Shinkichi Mitsumune

Shinkichi Mitsumune (光宗 信吉 Mitsumune Shinkichi) (born October 8, 1963) is a Japanese composer who writes music primarily for anime.

Biography

Mitsumune is a native of Fukuoka City in Fukuoka Prefecture and a graduate of Rikkyo University with a degree in business. He started studying music at the age of 4. After graduating from college, he toured music festivals across Japan as a keyboardist for a Marine band, and later for musicians such as Yukie Nishimura. Starting in 1995, he lent his skills to composing anime and movie scores with a full orchestra.

Notable Compositions

TV

• Nurse Angel Ririka SOS (1995)
• VS Knight Lamune & 40 Fire (1996)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997)
• Cyber Team in Akihabara (1998)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (2000)
• A Little Snow Fairy Sugar (2001)
• Dragon Drive (2002)
• Green Green (TV series) (2003)
• Rozen Maiden (2004–2005)
• Negima! Magister Negi Magi (2005)
• Speed Grapher (2005)
• Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora (2006)
• The Familiar of Zero (2006)
• Asatte no Houkou (2006)
• Sky Girls (2007)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Futatsuki no Kishi (2007)
• Zero no Tsukaima: Princess no Rondo (2008)
• Mahou Sensei Negima 2 (2009)
• Zero no Tsukaima F (2012)
• Rozen Maiden (2013)
• Amagi Brilliant Park (2014)
• Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS (2017)

OVA

• FLCL (2000)
• Love Hina Again (2002)
• Sky Girls (2006)

Theatrical

• Love and Pop (live action) (1998)
• Revolutionary Girl Utena (1999)
• Cyber Team in Akihabara (1999)

Contributions

• For Megumi Hayashibara: Nostalgic Lover, Cherish Christmas, Asu ni Nare
• For Maria Yamamoto: Snow Flower
• For Power Puff Souls (a group made up of the voice actress who star in the Japanese version of The Powerpuff Girls): Cream Puff Shuffle (Japanese theme song)

External links

• Shinkichi Mitsumune at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Shinkichi Mitsumune anime at Media Arts Database (in Japanese)
• Review of Nurse Angel Ririka SOS soundtrack 1
• Shinkichi Mitsumune discography at MusicBrainz