Ritsuko Okazaki Lyrics

Ritsuko Okazaki (岡崎律子, December 9 1959 - May 5 2004) was a Japanese composer and singer-songwriter. She is best known for her contributions to the animated series Magical Princess Minky Momo, Love Hina, Fruits Basket, and Sister Princess RePure and to other series (UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie, Stratos 4, Okusama ha Mahou Shôjo) as one half of the duo Melocure (メロキュア). Okazaki's songs were characterized by poetic imagery, depth of emotion, gentle optimism and simplicity. Her voice was considered to be of a particularly remarkable litheness and subtlety. For these reasons, some describe her voice as "angelic".Okazaki was born in Nagasaki but her family moved to Tokyo when she was in third grade. As a high school student, sh... read more