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Musician
Chuumei Watanabe
渡辺宙明
Active 1953–2022Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Watanabe Chuumei is a music composer and arranger. He graduated from Meiwa High School and went to University of Tokyo (Toudai) where he majored in Psychology. He is a well known composer active for 50 years. His work included composition and arrangement for many popular artists, as well as composition work for film and tv drama. Another major source of his work were anime series. While being mostly known under the name Watanabe Chuumei (ちゅうめい), his first name is actually read as Michiaki. His son is the film and anime music composer Watanabe Toshiyuki. (Source: AniDB)
Other work
MUTEKING THE Dancing HERO
2021 · 12 ep
Insert Song Arrangement (eps 1-6) · Insert Song Composition (eps 1-6)
Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!! (2004)
2004 · 13 ep
Theme Song Composition (OP, ED) · Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)
Marriage of God & Soul Godannar!!
2003 · 13 ep
Theme Song Composition (OP, ED) · Theme Song Arrangement (OP, ED)
Special Duty Combat Unit Shinesman
1996 · 2 ep
Theme Song Composition (OP)
Getter Robo Go
1991 · 50 ep
Insert Song Composition ("Dear Friends"; ep 50) · Insert Song Composition ("Koibito no Yobitai") · Insert Song Composition ("Futsukatte Koi"; eps 35, 36, 42, 50) · Insert Song Composition ("Wannyan Dr.") · Insert Song Composition ("NISAR"; eps 32, 36, 39, 44) · Insert Song Composition ("Aku no Hana")
Hyper Combat Unit Dangaioh
1987 · 3 ep
Music · Theme Song Composition (OP1, ED1) · Theme Song Arrangement (OP1, ED1)
Campus Special Investigator Hikaruon
1987 · 1 ep
Theme Song Composition (OP)