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Tomoki Kikuya (菊谷 知樹, Kikuya Tomoki, born 21 February 1968) is a Japanese composer, arranger and guitarist. He has composed the soundtrack for several anime series, including Nisekoi, Eromanga Sensei and Higehiro. He is represented by the music production company POPHOLIC.[1]

Tomoki Kikuya 菊谷 知樹
Born	(1968-02-21) February 21, 1968 (age 54) Tokyo, Japan
Genres	Soundtrack anime song J-pop
Occupation(s)	Composer arranger guitarist
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	2005–present
Labels	POPHOLIC

Biography

Kikuya was born in Tokyo, in 1968. His mother was a piano teacher, so he has had contact with music since an early age. He started his musician career in 1992, when in college, as a member of the rock band Mustang A.K.A., which lasted for two years.[2] Later, he worked as a guitarist in the band Funanori.[3] After that, besides guitar, he learned a wide range of musical instruments.[1]

In 2005, after joining POPHOLIC, Kikuya made his debut as a composer in the anime Tona-Gura!.[4] Since then, he has been active as a songwriter, providing the scores for anime series, as well as elaborating music to artists.[1]

Works

Year	Title	Note(s)	Ref(s)
2006	Tona-Gura!		[4]
2007	Hidamari Sketch		[5]
	Potemayo		[6]
2008	Kyōran Kazoku Nikki		[7]
2009	Samurai Harem: Asu no Yoichi		[8]
2010	Cat Planet Cuties		[9]
	Squid Girl		[10]
2011	I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!!		[11]
2012	Sengoku Collection		[12]
2013	The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.		[13]
2014	No-Rin
	Nisekoi		[14]
	The Comic Artist and His Assistants		[15]
	Bakumatsu Rock		[16]
2016	Girlish Number		[17][18]
2017	Eromanga Sensei		[19]
	Blend S		[20]
	A Sister's All You Need		[21]
2018	Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs		[22]
2019	Wasteful Days of High School Girls		[23]
2021	Higehiro		[24]
	Life Lessons with Uramichi Oniisan	Opening theme song composer and arranger	[2]
	Drugstore in Another World		[25]
	Mother of the Goddess' Dormitory		[26]
2022	Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World		[27]
	KJ File	Ending theme song composer	[28]
	Bocchi the Rock!		[29]
	The Little Lies We All Tell		[30]

References

External links

• Official POPHOLIC page (in Japanese)
• Tomoki Kikuya's Personal Blog (in Japanese)
• Tomoki Kikuya discography at VGMdb
• Tomoki Kikuya at IMDb
• Tomoki Kikuya at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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