Takeo Miratsu

1960- . Born in Oita prefecture, Miratsu was only 19 when he formed a band to compete in the Yamaha Popular Music Contest, although he would later find fame as a composer, rather than a performer. He released albums of his own in 1992 and 1996, before turning to jingles and "image music" (compositions on spin-off CDs) for anime such as Hummingbirds and Ushio and Tora. He subsequently became a composer for actual anime, scoring shows including Saikano, Ninja Cadets and Detatoko Princess. His work has also appeared in games such as Jumping Flash.