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composer. She composed various soundtracks for Capcom games, including multiple in the '' Mega Man'' series. She has occasionally been credited as Akari Groves, taking the surname of her husband.

Career

Kaida was a jazz piano major in college, spending her first year at the Osaka College of Music before joining Capcom in 1994. She became a freelance composer in 2005, but still continued to work on various Capcom projects, most recently becoming part of the

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sound team for '' Mega Man'' games.

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External links

Brave Wave profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kaida, Akari 1974 births Capcom people Freelance musicians Japanese women composers Living people Musicians from Hyōgo Prefecture Video game composers Osaka College of Music alumni