BREAKING: Hunter x Hunter Theme Song Contributor Kenichi Kurosawa Passes Away At 48

Kenichi Kurosawa passed away on Monday, 5th of December, 2016 due to a case of brain tumor according to his official website. He was 48 years old. Kurosawa's family will hold a private funeral service while a separate memorial service for his fans will be announced afterwards.

Kenichi Kurosawa

Kurosawa started his career in 1990 when Daiji Okai, former member of the Yonin Bayashi band heard his self-produced demo tape "Ato no L⇔R「Love is Real?」". Shortly after, he was introduced to POLYSTAR CO., LTD record producer Kenichi Makamura. After his debut, he became the guitarist and lead vocalist of the L⇔R band. This included his younger brother Hideki Kurosawa together with Hiroharu Kinoshita and Takako Minekawa. The band popularized thirteen singles and nine original albums before disbanding in 1997. Kurosawa, as a solo artist released six singles and seven albums. In 2013, Kurosawa shipped his last album Banding Together in Dreams.

From Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final OVA

You may remember him from Hunter x Hunter songs such as Pale Ale and Carry On. These were used in as opening and ending songs respectively in Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Final OVA. He also composed the songs for Saiyuki For Real and Still Time.

Listen to his contributed songs for Hunter x Hunter anime series.

Hunter x Hunter: Greed Island Opening Song - Pale Ale by Kenichi Kurosawa

Hunter x Hunter Ending Song - Carry On by Kenichi Kurosawa

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