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Kow Otani (born May 1, 1957) is a Japanese composer who has done work for anime, video games, and films. Largely known for the soundtracks to the Franchise/{{Gamera}} movies in the 90s and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', he's also composed for a large number of popular anime, starting way back in 1987 with ''Manga/CityHunter''.

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Kow Otani (born May 1, 1957) is a Japanese composer who has done work for anime, video games, and films. Largely known for the soundtracks to the Franchise/{{Gamera}} Film/{{Gamera}} movies in the 90s and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', he's also composed for a large number of popular anime, starting way back in 1987 with ''Manga/CityHunter''.
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Kow Otani is a Japanese composer who has done work for anime, video games, and films. Largely known for the soundtracks to the Franchise/{{Gamera}} movies in the 90s and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', he's also composed for a large number of popular anime, starting way back in 1987 with ''Manga/CityHunter''.

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Kow Otani (born May 1, 1957) is a Japanese composer who has done work for anime, video games, and films. Largely known for the soundtracks to the Franchise/{{Gamera}} movies in the 90s and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', he's also composed for a large number of popular anime, starting way back in 1987 with ''Manga/CityHunter''.
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Kow Otani is a Japanese composer who has done work for anime, video games, and films. Largely known for the soundtracks to the Franchise/{{Gamera}} movies in the 90s and ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'', he's also composed for a large number of popular anime, starting way back in 1987 with ''Manga/CityHunter''.
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!!Notable roles by Kow Otani:

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[[folder:Anime]]
* ''Manga/CityHunter'' (1987)
* ''Manga/UltimateTeacher'' (1988)
* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' (1991), plus the {{OVA}}s ''11'' (1992), and ''ZERO'' (1994).
* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'' (1994)
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'' (1995)
* ''Night Warriors: VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}' Revenge'' (1997)
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWingEndlessWaltz'' (1998)
* ''Anime/OutlawStar'' (1998)
* ''Anime/PoPoLoCroisMonogatari'' (1998)
* ''[[Anime/TenchiMuyo Tenchi the Movie 2: The Daughter of Darkness]]'' (1998)
* ''Franchise/WildArms Twilight Venom'' (2000)
* ''Anime/TheSoulTaker'' (2001)
* ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'' (2001)
* ''Anime/HaibaneRenmei'' (2002)
* ''Manga/ZatchBell'' (2003)
* ''Anime/DaphneInTheBrilliantBlue'' (2004)
* ''[[Manhwa/ShinAngyoOnshi Blade of the Phantom Master]]'' (2004)
* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' (2005)
* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'' series (2005 - 2011)
* ''Anime/PumpkinScissors'' (2006)
* ''Anime/AyakashiAyashi'' (2006)
* ''LightNovel/GargoyleOfTheYoshinagas'' (2006)
* ''Literature/DeltoraQuest'' (2007)
* The second season of ''Manga/GunslingerGirl'' (2008)
* ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal'' (2008)
* ''Anime/TokyoMagnitude8'' (2009)
* ''VisualNovel/{{Hakuouki}}'' (2010)
* ''Anime/DotHackQuantum'' (2010)
* ''Anime/{{Colorful}}'' (2010)
* ''Manga/HyougeMono'' (2011)
* ''Literature/{{Another}}'' (2012)
* ''LightNovel/HumanityHasDeclined'' (2012)
* ''Manga/ArataKangatari'' (2013)
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[[folder:Films]]
* Several films with Creator/ShusukeKaneko in the early 90s: ''No Worries on the Recruit Front'' (1991), ''My Soul Is Slashed'' (1991) ''Graduation Journey: I Came from Japan'' (1993), and ''It's a Summer Vacation Everyday'' (1994)
* ''Film/GameraGuardianOfTheUniverse'' (1995)
* ''Film/Gamera2AdventOfLegion'' (1996)
* ''Film/Gamera3AwakeningOfIrys'' (1998)
* ''Film/GodzillaMothraKingGhidorahGiantMonstersAllOutAttack'' (2001)
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/{{Philosoma}}'' (1995), a ShootEmUp released for the PlayStation
* ''VideoGame/MacrossDigitalMissionVFX'' (1997), part of the Franchise/MacrossExpandedUniverse.
* ''VideoGame/SkyOdyssey'' (2001)
* ''VideoGame/HeavyMetalThunder'' (2005)
* ''VideoGame/ShadowOfTheColossus'' (2005)
* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara 3'' (2010)
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!!Tropes associated with Kow Otani

* AutobotsRockOut: His action anime soundtracks, such as ''Gundam Wing'', ''Outlaw Star'', and ''Zoids'' tend to do this.
* {{Leitmotif}}: Used frequently, with specific songs for specific characters.
* ProductionPosse: ''All'' of the live-action films he's worked on have been directed by Creator/ShusukeKaneko.
* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Goes hand-in-hand with AutobotsRockOut.

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