, born , is a Japanese

Japanese people

The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...

 vocalist known for his talents as an anison. Some of his works include "One Vision," which is the Matrix Evolution theme for Digimon

Digimon

, short for , is a Japanese media franchise encompassing digital toys, anime, manga and video games. The franchise's eponymous creatures are monsters of various forms living in a "Digital World", a parallel universe that originated from Earth's various communication networks.-Conception and...

 Tamers, he also does the main theme for DarkKnightmon and Kiriha in part 2 of Digimon Xros Wars

Digimon Xros Wars

contains the sixth and seventh anime television series in the Digimon franchise by Akiyoshi Hongō, produced by Toei Animation. It follows a boy named Taiki Kudō who utilizes the power of joining together Digimon in order to save the Digital World...

, two of the three opening songs for the anime Konjiki no Gash Bell!!

Zatch Bell!

Zatch Bell!, known in Japan as is a shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Raiku. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday...

, "Kimi ni Kono Koe ga Todokimasu you ni" (I Hope My Voice Will Reach You), "Mienai Tsubasa" (Invisible Wings), and most recently, the opening of the 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...

 series Jūken Sentai Gekiranger

Juken Sentai Gekiranger

is Toei Company's thirty-first entry in the Super Sentai franchise. Production began on September 29, 2006 with principal photography beginning on October 6, 2006. It premiered on TV Asahi on February 18, 2007, and concluded its airing on February 10, 2008...

. He also did the ending song for Transformers: Superlink, "CALLING YOU".

Tanimoto performed "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...

" the opening 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...

" the ending theme songs for Dragon Ball Kai, the revised and reanimated version of the anime series Dragon Ball Z

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...

. The single of "Dragon Soul" was released on May 20, 2009, peak ranked 23rd on Oricon

Oricon

, established in 1999, is the holding company at the head of a Japanese corporate group that supplies statistics and information on music and the music industry in Japan. It started as , which was founded by Sōkō Koike in November 1967 and became known for its music charts. Oricon Inc...

singles chart and remained for 11 consecutive weeks. The single of "Yeah! Break! Care! Break!" was released on June 24, 2009, peak rank 23rd on Oricon singles chart and remained for 6 consecutive weeks.

External links

• Tenten Pine, Takayoshi Tanimoto's official website