Kumiko Osugi
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is a J-pop
artist from Tokyo
. In 1964 she recorded a song with Crown Records
using the pseudonym
. The first song to be released under her real name was , the opening theme for the Attack No. 1
anime. She went on to perform theme songs for many other anime, including Doraemon
, Aim for the Ace!, Araiguma Rascal
, Flanders no Inu, and Oz no Mahōtsukai.
She is referred to by fans and the Japanese press as the "Queen of Anime Song" and is considered to be one of the "Four Devas of Anison" (along with Ichiro Mizuki, Isao Sasaki
, and Mitsuko Horie
).
The opening theme to Heidi, Girl of the Alps
is often misattributed to Ōsugi. It was actually performed by Kayo Ishū :ja:伊集加代, a studio singer. Ōsugi did however perform the ending theme to the series.
J-pop
, an abbreviation for Japanese pop, is a musical genre that entered the musical mainstream of Japan in the 1990s. Modern J-pop has its roots in 1960s music, such as The Beatles, and replaced kayōkyoku in the Japanese music scene...
artist from Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
. In 1964 she recorded a song with Crown Records
Nippon Crown
is a Japanese record label originally established as Crown Records on 6 September 1963. It is a spin-off of Nippon Columbia and is currently owned by karaoke maker Daiichikosho.-Artists:Artists signed to Nippon Crown Music include:* Hanaboy* Kimeru* Metis...
using the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
. The first song to be released under her real name was , the opening theme for the Attack No. 1
Attack No. 1
is a Japanese manga series by Chikako Urano. It also became the first televised female sports anime series in the shōjo category.The anime is an adaptation of Chikako Urano's 1968 volleyball manga serialized in Weekly Maragaret Magazine under the same name. Chikako was considered one of the...
anime. She went on to perform theme songs for many other anime, including Doraemon
Doraemon
is a Japanese manga series created by Fujiko F. Fujio which later became an anime series and an Asian franchise...
, Aim for the Ace!, Araiguma Rascal
Araiguma Rascal
is a Japanese anime series by Nippon Animation. It is based on the 1963 autobiographical novel "Rascal, A Memoir of a Better Era" by Sterling North.-Music:...
, Flanders no Inu, and Oz no Mahōtsukai.
She is referred to by fans and the Japanese press as the "Queen of Anime Song" and is considered to be one of the "Four Devas of Anison" (along with Ichiro Mizuki, Isao Sasaki
Isao Sasaki
is a Japanese seiyū, actor, and vocalist. He has had voice roles in anime such as Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Space Battleship Yamato, and Gatchaman. He has also performed the opening themes for anime such as Yamato, Star of the Giants, Getter Robo, Casshan, Grendizer, Gaiking and tokusatsu...
, and Mitsuko Horie
Mitsuko Horie
is a Japanese seiyū and singer. She was born on March 8, 1957 in Yamato, Kanagawa, Japan. She has voiced several characters throughout her career, such as Sailor Galaxia in Sailor Moon: Sailor Stars and Remi in the Nippon Animation World Masterpiece Theater series Remi, Nobody's Girl...
).
The opening theme to Heidi, Girl of the Alps
Heidi, Girl of the Alps
is a 1974 anime series by Zuiyo Enterprises based on the Swiss novel "Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning" by Johanna Spyri . It was directed by Isao Takahata and features Yoichi Kotabe , Hayao Miyazaki .Heidi is one of several World Masterpiece Theater titles produced around the "classical...
is often misattributed to Ōsugi. It was actually performed by Kayo Ishū :ja:伊集加代, a studio singer. Ōsugi did however perform the ending theme to the series.