Junko Hirata, better known as Ayane (彩音) is a female Japanese singer 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 with her real name, was a member of the band platoniX with Tatsuya "Tatsh" Shimizu.
Discography[]
Singles[]
- KIZUNA~絆 (released October 20, 2004)
- KIZUNA~絆 — TV anime W Wish opening theme
- Fly away — PS2 game W Wish ending theme
- ORANGE (released November 10, 2004)
- ORANGE — PS2 game Memories Off #5 Togireta Film opening theme
- ロマンシングストーリー (Romancing Story) — PS2 game Memories Off #5 Togireta Film ending theme
- ribbon (released February 2, 2005)
- ribbon — PS2 game Memories Off After Rain opening theme
- After Rain — PS2 game Memories Off After Rain ending theme
- Film Makers (released March 29, 2006)
- Film Makers — OVA Memories Off #5 Togireta Film THE ANIMATION opening theme
- 誰よりもきっと~for memories~ (Dare yori mo Kitto ~for memories~)
- Film Makers (Concert Ver.) (recorded from the 2006.02.12 MemoOff Valentine Concert)
- 嘆きノ森 (released February 22, 2007)
- 嘆きノ森 (Nageki no Mori) — PS2 game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri opening theme
- コンプレックス・イマージュ (Complex Image) — PS2 game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Miotsukushi-hen opening theme
- DOLPHIN☆JET (released July 25, 2007)
- DOLPHIN☆JET — TV anime Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō opening theme
- New Breeze — PS2 game Umisho ending theme
- cloudier sky (released January 25, 2008)
- cloudier sky — TV anime AYAKASHI opening theme
- WiSH ON TRUTH
- Lunatic Tears... (released May 7, 2008)
- Lunatic Tears... — PC game 11 eyes opening theme
- 忘却の剣 (Boukyaku no Tsurugi) — PC game 11 eyes insert song
- その先にある、誰かの笑顔の為に (released December 24, 2008)
- その先にある、誰かの笑顔の為に (Sono Saki ni Aru, Dareka no Egao no Tameni) — PSP game Higurashi Daybreak opening theme
- Key of Dream
- Endless Tears... (released April 1, 2009)
- Endless Tears... — XBOX360 game 11eyes CrossOver opening theme
- 静かなる瞬間の中で (Shizuka naru Shunkan no Naka de)
- GRAVITY ERROR (released April 22, 2009)
- GRAVITY ERROR — PS2 game Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced opening theme
- あの空の果てまで (Ano Sora no Hate Made) — PSP game Memories Off #5 Togireta Film opening theme
- Arrival of Tears (released October 21, 2009)
- Arrival of Tears — TV Anime 11eyes opening song
- 真実ヘの鎮魂歌 (Shinjitsu e no Requiem) — PSP game 11eyes CrossOver opening theme
- Angelic bright (released March 10, 2010)
- Angelic bright — DS game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna IV insert song
- ただ流るるままに (Tada Nagaruru Mama ni) — DS game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna IV ending song
- 十字架に捧ぐ七重奏 (released August 25, 2010)
- 十字架に捧ぐ七重奏 (Juujika ni Sasagu Shichijuusou) — PC game 11 eyes-Resona Forma- opening theme
- 想い出はゆびきりの記憶へ (Omoide wa Yubikiri no Kioku e) — XBOX360 game Memories Off Yubikiri no Kioku true ending song
Albums[]
ARCHIVE LOVERS (Released April 25, 2007)[]
- ORANGE — PS2 game Memories Off~#5: Togireta Film opening theme
- Private Place' — PS2 game Ryuukoku opening theme
- アカシアの木の下で (Acacia no Ki no Shita de) — PS2 game Otome no Jijou opening theme
- After Rain — PS2 game Memories Off After Rain ending theme
- ARCHIVE LOVERS
- そよ風のシルエ (Soyokaze no Shirue) — PC game Suika A.S+ ending theme
- Film Makers — OVA Memories Off #5 Togireta Film THE ANIMATION opening theme
- コンプレックス・イマージュ (Complex Image) — PS2 game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri Kakera Asobi opening theme
- To the Moon — PS2 game I/O insert song
- 龍刻の彼方へ (Ryuukoku no Kanata e) — PS2 game Ryuukoku ending theme
- 嘆きノ森 (Nageki no Mori) — PS2 game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Matsuri opening theme
- カカシ(Orchestra ver.) (Kakashi (Orchestra ver.)) / — PC game Suika A.S+ grand ending theme
- ロマンシングストーリー (Romancing Story) — PS2 game Memories Off #5 Togireta Film ending theme
HYPER 萌 TRANCE~彩音~ (released May 25, 2007)[]
- 月と夜空とホウキ星(トランスVer.) (Tsuki to Yozora to Houkiboshi (Trance Ver.)) — PC game Yanezutai no Kimi e opening theme
- ORANGE (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- To the Moon (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Private place (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- コンプレックス・イマージュ(トランスVer.) (Complex Image (Trance Ver.))
- Fractal Tree (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Film Makers (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- アカシタの木の下で(トランスVer.) (Acacia no Ki no Shita de (Trance Ver.))
- 嘆きノ森(トランスVer.) (Nageki no Mori (Trance Ver.))
- ロマンシングストーリー(トランスVer.) (Romancing Story (Trance Ver.))
- 魔女っ子メグちゃん(トランスVer.) (Majokko Megu-chan (Trance Ver.))
ELEPHANT NOTES (released Aug 06, 2008)[]
- キミが居た証拠に (Kimi ga Ita Shouko ni) — PS2 game Memories Off #5 encore opening theme
- Lunatic Tears... — PC game 11 eyes opening theme
- DOLPHIN☆JET — TV anime Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō opening theme
- Everlasting Sky — PS2 game Que -Fairy of ancient leaf- ending theme
- ribbon — PS2 game Memories Off After Rain opening theme
- 太陽と海のメロディ (Taiyou to Umi no Melody) — PS2 game Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o- ~melody of the sun and sea~ insert song
- 雫 (Shizuku) — PC game Yanezutai no Kimi e ending theme
- 永遠のメモリーズ (Eien no Memories)
- cloudier sky — TV anime AYAKASHI
- New Breeze — PS2 game Umisho ending theme
- Close Your Eyes — PC game G Senjō no Maō ending theme
- 君の描片~キミノカケラ~ (Kimi no Kakera)
- KIZUNA~絆 — TV anime W Wish opening theme
- プリミディア (Purimidia)
HYPER 萌 TRANCE II ~彩音~ (released Jul 23, 2009)[]
- その先にある誰かの笑顔の為に(トランスVer.) (Sono Saki ni Aru, Dareka no Egao no Tameni (Trance Ver.))
- ARCHIVE LOVERS (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- WiSH ON TRUTH (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Private place (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Drive on dragoon (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- DOLPHIN☆JET (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Endless Tears... (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- キミが居た証拠に(トランスVer.) (Kimi ga Ita Shouko ni (Trance Ver.))
- cloudier sky (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- Lunatic Tears... (トランスVer. (Trance Ver.))
- 永遠のメモリーズ(トランスVer.) (Eien no Memories (Trance Ver.))
- ハートのSEASON~cover(トランスVer.) (Heart no SEASON ~ Cover (Trance Ver.))
Lyricallya Candles (released December 22, 2010)[]
- Shining gate — TV show Anison Plus December, 2010 opening theme
- GRAVITY ERROR — PS2 game Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced opening theme
- あの空の果てまで (Ano Sora no Hate Made) — PSP game Memories Off #5 Togireta Film opening theme
- 眼鏡な理由 (Megane na Wake) — OVA Megane na Kanojo ending theme
- Endless Tears... — XBOX360 game 11eyes CrossOver opening theme
- Arrival of Tears — TV Anime 11eyes opening song
- ずっと一緒に もっと遠くまで (Zutto Isshoni Motto Tooku made) — XBOX360 game Memories Off 6 Next Relation ending theme
- 想い出はゆびきりの記憶へ (Omoide wa Yubikiri no Kioku e) — XBOX360 game Memories Off Yubikiri no Kioku true ending song
- その先にある、誰かの笑顔の為に (Sono Saki ni Aru, Dareka no Egao no Tameni) — PSP game Higurashi Daybreak opening theme
- Angelic bright — DS game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna IV insert song
- 永遠の向こう (Eien no Mukou) — PC game Kourin no Machi, Lavender no Shoujo ending theme
- Drive on dragoon — Verokia Ryuukihei Monogatari Image Song
- 十字架に捧ぐ七重奏 (Juujika ni Sasagu Shichijuusou) — PC game 11 eyes-Resona Forma- opening theme
- ただ流るるままに (Tada Nagaruru Mama ni) — DS game Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kizuna IV ending song
- 真実ヘの鎮魂歌 (Shinjitsu e no Requiem) — PSP game 11eyes CrossOver
Other[]
- カカシ (Kakashi) — crystal2 ~Circus Vocal Collection~ Vol.2
- 月と夜空とホウキ星 (Tsuki to Yozora to Houkiboshi) — Yanezutai no Kimi he Audio Collection opening song
- Fractal Tree — PS2 game Que -Fairy of ancient leaf- opening theme
- デコトラ☆愛らんど~伝説の男達~ (Dekotora ☆ Airando ~Densetsu no Otokotachi~) — Wii game Zenkoku Dekotora Matsuri ~Yosakoi Bakusou Onban~ insert song
- After Rain (Live ver.) — THE WORKS Chiyomaru Shikura Gakkyoku Shuu
- 宵闇の月に抱かれて (Yoiyami no Tsuki ni Dakarete) — FAR EAST OF EAST / Tatsh Music Circle Touhou Project Arrange CD
- Fullmoon Rhapsody — PC game Ore no Kanojo wa Hito de Nashi insert song
- 旋風ノ舞 — (Senpuu no Mai) Wii game Taiko no Tatsujin Wii: Do Don to 2 Daime
- Lunatic Tears... (DJ Shimamura Remix) — SUPER SHOT3: Bishoujo Game Remix Collection
With platoniX[]
- CARRY ON NIGHT (English Version) — beatmania IIDX 10th Style
- PLATONIC-XXX — beatmania IIDX 10th Style
- Don't be afraid myself — beatmania IIDX 11: RED
- Under the Sky (with Sayaka Minami from BeForU) — beatmania IIDX 12: HAPPY SKY & Dance Dance Revolution SuperNOVA 2
- Xepher (with Yumi Natori) — beatmania IIDX 12: HAPPY SKY
- DOUBLE ♥♥ LOVING HEART (with Sayaka Minami from BeForU) — beatmania IIDX 13: DistorteD
- CARRY ON NIGHT (Dub's Old Gamers Remix) — V-RARE SOUNDTRACK 12
- Don't be afraid myself (trance edge mix) — V-RARE SOUNDTRACK 14
As Junko Hirata[]
- Xepher(ver1.1) (with Tatsh and Yumi Natori) — Bemani Top Ranker Ketteisen
- 月光 (ver0.99) (Gekkou (ver0.99)) — Bemani Top Ranker Ketteisen
- Love Again... (with Tatsh) — beatmania IIDX 11: RED CS
- With Your Smile (with Shoichiro Hirata) — beatmania IIDX 14: GOLD
- 旅立ちの唄 (Tabidachi no Uta) (with Tatsh) — pop'n music 14 FEVER!
Songs written for other artists[]
- GLORY DAYS (lyrics) — from W Wish, performed by Saeko Chiba
- WONDERLAND (lyrics & composition) — performed by Maria Yamamoto
- MOON PARTY (lyrics & composition) — performed by CoCo☆HONEYMOON (Atsuko Enomoto & Maria Yamamoto)
- LOVE&HISTORY (lyrics & composition) — performed by Maria Yamamoto
- Reijou Doll (lyrics) — PC game Reijou Trader opening theme, performed by Yuuri Nashimoto
- Gekkou (lyrics) — "beatmania IIDX 12: HAPPY SKY" performed by Kanako Hoshino
- Lunatic Tears... (lyrics) — "EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS SPEED ANIME TRANCE BEST ECSTASY" performed by xue
- Complex Image (lyrics) — "EXIT TRANCE PRESENTS SPEED ANIME TRANCE BEST ECSTASY" performed by xue
- Next Relation (lyrics) — XBOX360 game Memories Off 6 Next Relation opening song, performed by Velforest.
External links[]
Choco-bana - Ayane's Official Blog