 12 episodes. The story revolves around the collection of twelve...
(2010) - C (anime)C (anime)[C]: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control is a 2011 Japanese anime television series produced by Tatsunoko Production under the direction of Kenji Nakamura with Noboru Takagi as script supervisor. [C] aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programing block between April 14, 2011 and June 24, 2011...
(2011) - Heaven's Memo Pad (2011)
- Ben-ToBen-Tois a Japanese light novel series written by Asaura, with illustrations by Kaito Shibano. The first volume was published in February 2008, and nine volumes have been released by Shueisha as of July 2011. A manga adaptation titled Ben To Zero: Road to Witch, also illustrated by Shibano, was...
(2011)
Games
- AerobizAerobizis a business simulation video game for the Super Nintendo and Mega Drive/Genesis game consoles, released in 1992 by Koei.-Summary:As CEO of a budding international airline, the player has a limited amount of time to expand their business to become the industry leader against three other airlines...
(1992) - Taikō Risshiden 2 (1995)
- Ai Cho Aniki (1997)
- Uncharted Waters OnlineUncharted Waters OnlineUncharted Waters Online, referred to as Age of Discovery Online in Japan , is a MMORPG developed by KOEI based on the Rekoeition Uncharted Waters series of games...
(2004) - Onimusha