Yoko Ishida
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese singer, employed by Hyper Voice. She is known for having performed theme songs for anime
shows such as Prétear
, Ai Yori Aoshi
and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para
Max CD series.
Ishida entered the entertainment industry after winning a contest to become an anime song singer.
She made her debut in 1993 with the song Otome no Policy ("Maiden's Policy"), the ending theme for the Sailor Moon R anime. At the time her name was written as 石田よう子, but it was later changed to 石田陽子. In 2000, she changed it again to 石田燿子, which she uses to this day.
Apart from anime songs, she has also sung children's songs.
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....
shows such as Prétear
Prétear
, also called Prétear - The New Legend of Snow White, is a manga series written by Junichi Sato and illustrated by Kaori Naruse. Spanning four volumes, the manga series was originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten from May 2000 through July 2001...
, Ai Yori Aoshi
Ai Yori Aoshi
is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki and serialized from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusensha's Young Animal. It is a love story between two characters who haven't seen each other in years but were once childhood friends....
and the Ah! My Goddess TV series, as well as for having sung for the Para Para
Para Para
is a synchronized group dance that originated in Japan. Unlike most club dancing and rave dancing there are specific synchronized movements for each song much like line dancing...
Max CD series.
Ishida entered the entertainment industry after winning a contest to become an anime song singer.
She made her debut in 1993 with the song Otome no Policy ("Maiden's Policy"), the ending theme for the Sailor Moon R anime. At the time her name was written as 石田よう子, but it was later changed to 石田陽子. In 2000, she changed it again to 石田燿子, which she uses to this day.
Apart from anime songs, she has also sung children's songs.
Singles
- 1993-03-21: Otome no Policy — ending theme for Sailor Moon R TV anime
- 1994-08-01: Yasashisa no Tamatebako
- 1995-06-21: Choppiri Chef Kibun
- 1995-11-01: Zukkoke Paradise
- 2001-10-24: Sugar Baby Love — opening theme for A Little Snow Fairy Sugar TV anime
- 2002-04-24: Towa no Hana — opening theme for Ai Yori AoshiAi Yori Aoshiis a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Kou Fumizuki and serialized from 1998 to 2005 in Hakusensha's Young Animal. It is a love story between two characters who haven't seen each other in years but were once childhood friends....
TV anime - 2002-11-07: Ienai Kara — ending theme for Petite Princess YuciePetite Princess Yucieis an anime series, which was produced by Gainax, aired from 2002 to 2003, and ran for 26 episodes. Six volumes of videos were released on DVD by ADV Films in the United States. As of Sep. 1, 2009, the series is now licensed by ADV's successor, AEsir Holdings; with distribution from Section23 Films...
TV anime
-
- (the song is the B-side of the Egao no Tensai single by Puchi Puris)
- 2003-02-26: Shinjitsu no Tobira — opening theme for Gunparade March ~aratanaru kougunka~Gunparade Marchis a Japanese video game that was later turned into a 3 volume manga and a 12 episode anime.The video game, , was released on 28 September 2000, for the PlayStation. It was developed by Alfa System and published by Sony Computer Entertainment...
TV anime - 2003-10-29: Takaramono — opening theme for Ai yori Aoshi ~enishi~ TV anime
- 2004-04-28: Natsuiro no Kakera — ending theme for This Ugly Yet Beautiful WorldThis Ugly Yet Beautiful Worldis an anime television series created by Shouji Saeki and Hiroyuki Yamaga. It was co-produced by the Gainax and Shaft animation studios.The series aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from April 1, 2004 to June 16, 2004, totaling 12 episodes...
TV anime
- 2003-02-26: Shinjitsu no Tobira — opening theme for Gunparade March ~aratanaru kougunka~
- (the song is the B-side for the metamorphose single by Yoko TakahashiYoko Takahashiis a Japanese singer from Tokyo, perhaps best known for performing , the opening theme song of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. She also performs the closing theme, an "acid bossa" version of "Fly Me to the Moon" and , the closing theme of Evangelion: Death and Rebirth...
)- 2005-01-26: OPEN YOUR MIND ~chiisana hane hirogete~ — theme song for Ah! My Goddess TV anime
- 2006-02-08: Aka no Seijaku — 2nd ending theme for Shakugan no ShanaShakugan no Shana, also known simply as Shana, is a Japanese light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations by Noizi Ito. The series includes 25 novels released between November 2002 and October 2011 published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint...
TV anime - 2006-04-26: Shiawase no Iro — theme song for Ah! My Goddess: Everyone Has Wings TV anime (Released in North America as Ah! My Goddess: Flights of Fancy)
- 2010: STRIKE WITCHES 2 ~Egao no Mahou~, opening theme for Strike WitchesStrike Witchesis a mixed-media project originally created by Humikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. It was later adapted into two light novel series, three manga series, an anime OVA, a televised anime series and various video games. The story revolves around teenage girls who are...
2 TV anime
- (the song is the B-side of the Egao no Tensai single by Puchi Puris)
Albums
- 2003-02-26: sweets
- 2004-08-25: Hyper Yocomix
- 2005-03-09: all of me
- 2006-08-25: Hyper Yocomix 2
- 2007-09-21: Single Collection
- 2008-06-25: Hyper Yocomix 3
External links
- Official site
- Official blog
- Official blog (old)
- Yoko Ishida home page at Geneon Entertainment