is a prolific Japanese composer and arranger for anime and video game series. His anime composition credits include Naruto Shippuden, Fairy Tail, Sailor Moon Crystal, Log Horizon, Shiki, Hell Girl, and Record of Ragnarok.
Biography Takanashi was born in Tokyo, in 1963. At the age of 18, he began playing keyboard, later working as the keyboardist for the band Hellen. In 1993, he formed the group Planet Earth with a Hellen's guitarist and others, releasing the album Big Bang in the same year.
In the late 1990s, he joined Musashi Project, a rock band which features traditional Japanese musical instruments. In 2002, alongside Musashi and Toshio Masuda, he made his debut as a composer in the anime series Naruto, writing the track "Sadness and Sorrow".
He is currently the leader of the group Yaiba, which co-composes some of Takanashi's soundtrack works.
Takanashi has received the JASRAC International Award for the soundtrack of Naruto Shippuden five times—in 2013, 2014, 2017, 2020 and 2021.
Works Anime Year Title Co-composer(s) Note(s) 2002NarutoToshio Masuda and Musashi ProjectRecomposed "Sadness and Sorrow" for Shippuden2003Beyblade G-RevolutionNew Fist of the North StarYaiba2004Soreike! Zukkoke SanningumiGantzNatsuki SogawaFrom episode 6 onwards2005Idaten JumpHell GirlHiromi Mizutani2006Ayakashi: Samurai Horror TalesPoka Poka Mori no RascalThe WallflowerHiromi MizutaniHell Girl: Two MirrorsHiromi Mizutani2007Bird's SongNaruto ShippudenIkki Tousen: Dragon DestinyToward the TerraMononoke2008My Bride is a MermaidOur Home's Fox DeityItazura na KissIkki Tousen: Great GuardiansHyakkoTsunku, Hiromi Mizutani and Kenji FujisawaHell Girl: Three VesselsHiromi Mizutani and Kenji FujisawaMy Bride is a Mermaid OVA2009Fresh Pretty Cure!Kon'nichiwa Anne: Before Green GablesHiromi Mizutani and Kenji FujisawaFairy Tail2010HeartCatch PreCure!Ikki Tousen: Xtreme XecutorShiki2011BeelzebubKenji FujisawaSuite PreCureIkki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-rokuCarnival PhantasmFate/Prototype2012Smile PreCure!The Ambition of Oda Nobuna2013The Severing Crime EdgeDustJason GallatyFantasista DollLog HorizonNeppu Kairiku Bushi Road2014Z/X IgnitionShow by Rock!!Rega SoundDragon Ball Z Kai: The Final ChaptersNorihito Sumitomo and Yo YamazakiComposer of insert song "Let it Burn"Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season ILog Horizon 2FrancescaShūji KatayamaFairy Tail (2014)Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!2015The Testament of Sister New DevilPretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season IIShow by Rock!! 2Rega SoundJourney to the West: SurpriseIkki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch2016Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal Season IIISuper LoversShūji KatayamaThe Morose MononokeanKaiju GirlsTiger Mask WĒlDLIVEAll Out!!Fairy Tail Zero2017TsugumomoBoruto: Naruto Next GenerationsGenbanojouShuji KatayamaHell Girl: Fourth TwilightYuri's WorldComposer of 2 tracks2018Killing BitesThe Testament of Sister New Devil DeparturesRecycled tracksGeGeGe no KitarōYaibaZombie Land SagaFairy Tail: Final SeriesBakugan: Battle Planet2019Ikki Tousen: Western WolvesUltramarine MagmellKengan Ashura2020Show By Rock!! Mashumairesh!!Tsugu TsugumomoTalentless Nana2021Log Horizon: Destruction of the Round TableShow By Rock!! Stars!!Fate/Grand CarnivalKeita HagaRecord of RagnarokTsukimichi: Moonlit FantasyTaisho Otome Fairy Tale2022Shin Ikki TousenBastard!! -Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy-Tokyo Mew Mew NewShine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys!Reincarnated as a Sword2023Farming Life in Another WorldJohannes Nilsson2024Gushing over Magical GirlsAkinari Suzuki and Johannes NilssonKinnikuman Kanpeki Chо̄jin Shiso-henBaki Hanma vs. Kengan Ashura2025From Old Country Bumpkin to Master SwordsmanMechanical MarieJohannes Nilsson
Anime films Year Title Co-composer(s) Note(s) 2007 Naruto Shippuden the Movie2008Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds 2009Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends - the Collection of Miracles! Naoki Satō Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of FireFresh Pretty Cure! The Kingdom of Toys has Lots of Secrets!? 2010Pretty Cure All Stars DX2: Light of Hope - Protect the Rainbow Jewel! Naoki Satō Recycled tracksNaruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower Composer for the film and The Three Wishes shortHeartCatch PreCure! the Movie: Fashion Show in the Flower Capital... Really?!Halo LegendsMartin O'Donnell, Michael Salvatori, Naoyuki Hiroko, Tetsuya Takahashi, Tilman Sillescu, Alexander Roeder, Alex Pfeffer, Markus Schmidt, Robin Hoffmann, Marco Jovic, and David Christiansen 2011Suite PreCure The Movie: Take it back! The Miraculous Melody that Connects Hearts! Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison Yaiba2012Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage: Friends of the FutureRoad to Ninja: Naruto the MovieFairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix PriestessSmile PreCure! the Movie: Big Mismatch in a Picture Book!2013Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 2: Friends of the Heart 2014The Last: Naruto the Movie Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage 3: Eternal Friends 2015Pretty Cure All Stars: Spring Carnival♪Boruto: Naruto the Movie2017Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry2021Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal The Movie2023Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos The Movie2025Zombie Land Saga: Yumeginga Paradise
Video games Year Title Co-composer(s) 2002Maximum Chase 2003Dinosaur HuntingSuper Robot Wars Scramble Commander 2005Genji: Dawn of the SamuraiBeat Down: Fist of Vengeance2006Genji: Days of the Blade 2007Pachi-Slot Sengoku Musou, Yamasa Digi World SP: Pachi-Slot Sengoku MusouSuper Robot Wars Scramble Commander the 2nd 2008Neoromance Stage: In the Time of Being Far Away ~ Mai One night ~Kenji FujisawaNeoromance Stage: In the Middle of a Distant Time ~ Obtain Prevention ~Kenji Fujisawa2012Onimusha SoulKenji Fujisawa, Hiromi Mizutani and Hiroshi Motofuji2014J-Stars Victory VS2016Celestial Arculs 2019Decisive Battle! HeiankyoDragon Raja2020Shan Hai Jing Hua2021Gate of Nightmares
Television dramas Year Title Co-composer(s) 2003Chouseishin Gransazer 2004Tokyo WankeiYirumaGenseishin JustirisersKenji Kojima2007Kawaii! JeNny2013Fire LeonKenji Fujisawa2018Ultraman R/B
Live-action films Year Title Co-composer(s) 2008GeGeGe no Kitarō: The Millennium CurseTaku Izumi
Drama CDs Year Title Note(s) 2002Z/ETA Drama CD2007Shabake: Usuo Usuo2009Mikarun X 2012Maou Yu Demon King: Female Knight in the Country of FlowersMaou Yu Demon King: One King, Two Roads 2013Fantasista Doll: SpecialComposer for 6 episodesLog Horizon: Gold of the Kunie 7 Offering GoldenThe Severing Crime Edge: Futari no SonomaeRecycled tracksMaou Yu Demon King: Yuge Gaidai Dunes National ArcheryComposer for part 1 and 22014Maou Yu Demon King Hero Declaration: An Unnamed Girl ShoutsRecycled tracks2018The Testament of Sister New Devil Blu-ray BOX Ecstasy CD
Discography With Hellen Year Title 1985Talon of King
With Planet Earth Year Title 1993Big Bang
With Musashi Year Title 1998Far East Groove2000Yamato2001Musashi with Ryudo Uzaki2002Miyamoto Musashi
References
External links Yasuharu Takanashi at VGMdb