is a Japanese

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and

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. He has composed the scores for many

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series, including ''

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'', '' D.Gray-man'', '' Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas'', ''

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'' and, more recently, ''

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''. He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like ''

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'' and ''

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''. Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the

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under

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and Sei Ikeno. He is also an apprentice of the famed

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composer,

. He is married to ''Inuyasha''

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