Yuki Kajiura

is a Japanese composer, arranger and music producer. She has provided the music for several popular anime series, such as Sword Art Online, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Fate/Zero, The Garden of Sinners, Pandora Hearts, and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba.

As a composer, Kajiura is known for her musical motifs and leitmotifs, as well as for her fusion of contemporary classical music and electronic music.

Biography Kajiura was born on August 6, 1965, in Tokyo, Japan. She has been into music since 1972, accompanying her father on the piano. Her family later moved to West Germany because of her father's work. Kajiura wrote her first composition when she was seven years old titled "Thank you, Good-bye" as a farewell for her grandmother before leaving Japan.

Kajiura moved back to Japan when she was in middle school and later graduated from college. She worked as a systems engineering programmer until 1992, when she decided to focus more on music. In 1993, she joined the group See-Saw with Chiaki Ishikawa.

In 2002, See-Saw created music for the anime .hack//Sign. During the production of the series, Kajiura met Emily Bindiger; impressed by her vocals, Kajiura offered her to perform over 10 of the series' songs. She jokingly called Bindiger "her English teacher" at Anime Expo 2003.

In 2003, Kajiura signed with FlyingDog to form FictionJunction Yuuka with Yūka Nanri. In 2004, the duo produced the opening and ending songs for Madlax. The next year, they published their first collaborative album, Destination.

In 2008, Kajiura signed with SME Records to form Kalafina. The group consists of Wakana Ootaki, Keiko Kubota, and Hikaru Masai.

In 2009, Kajiura started a new project called FictionJunction. Unlike FictionJunction Yuuka, vocalists in this project are not fixed. The project involves collaboration with artists such as Aira Yūki, Kaori Oda, and the members of Kalafina.

In October 2007, it was announced that Yuki Kajiura would be attending the performances of the Eminence Orchestra's concert, 'A Night in Fantasia 2007 – Symphonic Anime Edition', as a special guest.

The 2014 series Aldnoah.Zero's opening theme "Heavenly Blue" was composed by Kajiura and performed by Kalafina.

In July 2016, Aniplex of America announced that the "Yuki Kajiura LIVE ~featuring SWORD ART ONLINE~" concert that took place in March 2016 in Japan would be having an additional date on January 14, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, but it was later canceled due to visa issues.

In December 2017, a source reported to a news site, Sponchi Annex, that Kajiura was planning to leave her agency, Spacecraft Produce, over contract disputes. In February 2018, Kajiura confirmed via Twitter that she left her agency.

Kajiura has performed internationally at various anime conventions, including Anime Expo 2003, Anime Boston 2009 (with Kalafina), Anime Expo 2012 (with FictionJunction), and Anime Expo 2018 (as part of Anisong World Matsuri).

Kajiura is now represented by FictionJunction Music, a talent agency she founded herself.

Discography Solo albums Year Title 2003 Fiction 2011 Fiction II

Compilation albums

As project member

Produced albums

Other involvements Genre Project Involvement Year Anime Jura Tripper Ending theme "Sunday Island" by Mariko Kouda 1995 Anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Closing theme & insert songs 2002 Anime Chrono Crusade Closing theme song (Sayonara Solitaire) 2003 Game .hack//Quarantine Song "Yasashii Yoake" (also used in .hack//Sign) 2003 Anime The World of Narue Closing theme 2003 Anime Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny Closing theme & insert songs 2004 Anime .hack//Legend of the Twilight Closing theme 2004 Anime Loveless Theme song 2005 Anime Shōnen Onmyōji Opening theme song 2006 Anime .hack//Roots Opening theme song 2006 Anime Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto Opening theme song 2006 Anime My-Otome Zwei Ending theme songs 2–3 2007 Anime Baccano! Ending Theme song "Calling" featuring Kaori Oda 2007 Anime Amatsuki Ending Theme song 2008 TV drama Negima (Live Action) Ending Theme song 2008 Anime Kuroshitsuji Ending Theme Song "Lacrimosa" by Kalafina 2008 Documentary Unknown Episodes of History – Historia Soundtrack 2009 Anime So Ra No Wo To Opening Theme song 2010 Anime Ōkami Kakushi Theme song 2010 Anime Eve no Jikan Ending Theme Song 2010 Game Nobunaga's Ambition Theme song 2010 Anime Kuroshitsuji II Insert theme song 2010 Game .hack//Link Previously written songs contributed: Edge, (from .hack//Liminality Volume 1: In the Case of Mai Minase) Obsession from .hack//Sign and Silly-Go-Round. (from .hack//Roots) 2010 Documentary Unknown Episodes of History – Historia 2 Soundtrack 2011 Anime Sacred Seven Opening theme song 2011 Game Senritsu no Stratus Opening theme song 2011 Anime Fate/Zero Opening theme song, Ending theme song 2011 Anime Aldnoah.Zero Opening theme song 2014 Anime Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Guest Composer, Ending theme song 2014 Anime The Heroic Legend of Arslan Ending theme song 2015 Anime Erased Ending theme song 2016 Anime The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance Ending theme song 2016 Anime Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower Theme song 2017 Anime Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly Theme song 2019 Music JAM Project song “To the Next Era” Composition and arrangement 2020 Anime Deemo: Memorial Keys Theme song composition, arrangement and lyrics 2022

Works Anime Title Year Director Kimagure Orange Road: Summer's Beginning 1996 Osamu Kobayashi Eat-Man 1997 Kōichi Mashimo Noir 2001 Kōichi Mashimo Aquarian Age 2002 Yoshimitsu Ohashi .hack//Sign 2002 Kōichi Mashimo .hack//Liminality 2002 Kōichi Mashimo Le Portrait de Petit Cossette 2004 Akiyuki Shinbo Madlax 2004 Kōichi Mashimo My-HiME 2004 Masakazu Obara My-Otome 2005 Masakazu Obara Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle 2005–2006 Kōichi Mashimo Hiroshi Morioka Elemental Gelade 2005 Shigeru Ueda My-Otome Zwei 2006 Masakazu Obara Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior 2007 Toyoo Ashida El Cazador de la Bruja 2007 Kōichi Mashimo Tsubasa Tokyo Revelations 2007–2008 Shunsuke Tada Tsubasa Shunraiki 2009 Shunsuke Tada Pandora Hearts 2009 Takao KatoPuella Magi Madoka Magica 2011 Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoFate/Zero 2011–2012 Ei AokiSword Art Online 2012 Tomohiko ItōSword Art Online II 2014 Tomohiko ItōErased 2016 Tomohiko ItōZaregoto 2016–2017 Akiyuki Shinbo Yuki YasePrincess Principal 2017 Masaki TachibanaSword Art Online: Alicization 2018–2020 Manabu OnoDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba 2019 Haruo SotozakiThe Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II: Rail Zeppelin Grace Note 2019 Makoto KatōThe Case Study of Vanitas 2021 Tomoyuki ItamuraFena: Pirate Princess 2021 Kazuto NakazawaDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Mugen Train Arc 2021 Haruo SotozakiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Entertainment District Arc 2021 Haruo SotozakiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Swordsmith Village Arc 2023 Haruo SotozakiDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Hashira Training Arc 2024 Haruo SotozakiMagic Knight Rayearth 2026 Yui Miura

Anime films Title Year DirectorTsubasa Reservoir Chronicle Movie: Princess in Birdcage Kingdom 2005 Itsuro KawasakiThe Garden of Sinners 2007–2009, 2013 Ei Aoki Takuya Nonaka Mitsuru Oburai Tomonori SudōPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings 2012 Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal 2012 Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoPuella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part III: Rebellion 2013 Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoSword Art Online: Extra Edition 2013 Tomohiko ItōL.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties 2016 Guo JingmingSword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale 2017 Tomohiko ItōFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower 2017 Tomonori SudōFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel II. lost butterfly 2019 Tomonori SudōFate/stay night: Heaven's Feel III. spring song 2020 Tomonori SudōDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train 2020 Haruo SotozakiPrincess Principal: Crown Handler 2021 Masaki Tachibana Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night 2021 Ayako KōnoSword Art Online Progressive: Scherzo of Deep Night 2022 Ayako KōnoDemon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Infinity Castle 2025 Haruo Sotozaki Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Walpurgisnacht: Rising 2026 Akiyuki Shinbo Yukihiro MiyamotoEisen Flügel TBA Seiji Mizushima Daizen Komatsuda

Video games Title Platform Year CompanyDouble Cast PlayStation 1998 Sony Computer EntertainmentMeguri-aishite PlayStation 1999 SMEBlood: The Last Vampire PlayStation 2 2000 Sony Computer EntertainmentXenosaga Episode II: Jenseits von Gut und Böse (movie scenes) PlayStation 2 2004 NamcoXenosaga Episode III: Also sprach Zarathustra PlayStation 2 2006 Namco

Television dramas Title Year 15 Sai no Shiganhei 2010 Hanako to Anne 2014 Eien no Nispa 2019 Anti-Hero 2024

Live-action films Title Year DirectorTokyo-Kyodai 1995 Jun IchikawaRuby Fruit 1995 Takumi KimidukaRainbow 1999 Naoto KumazawaBoogiepop and Others 2000 Ryu KanedaMoon 2000 Takumi Kimiduka Achilles and the Tortoise 2008 Takeshi Kitano

Musicals