, also called Eiko or Peko, is a female J-pop singer-songwriter, and producer who is currently affiliated with Heart Company. She is best known for singing the opening themes of the anime series Higurashi When They Cry. Eiko also handles a school called Shimamiya Size (S-size) in Sapporo. Some of her former students are I've Sound singers Mami Kawada, Kotoko and Kaori Utatsuki. She announced on May 10, 2010, via Twitter that she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Her "Perfect World Live Tour", which was scheduled to begin in June, was subsequently canceled. She made an announcement of her full recovery from cancer on January 28, 2011.
Discography Albums Solo albums Year Information Oricon chart peaks Daily Weekly 1st2006O—35 2nd2008Hikari Nadeshiko1427 3rd2010Perfect World—94 4th2021Aquarius+——
Compilation albums Year Information Oricon chart peaks Weekly 1st2011E.P.S: Eiko Primary Selection84
Extended plays (EPs) Year Information Oricon chart peaks Weekly 1st2001Hologram— 2nd2002Vanilla— 3rd2003Ozone— 4th2005Ulysses87 5thEndless Loop95
Compilation albums List of albums with at least one Eiko Shimamiya song. It may or may not be produced by her. Year Album Oricon chart peaks Daily Weekly1999I've Girls Compilation Vol. 1 – Regret——2000I've Girls Compilation Vol. 2 – Verge——2001C-Lick——2002I've Girls Compilation Vol. 3 – Disintegration——Dirty Gift——2003I've Girls Compilation Vol. 4 – Lament——I've Girls Compilation Vol. 5 – Out Flow——2004Mixed Up——2005I've Girls Compilation Vol. 6 – Collective——2007Short Circuit II—25I've Mania Tracks Vol.I——2008Master Groove Circle—35The Front Line Covers——2009I've Mania Tracks Vol.II——Master Groove Circle 2331782010I've Girls Compilation Vol. 7 – Extract——I've Mania Tracks Vol.III——2011Tribal Link-L——Tribal Link-R——5Tears Vol. 1——2012G.C. Best -I've Girls Compilation Best-—157Omaira Best -Short Circuit Best-——5Tears Vol. 2——2014Exchange——
Singles Year Title Oricon chart peaks Album Daily Weekly *2003 "Aoi Kajitsu / Scarborough Fair" — — Hikari Nadeshiko 1st 2006 "Higurashi no Naku Koro ni" — 18 O 2nd 2007 "Naraku no Hana" — 12 Hikari Nadeshiko 3rd 2008 "Wheel of Fortune (Unmei no Wa)" 13 23 E.P.S -Eiko PRIMARY SELECTION- 4th2009 "Chikai" 19 39Perfect World 5th "Super Scription of Data" 21 35 6th "Paranoia" — 185 rowspan="5" 7th2012 "Onkalo" — — 8th "Yellow" — — 9th 2013 "Jaiko" — — 10th 2015 "Kokuchou no Psychedelica" — 176 11th 2019 "Photon" — — Aquarius+
Indie Singles # Year Title Album 1st 2000 "Takino no Mori" rowspan="4" 2nd 2003 "Myou" 3rd 2003 "Atashi wa Melon" 4th 2004 "Yume no Rosen/Anata wo Nosete"
Other appearances
Title Year Main Artist Album Peak "The Heat of My Fingertips" feat. Eiko Shimamiya x Yuuhei Satellite2021Touhou LostWord——
Other songs
Solo works Year Title Album Track 1998 "" — — 1999 "" — — 2003 "" — —2004 "" Maboroshi Rin no Hime Shougun II Sound Collection #01 "ADSR" Silent Half Tokuten Ongaku CD #052005 ""Doll ~ Utahime Vol. 5 -Hibiki- #01 "Sad Vibration" #10 "" — —2007 "" — — "The Christmas Song" Eiko Shimamiya Acoustic Nite 2007 No. 10 2008 "In myself" — — 2011 "" — —
I've Sound works Year Title Album Track2000 "" Shin Ruri Iro no Yuki ~Furimukeba Tonari ni~ Shokai Tokuten CD No. 02 "Dreamer -Remix-" Senpai Meekaa Tsuuhan Tokuten CD — "" Snow Drop Doukori CD — "PREY" Nightmare 4.1 — "Sacred Words" Sense Off OST No. 01 "" Tooryanse Sofmap Tokuten CD — "Tooryanse -Remix-" A Compilation Album of PC-Game Musics No. 072002 "" Blue-Sky-Blue Dreamcast Banshokai Tokuten CD — "Pirouette" ONE and ONLY — 2005 "Amazing Grace" Eiko Shimamiya LIVE 2005 "ULYSSES" Live Pamphlet — 2006 "Cover Link" Rensa Byoutou Shokai Tokuten CD —
As producer Extended plays (EPs) # Year Information 1st20115Tears 2nd20125Tears Vol.2 3rd20135Tears Vol. 3: Sweet Dragon
References
External links
Heart Company profile