Animenz
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Animenz (Original name: Mike Guo; born 13 March 1991) is a classically trained pianist who arranges and performs the music of Anime, including Openings, Endings, and Soundtracks.[1].
He is considered by many as one of the most famous and accomplished classical pianists of anime music around the world[2].
He has stated that his goal is to create a future where Anime music can be appreciated like "Classic Music" in hundreds of years and beyond[3].
Early Life
Animenz was born in Bad Urach, Germany, and raised in Metzingen, Germany, on 13 March 1991[4]. His parents immigrated from China to Germany in the 1990s[5].
He showed his interest in music at the age of three when he was attracted by the music played by his neighbor[2]. Later, when he was five years old, he began to have piano classes and won his first competition, “Jugend Musiziert”, by the age of six[2]. He is gifted with the ability to play the music that he once heard[2]. At the age of 16, he was invited by the famous symphony orchestra in Romania, "Botosani National Philharmonic", to perform The Symphony No.3 in E flat major, Op.55. After the public tour around Germany and Romania, his performance made the media call him "The Talented Pianist from the Metzingen"[5].
He started his musical studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Rostock[6]. Stephan Imorde and Oleksiy Kushnir are his teachers[7]
In 2009, he began performing anime music. In 2010, he started to arrange Anime music and published his videos on Youtube.[7]
Concerts around the world
He has given more than 100 concerts in more than 30 countries around Asia and Europe, including Singapore, China, Japan, and South Korea.[7]
Activities on the social media
Animenz's solo piano arrangements of anime theme songs include the elements of classical pianism. He also shares insight on his techniques of arranging with his followers, which attracts a large group of young musicians and anime fans who love anime piano music.[6]
In most of his performances, he uses the Steinway D-274 Grand Piano and the best possible microphones to record, publishing on Youtube and Bilibili.[1]
As of May 19, 2024, he has 2.2 million fans on Youtube.[8] and 2.4 million fans on Bilibili[9]. "Unravel" is one of his most popular arrangements, which had been viewed over 95 million times on Youtube[8] and 15.57 million times on Bilibili[9]
Arrangements
Animenz's Personal Favorite Arrangements
| Name | Anime / Album | Publish Date | Original Composers | Original Performers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Dearest [10 Year Anniversary Edition][10] | Guilty Crown OP | 1/15/2020 | ryo (supercell) | Koeda (supercell) |
| 2 | Hikaru Nara[11] | Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso (Your lie in April) OP | 12/13/2014 | Goose House | Goose House |
| 3 | Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - Soundtrack Medley[12] | Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica | 5/14/2014 | Yuki Kajiura | |
| 4 | Brave Shine[13] | Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works OP2 | 1/31/2016 | Hisashi Koyama | Aimer |
| 5 | Here[14] | Mahoutsukai no Yome (The Ancient Magus' Bride) OP | 10/27/2019 | Yusuke Shirato | JUNNA |
| 6 | Air (TV)/Kanon (2006)/Clannad After Story - Piano Medley[15] | Air (TV), Kanon (2006), Clannad After Story | 5/17/2015 | Jun Maeda, Shinji Orito | Lia, Ayana |
| 7 | Nagi no Asukara Medley[16] | Nagi no Asukara All OPs and EDs | 3/11/2014 | Tomoyuki Nakazawa
Chiaki Ishikawa |
Ray
Yanagi Nagi |
| 8 | Kantai Collection - Soundtrack Medley[17] | Kantai Collection | 4/5/2015 | flying DOG | Natsumi Kameoka |
| 9 | The Everlasting Guilty Crown[18] | Guilty Crown OP2 | 6/19/2020 | ryo | chelly (EGOIST) |
| 10 | Snow halation[19] | Love Live! OST | 2/22/2016 | Takahiro Yamada / Akihiko Yamaguchi | μ's (Muse) |
| 11 | Owari no Sekai Kara[20] | Owari no Hoshi no Love song | 5/11/2014 | Jun Maeda | Yanagi Nagi |
| 12 | Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari[21] | Bakemonogatari ED | 10/16/2014 | Ryo | Yanagi Nagi
Supercell |
Top 10 Most Difficult Piano Arrangements
| Name | Anime / Album | Publish Data | Original Composers | Original Performers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unravel[22] | Tokyo Ghoul OP | 2/12/2015 | TK from Ling Tosite Sigure / 凛として時雨 | TK from Ling Tosite Sigure / 凛として時雨 |
| 2 | Guren no Yumiya (Full ver.)[23] | Attack on Titan OP1 | 2/21/2020 | Revo (Linked Horizon) | Revo (Linked Horizon) |
| 3 | COLORS[24] | Code Geass OP1 | 7/17/2015 | Takeshi Asakawa | FLOW |
| 4 | My Dearest[25] | Guilty Crown OP1 | 2/15/2013 | ryo (supercell) | Koeda (supercell) |
| 5 | Gurenge[26] | Demon Slayer OP | 6/27/2020 | Kayoko Kusano / 草野 華余子 | LiSA |
| 6 | Snow halation[27] | Love Live! OST | 2/22/2016 | Takahiro Yamada / Akihiko Yamaguchi | μ's (Muse) |
| 7 | Kantai Collection[28] | Kantai Collection / Kancolle | 4/5/2015 | Natsumi Kameoka | |
| 8 | Extra Magic Hour[29] | Amagi Brilliant Park OP | 11/22/2014 | AKINO feat. bless4 | |
| 9 | Sayonara Memories[30] | Today is a beautiful day (Album) | 10/28/2015 | Ryo / Supercell | Yanagi Nagi |
| 10 | Kuusou Mesorogiwi[31] | Mirai Nikki OP1 | 10/26/2011 | 橘尭葉 | 妖精帝國 |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Animenz Piano Sheets - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "《2020世界听我说》 20201031". tv.cctv.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ 月刊ピアノ 2021年5月号. ヤマハミュージックメディア. 2021-04-20. Search this book on
- ↑ "Animenz Piano Sheets". Wikitubia. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 XOVR (2018-10-21). "【XOVR | 酷宅說】 以古典淬鍊動畫音樂的「酷宅」鋼琴家Animenz". Medium. Retrieved 2021-04-28.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Animenz - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "アニメンズ", Wikipedia (in 日本語), 2020-10-02, retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Animenz Piano Sheets - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Animenzzz的个人空间 - 哔哩哔哩 ( ゜- ゜)つロ 乾杯~ Bilibili". space.bilibili.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
- ↑ My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP [10 Year Anniversary Edition] [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Hikaru Nara - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - Soundtrack Medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Brave Shine - Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works OP2 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Here - Mahoutsukai no Yome OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Air (TV), Kanon (2006), Clannad After Story - Piano Medley, retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Nagi no Asukara Medley - All OP and ED [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Kantai Collection - Soundtrack medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ The Everlasting Guilty Crown - Guilty Crown OP2 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Owari no Sekai Kara - Yanagi Nagi [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari - Bakemonogatari ED [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
- ↑ Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Guren no Yumiya (Full ver.) - Attack on Titan OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ COLORS - Code Geass OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Gurenge - Demon Slayer OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Kantai Collection - Soundtrack medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Extra Magic Hour - Amagi Brilliant Park OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Sayonara Memories - Supercell [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
- ↑ Kuusou Mesorogiwi - Mirai Nikki OP 1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
External Links
Animenz Piano Sheets - Youtube
Animenz Piano Sheets – Twitter
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