Toshio Masuda (composer)
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Toshio Masuda | |
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| Born | October 28, 1959 |
| Genres | Soundtrack, ambient, contemporary classical |
| Occupation | Composer |
Toshio Masuda (増田 俊郎, Masuda Toshio; born October 28, 1959) is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesized scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Masuda is perhaps best known as the composer of the 2002 hit anime series Naruto where he combined traditional instruments like the shamisen and shakuhachi together with guitar, drums, bass, piano and other keyboard instruments along with chanting.[1]
Works
[edit]Animation
[edit]- Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf (1992)
- Flint the Time Detective (1998)
- Excel Saga (1999)
- Jubei-chan (1999)
- Di Gi Charat specials (2000)
- Hand Maid May (2000)
- Daa! Daa! Daa! (2000)
- Mahoromatic (2001)
- Puni Puni Poemy (2001)
- Naruto (2002)
- Ai Yori Aoshi (2002)
- Nanaka 6/17 (2003)
- Di Gi Charat: Leave it to Piyoko! (2004)
- Jubei-chan 2 (2004)
- Di Gi Charat Nyo! (2004)
- Mushishi (2005)
- Ghost Hunt (2006)
- Otogi-Jūshi Akazukin (2006)
- Higepiyo (2009)
- Kamisama Kiss (2013)
- Mushishi -Next Passage- (2014)[2]
- Kamisama Kiss◎ (2015)
- Nobunaga no Shinobi (2016)
- Nobunaga no Shinobi: Anegawa Ishiyama-hen (2018)[3]
- My Clueless First Friend (2023)[4]
OVA
[edit]- Animation Runner Kuromi (2001)
- Puni Puni Poemy (2001)
- Animation Runner Kuromi2 (2003)
Specials
[edit]- Mushi-Shi Special: The Shadow That Devours the Sun (2014)
- Mushi-Shi -Next Passage- Special: Path of Thorns (2014)
Film
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Reid-Cleveland, Keith (2024-12-04). "Naruto Symphonic Orchestra Tour Brings Classic Songs to Fans Across North America". ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2025-08-30.
- ^ "Mushishi Anime Gets 2nd Season in April". Anime News Network. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "Ninja Girl & Samurai Master Anime Gets 3rd Season in April". Anime News Network. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 18, 2018.
- ^ "My Clueless First Friend Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023". Anime News Network. November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Toshio Masuda at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- last.fm page
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