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Hikaru Nanase

Hikaru Nanase

Composer · Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan

Masumi Itou (伊藤 真澄, Itō Masumi) is a Japanese singer, songwriter and composer. Itou has composed the soundtracks to many anime television shows, and is part of the bands Oranges & Lemons and Heart of Air. She graduated from Musashino College of Music.

Biography from TMDB.

From
Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan
Works as
Composer
Titles
19 on Motif · 61 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 28% in 30 days

What are Hikaru Nanase's films like?

Across their 12 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Self
25%
Ideas
12%
Survival
9%
Power
5%
Morality
5%
Society
3%
Identity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship5 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTechnology2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFate2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Heightened: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their heightened movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 4

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Warm
4
Melancholic
4
Thrilling
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
9

How their films linger

Bittersweet5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet9
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Hikaru Nanase's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 19 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Crunchyroll (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Hikaru Nanase's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

61 credits, 19 with a Motif page.

  • Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved(2025)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Monster Girl Doctor(2020)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all shows

  • Alice & Zouroku(2017)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows

  • Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid(2017)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Flip Flappers (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • μ's Final LoveLive! ~μ'sic Forever♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪~ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Composer

  • She and Her Cat: Everything Flows (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 4 episodes · Composer

  • She and Her Cat: Everything Flows(2016)

    Show Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Momokuri (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here - Future(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Boundary -I'LL BE HERE- Past(2015)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films

  • Beyond the Boundary(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • GAMBO (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Composer

  • RDG: Red Data Girl(2013)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all shows

  • Nakaimo: My Little Sister Is Among Them! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Humanity Has Declined (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Natsuiro Kiseki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Hiiro no Kakera (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Short Peace(2012)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Infinite Stratos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

  • Book Girl(2010)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Wish Upon a Star: Fantastic Cat (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Theme Song Performance

  • Canaan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Umi Monogatari (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 12 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Wish Upon a Star: Cold Body + Warm Heart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Theme Song Performance

  • Phantom: Requiem for the Phantom(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all shows

  • The Girl Who Leapt Through Space (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Neo anjerîku: Abisu(2008)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Kimi Kiss Pure Rouge (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

  • Polyphonica (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

  • Venus Versus Virus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Gift: Eternal Rainbow (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • The Good Witch Of The West (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

  • Tactical Roar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Key Princess Story Eternal Alice Rondo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 13 episodes · Composer

  • Noein: To Your Other Self(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows

  • Gunparade Orchestra (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

  • Absolute Boy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

  • Strawberry 100% (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 12 episodes · Composer

  • Koi Kaze (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 13 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Chrono Crusade(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all shows

  • Da Capo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Scrapped Princess(2003)

    Show 24 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows

  • Haibane Renmei (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 13 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Gravion(2002)

    Show 25 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • eX-Driver the Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • eX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Composer

  • Azumanga Daioh (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Pita Ten (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Azumanga Daioh: The Very Short Movie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Music Arranger

  • Angel Tales (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 11 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Magical Meow Meow Taruto (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 12 episodes · Theme Song Performance

  • Galaxy Angel(2000)

    Show 74 episodes · Composer

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Z.O.E Dolores, i (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer

  • Super GALS! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Show 52 episodes · Composer

  • Zone of the Enders: Idolo(2001)

    Composer · Theme Song Performance

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Angel Sanctuary (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Composer

  • Iron Armored Machine Mikazuki (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • éX-Driver (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 6 episodes · Composer

  • Space Pirate Mito (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1999)

    Show 26 episodes · Composer · Theme Song Performance

  • Virgin Fleet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Composer

Career shape

A full career of 59 titles from 1998 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved (2025)

$1.3M worldwide

Highest rated

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved (2025)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Noein: To Your Other Self (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Music49 of 59: 43 only music, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score57thOther crew16 of 59: 10 only other crew, 6 with another role

59 titles, 6 with more than one role — music and other crew overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · crew2000s38 · crew2010s17 · crew2020s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Hikaru Nanase's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Midcredits score in the 77th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 77th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 19 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th9
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 19 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · composer

Gravion (2002)

73rd percentile spread · 24% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · composer

Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved (2025)

Midcredits 95th · 83% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Hikaru Nanase work with?

People who share at least 2 of Hikaru Nanase's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shunji Inoue shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Cinematographers

Producers

Mixed roles