Minami Kuribayashi

Her single "Precious Memories", used as the opening theme song for the series' animated version was a success; it had a peak ranking of 17th place on the Oricon charts and charted for 14 weeks. She has since performed songs for other games and anime, including series such as Muv-Luv, Chrono Crusade, My-HiME, My-Otome, Kure-nai, and School Days. Kuribayashi has performed as part of the group Wild 3nin Musume, whose other present members are Joy Max (a.k.a. Joy Max Maximum) and Kisho Taniyama (a.k.a. She also once paired with Chiaki Takahashi to form the group exige, where Takahashi was known as CT. Also, she is part of Sound Horizon.

• Name — Minami Kuribayashi • Native Name — 栗林 みな実 • Birth Name — Kumiko Murakami (村上 久美子) • Born — 11 June 1976 • Birthplace — Aoi-ku, Shizuoka, Japan • Occupation — * Singer • songwriter • lyricist • voice actress

• Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya) • Mai Otome (Erstin Ho) • School Days (Minami Obuchi)

• Akane Maniax (Haruka Suzumiya) • Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro) • Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ (Haruka Suzumiya) • My-Otome Zwei (Ribbon-chan) • School Days ~Magical Heart Kokoro-chan~ (Minami Obuchi)

• Ayumayu Gekijou (Haruka Suzumiya, Kasumi Yashiro)

• Age Maniax (Susie, Fumino) • Kaseki no Uta (Priere) • Kimi ga Nozomu Eien (Haruka Suzumiya) • School Days (Minami Obuchi) • School Days L x H (Minami Obuchi) • "Hello, world." (Haruka Tomonaga) • Muv-Luv (Kasumi Yashiro) • Muv-Luv Alternative (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya) • Muv-Luv Altered Fable (Kasumi Yashiro, Haruka Suzumiya) • My-Otome: Otome Butoushi!! (Erstin Ho)

• # — Single details — Catalog No. — Peak Oricon chart position — Album — Sales — Notes • 1st — "Muv-Luv (マブラヴ)" * Released: 3 April 2002 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4048 — 97 — Overture — 25,900 — (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) • 2nd — "Kaze no Yukue/Yours (風のゆくえ/yours)" * Released: 5 February 2003 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4084 — 62 — 28,600 — (Game Kimi ga Nozomu Eien theme song) • 3rd — "Precious Memories" * Released: 29 October 2003 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4107 — 17 — 55,000 — (Kimi ga Nozomu Eien opening theme) • 4th — "Tsubasa wa Pleasure Line (翼はPleasure Line)" * Released: 21 January 2004 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4110 — 17 — passage — 51,500 — (Chrono Crusade opening theme) • 5th — "Shining☆Days" * Released: 3 November 2004 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4157 — 18 — 52,000 — (My-HiME opening theme) • – — "beginning" * Released: 23 February 2005 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4183 — 55 — 33,600 — (OVA Akane Maniax opening theme) • 6th — "Shining☆Days Re-Product&Remix" * Released: 24 March 2005 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4189 — 39 — Non–album single — 5,000 • 7th — "Muv-Luv (2005 version) (マブラヴ(再録音版))" * Released: 10 August 2005 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4209 — 34 — passage — 34,400 — (Game Muv-Luv opening theme) • 8th — "Blue Treasure" * Released: 24 August 2005 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4205 — 37 — 35,100 — (Tide-Line Blue opening theme) • 9th — "Dream☆Wing" * Released: 2 November 2005 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4227 — 19 — 42,300 — (My-Otome 1st opening theme) • 10th — "Crystal Energy" * Released: 22 February 2006 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4247 — 15 — fantastic arrow — 38,700 — (My-Otome 2nd opening theme) • 11th — "Yell!" * Released: 22 November 2006 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4320 — 20 — dream link — 19,400 — (Super Robot Wars Original Generation: Divine Wars ending theme) • 12th — "United Force" * Released: 22 May 2007 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4364 — 23 — 20,800 — (Kishin Taisen Gigantic Formula opening theme) • 13th — "BUT,metamorphosis" * Released: 26 December 2007 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4447 — 79 — 12,500 — (Cutie Honey: The Live ending theme) • 14th — "Next Season/Sweet Passion" * Released: 12 March 2008 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4476 — 39 — 15,100 — (OVA Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Next Season~ opening theme) • 15th — "Love Jump" * Released: 23 April 2008 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4480 — 36 — 16,800 — (Kure-nai opening theme) • 16th — "unripe hero" * Released: 23 July 2008 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4514 — 33 — mind touch — 7,761 — (Blassreiter opening theme) • 17th — "Finality Blue" * Released: 22 October 2008 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4549 — 48 — 6,116 — (My-Otome 0~S.ifr~ opening theme) • 18th — "Sympathizer" * Released: 21 January 2009 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4563 — 22 — 10,446 — (Kurokami The Animation opening theme) • 19th — "Miracle Fly" * Released: 22 April 2009 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4606 — 33 — 7,539+ — (Sora Kake Girl ending theme) • 20th — "earth trip" * Released: 22 July 2009 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4639 — 87 — (Game Grandia Online opening theme) • 21st — "Unreal Paradise (あんりある♡パラダイス)" * Released: 21 October 2009 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4657 — 30 — (Kämpfer opening theme) • 22nd — "Meiya Kadenrou (冥夜花伝廊)" * Released: 27 January 2010 * Label: GloryHeaven * Format: CD — LACM-4047 — 43 — Non–album single — (Katanagatari opening theme) • 23rd — "STRAIGHT JET" * Released: 26 January 2011 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-4777 — 16 — TIGHT KNOT — (Infinite Stratos opening theme) • 24th — "Kimi no Naka no Eiyū (君の中の英雄)" * Released: 9 November 2011 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-34900 (Artist Side) LACM-4900 (Animation Side) — 14 — (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE ending theme) • 25th — "HAPPY CRAZY BOX" * Released: 25 April 2012 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-34925 (Limited Edition), LACM-4925 (Regular Edition) — 25 — (Medaka Box opening theme) • 26th — "signs~Sakutsuki Hitoyo~ (signs 〜朔月一夜〜)" * Released: 22 August 2012 * Label: Avex * Format: CD — AVCD-49734/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49735/B (Artist Edition), AVCD-49736 (Regular Edition) — 20 — (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse ending theme) • 27th — "BELIEVE" * Released: 24 October 2012 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-34015 (Limited Edition), LACM-14015 (Regular Edition) — 35 — (Medaka Box Abnormal opening theme) • 28th — "Doubt the World" * Released: 28 November 2012 * Label: Avex * Format: CD — AVCD-49971/B (Total Eclipse Edition), AVCD-49972/B (Artist Edition), AVCD-49973 (Regular Edition) — 28 — TBA — (Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse opening theme) • 29th — "ZERO!!" * Released: 24 April 2013 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-34083 (Limited Edition), LACM-14083 (Regular Edition) — 30 — TBA — (The Devil Is a Part-Timer! opening theme) • 30th — "True Blue Traveler" * Released: 6 November 2013 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LALM-4001 (Limited Edition), LALM-4003 (Regular Edition) — 18 — TBA — (Infinite Stratos (Season 2) opening theme) • 31st — "moving soul" * Released: 30 July 2014 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACM-34246 (Limited Edition), LACM-14246 (Regular Edition) — 31 — TBA — (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! opening theme)

• Year — Album details — Catalog No. — Peak Oricon chart position — Certifications • 2004 — Overture * Released: 1 December 2004 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-5324 — 22 • 2006 — passage * Released: 26 April 2006 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-5501 — 12 • fantastic arrow * Released: 21 December 2006 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-5588 — 33 • 2008 — dream link * Released: 27 August 2008 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LASA-5802 — 24 • 2010 — mind touch * Released: 21 April 2010 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LASA-15021 — 32 • 2011 — miracle fruit * Released: 9 March 2011 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-15102 — 30 • 2013 — TIGHT KNOT * Released: 29 May 2013 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-15305 — 32

• Year — Album details — Catalog No. — Peak Oricon chart position • 2011 — stories * Released: 3 August 2011 * Label: Lantis * Format: CD — LACA-9215/6 — 12

• Kuribayashi Minami in BASXI Secret Live "Birthday eve" • 2003-11-27: Kuribayashi Minami Music Clip "Precious Memories" • 2008-02-27: Kuribayashi Minami 1st Live Tour 2007 "Fantastic Arrow"