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- ↑ "Composer Hajime Kikuchi Steps Away from Eufonis". Anime News Network. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ↑ "Eufonius Composer Hajime Kikuchi Passes Away at 44". Anime News Network. November 30, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
- ↑ "Eufonius' radio show official website" (in Japanese). Eufonius. Archived from the original on 2008-02-16. Retrieved 2008-03-15.
