Hidekazu Tanaka

Not to be confused with Hirokazu Tanaka.

Japanese composer (b. 1987)

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Hidekazu Tanaka

田中秀和

Tanaka at Aikatsu! ANION DJ Live Picture Record "Calendar Girl" Launch Event, March 8, 2019.

Background information
Born|  (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987 (age 37)
Osaka, Japan
Origin| Japan
Genres|

* J-pop
* background music

Occupations|

* Composer
* arranger
* producer

Instruments|

* Keyboard
* Acoustic guitar

Years active| 2010–2022
Labels| MONACA (2010–2021)

Musical artist

Hidekazu Tanaka (田中 秀和, Tanaka Hidekazu, born June 4, 1987) is a Japanese composer and arranger best known for his work for anime and video games. He was affiliated with the music production company MONACA, but left in 2021 to be freelance.

## Biography

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Tanaka was born in Osaka. He first became interested in music as a young child when he saw his older sisters playing piano. Soon after, he began taking piano lessons. He became dispassionate toward traditional lessons, however, and practiced with an electronic keyboard at home. While in junior high school, Tanaka learned to play acoustic guitar after being inspired by folk-rock duo Yuzu. As he learned how to play songs by Yuzu, he realized that he wanted to make his own music. Soon after, he began learning how to use MIDI software on his computer.[1] His first experience was using Yamaha's Easy Composition Master software to convert melodies he hummed into MIDI.[2]

Tanaka graduated from Kobe University in the Department of Human Development,[3] where he studied musical composition under the guidance of Professor Yu Wakao.[4] Shortly after graduating, Tanaka was recruited on Mixi[2] by composer Satoru Kōsaki as an assistant at his production company MONACA.[5] Tanaka officially joined the company in 2010.[6] At first, he would often accompany Kōsaki to recording sessions and assist with music preparation and Pro Tools operation.[2] Soon after, he would begin writing and producing his own music. As an employee of MONACA, he wrote theme songs and background music for many anime series including The Idolmaster, Nyaruko: Crawling with Love, Aikatsu! and Wake Up, Girls!. He has also written music for video games and for recording artists. On July 31, 2021, after 10 years with the company, he left MONACA and to work as a freelancer.[7][8]

Tanaka is noted for frequently using a specific augmented sixth chord in his works.[9]

On October 24, 2022, he was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault of a teenage girl in Meguro, Tokyo in August of that year. [10] His name has been removed from various anime series, the sales for the 2nd opening theme to Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! were halted, and the sales of the 4th version of the 1st opening theme to Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series were halted as well.[11] On March 15, 2023, Tanaka admitted to obscenity charges which included saying obscene language to a 15-year-old girl.[12] In May, he was convicted by the Tokyo District Court of violating Tokyo's Trouble Prevention Ordinance and committing indecent acts and received a 18-month suspended sentence.[13]

## Discography

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### Anime soundtracks

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Title | Year | Role(s)

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Working!! | 2010 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Ryuichi Takada)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative One: Opera Kobayashi and the Five Paintings | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Satoru Inohara)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes Alternative Two: Opera Kobayashi and the Raven of the Empty Sky | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi and Satoru Inohara)
Aikatsu! | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Ryuichi Takada and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos W | 2013 | Composer
Servant × Service | 2013 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa, Kuniyuki Takahashi and Ryuichi Takada)
Wake Up, Girls! The Movie | 2014 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Wake Up, Girls! | 2014 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | 2015 | Composer
Working!!! | 2015 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Kuniyuki Takahashi)
Anne Happy | 2016 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Satoru Kōsaki, Kakeru Ishihama, Keigo Hoashi, Keiichi Hirokawa, Kuniyuki Takahashi and Shotaro Seo)
Scorching Ping Pong Girls | 2016 | Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Love Tyrant | 2017 | Composer
(other tracks by Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter | 2017 | Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | 2018 | Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Okabe and Shotaro Seo)
Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu | 2019 | Composer
(other tracks by Ryuichi Takada)

### Video game soundtracks

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Title | Year | Role(s)

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Tantei Opera Milky Holmes | 2010 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes 2 | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Kakeru Ishihama and Keigo Hoashi)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 | 2012 | Composer
(other tracks by Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi, Kakeru Ishihama, Ryuichi Takada, Keiichi Hirokawa, Takao Nagatani, Akitaka Tohyama, Taku Inoue, Nobuyoshi Sano, Shinji Hosoe, Ayako Saso and Ryo Watanabe)

### Television drama soundtracks

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Title | Year | Role(s)

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Money no Tenshi: Anata no Okane Torimodoshimasu! | 2016 | Composer
(other tracks by Kuniyuki Takahashi, Keiichi Hirokawa and Shotaro Seo)

### Anime theme songs

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Anime | Song title | Year | Type | Role(s)

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Highschool of the Dead | "Memories of days gone by" | 2010 | Ending theme (episode 5) | Composer, arranger and guitar
Ad Lib Anime Kenkyuujo | "Appare! Shunkan Sekkyokuzai" (あっぱれ! 瞬間積極剤) | 2011 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Crawling with Love | "Taiyou Iwaku Moeyo Chaos" (太陽曰く燃えよカオス) | 2012 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! | "Calendar Girl" (カレンダーガール) | 2012 | Ending theme (episodes 1–25) | Composer and arranger
Vividred Operation | "Arifureta Shiawase" (ありふれたしあわせ) | 2013 | Ending theme (episode 5) | Composer and arranger
(strings arranged by Keigo Hoashi)
Aikatsu! | "Original Star" (オリジナルスター☆彡) | 2013 | Ending theme (episodes 51–75) | Composer and arranger
Servant × Service | "May I Help You?" (めいあいへるぷゆー?) | 2013 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Oreimo 2 | "Kanjousen Loop" (感情線loop) | 2013 | Ending theme (episode 13) | Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos W | "Koi wa Chaos no Shimobenari" (恋は渾沌の隷也) | 2013 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Koimonogatari | "snowdrop" | 2013 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! | "Good morning my dream" | 2014 | Ending theme (episodes 102–124) | Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! | "7 Girls War" | 2014 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
(co-composed by Satoru Kōsaki)
Hanayamata | "Hana wa Odore ya Irohaniho" (花ハ踊レヤいろはにほ) | 2014 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom | "Beyond the Bottom" | 2015 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | "Star!!" | 2015 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Nyaruko: Another Crawling Chaos F | "Haiyore Once Nyagain!" (這いよれOnce Nyagain!) | 2015 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Scorching Ping Pong Girls | "Shakunetsu Switch" (灼熱スイッチ) | 2016 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Anne Happy | "PUNCH☆MIND☆HAPPINESS" | 2016 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Sword Oratoria | "day by day" | 2017 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
MSonic! D'Artagnyan's Rise to Fame | "Zenryoku Idol Sengen♡" (全力アイドル宣言♡) | 2017 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
Love Tyrant | "Koi? De Ai? De Boukun Desu!" (恋?で愛?で暴君です!) | 2017 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Anime-Gataris | "Good Luck Lilac" (グッドラック ライラック) | 2017 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter | "7 Senses" | 2017 | Opening theme | Composer and arranger
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody | "Suki no Skill" (スキノスキル) | 2018 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Theater | "Itoshiisaa♥" (いとしーさー♥) | 2018 | Ending theme (episodes 2–5) | Composer and arranger
Aikatsu on Parade! | "Idol Katsudou! On Parade! ver." (アイドル活動! オンパレード! ver.) | 2019 | Ending theme | Composer
High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even In Another World | "Hajimete no Kakumei!" (はじめてのかくめい！) | 2019 | Opening theme | Arranger, sound director and programmer
Assassins Pride | "Share the Light" | 2019 | Opening theme | Composer, arranger and programmer
Pokémon Journeys | "1, 2, 3" | 2020 | Opening theme (episodes 32-49) | Arranger
(co-arranged by mafumafu)
Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki | "Jinsei Easy?" (人生イージー?) | 2020 | Opening theme | Arranger
LBX Girls | "Compass Song" (コンパスソング) | 2020 | Ending theme | Composer and arranger
Pokémon Ultimate Journeys | "1, 2, 3" | 2022 | Opening theme (episodes 100-129) | Arranger
(co-arranged by mafumafu)[14]

### Video game songs

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Game | Song title | Year | Type | Role(s)

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The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | "Susume☆Otome ~jewel parade~" (ススメ☆オトメ ～jewel parade～) | 2013 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Maimai | "Itazura" (悪戯) | 2015 | Insert song | Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! Photo on Stage!! | "Dramatic Girl" (ドラマチックガール) | 2016 | Insert song | Composer and arranger
Ensemble Stars! | "Hoppin' Season♪" | 2016 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Uma Musume Pretty Derby | "Silent Star" | 2016 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Aikatsu! Photo on Stage!! | "Aikatsu Melody!" (アイカツメロディ!) | 2017 | Insert song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | "Slow Life Fantasy" (スローライフ・ファンタジー) | 2017 | Character song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | "EVERMORE" | 2017 | 5th anniversary song | Composer and arranger
(co-composed and co-arranged by Shunsuke Takizawa)
Girl Friend Beta | "Precious Memories" | 2018 | 5th anniversary song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | "Illusionista!" (イリュージョニスタ!) | 2018 | 2nd anniversary song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls | "Sakura no Kaze" (桜の風) | 2018 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Re:Stage! Prism Step | "*Heart Confusion*" | 2018 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Tenkahyakken: Zan | "Toushin wo Yasashiku Tap♡ (刀身をやさしくタップ♡)" | 2019 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Ninja Box | "HimitsuKiTuber (ヒミツキチューバー)" | 2019 | Theme song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | "Blessing" | 2019 | Character song | Composer and arranger
Tenkahyakken: Zan | "GO-MA-N-E-TSU" | 2019 | Character song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | "Joker" | 2020 | Insert song | Composer and arranger
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage | "Go Just Go!" | 2020 | 5th anniversary song | Composer

### Other songs

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Artist | Song title | Year | Role(s)

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Marina Kawano | "FOCUS! FOCUS!" | 2011 | Composer and arranger
(co-arranged by Satoru Kōsaki)
Marina Kawano  | "a long long letter" | 2011 | Composer, arranger and whistle
(co-arranged by Satoru Kōsaki)
Marina Kawano  | "Do!! Do!! Let me Fun♪" | 2011 | Composer and arranger
Kato*Fuku | "WORLD IS CALLING" | 2012 | Composer and arranger
Sumire Uesaka | "Warera to Warera no Michi wo" (我らと我らの道を) | 2013 | Composer and arranger
YuiKaori | "LUCKY DUCKY!!" | 2014 | Composer and arranger
Mia Regina | "THAT'S A FACT!" ~Senri no Michi mo Ippo kara~" (THAT'S A FACT! ～千里の道も一歩から～) | 2016 | Composer and arranger
Reina Ueda | "Watashi*Dori" (ワタシ*ドリ) | 2016 | Composer and arranger
Mia Regina  | "Ms.R kara no Shinchaku Mail" (Ms.Rからの新着メール) | 2017 | Composer and arranger
Kano | "Linaria Girl" | 2017 | Composer and arranger
Marina Kawano  | "Toumawari Highway" (遠回りハイウェイ) | 2017 | Composer and arranger
Nanami Yamashita | "Nanatsu no Umi no Concert" (七つの海のコンサート) | 2018 | Composer and arranger
Azuma Lim | "Jinrui Mina Senpai!" (人類みなセンパイ!) | 2018 | Composer and arranger
(co-composed and co-arranged by mafumafu)
Wake Up, Girls!  | "Doyoubi no Flight" (土曜日のフライト) | 2019 | Composer and arranger
GEMS COMPANY | "JAM GEM JUMP!!!" | 2019 | Composer and arranger

May'n | "Summer Slider" (サマー・スライダー) | 2019 | Composer and arranger

Urashimasakatasen | "Mikansei Utopia" (未完成ユートピア) | 2019 | Composer and arranger

mafumafu  | "Onnanoko ni Naritai" (女の子になりたい) | 2018 | Composer and arranger
(co-composed by mafumafu)
Marina Kawano  | "Suiren" (水恋) | 2019 | Composer and arranger

Kano  | "CAFUNÉ" | 2019 | Composer

Reina Ueda  | "Walk on your side" | 2020 | Composer and arranger

Http: from GEMS COMPANY  | "Net no Kamisama" (ネットのかみさま) | 2020 | Composer and arranger

Band Ja Naimon! MAXX NAKAYOSHI | "GODSONG" (ゴッドソング) | 2020 | Composer and arranger

SoundOrion | "Familiar base" | 2020 | Arranger

Mia Regina  | "Cidre" | 2020 | Composer and arranger

Omaru Polka  | "Saikyouticpolka" (サイキョウチックポルカ) | 2022 | Composer and arranger

The World Standard | "Mash'd Art" (マッシュ・ド・アート) | 2022 | Composer

### Albums

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Artist | Album title | Year | Role(s)

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Kano  | yuanfen | 2020 | Producer, composer and arranger

## References

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1. ^ "【インタビュー】MONACA・田中秀和さんが聴く『CHORD Hugo2』". e-earphone. Archived from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
2. ^ a b c "『太陽曰く燃えよカオス』の作曲で知られ、ヒャダインが"ポップ神"と称賛するMONACA田中秀和のDTMに迫る！". MouseComputer. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. ^ "MONACA 有限会社モナカ". MONACA. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
4. ^ "田中 秀和". Facebook. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
5. ^ "MONACAの田中秀和と広川恵一が青空の下で裏話トーク【マチ★アソビ Vol.16】". Newtype. Archived from the original on 25 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
6. ^ "今の音楽界に必要なのは、友情か、ライバルか". Real Sound. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
7. ^ @MONACA_jp (August 2, 2021). "【お知らせ】田中秀和 有限会社モナカ退所のお知らせ 今後とも、有限会社モナカ共々、新しい道を歩み始める田中秀和への応援のほど、何卒よろしくお願い申し上げます。" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
8. ^ @HdkzTanaka (August 2, 2021). "【ご報告】この度、2021年7月31日をもちまして、専属作曲家として約10年間所属したMONACAを離れ、独立いたしましたことをご報告いたします。よりいっそう精進してまいりますので、今後ともどうぞよろしくお願い申し上げます。" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
9. ^ "最近アニメソング界隈で話題の分数aug". Sound House. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
10. ^ "人気ゲームなどに楽曲提供 作曲家 強制わいせつ未遂容疑で逮捕". NHK. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
11. ^ "Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! 2nd Opening Song's Sales Halted". 10 July 2023.
12. ^ "Anime/Game Music Composer Hidekazu Tanaka Admits to Obscenity Charges in Court". 10 July 2023.
13. ^ Loo, Egan (May 12, 2023). "Anime/Game Music Composer Hidekazu Tanaka Handed Suspended Sentence for Public Nuisance, Indecent Acts". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
14. ^ The Arrangement of the 4th version of the 1st opening theme has been removed from the opening credits starting episode 130

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hidekazu Tanaka.

* Hidekazu Tanaka on Twitter
* Discography at VGMdb
* Hidekazu Tanaka profile at Oricon (in Japanese)
* Hidekazu Tanaka at IMDb
* Hidekazu Tanaka at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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