Masumi Itō Explained

Masumi Itō
Background:	solo_singer
Birth Place:	Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Instrument:	Piano, vocals, glockenspiel
Genre:	J-pop, orchestral
Occupation:	Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger
Years Active:	1998–present
Label:	Lantis
Associated Acts:	Oranges & Lemons, Heart of Air, Yoko Ueno, Kokia TO-MAS Soundsight Fluorescent Forest

(she also goes by the pseudonym) is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan.^[1] Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.

Discography

Solo works

Singles

2001-12-29: "Hitomi no Naka ni" — PS game Sister Princess: Pure Stories theme song)
2003-04-23: "Yasashii Ai no Hane/Nemunemu Tenshi" — anime television series Angel Tales opening & ending theme)
2004-05-26: "Futari Dakara" — anime television series Koi Kaze ending theme
2005-06-29: "Shōnen Humming" — anime television series Absolute Boy ending theme

Albums

1997-06-21: Waste days [From METAL BLACK -The First-]^[2]
1998-10-11: Door: Drifting Souls
2001-11-07: Hana no Oto
2003-12-26: Yumefuru Mori e
2004-07-22: Harmonies of heaven
2012-16-12: Wonder wonderful

Other

2001-05-23: anime television series Gyoten ningen batseelor theme song single – ending theme "Mahō no Kotoba"
2003-12-26: PS2 game Primopuel: Oshaberi Heartner theme song single — image song "Otsukisama to Rururu"
2006-09-06: PS2 game Binchotan: Shiawase-goyomi theme song single – ending theme "Ashita no Hanakago"

Group works

Heart of Air

2001-03-07: Kiss Me Sunlights — PS2 game ZOE opening theme
2001-06-27: Ring on the World — anime television series Z.O.E Dolores,i ending theme
2002-11-22: Blue Flow — anime television series Haibane Renmei ending theme

Masumi Ito and Yoko Ueno

2003-02-05: Haibane Renmei Image Album: Seinaru Doukei
2003-05-21: Daichi no la-li-la — anime television series Scrapped Princess ending theme

Mariaria

2006-05-10: Aru Hi no Kamisama — includes anime television series Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament ending theme "Kanata"

Soundtracks

TV animation

Space Pirate Mito series (1999)
Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001)
Z.O.E. Dolores, I (2001)
Galaxy Angel series (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (2001)
Pita-Ten (2002)
Azumanga Daioh (2002 – song performance & composition for character songs only)
Chōjūshin Gravion series (2002, 2004)
Scrapped Princess (2003)
Da Capo (2003 – with Yugo Kanno)
Chrono Crusade (2003)
Absolute Boy (2005)
D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season (2005)
Gunparade Orchestra (2005 – with Masayoshi Yoshikawa)
Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e (2005)
Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo (2006)
Tactical Roar (2006)
Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament (2006)
Koisuru Tenshi Angelique series (2006, 2007)
Gift: Eternal Rainbow (2006)
Venus Versus Virus (2007)
Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (2007)
KimiKiss pure rouge (2007 – with Yokoyama Masaru & Iwadare Noriyuki)
Shigofumi (2008)
(2009)
Canaan (2009)
Infinite Stratos (2011)
Hiiro no Kakera (2012)
Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (2012)
Beyond the Boundary (2013)
(2013) (with Myu)
She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (2016) (part of TO-MAS Soundsight Fluorescent Forest with Yohei Matsui and Mito)
Flip Flappers (2016) (part of TO-MAS Soundsight Fluorescent Forest)
Alice & Zouroku (2017) (part of TO-MAS)
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017)

Original video animation (OVA)

Angelique: Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoir (2000)
Angel Sanctuary (2000)
éX-Driver (2000)
Angelique: Seichi yori Ai o Komete (2001)
(2001)
Ichigo 100% (2004, 2005)
Book Girl OVA series (2009–2010)

Film

éX-Drive The Movie (2002)
Book Girl (2010)
Broken Blade (2010 – 2011: opening theme song arrangement with Kokia)
Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past (2015)
Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Future (2015)

External links

- Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase at Media Arts Database
Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase profiles at Oricon

Notes and References

Web site: Rainbow Drops ～ようこそ！光の音粒の世界へ～.
Web site: ZTTL-0012 | METAL BLACK -The First- - VGMDB.