Masumi Itō

Masumi Itō 伊藤 真澄
Also known as	Hikaru Nanase (七瀬 光)
Born	Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Genres	J-pop, orchestral
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger
Instrument(s)	Piano, vocals, glockenspiel
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Lantis
Website	masumi-itou.com

Masumi Itō (伊藤 真澄, Itō Masumi, born May 21) (she also goes by the pseudonym Hikaru Nanase (七瀬 光, Nanase Hikaru)) is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.

Discography

Solo works

Singles

• 2001-12-29: "Hitomi no Naka ni" — PS game Sister Princess: Pure Stories theme song)
• 2003-04-23: "Yasashii Ai no Hane/Nemunemu Tenshi" — anime television series Angel Tales opening & ending theme)
• 2004-05-26: "Futari Dakara" — anime television series Koi Kaze ending theme
• 2005-06-29: "Shōnen Humming" — anime television series Absolute Boy ending theme

Albums

• 1997-06-21: Waste days [From METAL BLACK -The First-]
• 1998-10-11: Door: Drifting Souls
• 2001-11-07: Hana no Oto
• 2003-12-26: Yumefuru Mori e
• 2004-07-22: Harmonies of heaven
• 2012-16-12: Wonder wonderful

Other

• 2001-05-23: anime television series Gyoten ningen batseelor theme song single – ending theme "Mahō no Kotoba"
• 2003-12-26: PS2 game Primopuel: Oshaberi Heartner theme song single — image song "Otsukisama to Rururu"
• 2006-09-06: PS2 game Binchotan: Shiawase-goyomi theme song single – ending theme "Ashita no Hanakago"

Group works

See also: Oranges & Lemons (Japanese band)

Heart of Air

• 2001-03-07: Kiss Me Sunlights — PS2 game ZOE opening theme
• 2001-06-27: Ring on the World — anime television series Z.O.E Dolores,i ending theme
• 2002-11-22: Blue Flow — anime television series Haibane Renmei ending theme

Masumi Ito and Yoko Ueno

• 2003-02-05: Haibane Renmei Image Album: Seinaru Doukei
• 2003-05-21: Daichi no la-li-la — anime television series Scrapped Princess ending theme

Mariaria

• 2006-05-10: Aru Hi no Kamisama — includes anime television series Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament ending theme "Kanata"

Soundtracks

TV animation

• Space Pirate Mito series (1999)
• Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001)
• Z.O.E. Dolores, I (2001)
• Galaxy Angel series (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (2001)
• Pita-Ten (2002)
• Azumanga Daioh (2002 – song performance & composition for character songs only)
• Chōjūshin Gravion series (2002, 2004)
• Scrapped Princess (2003)
• Da Capo (2003 – with Yugo Kanno)
• Chrono Crusade (2003)
• Absolute Boy (2005)
• D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season (2005)
• Gunparade Orchestra (2005 – with Masayoshi Yoshikawa)
• Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e (2005)
• Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo (2006)
• Tactical Roar (2006)
• Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament (2006)
• Koisuru Tenshi Angelique series (2006, 2007)
• Gift: Eternal Rainbow (2006)
• Venus Versus Virus (2007)
• Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (2007)
• KimiKiss pure rouge (2007 – with Yokoyama Masaru & Iwadare Noriyuki)
• Shigofumi (2008)
• Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)
• Canaan (2009)
• Infinite Stratos (2011)
• Hiiro no Kakera (2012)
• Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita (2012)
• Beyond the Boundary (2013)
• RDG: Red Data Girl (2013) (with Myu)
• She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (2016) (part of TO-MAS Soundsight Fluorescent Forest with Yohei Matsui and Mito)
• Flip Flappers (2016) (part of TO-MAS Soundsight Fluorescent Forest)
• Alice & Zouroku (2017) (part of TO-MAS)
• Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid (2017)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Angelique: Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoir (2000)
• Angel Sanctuary (2000)
• éX-Driver (2000)
• Angelique: Seichi yori Ai o Komete (2001)
• ZOE: 2167 IDOLO (2001)
• Ichigo 100% (2004, 2005)
• Book Girl OVA series (2009–2010)

Film

• éX-Drive The Movie (2002)
• Book Girl (2010)
• Broken Blade (2010 – 2011: opening theme song arrangement with Kokia)
• Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past (2015)
• Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Future (2015)

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
• Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase profiles at Oricon (in Japanese)
• Masumi Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Hikaru Nanase at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masumi Itō at IMDb