Aoi Tada

Aoi Tada
Native name	多田 葵 (Tada Aoi)
Born	3 July 1981 Tokyo, Japan
Genres	J-Pop, Anison
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, Voice actress
Instruments	Singing
Years active	1990-2005 (voice actress) 2005–present (singer)
Labels	Gekidan Himawari (1990-2005) moon-bunny entertainment (2005–present)
Associated acts	Veil
Website	Official Blog Official Website

Aoi Tada (多田葵 Tada Aoi, born 3 July 1981 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese singer-songwriter and former voice actress and musical actress. She formerly belonged to Gekidan Himawari. Her most noted voice role is that of Cowboy Bebop's Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV. She also performed an insert song to the series, "Wo Qui Non Coin".

In March 2005, she signed on to Moon-Bunny Entertainment and began her singer-songwriting career. She has performed the theme songs for Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino and Angel Beats!. She is also affiliated with the group Veil.^[1] She is credited for her Veil-related songs as Veil ∞ Aoi.

Filmography

TV anime

• Cowboy Bebop (1998), Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV
• Kindaichi Case Files (2000), Ogura Noeru
• Digimon Tamers (2000), Terriermon, Lopmon^[2]

Anime films

• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)^[3]
• Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown/Supreme Evolution! The Golden Digimentals (Gummimon)
• Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers (Terriermon)
• Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon (Terriermon, Lopmon)

Games

• Cowboy Bebop (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)
• Cowboy Bebop: Tsuioku no Serenade (Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)
• Sunrise Eiyūtan series (Run Forest, Edward Wong Hau Pepelu Tivrusky IV)
• Digimon Rumble Arena (Terriermon)

Theatre

• Annie (Annie)
• Algo Musical: Algo Hajimete no Bōken
• Algo Musical: Hikari no Hashi wo Koete
• Algo Musical: Ōgon no Shima
• The Sound of Music
• The Goodbye Girl

Discography

Singles

• "Doll/Human" (Released 30 January 2008)^[4]
  • Split single with Lia, theme song for the Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- anime series.
• "Shirley" (Released 9 May 2008)^[5]
• "My Soul, Your Beats!/Brave Song" (Released 26 May 2010) #3 on Oricon
  • Split single with Lia, theme song for the Angel Beats! anime series.
• "Bravely You / Yake Ochinai Tsubasa" (Released August 26, 2015) #4 on Oricon
  • Split single with Lia, theme song for the Charlotte (anime) anime series.

Albums

• Nanairo no Uta (Released 7 July 2006)^[6]
• Sketchbook (Released 5 June 2009)^[7]

Other CDs

• Cowboy Bebop Original Soundtrack 3: Blue (Released 1 May 1999)
  • "Wo Qui Non Coin"
• Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on heaven's door O.S.T. Future Blues (Released 29 August 2001)
  • "3.14"
• CowBoy Bebop CD Box (Released 21 June 2002)
  • "Sasurai no Cowboy"
• Digimon Tamers Best Tamers 3: Li Jianliang & Terriermon (1 August 2001)
• Digimon Tamers Best Tamers 8: Li Shaochung & Lopmon (28 February 2002)
• Genesis of Aquarion Original Soundtrack (Released 8 June 2005)
  • "Tori ni Natte"
• Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino- Vocal Album (Released 23 April 2008)
  • "Scarborough Fair"
  • "Tsuioku ~Mori to Mizu no Uta~"
• Rewrite Original Soundtrack Disc 3 (Released 28 October 2011)
  • "Watari no Uta" (arranged by ANANT-GARDE EYES)
  • "CANOE" (arranged by ANANT-GARDE EYES)

References

1. "Aoi's profile on Veil's official site". Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
2. "Digimon Tamers Vol.1". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
3. "Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door – Theatrical Feature". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
4. "TV Anime Gunslinger Girl – Il Teatrino – Outro Theme: doll/human". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
5. "Shirley". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
6. "Nanairo no Uta". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
7. "Sketch Book". CD Japan. Retrieved 23 January 2010.

External links

• Official blog (Japanese)
• Youtube Channel (Japanese)
• Official Website Homepage (Japanese)
• Aoi Tada at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Aoi Tada at the Internet Movie Database