Akihito Tokunaga

Akihito Tokunaga (徳永 暁人, Tokunaga Akihito) (born 22 September 1971) is a Japanese musician, composer and arranger. After making a name for himself working for Being Inc. in the 1990s, he has been signed to Giza Studio from 2000 until 2023.^[1] In 2004, Tokunaga formed the rock band doa. After departure from the agency in 2023, he has become freelancer musician under independent company Floodlight.

Biography[edit]

Since college he worked as orchestrator, then start working as a bassist. For artists as Zard, Mai Kuraki, B'z^[2] and many others from Being Inc. Tokunaga provided for them music and arrangements, participate in the live support for more than 15 years. Tokunaga is working as a bassist with high technology. He also participated in many chorus parts which he makes on his own. Since 2004, he is member of rock band doa as vocalist and bassist. Beside of this he's doing programming, is in charge of piano, organ, guitar, mandolin and percussion.^[3] He is also famous for composing the music to the anime Dragon Ball GT (1996–1997). In 2023, Tokunaga and doa's members have announced departure from the label Giza Studio and from September and became freelancers under Floodlight company, the announcement was made on their official website.

List of provided works as composer and arranger[edit]

compositions and arrangements[edit]

Band-Maid[edit]

• Don't Let Me Down
• Order

Mai Kuraki[edit]

• Feel Fine!
• Winter Bells
• Stand Up
• Make my day
• Fairy tale -my last teenage wish-
• Diamond Wave
• Yume ga Saku Haru

Zard[edit]

• Eien
• Photograph
• Sawayakana Kimi no Kimochi
• Seven Rainbow
• Vintage
• Ai wo Shinjiteitai

U-ka Saegusa in dB[edit]

• Whenever I think of you
• Kimi no Hitomi no Naka de Mystery
• June Bride ~Anata shika mienai~

Yumi Shizukusa[edit]

• Take me Take me
• Sometimes
• Control your touch
• I still believe ~Tameiki~

Akane Sugazaki[edit]

• Kimi no Namae Yobu dake de

Ai Takaoka[edit]

• Jinsei wa Paradise!

The★tambourines[edit]

• Stay young
• After wish

Azumi Uehara[edit]

• Lazy

WAG[edit]

• Just wanna be
• Time waits for no one
• Fukisusabu Kaze no Naka de
• Don't look back again
• Play One More For

Aya Kamiki[edit]

• Secret Night

Caos Caos Caos[edit]

• Far away~Aozora Miagete~

Aiko Kitahara[edit]

• Da da da, grand blue

Natsuiro[edit]

• Answer, We'll be One Heart, One Love
• Exotic Love

UMI☆KUUN[edit]

• I'm just feeling alive

List of provided works as a composer[edit]

Zard[edit]

• Pray
• Good-night sweet heart

Aiuchi Rina[edit]

• Dream×Dream
• Especial thanks,
• I'll be delighted
• Broken Heart
• Wish
• Be distant

Azumi Uehara[edit]

• Himitsu

Aya Kamiki[edit]

• Communication Break

Mai Kuraki[edit]

• Be With U
• Born to be Free
• TRY AGAIN
• Barairo no Jinsei

grram[edit]

• Kanashii Hodo Kyou no Yuuhi Kirei ne
• Orange no Sora

U-ka Saegusa in dB[edit]

• Passionate Wave

Yumi Shizukusa[edit]

• Keep it Love

Shiori Takei[edit]

• Like a little Love
• Slow step
• New day
• Ano Umi ga Mietara

The★tambourines[edit]

• wonder boy

Manish[edit]

• Iranai

Natsuiro[edit]

• Bitter & Sweet Rhapsody

Aiko Kitahara[edit]

• Tango

List of provided work as an arranger[edit]

Miho Komatsu[edit]

• Mysterious Love
• Watashi Sagashi
• Toori Ame
• Kawaita Sakebi

B'z[edit]

• Ultra Soul
• Calling
• Liar! Liar!
• Green
• It's Showtime!
• Ocean
• The Circle
• Survive

Zard[edit]

• Tooi Hoshi wo Kazoete
• Makenaide (in d-project)
• Hitomi Tojite
• Tenshi no you na Egao de

Koshi Inaba[edit]

• Hane
• Stay free
• Kodoku no Susume
• Toumei Ningen
• Saitahe Hotel

Field of View[edit]

• Dear Old Days
• Dreams
• Someday
• Aoi Kasa de
• Rainy day
• When I call your name

Tube[edit]

• Natsu no Mahou
• Aoi Melody
• I'm in love you, good day sunshine

Keiko Utoku[edit]

• Realize
• Trust me
• Change your life
• Are you kidding

Mai Kuraki[edit]

• Brand New Day, Like a star in the night

Deen[edit]

• Tegotae no nai Ai

U-ka Saegusa in dB[edit]

• Tears Go By
• Graduation
• Secret & Lies
• CHU☆TRUE LOVE

Les Mauvais Garçonnes[edit]

• Otoko to Onna
• Yume Miru Chanson Ningyo

Misia[edit]

• Koi Uta, Don't stop music

Ai Takaoka[edit]

• Kimi no Soba de, Natsu no Aru hi ni, You're Still The One

Yumi Shizukusa[edit]

• Wonderful World

Breakerz[edit]

• Bokura, Ao no Mirai

Azumi Uehara[edit]

• Mushoku

Marie Ueda[edit]

• Yume no Parade
• Wakannani no wa Iya da
• Synchro
• RRRRR
• Clear
• FAR

Natsuiro[edit]

• Summer Spur
• For Dear
• Girls song!!!

Caos Caos Caos[edit]

• Good-bye Memories

Sayuri Iwata[edit]

• Sora Tobu Ano Shiroi Kumo no you ni

Interview[edit]

• Entertainmentstation 23.5.2016^[4]
• Ikebe Times 22.17.2017^[5]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Official profile [1] Official Twitter [2] Akihito Tokunaga at Anime News Network's encyclopedia