Aoi Tada
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese singer-songwriter
and former voice actress
and musical actress. She formerly belonged to Gekidan Himawari. Her nickname is "Mamoru Tada".
Her most noted voice role is that of Cowboy Bebop
s Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV. She also performed an insert song to the series, "Wo Qui Non Coin".
In March 2005, she signed on to Moon-Bunny Entertainment and began her singer-songwriting career. She has performed the theme songs for Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
and Angel Beats!
. She is also affiliated with the group Veil. She is credited for her Veil-related songs as Veil ∞ Aoi.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and former voice actress
Seiyu
Voice acting in Japan has far greater prominence than in most other countries. Japan's large animation industry produces 60% of the animated series in the world; as a result, Japanese voice actors, or , are able to achieve fame on a national and international level.Besides acting as narrators and...
and musical actress. She formerly belonged to Gekidan Himawari. Her nickname is "Mamoru Tada".
Her most noted voice role is that of Cowboy Bebop
Cowboy Bebop
is a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty...
s Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV. She also performed an insert song to the series, "Wo Qui Non Coin".
In March 2005, she signed on to Moon-Bunny Entertainment and began her singer-songwriting career. She has performed the theme songs for Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino
Gunslinger Girl
Gunslinger Girl is an ongoing manga by Yu Aida. It first premiered in the November 2002 issue of the monthly shōnen magazine Dengeki Daioh. The chapters are also being published in tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. 13 volumes have been released in Japan as of April 2011...
and Angel Beats!
Angel Beats!
is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda...
. She is also affiliated with the group Veil. She is credited for her Veil-related songs as Veil ∞ Aoi.
TV anime
- Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebopis a critically acclaimed and award-winning 1998 Japanese anime series directed by Shinichirō Watanabe, written by Keiko Nobumoto, and produced by Sunrise. Its 26 episodes comprise a complete storyline: set in 2071, the series follows the adventures, misadventures and tragedies of five bounty...
(Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV) - Kindaichi Case FilesKindaichi Case Filesis a serialized Japanese mystery manga series based on the crime solving adventures of a high school student, Hajime Kindaichi, the supposed grandson of the famous private detective Kosuke Kindaichi. They are written by Yōzaburō Kanari or Seimaru Amagi and illustrated by Fumiya Satō...
(Ogura Noeru) - Digimon TamersDigimon Tamersis the third animated series based on the Japanese Digimon franchise, first broadcast in 2001 on Fuji TV in Japan and on Fox Kids in the United States. The story takes place initially in a "alternative" universe, on a world much like Earth where Digimon is just a franchise, composed of video games,...
(Terriermon, Lopmon) - Angel Beats!Angel Beats!is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda...
(Ending theme, 'Brave Song')
Anime films
- Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's DoorCowboy Bebop: The Movie, known internationally as Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, is a 2001 animated film directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. The screenplay was written by Keiko Nobumoto, based on the Cowboy Bebop television series created by Sunrise. The plot centers on Spike Spiegel and his crew as they find a criminal who is...
(Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV) - Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (Gummimon)
- Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (Terriermon)
- Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (Terriermon, Lopmon)
Games
- Cowboy BebopCowboy Bebop (PlayStation game)is a PlayStation game by Bandai based on the anime of the same name.The game was never released outside Japan.-Gameplay:Cowboy Bebop is a scrolling shooter which bears striking similarities to Star Fox for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System . The player controls Spike Spiegel's Swordfish II...
(Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV) - Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)
- Sunrise Eiyūtan series (Run Forest, Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)
- Digimon Rumble ArenaDigimon Rumble Arenais a crossover fighting video game developed and published by Bandai in association with Hudson Soft for the PlayStation video game console. It was released in Japan on December 6, 2001 and in North America on February 24, 2002....
(Terriermon)
Theatre
- AnnieAnnie (musical)Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
(Annie) - Algo Musical: Algo Hajimete no Bōken
- Algo Musical: Hikari no Hashi wo Koete
- Algo Musical: Ōgon no Shima
- The Sound of MusicThe Sound of MusicThe Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
- The Goodbye GirlThe Goodbye Girl (musical)The Goodbye Girl is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon's original screenplay for the 1977 film of the same name.-Production history:...
Singles
- "Doll/Human" (Released January 30, 2008)
- Split single with LiaLia (singer)Lia is a female Japanese singer-songwriter who is a former member of I've Sound. Lia has also participated in happy hardcore singing, producing four such albums with this style of singing; these albums have her name in all capital letters. She is notable as the singer for the opening and ending...
, theme song for the Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-Gunslinger GirlGunslinger Girl is an ongoing manga by Yu Aida. It first premiered in the November 2002 issue of the monthly shōnen magazine Dengeki Daioh. The chapters are also being published in tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works. 13 volumes have been released in Japan as of April 2011...
anime series.
- Split single with Lia
- "Shirley" (Released May 9, 2008)
- "My Soul, Your Beats!/Brave SongMy Soul, Your Beats!/Brave Song-Charts:...
" (Released May 26, 2010)- Split single with Lia, theme song for the Angel Beats!Angel Beats!is a 13-episode Japanese anime television series produced by P.A. Works and Aniplex and directed by Seiji Kishi. The story was originally conceived by Jun Maeda, who also wrote the screenplay and composed the music with the group Anant-Garde Eyes, with original character design by Na-Ga; both Maeda...
anime series.
- Split single with Lia, theme song for the Angel Beats!
Other CDs
- Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack 3: Blue (Released May 1, 1999)
- "Wo Qui Non Coin"
- Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on heaven's door O.S.T. Future Blues (Released August 29, 2001)
- "3.14"
- CowBoy Bebop CD Box (Released June 21, 2002)
- "Sasurai no Cowboy"
- Digimon Tamers Best Tamers 3: Li Jianliang & Terriermon (August 1, 2001)
- Digimon Tamers Best Tamers 8: Li Shaochung & Lopmon (February 28, 2002)
- Genesis of AquarionGenesis of Aquarionis an anime TV series written and directed by Shoji Kawamori, produced by Satelight.The science fiction series is a homage to the Super Robot shows of the 1970s and 1980s, executed with modern animation techniques and aesthetics...
Original Soundtrack (Released June 8, 2005)- "Tori ni Natte"
- Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- Vocal Album (Released April 23, 2008)
- "Scarborough FairScarborough Fair"Scarborough Fair" is a traditional ballad of the United Kingdom.The song tells the tale of a young man, who tells the listener to ask his former lover to perform for him a series of impossible tasks, such as making him a shirt without a seam and then washing it in a dry well, adding that if she...
" - "Tsuioku ~Mori to Mizu no Uta~"
- "Scarborough Fair