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Yōko KANNO

菅野 よう子
Family name (in kanji): 菅野
Given name (in kanji): よう子
Birth name: Yōko (洋子) Kanno (菅野)
Date of birth: 1963-03-18
Hometown: Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Blood type: O
Height: 160 cm
Weight: 48 kg
Website:
Yoko Kanno Official Website (Japanese)
Non-anime staff credits:
Music Composition for "信長の野望: 天翔記" (VG)
Music Composition for "信長の野望: 戦国群雄伝" (VG)
Music Composition for "信長の野望: 武将風雲録" (VG)
Music Composition for "信長の野望: 覇王伝" (VG)
Music Composition for "大航海時代 II" (VG)
Music Composition for "大航海時代" (VG)
Music for "Ashura jo no Hitomi" (Live-Action Movie)
Music for "Macross Plus -Game Edition-" (PlayStation video game) (Japanese)
Music for "Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream" (VG) (Japanese)
Music for "Onna Joushu Naotora" (Taiga Drama) (Japanese)
News: Show:
Manga Barcelona to Host Gou Tanabe, Shinichirō Watanabe, Seatbelts Band, AiNA THE END, More Guests (Jul 21, 2025)
Yōko Kanno Composes Music for Shōji Kawamori's World Expo 2025 Hybrid VR Short (Feb 8, 2025)
Yoko Kanno Holds Jazz Concert in NYC in March 2025 (Sep 23, 2024)
Revenger U.K Blu-ray Released Monday (Updated) (Mar 3, 2024)
Spy×Family Anime Previews Cruise Adventure Arc in Promo Video (Oct 28, 2023)
New Macross Animation Project to Be Produced by Sunrise (Jun 4, 2023)
More Macross Plus Release Details (Jul 3, 2022)
Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Posts Opening Credits (Sep 25, 2021)
Yoko Kanno Composes New Macross Frontier Theatrical Film Short's Theme Song (Aug 27, 2021)
Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Premieres in Fall with Yoko Kanno as Composer (Jun 8, 2021)
Otaquest Connect Digital Event Features Yoko Kanno, Paru Itagaki, Shinji Aramaki, More (Jul 27, 2020)
Live-Action Cowboy Bebop, Power Rangers Shows Allowed to Film Again in New Zealand (Jul 3, 2020)
Terror in Resonance Collectors Blu-ray Released May 18 (May 1, 2020)
Netflix's Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Show Plans Season 2, Teases Yoko Kanno's Music (Apr 19, 2020)
Gundam 40th Anniversary Promotional Anime Teased for This Winter (Sep 26, 2019)
Makoto Shinkai, Mamoru Hosoda, Sunao Katabuchi Invited to Join Oscars' Academy (Jun 26, 2018)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Blu-ray Released Monday (Jun 3, 2018)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex Blu-ray Set Confirmed for June 4 (Mar 28, 2018)
Terror in Resonance and Fate/Stay Night Unlimited Blade Works Released Monday (Apr 24, 2016)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 18-24 (Jan 26, 2016)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 4-10 (Jan 12, 2016)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 14-20 (Dec 22, 2015)
AnimeLab Streaming Announcements from Supanova Perth 2015 (Jun 28, 2015)
Aquarion Gets Sōsei no Aquarion Love Crossover Anime & Stage Play (Mar 21, 2015)
Rage of Bahamut Card Game-Based Anime's Cast Announced (Aug 17, 2014)
Animax Adds Terror in Resonance and Tokyo Ghoul (Aug 5, 2014)
Preview Yoko Kanno's Terror in Resonance Soundtrack (Jun 19, 2014)
Funimation to Stream Terror in Resonance Anime by Cowboy Bebop's Watanabe (May 27, 2014)
Terror of Resonance Home Release and Simulcast (May 27, 2014)
Space Dandy's 2nd Japanese Promo Previews Voice Cast (Dec 30, 2013)
Space Dandy's Toonami & Animax Asia Ads Streamed (Dec 29, 2013)
Space Dandy's 90-Second Trailer Previews English Dub (Dec 21, 2013)
Space Dandy's Japanese Full Promo Previews Voices (Dec 2, 2013)
Otakon to Host Sunrise Producer Masayuki Ozaki (Jul 17, 2013)
Otakon to Host Cowboy Bebop Director Shinichiro Watanabe (Jun 26, 2013)
Kids on the Slope Released Monday (Jun 23, 2013)
Otakon to Host Prolific Voice Actor Tomokazu Seki (Jun 20, 2013)
Singer/Songwriter Chiaki Ishikawa to Perform at Otakon (Jun 11, 2013)
MVM: No Delay on Kids on the Slope (May 8, 2013)
Yoko Kanno's Quake Relief CD Includes Anime Video (Apr 14, 2013)
Wolf Children, SAO, Kuroko's Basketball Win Tokyo Anime Awards (Mar 24, 2013)
Black Lagoon's Katabuchi Directs Video of Yoko Kanno's Quake Relief Song (Mar 19, 2013)
MVM To Release Kids on the Slope in 2013 (Sep 6, 2012)
Maaya Sakamoto's New CD Has New Song by Esca's Kanno/Iwasato (Aug 21, 2012)
Crunchyroll Adds Kids on the Slope TV Anime (Apr 6, 2012)
Yoko Kanno, Shunji Iwai's Quake Anniversary Song Gets CD (Mar 13, 2012)
Weekly Wrapup 27/Feb - 3/Mar (Mar 5, 2012)
Hawaii's Kawaii Kon to Host Aquarion Singer AKINO, bless4 (Feb 24, 2012)
Aquarion EVOL Opening Theme Debuts at #3 (Feb 21, 2012)
Sakamichi no Apollon Manga Gets Spinoff Series in March (Jan 30, 2012)
Apollon Reunites Cowboy Bebop Director, Composer Kanno (Jan 26, 2012)
Top-Selling Anime Albums: 2011 (Dec 2, 2011)
Manga Entertainment Streams Trailer for Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (Nov 24, 2011)
Macross F Concerts Get TV Special Before BD/DVD Release (Oct 18, 2011)
Manga Entertainment To Release Darker than Black: Gemini of the Meteor (Sep 22, 2011)
Aquarion Evol's Sōsei Trailer from Satelight Streamed (Aug 19, 2011)
Satelight's Aquarion Evol Anime Trailer Streamed (Aug 13, 2011)
Anime/Manga/Game Industry Members Check In After Quake (Mar 11, 2011)
Memories of Matsuko now on Blu-Ray (Feb 16, 2011)
Macross Frontier Gets Music Video Collection (Aug 15, 2010)
2nd Macross Frontier Film Dated for February 26, 2011 (Aug 14, 2010)
Bandai Ent. Adds Tales of the Abyss, Turn A Gundam (Jul 22, 2010)
Otakon Hosts Japanese Musicians from Its Anime Opening (Jul 21, 2010)
Anime Expo Hosts Macross Frontier Composer Yoko Kanno (Jul 2, 2010)
Maaya Sakamoto's Everywhere Best Album Debuts at #3 (Apr 6, 2010)
Summer Wars Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Top Award, 6 More (Feb 16, 2010)
Trailer for Shun Oguri's Directorial Debut Streamed (Jan 2, 2010)
Ponyo's Miyazaki, Hisaishi Nominated for Annie Awards (Dec 1, 2009)
Darker than Black Side Stories' Promo Video Streamed (Nov 14, 2009)
Darker Than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini's 2nd Ad Streamed (Aug 31, 2009)
Part of Yoshiyuki Tomino's 'Ring of Gundam' Previewed (Aug 21, 2009)
Darker Than Black: Ryūsei no Gemini's Promos Streamed (Aug 9, 2009)
Macross Concerts Planned with Singers from 3 Series (Jul 12, 2009)
Composer Yoko Kanno's CM Yoko 2 Album Now on iTunes (Feb 25, 2009)
Ponyo Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (Feb 19, 2009)
3rd Macross Frontier Album Sells 86,450 to Rank #2 (Dec 12, 2008)
Sky Crawlers, Macross Frontier Win Digital Media Awards (Oct 28, 2008)
2nd Macross Frontier Album Sells 102,000 in 1st Week (Oct 14, 2008)
Yokohama Museum to Sell Macross Frontier's Tuna Buns (Oct 7, 2008)
Yoko Kanno Makes Voice Cameo in Genius Party Beyond (Aug 19, 2008)
1st Anime Album in 11 Years to Rank in Japan's Top 3 (Jun 10, 2008)
Two Macross Frontier Singles in Japan's Weekly Top 10 (May 14, 2008)
Macross Frontier's Opening Single Stays in Top 10 (May 7, 2008)
Sakamoto, Kanno's Macross Frontier Song Rises to #3 (Apr 30, 2008)
Macross Frontier TV Anime Promo Videos Posted Online (Apr 25, 2008)
Videos for Maaya Sakamoto's Macross Frontier Song Posted (Apr 24, 2008)
Full First Episode of English Aquarion Streamed (Mar 7, 2008)
Japan's am/pm to Sell Macross Frontier Cream Puffs (Mar 7, 2008)
Maaya Sakamoto to Sing Macross Frontier Opening Theme (Feb 29, 2008)
Eva 1.0 Wins Tokyo Anime Fair's Animation of the Year (Feb 26, 2008)
2nd Macross Frontier Manga, Exhibit to Launch in Japan (Jan 26, 2008)
Ghibli, Bandai Entertainment Films Play in California (Jan 23, 2008)
Macross Frontier's Spring Broadcast, Cast Confirmed (Dec 6, 2007)
Macross Frontier Manga, TV Special's Date Announced (Nov 22, 2007)
Macross F Sequel's Promotional Video Posted (Nov 9, 2007)
Studio Nue, Yoko Kanno's Macross F Sequel Set for 2008 (Nov 7, 2007)
Yoko Kanno, Heroine's Voice Announced for New Macross (Aug 18, 2007)
Production I.G Posts More Kanno Interview, Less Profit (Jul 17, 2007)
I.G Posts English Kanno Interview, Anime Expo Details (Jun 9, 2007)
Yoko Kanno to Perform Special Concert in Seoul (May 22, 2007)
Variety Names Studio 4°C Founder Among Cannes's Movers (May 10, 2007)
Studio 4℃ Sets Genius Party Release Dates (Apr 11, 2007)
Yoko Kanno to score Ragnarok Online 2 (Sep 14, 2005)
Kamikaze Girls Website (Jun 26, 2005)
Annie Awards Winners Announced (Feb 1, 2005)
Anime in the Running for Annies (Dec 7, 2004)
Tokyo International Anime Festival Award Winners (Mar 23, 2003)
Seatbelts Reunite (Dec 16, 2002)
BAAF to run Anime on Time Square Astro Screen (Aug 1, 2002)
Ghost in the Shell TV Series Aquired by Bandai (Jul 21, 2002)
Official: Cowboy Bebop Staff at BAAF (Jul 16, 2002)
Earth Girl Arjuna Press Release (Jul 13, 2002)
Escaflowne TV and Movie PR (Mar 26, 2002)
Escaflowne Theatrical Release Details (Nov 11, 2001)
Earth Girl Arjuna Directors Edition (Oct 10, 2001)
Turn A Gundam Movie Confirmed (Oct 9, 2001)
Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack (Aug 13, 2001)
Cowboy Bebop Soundtrack release (Jul 25, 2001)
AKADot: Cowboy Bebop Month (Apr 12, 2001)
New Anime For January (Dec 29, 2000)
Bandai Entertainment upcoming releases (Oct 5, 2000)
Yoko Kanno at NY Anime Festival (Oct 3, 2000)
Digital Otaku discusses Escaflowne on Fox (Jul 20, 2000)
Escaflowne Details (Jul 4, 2000)
Iron Chef New York Battle (Jun 26, 2000)
Escaflowne Movie Announcements (Apr 17, 2000)
New Escaflowne, Final Fantasy movie details announced (Aug 4, 1999)
AX '99 Wrap-up (Jul 18, 1999)
SPECIAL REPORT: Otakon '99 Wrap-up (Jul 6, 1999)
May TV and OAV roundup (May 10, 1999)
AnimeVillage to release calendar, CD soundtracks (Nov 25, 1998)
New Yoko Kanno releases announced (Oct 7, 1998)
Interest:
Yoko Kanno Signs On to Compose Upcoming Takarazuka Revue Season (Nov 4, 2020)
Yoko Kanno's Session Starducks Project Takes on Cowboy Bebop OP from Home (Apr 22, 2020)
Yoko Kanno Is Making Music in Her Bathtub These Days (Apr 14, 2020)
Yoko Kanno Composes Song for Reiwa Emperor's Enthronement Celebration (Nov 12, 2019)
Yoko Kanno Composes JR East's Hokuriku Shinkansen CM (Feb 3, 2015)
Composer Yoko Kanno Holds Open Audition for Male Singer (Jan 14, 2013)
Yoko Kanno to Be Guest Judge on New Year's Kohaku (Dec 24, 2012)
Maaya Sakamoto Music Video for Akito the Exiled Song Posted (Jun 11, 2012)
Wake Up to Yoko Kanno & Cornelius Music in Uniqlo App (May 8, 2012)
Interview:
Interview: May'n (May 16, 2012)
Press Releases:
Rare Concert Footage of the YOKO KANNO SEATBELTS from August 2001 to be Gradually Released on the FlyingDog YouTube Channel Starting November 22 (Nov 20, 2024)
Cowboy Bebop LP Box Containing All 7 Albums and Maxi-Singles Plus 3 Titles Newly Selected and Edited by Yoko Kanno Set to Release on Vinyl on December 13 (Aug 25, 2023)
Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts Announce Online Tanabata Festival (Jul 1, 2020)
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Yoko Kanno: What's She Been Up To? (Aug 9, 2021)
The ANN Aftershow - The Calm Before the Storm (Jun 15, 2021)
Answerman - How Do Japanese Guests Get Invited To Conventions? (Jul 31, 2019)
Twenty Years Ago: The Best Anime of 1996 (And Some Others Too) (Oct 21, 2016)
Anime Spotlight - AQUARION LOGOS (Jul 7, 2015)
Hey, Answerman! - Samurai Ecks vs. Sever (Apr 12, 2013)
Hey, Answerman! - Standards and Practicing (Mar 22, 2013)
The Mike Toole Show - Decades of Decadence (Feb 24, 2013)
Hey, Answerman! - Character Arc de Triumph (Jul 13, 2012)
The Spring 2012 Anime Preview Guide - Zac Bertschy (Mar 31, 2012)
The Spring 2012 Anime Preview Guide - Carl Kimlinger (Mar 31, 2012)
Anime Spotlight: KIDS ON THE SLOPE (Mar 27, 2012)
Shelf Life - Vampire Diaries (Feb 6, 2012)
The Winter 2012 Anime Preview Guide - Carl Kimlinger (Jan 6, 2012)
The Mike Toole Show - Terminal Tominosis (Sep 25, 2011)
Brain Diving - The Faux and the Hound (Jun 14, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Of Openings and Endings (Jan 8, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Predatory Lending (Nov 19, 2010)
The Mike Toole Show - Gundam Infinity (Nov 7, 2010)
The Dreams of Satoshi Kon: Chapter I - Prehistory (Nov 2, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! - Personality Disorder (Aug 20, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! Indecent Expo-sure (Jul 4, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Feb 19, 2010)
Hey, Answerman! (Jun 26, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Apr 3, 2009)
Hey, Answerman! (Jan 9, 2009)
The Click - May 17th - 23rd (May 17, 2008)
Shelf Life - Mysterious Plays (May 5, 2008)
The Spring 2008 Anime Preview Guide - Carl Kimlinger (Apr 8, 2008)
Hey, Answerman: On Strike! (Dec 7, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (Aug 17, 2007)
Shelf Life - When I Cry (Aug 6, 2007)
The Click - April 7th - April 13th (Apr 7, 2007)
Buried Treasure - To-y (Mar 15, 2007)
The Click - January 20th - January 26th (Jan 20, 2007)
Hey, Answerman! (Jan 5, 2007)
Buried Treasure - Please Save My Earth (Nov 30, 2006)
The Click - July 1st - July 7th (Jul 1, 2006)
Sound Decision - Maaya Sakamoto, Starship Operators (Apr 12, 2006)
Sound Decision - Ayaka and the Olympics (Feb 9, 2006)
Sound Decision - Animetoonz, Madlax, His and Her Circumstances (Dec 28, 2005)
Sound Decision - Maaya Sakamoto (Sep 7, 2005)
Ms. Answerman: The Longest Question (May 27, 2005)
Anime News Network 2005 Spring Preview (May 13, 2005)
Sound Decision - A-va? E-va? Eh-va? (Apr 19, 2005)
2004 Year in Review - Anime Con Highlights (Jan 26, 2005)
Ms. Answerman: Shark Tale (Oct 1, 2004)
Ms. Answerman: Apocalypse (Sep 11, 2004)
Ms. Answerman and the Broken Angel (Jul 12, 2004)
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Answerman: Back in the Saddle Again (Jun 8, 2001)
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Amanchu! Advance (TV) : Insert Song Composition (DIVE; ep 9)
Aquarion (movie) : Music
Aquarion (OAV) : Music
Aquarion (TV) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement (OP/ED), Theme Song Composition (OP/ED)
Aquarion Evol (TV) : Music, Insert Song Arrangement, Insert Song Composition, Theme Song Arrangement (OP), Theme Song Composition (OP), Theme Song Producer
Aquarion Logos (TV) : Theme Song Arrangement (OP), Theme Song Composition (OP)
Aquarion: Myth of Emotions (TV) : Theme Song Arrangement (ED), Theme Song Composition (OP; ED), Theme Song Lyrics (ED)
Arjuna (TV) : Music
Baby Blue (movie) : Music
Brain Powered (TV) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement (ED), Theme Song Composition (ED)
Cardcaptor Sakura (TV) : Theme Song Arrangement (OP3), Theme Song Composition (OP3)
CLAMP School Detectives (TV) : Theme Song Arrangement (ED2)
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled (OAV) : Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
Cowboy Bebop (TV) : Music
Cowboy Bebop (live-action TV) : Music
Cowboy Bebop (TV) : Audio Commentary (ep 17), Theme Song Arrangement (END), Theme Song Composition (OP/END)
Cowboy Bebop: The Movie : Music
Dai-Guard (TV) : Arrangement (ED), Theme Song Composition ("Rocking Horse of Stars")
Darker than Black (TV) : Music
Escaflowne: The Movie : Music, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
Gasaraki (TV) : Theme Song Composition
Gekijō Tanpen Macross Frontier Toki no Meikyū (movie) : Theme Song Composition
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. Solid State Society 3D (movie) : Music
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (ONA 2) : Insert Song Composition
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (TV) : Music
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Individual Eleven (OAV) : Music
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - The Laughing Man (OAV) : Music
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG (TV) : Music
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society (movie) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement (OP/ED), Theme Song Composition (OP/ED)
Honey and Clover (live-action movie) : Music, Insert Song Composition
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade (movie) : Music (Piano)
Kamikaze Girls (live-action movie) : Music
Kids on the Slope (TV) : Music, Music Performance (piano & keys), Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED), Theme Song Composition
Legend of Crystania - The Motion Picture : Theme Song Composition (OP)
Macross 7 (TV) : Additional Music
Macross 7 Encore (OAV) : Additional Music
Macross Dynamite 7 (OAV) : Additional Music
Macross Frontier (TV) : Music
Macross Frontier: The False Songstress (movie) : Music
Macross Frontier: The Wings of Farewell (movie) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition
Macross Plus (OAV) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement ("Voices"; "After, in the dark"), Theme Song Composition ("Voices"; "After, in the dark")
Macross Plus Movie Edition : Music
Macross Zero (OAV) : Additional Music ("Earth Girl Arjuna" Cameo)
Magnetic Rose (movie) : Music
Mind Game (movie) : Music Artist ("Rhapsody")
Noiseman Sound Insect (movie) : Music
Oban Star-Racers (TV) : Theme Song Composition
Please Save My Earth (OAV) : Music
Porco Rosso (movie) : Theme Song Arrangement (ED)
RahXephon (OAV) : Theme Song Composition (OP)
RahXephon (TV) : Theme Song Composition 
RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio (movie) : Theme Song Composition (ED)
Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight (TV) : Theme Song Composition (OP)
Ring of Gundam (special) : Music
Sōsei no Aquarion Love (OAV) : Music
Space Dandy (TV) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement (ED)
Space Dandy Season 2 (TV) : Music (eps 3, 6-7, 9), Theme Song Arrangement (ED)
Spy×Family (TV 3) : Theme Song Arrangement (OP)
Tachikomatic Days (OAV) : Music
Terror in Resonance (TV) : Music, Theme Song Arrangement (OP; ED), Theme Song Composition (OP, ED)
Turn A Gundam (TV) : Music
Turn A Gundam: Earth Light (movie 1) : Music
Turn A Gundam: Moon Butterfly (movie 2) : Music
(The) Vision of Escaflowne (TV) : Music, Music Artist, Theme Song Arrangement (OP), Theme Song Compositon (OP)
(The) Vision of Escaflowne: Best Collection (OAV) : Music
Wolf's Rain (OAV) : Music
Wolf's Rain (TV) : Music

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