is a Japanese musician and composer best known for his work on various

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television series. He started his musical career at the age of 14 when he first started playing the

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. After winning a guitar contest three years later, he decided to become a professional musician and later graduated from

Kunitachi College of Music The is a private music conservatory in Tachikawa, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1926 as the Tokyo Conservatory of Music, Kunitachi now offers study programs in performance, music education, composition, computer music, and musicology, for bachelor ...

. In 2013, he was given the role of lead composer for the first time with '' Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation''. Since ''Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation'', he has composed many series, including ''

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'', ''

Jujutsu Kaisen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' vo ...

'', and ''

Teasing Master Takagi-san is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series features the daily life of Takagi, who loves to tease her classmate Nishikata, and Nishikata's failed attempts to get back at her. In North America, the ...

''.

Biography

Hiroaki Tsutsumi was born in

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on June 5, 1985, and began his musical career when he first started playing the

at the age of 14 after many of his peers started playing the instrument themselves. At the age of 17, he won a guitar contest, which became the reason he decided to become a professional musician. After practicing under guidance from and graduating from high school, he attended and later graduated from

. Before graduating, Tsutsumi worked a bit with

Masaru Yokoyama is a Japanese composer and arranger, known for his work on television dramas and anime series. Biography Yokoyama was born in Nagano Prefecture. He started to take piano lessons at the age of three, taught by his aunt who is an alumna of Kunita ...

, who influenced Tsutsumi to try composing for other works. In 2013, Tsutsumi was put in charge of composing for the first time with the anime television series for the ''

Hyperdimension Neptunia is a series of role-playing video games created and developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The series debuted in Japan on August 19, 2010, with the video game of the same name for the PlayStation 3, later re-released as an enhanced rem ...

'' media franchise. In 2019, the anime adaptation of ''

'' was nominated for best anime soundtrack at the

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, which Tsutsumi co-composed. In 2021, the anime adaptation of ''

'' won anime of the year at the Crunchyroll Anime Awards, which Tsutsumi also co-composed.

Works

TV series

* '' Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation'' (2013) (composer with Kenji Kaneko and

) * '' I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.'' (2013) (composer with Masaru Yokoyama) * ''

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'' (2013) (composer with Keiko Osaki and Shota Hashimoto) * ''

Blue Spring Ride is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' and ended in February 2015. ''Ao Haru Ride'' received several adaptation ...

'' (2014) (composer with Keiko Osaki and Shota Hashimoto) * ''

Monster Musume is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. The series is published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten in their ''Monthly Comic Ryū'' magazine and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States, with the chapters collected and ...

'' (2015) (composer) * ''

Lance N' Masques is a Japanese light novel series written by Hideaki Koyasu with illustrations by Shino. Pony Canyon has published the series in nine volumes from 2013 to 2018 under their Poni Can imprint. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Goku ...

'' (2015) (composer) * '' Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid'' (2015) (composer) * ''

Kuromukuro is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by P.A. Works, directed by Tensai Okamura and written by Ryō Higaki, with character designs by Yuriko Ishii and music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi. The series was produced to celebrate P.A. Works' 1 ...

'' (2016) (composer) * ''

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'' (2016) (composer) * ''

Long Riders! is a Japanese manga series by Taishi Miyake, which began serialization in Ichijinsha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Comic Rex'' from 2012 and has been collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. Another volume containing material which predated ...

'' (2016–2017) (composer) * ''

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'' (2017) (composer) * ''

Seven Mortal Sins ''Seven Mortal Sins'', also known as , is a Japanese anime television series animated by Artland and TNK that aired from April 14, 2017 to July 29, 2017. It is an adaptation of Hobby Japan's media franchise , which primarily consists of a ...

'' (2017) (composer with Masaru Yokoyama) * ''

Clean Freak! Aoyama-kun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taku Sakamoto. It was first serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Miracle Jump'' in 2014, and was transferred to ''Weekly Young Jump'', where it ran from 2015 to 2018, with ...

'' (2017) (composer) * ''

Children of the Whales is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Abi Umeda. The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation by J.C. Staff aired in Japan from October to December 2017, and was released globall ...

'' (2017) (composer) * ''

'' (2018–2022) (composer) * ''

Anima Yell! is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Tsukasa Unohana. It was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from its April 2016 to October 2020 issues and has been collected in five ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...

'' (2018) (composer with manzo) * ''

Ao-chan Can't Study! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ren Kawahara. The series was serialized in Kodansha's ''Shōnen Magazine Edge'' magazine from October 2015 to December 2018, and was compiled into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga ...

'' (2019) (composer) * ''

'' (2019–present) (composer with

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and Yuki Kanesaka) * ''

Ahiru no Sora is a Japanese basketball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Hinata. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since December 2003. As of June 2019, fifty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes have been released ...

'' (2019–2020) (composer) * '' Actors: Songs Connection'' (2019) (composer with Hideakira Kimura and Tomotaka Ōsumi) * ''

'' (2020–2021) (composer with Yoshimasa Terui and Alisa Okehazama) * ''

By the Grace of the Gods is a Japanese light novel series written by Roy and illustrated by Ririnra about a man who dies alone who is chosen by three gods to reincarnate into a world of fantasy, using his past knowledge combined with new powers bestowed by the gods ...

'' (2020–present) (composer) * '' Koikimo'' (2021) (composer) * ''

Tokyo Revengers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from March 2017 to November 2022, with its chapters collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. A ...

'' (2021–2023) (composer) * ''

My Senpai Is Annoying is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Shiro Manta. It has been serialized online via Ichijinsha's Comic POOL digital manga magazine since 2017 and has been collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga is licensed in North America ...

'' (2021) (composer) * ''

Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Keigo Maki. It was serialized on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website and app from February 2019 to February 2023. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television ser ...

'' (2022) (composer) * '' The Tale of the Outcasts'' (2023) (composer with Kana Hashiguchi)

Films

* ''

Jujutsu Kaisen 0 ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The manga, which was originally titled ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', was serialized in Shueisha's magazine ''Jump GIGA'' from April ...

'' (2021) (composer with Yoshimasa Terui and Alisa Okehazama) * '' Teasing Master Takagi-san: The Movie'' (2022) (composer)

Web series

* '' Monster Strike the Animation'' (2018) (composer with Masaru Yokoyama, Nobuaki Nobusawa, and Moe Hyūga)

Original video animation

* ''

Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Shōnen Sunday S'' from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sunda ...

'' (2014–2015) (composer)

Albums

* '' Some Dreams'' (2018) (guitar playing)

References

External links

Official Miracle Bus profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tsutsumi, Hiroaki 1985 births 21st-century Japanese composers 21st-century Japanese male musicians Anime composers Japanese film score composers Japanese male film score composers Japanese music arrangers Japanese television composers Kunitachi College of Music alumni Living people Male television composers Musicians from Tokyo