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Funta
Funta
Origin	Japan
Genres	J-pop; anime song; pop rock;
Years active	1997–present
Members	UCO; Yoshimi
Website	funta.net

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Funta (ファンタ) is a Japanese pop rock band consisting of two members: UCO (U子, pronounced /yu:ko/) on vocals and Yoshimi (吉見) on guitar and bass. Active since 1997, Funta have not released any full-length albums to date, focusing instead on releasing singles for use as theme songs in anime.

Funta's more recent credits have been primarily for the lyrics and composition of anime themes performed by other artists, including Mika Kikuchi, Suitei-Shojo, and Mai Nakahara. Despite the arguably infrequent nature of band activity, the duo are still active; the Official Funta Website is updated regularly by UCO, who keeps diaries on the site for herself as well as for her three dogs.

Musical style

Funta's decidedly upbeat sound, which they describe (with contested accuracy) as synthpop, incorporates elements of techno, ska, pop punk, and industrial rock, occasionally blending these styles together at a relatively frenetic pace within a single composition ("Wake up Angel"), and other times simply adhering to standard pop music conventions ("Mienai Happy"). With such a limited discography, however, it is perhaps UCO's intentionally cute, occasionally munchkin-esque singing style that is the band's most distinguishing characteristic. With upbeat lyrics, babyish vocals, and perhaps even their very existence as a two-member band, the duo exhibits characteristics relatively common of Japanese musical acts commissioned for work in anime and videogame production.

Discography

Soundtrack contributions

Most songs listed below are available on the original soundtracks (OSTs) of their respective Series, usually as televised edits (TV SIZE), and only those songs for which "N/A" does not apply as Type. The singles below are cited for containing the full-length versions of all songs listed, and constitute the entirety of Funta's known body of work.

Year	Series	Type	Song	Disc
1998	Dr. Slump	OP#1	"Kao Dekaai"	顔でかーい [Single]
		N/A	"It's a HAPPY WORLD"	顔でかーい [Single]
		ED#1	"Hanage ga Chotto Tobidashiteiru."	鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。 [Single]
		N/A	"ONBORO no Jitensha ni Notte"	鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。 [Single]
2000	Samurai: Hunt for the Sword (OVA)	OP	"I Must Live"	快刀乱麻ー音楽編 - Original Soundtrack
2002	Pita-Ten	OP	"Wake up Angel ~Negaimashite wa ∞ (mugen) Nari~"	Wake up Angel ~ねがいましては∞(無限)なり~ [Maxi]
2002	Pita-Ten	N/A	"We are all Dreamer"	Wake up Angel ~ねがいましては∞(無限)なり~ [Maxi]
2003	Popotan	ED	"S･U･K･I"	ぽぽたん e.p. [Maxi]
	Popotan	N/A	"Gem Stone" (with Under17)	ぽぽたん e.p. [Maxi]
	Nanaka 6/17	OP	"Sunao na Mama"	「ななか6/17」OPテーマ - 素直なまま [Maxi]
	Nanaka 6/17	N/A	"Mienai HAPPY ~Sagashimono wa Itsumo~"	「ななか6/17」OPテーマ - 素直なまま [Maxi]

Other credits

Year	Series	Type	Song	Performed by	Credit
2003	E's Otherwise	OP	"Jouhou"	Suitei-Shojo	Composition
2005	Capeta	ED#4	"My Star"	Mika Kikuchi	Composition & Lyrics
2006	Kage Kara Mamoru!	OP	"Million Love"	Mai Nakahara	Composition & Lyrics
	Kyou no Go no Ni (OVA)	OP	"Baby Love"	Mai Kadowaki, Mamiko Noto, Mikako Takahashi	Composition
	Kyou no Go no Ni (OVA)	ED	"Yakusoku"	Mai Kadowaki, Mamiko Noto, Mikako Takahashi	Composition & Lyrics
	Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle	OP	"Ohayou (オハヨウ)"	Chiwa Saito, Nana Mizuki, Yuuna Inamura	Composition & Lyrics

Note: Guitarist Yoshimi is sometimes given composition and/or production credit as Hide.

External links

Funta Official Homepage (in Japanese)

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+{{nihongo|'''Funta'''|ファンタ}} is a Japanese [[pop rock]] band consisting of two members: {{nihongo|UCO|U子| <small>pronounced</small> /yu:ko/}} on vocals and {{nihongo|Yoshimi|吉見}} on [[guitar]] and [[bass guitar|bass]]. Active since 1997, Funta have not released any full-length albums to date, focusing instead on releasing singles for use as theme songs in [[anime]].
+Funta's more recent credits have been primarily for the lyrics and composition of anime themes performed by other artists, including [[Mika Kikuchi]], Suitei-Shojo, and [[Mai Nakahara]]. Despite the arguably infrequent nature of band activity, the duo are still active; the [http://funta.net/indexfunta.html Official Funta Website] is updated regularly by UCO, who keeps diaries on the site for herself as well as for her three dogs.
-{{nihongo|'''Funta'''|ファンタ}} is a [[Japan|Japanese]] [[pop rock]] band consisting of two members: {{nihongo|UCO|U子| <small>pronounced</small> /yu.ko/}} on vocals and {{nihongo|Yoshimi|吉見}} on [[guitar]] and [[bass guitar|bass]]. Active since [[1997 in music|1997]], Funta have not released any full-length [[album]]s to date, focusing instead on releasing [[Single (music)|singles]] for use as theme songs in [[anime]].
-Funta's more recent credits have primarily been for the lyrics and composition of anime themes performed by other artists, including [[Mika Kikuchi]], Suitei-Shojo, and [[Mai Nakahara]]. Despite the arguably infrequent nature of band activity, the duo are still active; the [http://funta.net/indexfunta.html Official Funta Website] is updated regularly by UCO, who keeps diaries on the site for herself as well as for her three dogs.
 ==Musical style==
+Funta's decidedly upbeat sound, which they describe (with contested accuracy) as [[synthpop]], incorporates elements of [[techno]], [[ska]], [[pop punk]], and [[industrial rock]], occasionally blending these styles together at a relatively frenetic pace within a single composition ("Wake up Angel"), and other times simply adhering to standard pop music conventions ("Mienai Happy"). With such a limited discography, however, it is perhaps UCO's intentionally [[Kawaii|cute]], occasionally [[munchkin]]-esque singing style that is the band's most distinguishing characteristic. With upbeat lyrics, babyish vocals, and perhaps even their very existence as a two-member band, the duo exhibits characteristics relatively common of Japanese musical acts commissioned for work in anime and [[videogame]] production.
-Funta's decidedly upbeat sound, which they describe (with contested accuracy) as [[technopop]], incorporates elements of [[techno]], [[ska]], [[pop punk]], and [[industrial rock]], occasionally blending these styles together at a relatively frenetic pace within a single composition ("Wake up Angel"), and other times simply adhering to standard [[J-Pop]] conventions ("Mienai HAPPY"). With such a limited discography, however, it is perhaps UCO's intentionally "[[kawaii]]", occasionally [[munchkin]]-esque singing style that is the band's most distinguishing characteristic. With upbeat lyrics, babyish vocals, and perhaps even their very existence as a two-member band, the duo exhibits characteristics relatively common of Japanese musical acts commissioned for work in anime and [[videogame]] production, though Funta have not released any material for the latter.
 ==Discography==
+===Soundtrack contributions===
+Most songs listed below are available on the original [[soundtrack]]s (OSTs) of their respective '''Series''', usually as televised edits (TV SIZE), and only those songs for which "N/A" does not apply as '''Type'''. The singles below are cited for containing the full-length versions of all songs listed, and constitute the entirety of Funta's known body of work.
-===Soundtrack Contributions===
-Most songs listed below are available on the original [[soundtrack|soundtracks]] (OSTs) of their respective '''Series''', usually as televised edits (TV SIZE), and only those songs for which "N/A" does not apply as '''Type'''. The singles below are cited for containing the full-length versions of all songs listed, and constitute the entirety of Funta's known body of work.
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 !align="center"|Song
 !align="center"|Disc
-!align="center"|Cover
 |-
 |align="center" rowspan="4"|[[1998 in music|1998]]
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 |align="center" rowspan="2"|顔でかーい
 [Single] <br>
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Image:Kao_Dekaai.jpg‎]]
 |-
 |align="center"|N/A
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 |align="center" rowspan="2"|鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。
 [Single]
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Image:Hanage_ga_Chotto.jpg]]
 |-
 |align="center"|N/A
 |align="center"|"ONBORO no Jitensha ni Notte"
+|-
+|align="center" rowspan="1"|[[2000 in music|2000]]
+|align="center" rowspan="1"|''[[Samurai: Hunt for the Sword]]'' <br><small>([[Original Video Animation|OVA]])</small>
+|align="center"|OP
+|align="center"|"I Must Live"
+|align="center" rowspan="1"|快刀乱麻ー音楽編 - Original Soundtrack
 |-
 |align="center" rowspan="2"|[[2002 in music|2002]]
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 |align="center" rowspan="2"|Wake up Angel ~ねがいましては∞(無限)なり~
 [Maxi]
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Image:Wake_up_angel.jpg]]
 |-
 |align="center"|N/A
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 |align="center" rowspan="2"|ぽぽたん e.p.
 [Maxi]
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Image:Popotan_EP.gif]]
 |-
 |align="center"|N/A
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 |align="center" rowspan="2"|「ななか6/17」OPテーマ - 素直なまま
 [Maxi]
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|[[Image:Sunao_na_mama.jpg]]
 |-
 |align="center"|N/A
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 |}
-===Other Credits===
+===Other credits===
 {| class="wikitable"
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 |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics
 |-
-|align="center" rowspan="2"|''[[Kyou no Go no Ni]]'' <small>([[OAV]])</small>
+|align="center" rowspan="2"|''[[Kyou no Go no Ni]]'' <small>([[OVA]])</small>
 |align="center"|OP
 |align="center"|"Baby Love"
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 |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics
 |-
-|align="center"|''[[Yoshinaga-san'chi no Gargoyle]]''
+|align="center"|''[[Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle]]''
 |align="center"|OP
 |align="center"|"Ohayou (オハヨウ)"
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 |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics
 |}
-'''Note:''' Guitarist Yoshimi is sometimes given composition and/or production credit as Hide, not to be confused with [[Hide (musician)|Hideto Matsumoto]].
+'''Note:''' Guitarist Yoshimi is sometimes given composition and/or production credit as Hide.
-==External Links==
+==External links==
-*[http://www.funta.net/indexfunta.html Funta Official Homepage] {{jp icon}}
+*[http://www.funta.net/indexfunta.html Funta Official Homepage] {{in lang|ja}}
+{{Authority control}}
-[[ja:Funta]]
-[[Category: Japanese musical groups]]
+[[Category:Japanese pop rock music groups]]
-[[Category: Bands with female lead singers]]
+[[Category:Musical groups established in 1997]]
-[[Category: Musical groups established in 1997]]
+[[Category:Anime musical groups]]