ABOUT
AKANE is two-member female band whose members come from a background of music composition and art design for videogames. AKANE has a traditional Japanese music style, they also mix that with electronic music as well as ethnic non-Japanese musical styles to create ambient pop. AKANE music transcends boundaries and cultures.

Sally (Saori Kobayashi) : Compose&Keyboard

Graduated from Musashino Academia Musicae. She began composing background music for TV commercials and shows when she was in college. She worked at Sega from 1994 to 1998, and became a freelance musician afterward. Currently, she is part of the band AKANE and is composing music for various genres. Her main works are:

- Quackshot: Starring Donald Duck (Game Gear)
- Sylvan Tale (Game Gear)
- Let's make a pro soccer team! (Sega Saturn)
- Panzer Dragon Saga (Sega Saturn)
- Shadowgate 64: Trials of the Four Towers (Nintendo 64)
- Panzer Dragoon Orta (Xbox)
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz (PlayStation Vita)
- Crimson Dragon (Xbox One)
- Kakuriyo-no-mon(Browser game)

Aside from games, she has worked on other notable projects such as KANON: A NEW STORY and PIANO SONGS SEASONS by Haruo Togashi, as well as worked with the music band ACE (who worked on Xenoblade, among other titles). She is also a pianist instructor at the ROLAND MUSIC SCHOOL.


Yumibo (Yumiko Takahashi) : Vocal

She began studying Japanese folklore since the age of 16, and in 1996 won an award from the Japan Folklore Association. After graduating from a design technical college, she became a CG designer and planner for games on PlayStation, Sega Saturn and PlayStation 2 for around 10 years.

Currently, she is a graphic designer and artist, while participating in AKANE as its vocalist. Her major works include Nobuo Uematsu Omnibus Album (Ten Plants), chorus vocals for Suikoden II (PlayStation), Panzer Dragoon Orta's anu orta veniya and Sakura Note for the Nintendo DS, where she sang the vocals for Machi.