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series such as ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Career

In the Digimon series, Ohta wrote three of the four opening themes: "Target ~Akai Shougeki~", "The Biggest Dreamer" and "FIRE!!" (all sung by

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) - almost every Evolution theme - "brave heart", "Break Up!" (sung by

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), "SLASH!!" (sung by himself) and others - several Image themes and other Digimon related songs. He also wrote and arranged some of the tracks on Kouji Wada's album ''

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'. Ohta wrote an insert song for the fifth Digimon series, ''

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''. The track, titled "Believer" and sung by Ikuo of ''

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'' fame, is used as the series evolution theme, and was released on June 29, 2006.

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External links

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Michihiko Ohta anime
at Media Arts Database
Michihiko Ohta
at Oricon * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ohta, Michihiko Japanese male singer-songwriters Japanese singer-songwriters Living people Musicians from Nagano Prefecture Year of birth missing (living people)