is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 band composed of singer and songwriter and musical composer currently signed to Mona Records. The band name "Minawo" is a portmanteau of the given names of the bandmates, Minako, and Mitsuwo. Minawo is known to the anime

Anime

is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 community for performing the ending themes to both D.N.Angel

D.N.Angel

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The ongoing manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in the April 2008 issue...

and Melody of Oblivion

Melody of Oblivion

is an anime series by J.C.Staff, with some involvement from Gainax. The series is 24 episodes long, and originally aired between April 7, 2004 and September 21, 2004.-Information:The Melody of Oblivion is a series rife with cultural references...

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Minawo formed in 1999 after Matsuura and Yamaguchi met in a club

Nightclub

A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...

 while both were attending University of Kitakyushu

University of Kitakyushu

The is a public university in Kitakyushu, Japan. The main campus is located next to Keibajomae station on the Kitakyushu monorail. The second campus is in the academic zone of Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu called Gakujutsu Kenkyu Toshi...

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Discography

• 自主製作 (jishu seisaku, literally, independent production) (demo) (1999)
• プラスチックワールド (purasutikku wārudo, plastic world) mini album, (2001)
• mon・mon, (2002)
• あしあと (ashiato, footprints), (2004)
• VALB NEXT, (2004)
• あくび工房 (akubi kōbō, yawn workshop) mini album (2007)

Singles

• 眠り (nemuri, literally, sleep), (2001)
• GROOVE ROCK vol. 1, (2002)
• やさしい午後 (yasashii gogo, gentle afternoon) - D.N.Angel
  D.N.Angel
  is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The ongoing manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in the April 2008 issue...
  
  , ending theme 1. (2003)
• はじまりの日 (hajimari no hi, the day it begins) - D.N.Angel, ending theme 2. (2003)
• てのひらの光 (tenohira no hikari, palm of light) - Melody of Oblivion
  Melody of Oblivion
  is an anime series by J.C.Staff, with some involvement from Gainax. The series is 24 episodes long, and originally aired between April 7, 2004 and September 21, 2004.-Information:The Melody of Oblivion is a series rife with cultural references...
  
  ending theme. (2004)
• ピアノ楽譜 (piano gakufu, piano score) 2004