Chiaki Ishikawa

is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of See-Saw and as a solo artist has risen significantly. She made an appearance at Anime Expo 2007 as a Guest of Honor. She has also performed at Animelo Summer Live in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 including collaborations with Chihiro Yonekura in 2008, Angela in 2009 and Minori Chihara in 2012, and being one of the artists in the Animelo Summer Live theme song singles in 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010. She has also been a guest performer at the C3 anime convention in Hong Kong.

In 2012, she held two solo live concerts in each of Osaka and Tokyo, the latter held at Garden, Shimo-kitazawa.

In July 2012, she performed at the Firefly anime festival in Guangzhou, China.

In January 2013, she starred in a play which featured her singing several of her songs.

On May 13, 2013, she appeared at an in-store live at Tower Records Shinjuku with Natsumi Kon to promote the OP and ED singles from Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince.

On June 14, 2013, she held a solo live concert in Shibuya.

in July 2013 she performed in a concert in Shanghai, China with Maon Kurosaki.

On August 11, 2013, she performed four songs live at Otakon 2013, opening for Yoko Kanno's PianoMe concert.

On August 29, 2013, she held a sold-out solo concert in Shibuya O-East, singing 19 songs.

Discography

Maxi Singles Single information Sales Debut "Like an angel / Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita" Released: February 4, 2004 Oricon top 200 position: did not chart Theme song from: Mermaid's Forest --- 2nd "Utsukushi Kereba Sore de Ii" Released: April 19, 2006 Oricon top 200 position: #34 Theme song from: Simoun 7,400 3rd "Namida" Released: March 21, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #158 Theme song from: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto 600 4th "Uninstall" Released: June 13, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #13 Theme song from: Bokura no 22,400 5th "1/2" Released: November 21, 2007 Oricon top 200 position: #58 Theme song from: You're Under Arrest: Full Throttle 3,400 6th "Prototype" Released: December 3, 2008 Oricon top 200 position: #3 Theme song from: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Second Season 49,703 7th "First Pain" Released: July 29, 2009 Oricon top 200 position: #45 Theme song from: Element Hunters 3,217 8th "Gyakko" Released: August 4, 2010 Oricon top 200 position: #32 Theme song from: Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes 6,015 9th "Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai" Released: October 6, 2010 Oricon top 200 position: #18 Theme song from: Mobile Suit Gundam 00 The Movie: A wakening of the Trailblazer 7,913 10th "Fukanzen Nenshou / Switch ga Haittara" Released: July 27, 2011 Oricon top 200 position: #19 Theme song from: Kamisama Dolls 12,542 11th "Sayonara Tte iu / Sono Gyaku" Released: April 17, 2013 Theme song from: Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince

Albums Album information Sales Debut Magnolia Released: June 23, 1999 Oricon top 200 position: did not chart --- 2nd Inner Garden Released: December 3, 2003 From singles: Like an angel/Ame no Hi ni Koi wo Shita Oricon top 200 position: #231 1,200 3rd Boku wa Mada Nanimo Shiranai Released: August 22, 2007 From singles: Utsukushi Kereba Sore de ii, Namida and Uninstall Oricon top 200 position: #23 15,861 4th Daremo Oshiete Kurenakatta Koto Released: September 30, 2009 From singles: 1/2 (hanbun), Prototype and First Pain Oricon top 200 position: #28 8,508 5th Kono Sekai o Darenimo Katarasenai Yō Ni Released: April 25, 2012 From singles: Gyakko, Mou Nani mo Kowakunai, Kowaku wa Nai and Fukanzen Nenshou 6th Zenya Released: March 5, 2014 Oricon weekly charts: #52 7th Watashi no Kokoro wa Sou Ittenai Released: October 8, 2014 Oricon weekly charts: #43 1,760 8th Monogatari no Saisho to Saigo wa Iranai Released: September 16, 2015 9th Swan no Yume ga Imi Suru Mono Wa Released: March 8, 2017 ---

Other

Little bird Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano first ending theme Vermillion Featured in Uninstall single, Bokurano second ending theme Rakurui Sengoku Basara (anime) insert song

from the album Another Sound Of 009 Re: Cyborg Respect Me Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince third ending theme

Songs written for other vocalists

Lyrics and music Performed by Hiromi Nagasaku

Lyrics and music Jura Tripper OP, Performed by Hironobu Kageyama

Lyrics only Performed by Sōichirō Hoshi; Mobile Suit Gundam SEED image song "Blast of Wind", 2007 Lyrics only Performed by Saori Kiuji; Kaze no Stigma OP

Lyrics only Performed by Kaori Hikita; Hatenko Yugi ED

Lyrics and music to both songs Performed by Hiroyuki Yoshino; Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Character CD

Lyrics and music Performed by Chihiro Yonekura

Lyrics only Performed by hibiku

Lyrics only Performed by Minori Chihara "Strawberry Pain", 2012 Lyrics only Performed by Manami Numakura

Lyrics only Performed by Asuka Ookura, Sakura-sō no Pet na Kanojo ED

Lyrics and music Performed by Ayahi Takagaki

Lyrics and music Performed by Natsumi Kon, Ginga Kikotai Majestic Prince OP

See-Saw See See-Saw discography