Tomofumi Tanizawa

Artist

A singer-songwriter from the Kamioka district of Hida, Gifu Prefecture, who picked up guitar at fifteen, played in bands, then went solo, charming listeners with warm refreshing vocals and lyrics that trace the subtleties of the human heart. Kimi ni Todoke, written as the opening theme for the NTV TV anime of the same name, is a melodic number that captures both fortitude and the wavering steps of feeling, translating the delicate world of the source manga into sound. He returned for Sayakaze, the OP of the second season, and after a world-spanning journey now performs under his real name, Tomofumi Tanizawa.