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Years active. 1987–present. Kow Otani (大谷 幸, Ōtani Kō, born May 1, 1957) is a Japanese composer. He is best known for creating the soundtracks for the Heisei Gamera trilogy, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and Shadow of the Colossus .
- May 1, 1957 (age 66), Tokyo, Japan
- 1987–present
- Piano
- Composer, arranger, keyboardist
Kow Otani (大谷 幸, Ōtani Kō?, parfois écrit Kō Ōtani, Kou Otani ou Kou Ootani), né le 1 er mai 1957, est un compositeur japonais. Il a surtout composé pour des films , des séries animées et quelques jeux vidéo , parmi lesquels les musiques pour Shadow of the Colossus .
Kow Otani is a prolific Japanese composer, arranger and pianist from Tokyo. He has composed the soundtracks to several Gamera films as well as many anime series. He has also composed music for a few video games, the most notable of which is Shadow of the Colossus.
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Shakugan no Shana details an age-old conflict between those who inhabit the Crimson Realm(紅世, Guze), a parallel universe to the human world. The Crimson Realm is populated by Crimson Denizens(紅世の徒, Guze no Tomogara) who are able to manipulate the Power of Existence(存在の力, Sonzai no Chikara), a fundamental power within any biological entity and funct...
In an early draft of what would later become Shakugan no Shana, Yashichiro Takahashi set the story in a different dimension and described the main character as having the initial personality of Shana, but the appearance of an older woman similar to Margery Daw. However, after talking with an editor, Takahashi rewrote the character to have the appea...
Light novels and books
Shakugan no Shana began as a light novel series written by Yashichiro Takahashi, with illustrations drawn by Noizi Ito. ASCII Media Works published 26 volumes between November 9, 2002 and November 10, 2012 under their Dengeki Bunko imprint; 22 comprise the main story, while the other four are side story collections. A short story was later published in the September 2017 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko Magazine. Another short story collection will be published in 2023. Viz Media lic...
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Ayato Sasakura, was serialized in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh between the April 2005 and October 2011 issues. The individual chapters were collected and published in ten tankōbon volumes from October 27, 2005 and October 27, 2011. A special limited edition version of volume two was bundled with a booklet titled Grimoire including contributions from guest artists and writers for various illustrations, manga, and short stories. Viz Media li...
Anime
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation of Shakugan no Shana aired in Japan between October 6, 2005 and March 23, 2006 on TV Kanagawa. Produced by J.C.Staff and directed by Takashi Watanabe, the screenplay was written by Yasuko Kobayashi, and chief animator Mai Otsuka based the character design used in the anime on Noizi Ito's original designs. The sound director is Jin Aketagawa, and the soundtrack is composed by Kow Otani. The series was later released by Geneon in eight DVD compila...
In October 2014, the novels were reported to have sold over 8.6 million copies. As reported on the obi strip on volume 4 of the Shakugan no Shana manga released in January 2008, 1.2 million copies of the manga had been sold. Theron Martin from Anime News Network reviewed the manga and called it "inferior" to the anime, and notes the anime develops ...
Shakugan no Shana official website (in Japanese)Shakugan no Shana film official website at the Wayback Machine (archived July 23, 2011) (in Japanese)Shakugan no Shana at FunimationShakugan no Shana (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopediaKow Otani is a classically trained composer and arranger for Japanese media. Famous for Gundam Wing, Shadow of the Colossus and the Gamera trilogy. He mixes 20th Century Film music with elements of 80s Synth and Rock.
All music is composed by Kow Otani except where noted. All music performed by the King Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Hiroshi Kumagai) except "White Reflection" by Two-Mix
11. Juli 2023 · Kow Otani (大谷 幸, Ōtani Kō) is a Japanese composer who has composed for both the Godzilla and Gamera franchises, although he is particularly known for composing the music for the 2005 PlayStation 2 game, Shadow of the Colossus.
