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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 pianist of anime music around the world[2].

He has stated that his goal is to create a future that Anime music that can be appreciated like "Classic Music" in hundreds of years and beyond[3].

Early Life[edit]

Animenz was born in Bad Urah, 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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Animenz's Personal Favorite Arrangements[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Animenz Piano Sheets - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "《2020世界听我说》 20201031". tv.cctv.com. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  3. 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
  4. "Animenz Piano Sheets". Wikitubia. Retrieved 2021-04-27.
  5. 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. 6.0 6.1 "Animenz - Steinway & Sons". www.steinway.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 "アニメンズ", Wikipedia (in 日本語), 2020-10-02, retrieved 2021-04-22
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Animenz Piano Sheets - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2021-04-22.
  9. 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.
  10. My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP [10 Year Anniversary Edition] [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  11. Hikaru Nara - Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  12. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica - Soundtrack Medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  13. Brave Shine - Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works OP2 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  14. Here - Mahoutsukai no Yome OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  15. Air (TV), Kanon (2006), Clannad After Story - Piano Medley, retrieved 2021-04-24
  16. Nagi no Asukara Medley - All OP and ED [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  17. Kantai Collection - Soundtrack medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  18. The Everlasting Guilty Crown - Guilty Crown OP2 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  19. Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  20. Owari no Sekai Kara - Yanagi Nagi [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  21. Kimi no Shiranai Monogatari - Bakemonogatari ED [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-24
  22. Unravel - Tokyo Ghoul OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  23. Guren no Yumiya (Full ver.) - Attack on Titan OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  24. COLORS - Code Geass OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  25. My Dearest - Guilty Crown OP1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  26. Gurenge - Demon Slayer OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  27. Snow halation - Love Live! OST [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  28. Kantai Collection - Soundtrack medley [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  29. Extra Magic Hour - Amagi Brilliant Park OP [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  30. Sayonara Memories - Supercell [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22
  31. Kuusou Mesorogiwi - Mirai Nikki OP 1 [Piano], retrieved 2021-04-22

External Links[edit]

Animenz Piano Sheets - Youtube

Animenz Piano Sheets – Twitter

Animenzzz - Bilibili

Animenzzz - Instegram




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