Ryo Takahashi

Since 2016, he has done music composition for various series, such as ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. And SK8 the Infinity. Under the name Void_Chords, he has performed theme songs for Two Car, Princess Principal, and Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest.

• Native Name — 高橋諒 • Name — Ryo Takahashi • Born — 1 November 1985 • Alias — Void_Chords • Occupation — * Composer • Arranger • Genre — * Film score • Soundtrack • Instruments — Guitar • Years Active — 2008–present • Label — Japan Composers and Arrangers Association

Ryo Takahashi was born on November 1, 1985. Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band the Ventures, which would inspire him to pursue a musical career. While in university, Takahashi studied musical composition, which would influence him to become a composer. In 2016, he made his debut as lead composer with the anime adaptation of Please Tell Me! Galko-chan. In 2017, he composed the music for the anime adaptation of ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. and as Void_Chords the opening for Princess Principal. At the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards, the former was nominated for Best Score and the latter for Best Opening.

• Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (2016) (composer) • Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars (2016) (composer) • ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept. (2017) (composer) • Princess Principal (2017) (opening theme performance) • Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth (2017) (composer) • Classroom of the Elite (2017) (composer) • Two Car (2017) (composer, ending theme performance) • Citrus (2018) (composer) • Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest (2019–2024) (composer, opening theme performance) • Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit (2019) (composer) • Argonavis from BanG Dream! (2020) (composer) • Skate-Leading Stars (2021) (composer) • SK8 the Infinity (2021) (composer) • The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021–present) (composer) • Tribe Nine (2022) (ending theme performance) • Healer Girl (2022) (composer) • RWBY: Ice Queendom (2022) (opening theme performance) • Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation (2022) (composer with Ken Itō) • Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World (2023) (composer) • High Card (2023) (composer) • World Dai Star (2023) (composer with Kenichi Kuroda and Tatsuya Yano) • Wind Breaker (2024) (composer) • Backstabbed in a Backwater Dungeon (2025) (composer) • Roll Over and Die (2026) (composer)

• Dream Festival! (2016–2017) (composer with Ken Itō)