Kōtarō Nakagawa

Kōtarō Nakagawa
Native name	中川 幸太郎
Born	February 7, 1969
Origin	Japan
Genres	Anison
Occupation(s)	Composer, arranger

Kōtarō Nakagawa (中川 幸太郎 Nakagawa Kōtarō, born February 7, 1969)^[1] is a Japanese composer and arranger.^[2] He is noted for composing the soundtracks for several anime series, including the Gorō Taniguchi-directed productions s-CRY-ed, Planetes, Gun Sword, and Code Geass. He provided the music for many of the Kamen Rider and Super Sentai tokusatsu shows and films.

Works

Anime

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[3][1]
2000	Geobreeders	Music	2000 special
2001	s-CRY-ed	Music
2003–04	Planetes	Music
2005–07	Fushigiboshi no Futagohime	Music	Also Gyu!
2005–06	Zoids Genesis	Music
2005	Gun x Sword	Music, Opening theme song
2006–08	Code Geass series	Music	2 seasons and OVAs	[4][5]
2007–09	Hayate the Combat Butler series	Music	2 seasons
2008–10	Major	Music	seasons 4, 5, 6
2008–09	Zettai Karen Children: Psychic Squad	Music	Also OVA in 2010	[6]
2008	Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot	Music	feature film
2009–11	Gokujō!! Mecha Mote Iinchō series	Music, with Junichi "IGAO" Igarashi	2 seasons
2009	Cross Game	Music
2009	07 Ghost	Music		[7]
2010–11	Stitch: Best Friends Forever	Music
2011	Gosick	Music
2011–14	Chibi Devi!	Music
2012–13	Inu x Boku SS	Music	Also OVAs
2012	Scryed	Music	OVA
2013	Zettai Karen Children: The Unlimited	Music		[6]
2013	Devil Survivor 2: The Animation	Music		[8]
2013	Stella Women’s Academy, High School Division Class C³	Music		[9]
2014	Argevollen	Music		[10]
2014	Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V	Music		[11]
2015	Prison School	Music		[12]
2015	Chivalry of a Failed Knight	Music		[13]
2016	Active Raid	Music		[14]
	Kiko-chan's Smile	Music

Tokusatsu

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
2001	Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger	Music	TV series
2006	GoGo Sentai Boukenger	Music	TV series
2009	Kamen Rider Decade	Music	TV series
2009	Kamen Rider Decade: All Riders vs. Dai-Shocker	Music
2009–10	Kamen Rider W	Music	TV series
2009	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider W & Decade: Movie War 2010	Music
2010	Kamen Rider OOO	Music	TV series
2010	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider OOO & W Featuring Skull: Movie War Core	Music
2011	OOO, Den-O, All Riders: Let's Go Kamen Riders	Music
2011	Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals	Music
2011	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Fourze & OOO: Movie War Mega Max	Music
2012	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai: Super Hero Taisen	Music
2012–13	Kamen Rider Wizard	Music	TV series
2012	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Wizard & Fourze: Movie War Ultimatum	Music
2013	Kamen Rider × Super Sentai × Space Sheriff: Super Hero Taisen Z	Music
2013	Kamen Rider Wizard in Magic Land	Music
2013	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Gaim & Wizard: The Fateful Sengoku Movie Battle	Music
2014	Heisei Rider vs. Shōwa Rider: Kamen Rider Taisen feat. Super Sentai	Music
2014	Kamen Rider Drive	Music
2014	Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle	Music

Drama

Year	Title	Crew role	Notes	Source[1]
2004	Botan to Bara (牡丹と薔薇^?)	Music
2005	Fuyu no Rinbu (冬の輪舞^?, Winter Rondo)	Music
2003	Egao no Housoku (笑顔の法則^?, Smile of the Law)	Music
	kimi ga jinsei no toki (君が人生の時^?, When you are in life)	Music

References

1. "中川幸太郎｜作曲家事務所・音楽事務所のアッシュバニー". ashbunny.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
2. Kimlinger, Carl (August 31, 2008). "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion DVD 1-2 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 28, 2011.
3. "アニメ / メディア芸術データベース – 中川幸太郎" [Anime / Media Arts Database (search results) – Kotaro Nakagawa]. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Japan: Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
4. "Code Geass: Nunnally in Wonderland Video Anime Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
5. Kimlinger, Carl (2008-04-08). "The Spring 2008 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Taniguchi's long collaboration with composer Kotaro Nakagawa pays off with a score that, in his hands, matches the overdramatized bluster of the script to perfection.
6. "Zettai Karen Children's New Anime Is Hyōbu Spinoff". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
7. "07-Ghost Fantasy Anime Confirmed via Website Launch". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
8. "Devil Survivor 2 The Animation's 1st Full Promo Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
9. "Madman Acquisitions from SMASH 2013". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
10. "Takahiro Sakurai, Harumi Sakurai Join Shirogane no Ishi Argevollen Anime's Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
11. "テレビ東京・あにてれ　遊☆戯☆王ＡＲＣ-Ｖ". 遊☆戯☆王ＡＲＣ-Ｖ. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
12. "制作・出演 スタッフ＆キャスト｜TVアニメ『監獄学園 プリズンスクール』公式サイト". prison-anime.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
13. "TVアニメ「落第騎士の英雄譚」｜STAFF & CAST". ittoshura.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
14. "Code Geass Director Taniguchi's Active Raid Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, More of Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 15, 2016.

External links

• Official agency profile (Japanese)
• Kōtarō Nakagawa at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Kotaro Nakagawa profile at Oricon (Japanese)