Ryosuke Nakanishi

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Ryosuke Nakanishi
中西 亮輔
Also known asR-midwest
Born (1976-03-06) March 6, 1976 (age 47)
Tokyo, Japan
Genres
Occupation(s)
Instruments Keyboard
Years active2000–present
Labels
  • ApDream Group
  • Artus
Website www.studio-r.jp

Ryosuke Nakanishi (中西 亮輔, Nakanishi Ryosuke, born March 6, 1976) is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer best known for his role on the soundtrack of several anime series and video games. [1] His works include the musical scores for High School DxD , Kuroko's Basketball and The Devil is a Part-Timer! . [2] He often goes by the alias R-midwest. [3]

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Nakanishi is the co-founder of the music agency ApDream Group, [4] as well as the executive director of the music production company Artus. [5] He is also a member of the Japan Composers and Arrangers Association (JCAA). [6]

Biography

Nakanishi was born in Tokyo, in 1976. He was born in a family of musicians, so he received music education since an early age. [1] He began composing music for other artists in 2000. [7] In 2004, he made his debut as a soundtrack composer with the ending theme song "Aoi Tabibito", from the anime Mars Daybreak . [8] Since then, he has been active as a musician, having provided the music for many visual media works, mostly arranging tracks, opening themes and ending themes for anime. [7]

Works

Anime

YearTitleRole(s)
2004 Mars Daybreak Ending theme song arranger [8]
2006 Tokimeki Memorial Only Love Ending theme song arranger
2007 Gigantic Formula Ending theme song arranger
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Opening theme song composer [9]
Kamichama Karin Ending theme song arranger
Hidamari Sketch Opening theme song arranger [10]
2010 Cat Planet Cuties Ending theme song arranger
2011 C3 Ending theme song arranger [11]
Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai! Composer
2012 Cardfight!! Vanguard Ending theme song arranger
Kuroko's Basketball Composer [12]
High School DxD Composer [13]
2013 Monogatari: Second Season Ending theme song arranger
Da Capo III Composer
High School DxD New Composer [14]
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Composer [15]
Walkure Romanze Composer
2014 Mekakucity Actors
  • Composer
  • Insert song arranger
[16]
Cardfight!! Vanguard: The Movie Ending theme song arranger
Love Live! 2nd Season Insert song arranger
Recently, My Sister Is Unusual Composer
Sakura Trick Composer [17]
Healthy Robo DaimidalerComposer
Love Stage!! Composer [18]
Invaders of the Rokujouma!? Composer
2015Show by Rock!!Insert song arranger
High School DxD Born Composer [19]
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no CocotamaComposer
2016Cardfight!! Vanguard: G Stride Gate EditionEnding theme song arranger
Bakuon!!Composer
2017Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama the MovieComposer
2018 High School DxD Hero Composer [20]
Peacemaker Kurogane Part 1: BeliefComposer
Peacemaker Kurogane Part 2: FriendComposer
2019B-PROJECT~Zecchō*Emotion~Composer
2021 Full Dive: This Ultimate Next-Gen Full Dive RPG Is Even Shittier than Real Life! Composer [21]
2022 Cue! Composer
The Devil is a Part-Timer! Season 2 Composer [22]

Video games

YearTitleRole(s)
2006Hiiro no Kakera Shintama Yorihime Densetsu -Piece of Future-Ending theme song arranger
Da Capo IICharacter song composer and arranger
2007 Eternal Fantasy Ending theme song arranger [23]
2008 Momotaro Dentetsu Arranger
2012Girlfriend Music(♪)Composer and arranger [24]
2016Yuukyuu no Tierblade: Lost ChronicleOpening and ending theme song arranger [25]

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