Kaoru Wada

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox musical artist Template:Nihongo is a Japanese composer and arranger.<ref name="bio">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He has composed the scores for many anime series, including Inuyasha, D.Gray-man, Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas, Samurai 7 and, more recently, Tesla Note.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

He also became known to the West through his arranged works for orchestra and piano in video games like Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Wada, along with other later-famous musicians, studied at the Tokyo College of Music under Akira Ifukube and Sei Ikeno. He is also an apprentice of the famed Godzilla composer, Akira Ifukube. He is married to Inuyasha voice actress Akiko Nakagawa, who voices Sota Higurashi in that anime.

Works

Anime

List of production work in anime

Year	Title	Note(s)	Template:Abbr<ref name="media arts anime">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="works">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1990	RPG Densetsu Hepoi		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1991	3×3 Eyes	OVA	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Madara	OVA
	Hero Kaede Mosaica	OVA
1992	Tekkaman Blade
1993	Shippū! Iron Leaguer
	Ninja Scroll	Film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Battle Angel	OVA
	The Cockpit	OVA	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1994	Ginga Sengoku Gun'yūden Rai
	Shippū! Iron Leaguer Ginhikari no Hata no Shita ni	OVA
1995	3×3 Eyes: Legend of the Divine Demon	OVA
1996	GeGeGe no Kitarō (1996)	4th TV series
1997	GeGeGe no Kitarō: Obake Nighter	Film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Jigoku Sensei Nūbē: Kyoufu no Natsu Yasumi! Asashi no Uni no Gensetsu	Film
1999	Harlock Saga	OVA
2000	Strange Dawn
	Inuyasha		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Ghost Stories
2001	Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time	Film
	Kikaider 01: The Animation
2002	Princess Tutu		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass	Film
2003	Gilgamesh		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler	Film
2004	Mars Daybreak
	Samurai 7		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island	Film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2005	Mushiking: The King of Beetles	Film
	Play Ball
2006	Play Ball 2nd
	D.Gray-man		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2007	Kindaichi Case Files Special	TV special (2 eps.)
2008	Hakaba Kitarō
	Casshern Sins
2009	Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas
	Inuyasha: The Final Act
2016	Ace Attorney		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2020	Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2021	The Journey	Film	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Tesla Note		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2024	Ranma ½		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Video games

List of production work in video games

Year	Title	Role(s)	Template:Abbr
2002	Kingdom Hearts	Arranger	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2004	Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories	Arranger
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	Arranger	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2010	Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep	Arranger	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2012	Asura's Wrath	Arranger	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

External links

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• Interview at RocketBaby