Yuki Inoue, better known by the stage name Satsuki Yukino, is a freelance Japanese voice actress from Kyoto, Japan. She was a member of Ken Production until 2016.
Studio Deen Co. Ltd. is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-contracting studio; and Umidori (うみどり), a 3DCG sub-contracting studio. The "Deen" in the company's name is taken from Brave Raideen, an anime by Sunrise that the studio's founders did finishing animation work on.
Higurashi When They Cry, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation before 2020, is a Japanese murder mystery dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion that comprises the first two entries of the When They Cry franchise. The series focuses on a group of young friends living in the fictional rural village of Hinamizawa and the strange events that occur there in 1983.
07th Expansion is a Japanese dōjin circle specialized in the creation of visual novels and sound. They started out drawing for the trading card game Leaf Fight, but are known for creating the game series When They Cry. The remake games on additional consoles for Higurashi When They Cry were produced by Alchemist.
O is the first full-length album from Eiko Shimamiya, it includes the hit single Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. A limited edition with a DVD including the music video of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni is available. The album charted for five weeks on the Oricon charts and sold 10,000 copies.
Umineko When They Cry is a Japanese dōjin soft visual novel series produced by 07th Expansion. Its first episode debuted at Comiket 72 for Windows on August 17, 2007. The story focuses on a group of eighteen people on a secluded island for a period of two days, and the mysterious murders that befall them. Readers are challenged to discern whether the murders were committed by a human or of some other supernatural source, as well as the method and motive behind them. The eight main Umineko games are split into two sets of four, which are considered the third and fourth titles in the When They Cry series, preceded by the two sets of Higurashi When They Cry games and followed by Ciconia When They Cry.
“Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni” is the first single of Eiko Shimamiya under I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment label. Released on May 24, 2006 and reached #18 in the Oricon weekly charts. It has sold an approximate total of 35,000 copies and stayed in the charts for 26 weeks making this Eiko's most selling and longest charting single to date. The title track was used as the opening theme for the first season of the anime series Higurashi When They Cry, and was also used as the ending theme of the first episode of Higurashi: When They Cry – Gou. Composition wise, it is written in the key of E Minor.
"Naraku no Hana" [also read as Flower in Hell] is Eiko Shimamiya's second single produced by I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment. It was released on August 22, 2007. It was able to reach #12 in the Oricon weekly charts making this Eiko's most successful single. It has sold more than 34,000 copies and stayed in the charts for 15 weeks. The title track was used as the opening theme for the anime series, Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai, which is the sequel to the anime Higurashi no Naku Koro ni.
"Wheel of Fortune" is Eiko Shimamiya's third single produced by I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment label. It was released on April 16, 2008. The title track is used as the opening theme to the live-action movie for the anime series Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. The B-side "Diorama" is the ending theme to the series.
Ayane is a female Japanese singer from Saitama Prefecture who has performed theme songs for games and anime. She made her major singing debut in 2004 with the single KIZUNA～絆. Her first album ARCHIVE LOVERS was released in 2007. She is attached to 5pb. Ayane, previously known by her real name as Junko Hirata, was a member of the band platoniX with Tatsuya "Tatsh" Shimizu.
Hikari Nadeshiko (ひかりなでしこ) is the second full-length album from Eiko Shimamiya. It includes the hit single Naraku no Hana. It was released on April 2, 2008. It reached the 27th place on the Oricon Weekly Albums Chart.
"Chikai" is Eiko Shimamiya's fourth single produced by I've Sound and Geneon Entertainment label. It is set to be released on April 8, 2009, a year after releasing her third single "Wheel of Fortune". The title track is used as the opening theme for Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Chikai (ひぐらしのなく頃に誓), the live-action film sequel for the first Higurashi no Naku Koro ni live-action film.
Paranoia is a maxi single released by the J-pop singer Eiko Shimamiya. It will be produced by Geneon and I've Sound. The single was scheduled to be released on July 29, 2009, a month after releasing her fifth single Super scription of data. It has to be noted that this is Shimamiya's first single which does not have an anime tie-in. This single has also been contained in the I've Sound 10th Anniversary 「Departed to the future」 Special CD BOX which was released on March 25, 2009.
"Loop-the-Loop" is the 16th single of the J-pop singer Kotoko, released on October 20, 2010. The title track is used as the opening theme for the anime series Motto To Love-Ru, the sequel to the anime adaptation of To Love-Ru.
5TEARS Vol. 3 ~Sweet Dragon~ is the third EP released by Eiko Shimamiya in her 5Tears series. While the previous two consists songs by multiple singers, this edition features Eiko Shimamiya as the vocalist for all the songs.
E.P.S -Eiko PRIMARY SELECTION- is the first greatest hits album released by Eiko Shimamiya and the third album overall. It is also the first album released after her retirement from I've Sound in April 2011. This album features two new songs and a new remix version of the song, "Dreamer".
