Kotani Kinya
Encyclopedia
, also known as KINYA, is a male singer and actor from Saitama Prefecture
, Japan. His songs were made into theme songs for the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
and various songs for Gravitation
.
Kotani was previously in a band called Mad Soldiers. They released a mini-album called Mads Laboratory before Kotani released his solo singles. Mad Soldiers is also the backing band that performs the music in his songs, and they have also played at Kotani's concerts.
Kotani played Nagase Kenji in the J-Drama Love Story which aired from April 15, 2001 to June 24, 2001 in Japan.
Kinya also voice acted the part of Magma in the animation
Spider Riders
which aired from March 25, 2006 to April 29, 2007 in Japan.
Saitama Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of the island of Honshu. The capital is the city of Saitama.This prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, and most of Saitama's cities can be described as suburbs of Tokyo, to which a large amount of residents commute each day.- History...
, Japan. His songs were made into theme songs for the anime Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle
is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young...
and various songs for Gravitation
Gravitation (manga)
is a shōnen-ai manga series written by Maki Murakami.The story follows the attempts of Shuichi Shindo and his band, Bad Luck, to become Japan's next musical sensation and his struggles to capture Yuki's heart...
.
Career
In Gravitation, Kotani was the singing voice for the lead singer of 'Bad Luck', Shuichi Shindou.Kotani was previously in a band called Mad Soldiers. They released a mini-album called Mads Laboratory before Kotani released his solo singles. Mad Soldiers is also the backing band that performs the music in his songs, and they have also played at Kotani's concerts.
Kotani played Nagase Kenji in the J-Drama Love Story which aired from April 15, 2001 to June 24, 2001 in Japan.
Kinya also voice acted the part of Magma in the animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
Spider Riders
Spider Riders
is a series of science fiction novels first published in December 2004, published by Newmarket Press written by Tedd Anasti, Patsy Cameron-Anasti and Stephen D. Sullivan . The stories became the basis of the animated television series produced by Cookie Jar Entertainment of Canada and Bee Train of...
which aired from March 25, 2006 to April 29, 2007 in Japan.
Singles
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| 3 | "Sweet Sweet Samba"
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| 4 | "Easy Action"
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| 5 | "No! Virtual"
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| 6 | "Love Stuff"
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| 7 | "Blaze"
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young... |
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| 8 | "Aerial"
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young... |
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| 9 | "It's"
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It takes place in the same fictional universe as many of Clamp's other manga series, most notably xxxHolic. The plot follows how Sakura, the princess of the Kingdom of Clow, loses her soul and how Syaoran, a young... |
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| 10 | "Best Position!!!"
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Albums
- Mad Soldiers' Laboratory (Mini Album) October 21, 1999 ARCJ 114
- History P-20 June 7, 2000 ARCJ 137
- What? xxPhysicalxx July 4, 2001 ARCJ-171
- Native November 12, 2004 KKCD-00001
- Mikazuki (三日月) August 30, 2006 YRCN-11084
- 彩 -IRO- February 2, 2010 QUEST-0009NE
- Continuation (Mini Album) November 11, 2010 QUEST-0010
DVDs
- LIVE physical small club circuit 2001 July 1, 2002 ESBL-9038
- Live physical "ex. - 0126. 2000 to 2002 June 19, 2002 ESBL-9011
- Kinya ga yuku! Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9039
- Kinya ga kuru!? Daihyakka July 1, 2002 ESBL-9040
Books
- "Aka" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 1 October, 2000 ISBN 4-87279-049-9
- "Ao" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 2 November, 2000 ISBN 4-87279-051-0
- "Kiiro" Kotani Kinya Artist Book 3 January, 2001 ISBN 4-87279-059-6
Participating works
- Spicy Marmalade July 23, 1999 ARDJ 5092
- Gravitation September 22, 1999 ARCJ 106
- Gravitation TV-Tracks December 20, 2000 ARCJ-161
- Tsubasa Chronicle - Original Soundtrack - Future Soundscape I July 6, 2005 VICL-61661
- Tsubasa Chronicle - Original Soundtrack - Future Soundscape III July 5, 2006 VICL-61966
- Tsubasa Chronicle Best Vocal Collection December 20, 2006 VICL-62166