Tomoki Kikuya

Tomoki Kikuya
菊谷 知樹
Born (1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 58)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupations
InstrumentsGuitar
Years active2005–present
LabelPopholic

Tomoki Kikuya (菊谷 知樹, Kikuya Tomoki; born 21 February 1968) is a Japanese composer, arranger and guitarist. Kikuya is best known for composing original soundtracks for anime series, including most notably Nisekoi, Eromanga Sensei, Bocchi the Rock!, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, A Sister's All You Need, and Higehiro. He is represented by the music production company Popholic.

Biography

Kikuya was born in Tokyo, in 1968. His mother was a piano teacher, so he has had contact with music since an early age. He started his musician career in 1992, when in college, as a member of the rock band Mustang A.K.A., which lasted for two years. Later, he worked as a guitarist in the band Funanori. After that, besides guitar, he learned a wide range of musical instruments.

In 2005, after joining Popholic, Kikuya made his debut as a composer in the anime Tona-Gura!. Since then, he has been active as a songwriter, providing the scores for anime series, as well as elaborating music to artists.

Works

Year Title Note(s) Ref.
2006 Tona-Gura!
2007 Hidamari Sketch
Potemayo
2008 Kyōran Kazoku Nikki
2009 Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi
2010 Cat Planet Cuties
Squid Girl
2011 I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!!
2012 Sengoku Collection
2013 The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
2014 No-Rin
Nisekoi
The Comic Artist and His Assistants
Bakumatsu Rock
2016 Girlish Number
2017 Eromanga Sensei
Blend S
A Sister's All You Need
2018 Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
2019 Wasteful Days of High School Girls
2021 Higehiro
Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan Opening theme song composer and arranger
Drugstore in Another World
Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory
2022 Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World
KJ File Ending theme song composer
Bocchi the Rock!
The Little Lies We All Tell
2024 Oblivion Battery Other tracks by Hiroko Yamasaki
Negative Positive Angler
2025 Detectives These Days Are Crazy!
Li'l Miss Vampire Can't Suck Right
2026 Kirio Fan Club
Iron Wok Jan
Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!

References

  1. 1 2 3 菊谷 知樹 | 株式会社ポップホリック（POPHOLIC）. Popholic (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 菊谷知樹パーソナル・インタビュー【第1回】～音楽的ルーツ、そして作家になるきっかけ [Tomoki Kikuya Personal Interview [1st] -Musical roots and the opportunity to become a composer]. Popholic (in Japanese). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ↑ 菊谷知樹がアルバムプロデュース【後半】～菊谷知樹 インタビュー. Popholic (in Japanese). 27 April 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  4. 1 2 菊谷知樹パーソナル・インタビュー【第2回】～作家としての転機、劇伴への取り組み [Tomoki Kikuya Personal Interview [2nd] -A turning point as a composer, an approach to soundtrack]. Popholic (in Japanese). 8 September 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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  32. ↑ Cayanan, Joanna (30 July 2024). "Studio NUTS Animates Original Fishing TV Anime Negative Positive Angler". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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