is a Japanese musician and composer. Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band

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, which inspired him to take a musical career, and university inspired him to become a composer, which he was given his first lead role in with ''

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'' in 2016. Since 2016, he has done music composition for various series, such as '' ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'' and ''

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''. Under the name Void_Chords, he has performed theme songs for ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest''.

Biography

Ryo Takahashi was born on November 1, 1985. Growing up, Takahashi was a fan of American rock band

, which would inspire him to pursue a musical career. While in university, Takahashi studied musical composition, which would influence him to become a composer. In 2016, he made his debut as lead composer with the anime adaptation of ''

''. In 2017, he composed the music for the anime adaptation of '' ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'' and as Void_Chords the opening for ''

''. At the

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, the former was nominated for best soundtrack and the latter for best opening theme.

Works

TV series

* ''

'' (2016) (composer) * '' Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars'' (2016) (composer) * '' ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'' (2017) (composer) * ''

'' (2017) (opening theme performance) * '' Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth'' (2017) (composer) * ''

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'' (2017) (composer) * ''

'' (2017) (composer, ending theme performance) * ''

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'' (2018) (composer) * '' Arifureta: From Commonplace to World's Strongest'' (2019–2022) (composer, opening theme performance) * '' Special 7: Special Crime Investigation Unit'' (2019) (composer) * ''

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'' (2020) (composer) * ''

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'' (2021) (composer) * ''

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'' (2021–present) (composer) * ''

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'' (2022) (ending theme performance) * ''

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'' (2022) (composer) * '' RWBY: Ice Queendom'' (2022) (opening theme performance) * '' Smile of the Arsnotoria the Animation'' (2022) (composer with Ken Itō) * '' Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World'' (2023) (composer) * ''

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'' (2023) (composer)

Films

* ''

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'' (2021) (composer)

Web series

* '' Dream Festival!'' (2016–2017) (composer with Ken Itō)

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Takahashi, Ryo 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 Living people Male television composers