Masumi Itō

Masumi Itō 伊藤真澄
Also known as	Hikaru Nanase (七瀬 光)
Origin	Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
Genres	J-pop, orchestral
Occupation(s)	Singer, songwriter, composer, arranger
Instruments	Piano, vocals
Labels	Lantis
Associated acts	Oranges & Lemons, Heart of Air, Yoko Ueno, Kokia
Website	masumi-itou.com

Masumi Itō (伊藤 真澄 Itō Masumi, born May 21) (she also goes by the pseudonym Hikaru Nanase (七瀬 光 Nanase Hikaru)) is a Japanese singer and composer from Ibaraki prefecture in Japan.^[1] Itō has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air.

Discography

Solo works

Singles

• 2001-12-29: "Hitomi no Naka ni" — PS game Sister Princess: Pure Stories theme song)
• 2003-04-23: "Yasashii Ai no Hane/Nemunemu Tenshi" — anime TV series Angel Tales opening & ending theme)
• 2004-05-26: "Futari Dakara" — anime TV series Koi Kaze ending theme
• 2005-06-29: "Shōnen Humming" — anime TV series Absolute Boy ending theme

Albums

• 1998-10-11: Door: Drifting Souls
• 2001-11-07: Hana no Oto
• 2003-12-26: Yumefuru Mori e
• 2004-07-22: Harmonies of heaven
• 2012-16-12: Wonder wonderful

Other

• 2001-05-23: anime TV series Gyoten Ningen Batseelor theme song single — ending theme "Mahō no Kotoba"
• 2003-12-26: PS2 game Primopuel: Oshaberi Heartner theme song single — image song "Otsukisama to Rururu"
• 2006-09-06: PS2 game Binchotan: Shiawase-goyomi theme song single — ending theme "Ashita no Hanakago"

Group works

Heart of Air

• 2001-03-07: Kiss Me Sunlights — PS2 game Z.O.E opening theme
• 2001-06-27: Ring on the World — anime TV series Z.O.E Dolores,i ending theme
• 2002-11-22: Blue Flow — anime TV series Haibane Renmei ending theme

Masumi Ito & Yoko Ueno

• 2003-02-05: Haibane Renmei Image Album: Seinaru Doukei
• 2003-05-21: Daichi no la-li-la — anime TV series Scrapped Princess ending theme

Mariaria

• 2006-05-10: Aru Hi no Kamisama — includes anime TV series Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament ending theme "Kanata"

Soundtracks

TV animation

• Space Pirate Mito series (1999)
• Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (2001)
• Z.O.E. Dolores,i (2001)
• Galaxy Angel series (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004)
• Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (2001)
• Pita-Ten (2002)
• Azumanga Daioh (2002 — song performance & composition for character songs only)
• Chōjūshin Gravion series (2002, 2004)
• Scrapped Princess (2003)
• Da Capo (2003 — with Yugo Kanno)
• Chrono Crusade (2003)
• Absolute Boy (2005)
• D.C.S.S.: Da Capo Second Season (2005)
• Gunparade Orchestra (2005 — with Masayoshi Yoshikawa)
• Noein: Mou Hitori no Kimi e (2005)
• Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo (2006)
• Tactical Roar (2006)
• Nishi no Yoki Majo: Astraea Testament (2006)
• Koisuru Tenshi Angelique series (2006, 2007)
• Gift: Eternal Rainbow (2006)
• Venus Versus Virus (2007)
• Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica (2007)
• KimiKiss pure rouge (2007 — with Yokoyama Masaru & Iwadare Noriyuki)
• Shigofumi (2008)
• Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom (2009)
• Canaan (2009)
• Infinite Stratos (2011)
• Hiiro no Kakera (2012)
• Jinrui wa Suitaishimashita (2012)
• RDG: Red Data Girl (2013) (with Myu)

Original video animation (OVA)

• Angelique: Shiroi Tsubasa no Memoir (2000)
• Angel Sanctuary (2000)
• éX-Driver (2000)
• Angelique: Seichi yori Ai o Komete (2001)
• ZOE: 2167 IDOLO (2001)
• Ichigo 100% (2004, 2005)
• Book Girl OVA series (2009–2010)

Movie

• éX-Drive The Movie (2002)
• Book Girl (2010)
• Broken Blade (2010 - 2011: opening theme song arrangement with Kokia)

References

1. http://masumi-itou.com/proflie.html

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase at Media Arts Database (Japanese)
• Masumi Ito and Hikaru Nanase profiles at Oricon (Japanese)
• Masumi Itō at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Hikaru Nanase at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Masumi Itō at the Internet Movie Database