Akino Arai (�V‹��º”T, Arai Akino?) is a Japanese singer, song-writer, and lyricist, best known for her works in anime such as Outlaw Star, Noir, Macross Plus, and many others. She was born on August 21, 1959, in Tokyo. She has performed with Yoko Kanno, Luna Sea, ZABADAK, Samply Red, Yayoi Yula, and was once in a group called Marsh-Mallow. Arai debuted in 1986 with the theme song to anime Windaria, "Beautiful Star" (”ü‚µ‚¢�¯, utsukushii hoshi?). "Voices" from Macross Plus is possibly Arai's most famous song to date. + History Akino grew up in a family full of music lovers and both her parents and her brother introduced her to all types of music. In addition to music, she loved other forms of art such as books (The Diary of Anne Frank), paintings (Picasso), and movies (Jurassic Park). Akino's father left the family when she was 8 years old. Akino wrote music during this time to express ... Leia mais