Neko Oikawa

is a Japanese lyricist who has written J-pop and anime theme songs over her career.

Biography Neko Oikawa was born in Wakayama, Wakayama. She made her songwriting debut in 1985 with Kanako Wada's "Passing Through", which won the Mitsubishi Minica Mascot Song Contest. In 1994, her song "Tokyo" for Yashiki Takajin won the Yomiuri TV Best Award and Special Award at the All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards. According to Oikawa, she receives between 1 and 1.5 yen for every time every time the song is played at a karaoke hall. Combined with the royalties from the Evangelion pachinko machines, Oikawa receives no less than 30 million annually from the song alone.

Works Oikawa's works include the following:

Shoko Aida "Tapestry"

Agnes Chan "Propose"

Rina Chinen "Pride + Joy"

Shizuka Kudo "Sora no Shōmen"

Anthony Lun "Ai ga Aru kara"

Alisa Mizuki "Yasashii Yoru ni Aimashō"

Akina Nakamori "Genshi, Onna wa Taiyō Datta"

Yōko Oginome "Himawari" "Sunao na Koi" "Heaven" "Shiawase wa Sunadokei no Yō ni" "Always"

Noriko Sakai "Eve no Tamago" "Namida Hitotsubu"

Shonentai "Excuse"

Super Monkey's "Aishite Muscat" "Wagamama wo Yurushite"

Yoko Takahashi "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" "Soul's Refrain"

Yashiki Takajin "Tokyo"

Wink

Tokusatsu themes "Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger" "Juken Sentai Gekiranger" "Shuriken Sentai Ninninger" "Ultraman Max"