Kaoru Wada
Kaoru Wada is a Japanese composer and arranger. He has composed the scores for many anime series, including Inuyasha, D.Gray-man, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Samurai 7 and, more recently, Tesla Note. He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II. Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the Tokyo College of Music under Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno.
Also recorded as Wada Kaoru
Kaoru Wada
- Name
- Kaoru Wada
- Born
- 5 May 1962
- Birthplace
- Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- * Composer
- Nationality
- Japan.
- Fields
- classical music.
- Education
- Tokyo College of Music.
- Languages
- Japanese.
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He is also an apprentice of the famed Godzilla composer, Akira Ifukube. He is married to Inuyasha voice actress Akiko Nakagawa, who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime.
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• Name — Kaoru Wada • Native Name — 和田 薫 • Born — 5 May 1962 • Birthplace — Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan • Genre — * Soundtrack • anison • Occupation — * Composer • arranger • Years Active — 1988-present • Website — http: www.kaoru-wada.com
Anime
Anime
List of production work in anime • Year — Title — Note(s) — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 1990 — RPG Densetsu Hepoi • 1991 — 3×3 Eyes — OVA • Madara — OVA • Hero Kaede Mosaica — OVA • 1992 — Tekkaman Blade • 1993 — Shippū! Iron Leaguer • Ninja Scroll — Film • Battle Angel — OVA • The Cockpit — OVA • 1994 — Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai • Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni — OVA • 1995 — 3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon — OVA • 1996 — GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996) — 4th TV series • 1997 — GeGeGe no Kitarō: Obake Nighter — Film • Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu — Film • 1999 — Harlock Saga — OVA • 2000 — Strange Dawn • Inuyasha • Ghost Stories • 2001 — Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time — Film • Kikaider 01: The Animation • 2002 — Princess Tutu • Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass — Film • 2003 — Gilgamesh • Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler — Film • 2004 — Mars Daybreak • Samurai 7 • Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island — Film • 2005 — Mushiking: The King of Beetles — Film • Play Ball • 2006 — Play Ball 2nd • D.Gray-man • 2007 — Kindaichi Case Files Special — TV special (2 eps.) • 2008 — Hakaba Kitarō • Casshern Sins • 2009 — Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas • Inuyasha: The Final Act • 2016 — Ace Attorney • 2020 — Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon • 2021 — The Journey — Film • Tesla Note • 2024 — Ranma ½
Video games
Video games
List of production work in video games • Year — Title — Role(s) — Ref(s) Reference(s) • 2002 — Kingdom Hearts — Arranger • 2004 — Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories — Arranger • 2005 — Kingdom Hearts II — Arranger • 2010 — Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep — Arranger • 2012 — Asura's Wrath — Arranger
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- 1.♪Kaoru-Wada.com 和田薫OFFICIAL WEBSITE♪. 和田薫オフィシャルサイト.
- 2.Talking about Japanese Anime. hyperjapan.co.uk.
- 3.Hashimoto, Kazuma. Kaoru Wada Will Discuss His Work on Yashahime Through Upcoming Online Panel. Siliconera. August 1, 2020.
- 4.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Inuyasha Composer Kaoru Wada Discharged From COVID-19 Hospitalization. Anime News Network. September 14, 2021.
- 5.Agency for Cultural Affairs. Media Arts Database.
- 6.♪Kaoru-Wada.com 和田薫OFFICIAL WEBSITE♪. 和田薫オフィシャルサイト.
- 7.RPG Densetsu Hepoi BGM VOL.1 KICA-59 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 8.3x3 Eyes: Original Soundtrack, Vol. 2 1991 Anime Video. amazon.com.
- 9.Madman Announcements from AVCon 2014. Anime News Network. July 20, 2014.
- 10.THE COCKPIT Original Soundtrack. VGMdb.
- 11.Gegege no Kitaro: Obake Nighter Gekijouban Original Soundtrack WPC6-8287 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 12.Kaoru Wada – Inuyasha Music Collection. Discogs.
- 13.Loveridge, Lynzee. Magical Girl Anime Princess Tutu Gets 6-Disc Soundtrack Release. Anime News Network. December 19, 2018.
- 14.Gilgamesh SOUND TRACK AVCA-14885 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 15.Samurai 7 Original Soundtrack. play-asia.com.
- 16.InuYasha the Movie 4 Fire on the Mystic Island Original Soundtrack - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 17.テレビ東京・あにてれ. tv-tokyo.co.jp.
- 18.Ace Attorney Anime's Cast, Staff Announced (Updated). Anime News Network. December 18, 2015.
- 19.Inuyasha Anime Gets Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Spinoff This Fall. Anime News Network. May 8, 2020.
- 20.Saudi Arabia's Manga Productions, Toei Preview The Journey Film's Japanese Cast in Trailer. Anime News Network. March 1, 2021.
- 21.Tiger & Bunny Writer Masafumi Nishida's Tesla Note Manga Gets TV Anime. Anime News Network. April 6, 2021.
- 22.New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer. Anime News Network. July 17, 2024.
- 23.Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack 7243-5-80453-21 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 24.KINGDOM HEARTS II ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK TOCT-25871~2 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 25.KINGDOM HEARTS Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days Original Soundtrack SQEX-10213~5 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
- 26.ASURA'S WRATH Original Soundtrack CPCA-10256~7 - VGMdb. VGMdb.
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