Takafumi Iwasaki
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is a Japanese guitarist
, lyricist
, music arranger, and musical artist from Kumamoto Prefecture
. He is currently signed to Columbia Music Entertainment
, for which he is known for writing and performing various anime
and tokusatsu
theme songs. He is known for his solo performance of the theme song of Mahou Sentai Magiranger
as well as performing guitar for the Dragon Ball
Kai theme songs "Dragon Soul
" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!
". He is currently part of Columbia's Project.R
group for Super Sentai
theme songs.
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, lyricist
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, music arranger, and musical artist from Kumamoto Prefecture
Kumamoto Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on Kyushu Island. The capital is the city of Kumamoto.- History :Historically the area was called Higo Province; and the province was renamed Kumamoto during the Meiji Restoration. The creation of prefectures was part of the abolition of the feudal system...
. He is currently signed to Columbia Music Entertainment
Columbia Music Entertainment
is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until...
, for which he is known for writing and performing various anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
and tokusatsu
Tokusatsu
is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....
theme songs. He is known for his solo performance of the theme song of Mahou Sentai Magiranger
Mahou Sentai Magiranger
, is Toei Company's twenty-ninth production of the Super Sentai television series. The action footage was used in Power Rangers Mystic Force and both shows had scenes simultaneously shot in New Zealand...
as well as performing guitar for the Dragon Ball
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
Kai theme songs "Dragon Soul
Dragon Soul
"Dragon Soul" is the seventh single by J-Pop and anison artist Takayoshi Tanimoto. He performed the song with guitarist and composer Takafumi Iwasaki as part of a special unit also called "Dragon Soul". It was released on CD on May 20, 2009, as both a regular and limited edition; the limited...
" and "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!
Yeah! Break! Care! Break!
is the eighth single by J-Pop and anison artist Takayoshi Tanimoto and the second with Takafumi Iwasaki as the unit "Dragon Soul". It was released on CD on June 24, 2009, as both a regular edition and a limited edition which included a Dragon Ball Kai Dragon Battlers trading card game card. The...
". He is currently part of Columbia's Project.R
Project.R
is a Japanese musical ensemble established by Nippon Columbia and Toei Company to perform on the soundtracks for the Super Sentai Series beginning with Engine Sentai Go-onger....
group for Super Sentai
Super Sentai
The is the name given to the long-running Japanese superhero team genre of shows produced by Toei Co., Ltd., Toei Agency and Bandai, and aired by TV Asahi...
theme songs.