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. He was born in

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. He is one of the two original vocalists of the band , known for their anime soundtracks such as where Tanaka provided the vocals in the chorus of its opening theme. After leaving Crystal King, he started his solo career and along the line lost his voice after being struck in the throat by a baseball and was never able to regain his original vocal range. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he worked on the soundtracks of the

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series and . He is also featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack '' Katamari Fortissimo Damacy'' where he sings , the main theme of the game. Tanaka has had his name variably written as and in his career, before choosing in 2004, and then switching back to his birth name kanji in 2013. Masayuki rerecorded on one of his greatest hits, Kamen Rider Kuuga's theme song with

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for the release of Heisei Kamen Rider 20 Titles Commemoration Best, which was released on May 1st, 2019.

Discography (As a soloist)

* - 1998 * - 1998 * - 2000 * "TRY & CHASE" - 2000 * "Red Desire" - 2000 * "THE MASKED RIDER KUUGA!" - 2001 * - 2004 * - 2019

References

Masayuki Tanaka's official website
Japanese male singers Living people Musicians from Saga Prefecture 1951 births People from Imari, Saga {{japan-singer-stub Singers with a three-octave vocal range