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and Treasure. Aki Hata also sings herself. She is a member of the band Tsukihiko, providing the vocals and keyboard. In 2015, she formed the production team "Q-MHz" with Tomokazu Tashiro, Katsuhiko Kurosu, and Tomoya Tabuchi (UNISON SQUARE GARDEN). At the Heisei Anison Grand Prize announced in 2019, seven of her own songs were selected, including three songs for the Lyricist Award.

Discography

Solo works

Albums

* 1999-02-20: ''Kan'okejima'' * 1999-02-20: ''Sekai Nante Owarinasai'' * 2006-12-22: ''Roman Tsukira no Musumetachi ~BEST SONGS~'' * 2007-12-21: ''Reizoku Kaibi no Musumetachi ~BEST SONGS II~'' * 2014-19-03: ''Aisuru hito yo shinjitsu wa chikawazu ni iyou''

Singles

* 2000-24-05: ''Bitsuu no rakuen'' * 2000-23-08: ''Yokan no tenshi wo dakishimete'' * 2010-13-10: ''Bannou ni tagiru ikasama'' * 2010-22-12: ''Dangai no unuboreya'' * 2011-21-12: ''Haikin seija waga machi o susuman'' * 2016-05-25: ''Kobore Sekai Oware''

Tsukihiko works

* 2005-09-20: ''Gen wa Jubaku no Yubi de Naru'' * 2005-09-20: ''Tōhi Oukoku no Metsubō'' * 2006-06-23: ''Tōhi Oukoku no Densetsu''

References

External links

Official website

Tsukihiko official site

Aki Hata @ HearJapan
(English) 1966 births Anime musicians Composers from Tokyo Japanese lyricists Japanese video game composers Japanese women composers Living people {{japan-musician-stub