is a Japanese singer, who is best known for her work throughout the 1990s, most particularly for her singles which were performed for and featured in
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
, most notably the ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...
'' franchise.
Career
Takahashi began her career in 1991, and released her first album,
''Pizzicato'', in 1992, which reached #28 on the
Oricon weekly charts. In the following years, she released the albums ''
Kugatsu no Sotsugyō
''Kugatsu no Sotsugyō'' is the second album from Yoko Takahashi, including the hit single '' Blue no Tsubasa'', which reached #66 in the Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supp ...
'' which charted, and ''
Watashi wo Mitsukete'', which did not achieve the same success of her previous albums.
In 1995, she released the single , which was used as the opening song in the anime series ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...
''. The song has received gold and platinum certifications, charted on the
Oricon
, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan and Western music. It started as, which was founded by Sōkō Koike in Nov ...
weekly chart numerous times, and has frequently been cited as one of the most influential songs used in anime.
She has remixed and released several versions of the single, which have been met with the same commercial success.
In 1996, she released the album ''
Living with Joy
''Living with Joy'' is the fourth album from Yoko Takahashi
is a Japanese singer, who is best known for her work throughout the 1990s, most particularly for her singles which were performed for and featured in anime, most notably the ''Neon G ...
''. Following her achievements with music, she continued to release singles and albums throughout the 2000s and 2010s, for which she was met with mixed success.
Takahashi's other works in anime includes performing an "
acid
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bossa
Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...
" version of "
Fly Me to the Moon
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", and , the closing theme of ''
Evangelion: Death and Rebirth''.
She also performed "Metamorphose", the opening theme to studio
Gainax
Gainax Co., Ltd. (stylized as GAINAX; ja, 株式会社ガイナックス, Hepburn romanization, Hepburn: ) is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'', ''Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honnêamise, Roya ...
's 20th anniversary series, ''
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World
is a Japanese anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was animated by Gainax and Shaft.
The series aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 2, 2004 to June 18, 2004, totaling 12 episodes. A manga ada ...
'', the ending theme for the anime , and the opening theme for .
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
Compilation albums
Singles
Maxi Singles
Split Singles
As YAWMIN
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* — = N/A
Other songs
Solo works
As YAUMIN
As featured artist
References
External links
*
Yoko Takahashi Official Web*
on Anison Database
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1966 births
Anime singers
Living people
Singers from Tokyo
20th-century Japanese women singers
20th-century Japanese singers
21st-century Japanese women singers
21st-century Japanese singers