Harumaki Gohan

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Harumaki Gohan
はるまきごはん
Born (1996-02-07) February 7, 1996 (age 28)[1][2]
OriginSapporo, Japan[3]
Genres
  • rock
  • pop
Instrumentspiano[1]
Years active2014 (2014)–present
Websiteharumakigohan.com

Harumaki Gohan (Japanese: はるまきごはん) is a Japanese Vocaloid music producer, illustrator, and animator.[2][1][4] He debuted in February, 2014 with the original song "WhiteNoise"[5] and has since written songs, produced albums, and designed a video game.

Artistry[edit]

Vocaloid music[edit]

Harumaki Gohan is known for producing both the Vocaloid music and the unique MVs for his songs.[6][5] They combine to create a uniquely painful, emotional, and dreamy worldview.[4][2]

He initially handled all aspects of music and MV production by himself.[4] However, since founding Studio Gohan in 2019, Harumaki Gohan received more help creating MVs for his songs.[2][6]

In an interview with Real Sound, Harumaki Gohan expressed that illustrations, not music, come first in his creations.[1]

Video games and anime[edit]

Harumaki Gohan helped design GenEi AP: Empty Heart, a video game based on the worldview and illustrations of his songs.[7] The game released on April 9, 2022, and features a girl named Mikage who tries to find discs that her friend Spica wants to hear. By solving various puzzles on the map, Mikage can obtain discs and progress to the next stage.[8] The game received Google Play's best of 2022 Indie Game award for Japan.[9][3]

He composed the ending song "1%" for season 2 of the anime The Morose Mononokean[10] as well as the opening theme song "Golden Ray" for the anime adaptation of video game Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout.[11]

The mobile rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! features two songs from Harumaki Gohan: "Melty Land Nightmare", a previous work, and "Moonlight", a newly written song for the game composed along with fellow Vocaloid Producer Tatsuya Kitani.[12][13]

Discography[edit]

Title Details Peak chart position[14]
BLUE ENDING NOVA
  • Released November 5, 2016
Sleep Sheep Sunroom
  • Released December 29, 2017
Neo Dream Traveler
  • Released December 26, 2018
25
Futari no
  • Released August 26, 2020
19
Envy Phantom
  • Released May 27, 2022

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d ふくりゅう (2018-12-18). はるまきごはんが語る、表現活動で大事なこと「自分を好きな人にどれだけいいものを伝えられるか」. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. ^ a b c d 沖さやこ (2020-01-09). はるまきごはんは宇宙人との遭遇を求める 未知にしか希望がない. CINRA (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. ^ a b 小林優介 (2022-12-06). ボカロP はるまきごはんのゲーム『幻影AP』Google Playインディー部門賞に輝く. KAI-YOU.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. ^ a b c ピノキオピー×はるまきごはん×シャノン──ボカロP3世代が語る文化の盛衰. KAI-YOU.net (in Japanese). 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. ^ a b 小町, 碧音 (2018-11-20). ナユタン星人、はるまきごはん、ピノキオピー……自らの意志が強く表れたMVを生み出すボカロP. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. ^ a b ヒガキユウカ (2022-09-10). "「届けるまでがものづくり」ボカロP はるまきごはんが「幻影」で見せたプロデューサーの顔". KAI-YOU.net (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  7. ^ 緑里孝行 (2022-04-09). “みかげちゃん、何聴いてるの?”スマホ用「幻影AP -空っぽの心臓-」本日より配信開始! はるまきごはん氏の世界をイメージした短編アドベンチャー. GAME Watch (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  8. ^ ヨカゼがBitSummit Let's Go!!へ出展!ブーメランとワープを使うACT「果てのマキナ」など9作に加え「From_.」のブースも登場. Gamer (in Japanese). 2023-07-06. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  9. ^ 『幻影AP 空っぽの心臓』がGooglePlay ベストオブ2022ゲームのインディー部門賞を受賞!. 電撃オンライン (in Japanese). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  10. ^ 倉嶌孝彦 (2019-03-20). ウォルピスカーター「1%」対談|ウォルピスカーター×はるまきごはん|初タッグで“勝ちにいく”アニソンを音楽ナタリー 特集・インタビュー. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  11. ^ Romano, Sal (2023-05-13). "Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout anime begins airing July 1". Gematsu. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  12. ^ セガとColorful Palette、『プロジェクトセカイ』でキタニタツヤさん、はるまきごはんさんの書き下ろし楽曲「月光」を追加!. gamebiz【ゲームビズ】 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  13. ^ 『プロジェクトセカイ カラフルステージ! feat. 初音ミク』「メルティランドナイトメア」がリズムゲーム楽曲に追加決定!. PR TIMES (in Japanese). 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  14. ^ はるまきごはんの作品 [Harumaki Gohan Products]. Oricon. Retrieved 2023-08-22.