Kinya Kotani Explained

Kotani Kinya
Background:	solo_singer
Origin:	Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Genre:	Pop/rock
Occupation:	Singer, actor
Associated Acts:	Mad Soldiers
Website:	http://kotanikinya.net/

, also known as KINYA, is a male singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture, Japan.^{[1] [2]} He sang the theme songs for the anime and various songs for Gravitation.

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album information	Oricon^[3]
style=	Peak position
align=left	Mad Soldiers' Laboratory	Released: October 21, 1999 Catalog No.: ARCJ-114 Mini-album
align=left	History P-20	Released: June 7, 2000 Catalog No.: ARCJ-137 Re-released: July 1, 2002 (ESCL-9036)
align=left	What? xxPhysicalxx	Released: July 4, 2001 Catalog No.: ARCJ-171 Re-released: July 1, 2002 (ESCL-9037)
align=left	Native	Released: November 12, 2004 Catalog No.: KKCD-00001
align=left		Released: August 30, 2006 Catalog No.: YRCN-11084
align=left	彩 -IRO-	Released: February 2, 2010 Catalog No.: QUEST-0009NE
align=left	Continuation	Released: November 11, 2010 Catalog No.: QUEST-0010 Mini-album
align=left	Electro
align=left	Library
align=left	GOLDEN BEST Limited Kinya Kotani. The Halfway Point

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Single information	Oricon^[4]	Album
style=	Peak position
	Released: January 6, 2000 Catalog No.: ARDJ-5096
	Released: May 3, 2000 Catalog No.: ARCJ-139
"Sweet Sweet Samba"	Released: July 19, 2000 Catalog No.: ARCJ-145
"Easy Action"	Released: December 6, 2000 Catalog No.: ARCJ-158
"No	Virtual"	Released: February 28, 2001 Catalog No.: ARCJ-166
"Love Stuff"	Released: May 23, 2001 Catalog No.: ARDJ-5099
"Blaze" Opening theme song for Tsubasa Chronicle	Released: June 22, 2005 Catalog No.: YRCN-10092
"Aerial" Opening theme song for The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom	Released: August 17, 2005 Catalog No.: YRCN-10108	63
"It's" Opening theme song for Tsubasa Chronicle Second Season	Released: May 24, 2006 Catalog No.: YRCN-10138
"Best Position	!"	Released: January 26, 2008 Catalog No.: RPG-00000
	Released: October 3, 2012 Catalog No.: YRCN-90203	81
This is GRAVITATION Vol.1
This is GRAVITATION Vol.2
This is GRAVITATION Vol.3
raremetal heart
Owl of Soul
metropolitan cowboy

DVDs

• LIVE physical small club circuit 2001 July 1, 2002 ESBL-9038
• Live physical "ex. - 0126. 2000 to 2002 June 19, 2002 ESBL-9011
• Kinya ga yuku! Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9039
• Kinya ga kuru!? Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9040

Books

• "Aka" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 1 October, 2000
• "Ao" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 2 November, 2000
• "Kiiro" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 3 January, 2001

Notes and References

1. Web site: Official profile . 2010-05-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091226131736/http://kotanikinya.net/profile/ . 2009-12-26 .
2. Katoh . Hidekazu . Kamo . Ayumi . Yoshida . Sayuri . July 2007 . Tsubasa— RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE . Newtype USA . 6 . 7 . 46–51 . 1541-4817 .
3. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/69304/rank/album/ . ja:コタニキンヤのアルバム売上ランキング . Kinya Kotani Album Sales Ranking . . January 15, 2016 . Japanese.
4. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/69304/rank/single/ . ja:コタニキンヤのシングル売上ランキング . Kinya Kotani Single Sales Ranking . . January 15, 2016 . Japanese.