Tomoki Kikuya
MusicianTomoki Kikuya works in Japan as an anime composer, arranger, and guitarist, and his soundtrack work reaches Assassination Classroom, animated by Lerche. He built his reputation scoring series such as Bocchi the Rock! and Nisekoi through the music company POPHOLIC.
Assassination Classroom Role
Kikuya is credited as composer on Assassination Classroom, contributing music to Lerche's anime adaptation of Yusei Matsui's manga. His scoring work on the project sits within a career built almost entirely around anime soundtrack composition since he debuted in 2005. The assignment reflects the kind of series-scale scoring work he has regularly handled as a working composer, arranger, and guitarist.
Career and Notable Roles
Kikuya has composed anime scores since 2005, with soundtrack credits on Nisekoi, Higehiro, Eromanga Sensei, A Sister's All You Need, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, and Bocchi the Rock!. As an arranger and guitarist as well as a composer, he shapes the fuller musical package on the projects he scores, and he remains represented by the production company POPHOLIC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Tomoki Kikuya?
Tomoki Kikuya is a Japanese anime composer, arranger, and guitarist who is credited as composer on Assassination Classroom, animated by Lerche. His scoring credit on the series sits within a career built almost entirely around anime soundtrack work.
What anime has Tomoki Kikuya composed music for?
Tomoki Kikuya has composed soundtracks for Nisekoi, Higehiro, Eromanga Sensei, A Sister's All You Need, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, and Bocchi the Rock!. His scoring work also reaches Assassination Classroom, animated by Lerche.
What production company handles Tomoki Kikuya's work?
Tomoki Kikuya is represented by the production company POPHOLIC, which has backed his soundtrack work since he debuted as a composer in 2005. Working through POPHOLIC, he has scored series across his career as a composer, arranger, and guitarist.
Does Tomoki Kikuya do more than compose music?
Yes, Tomoki Kikuya works as an arranger and guitarist in addition to composing. That fuller musical role lets him shape more of the finished sound on the anime he scores.
When did Tomoki Kikuya start his career as a composer?
Tomoki Kikuya was born in 1968 and debuted as an anime composer in 2005. His career since then has centered almost entirely around anime soundtrack composition.
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