Animation Kobe
In 2007, he composed the soundtrack for the anime television series "Lucky Star"; the series' opening theme "Motekke! Sailor Fuku" peaked at #2 on the chart upon release. It would also go on to win the 2007 Radio Kansai Award, a subset of the Animation Kobe Theme Song Award. He found the workload overwhelming, as prior to joining Monaca he was not used to composing a large number of tracks under time constraints.