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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 later 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 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, described by them as being technopop, incorporates elements from a stylistic range that includes techno, ska, pop punk, and industrial rock, often blending all of these together within a single composition. 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 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	Cover
1998	Dr. Slump	OP#1	"Kao Dekaai"	顔でかーい [Single]	File:Kao Dekaai.jpg
		N/A	"It's a HAPPY WORLD"	顔でかーい [Single]	File:Kao Dekaai.jpg
		ED#1	"Hanage ga Chotto Tobidashiteiru."	鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。 [Single]	File:Hanage ga Chotto.jpg
		N/A	"ONBORO no Jitensha ni Notte"	鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。 [Single]	File:Hanage ga Chotto.jpg
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]	File:Wake up angel.jpg
2002	Pita-Ten	N/A	"We are all Dreamer"	Wake up Angel ~ねがいましては∞(無限)なり~ [Maxi]	File:Wake up angel.jpg
2003	Popotan	ED	"S･U･K･I"	ぽぽたん e.p. [Maxi]	File:Popotan EP.gif
	Popotan	N/A	"Gem Stone" (with Under17)	ぽぽたん e.p. [Maxi]	File:Popotan EP.gif
	Nanaka 6/17	OP	"Sunao na Mama"	「ななか6/17」OPテーマ - 素直なまま [Maxi]	File:Sunao na mama.jpg
	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]	File:Sunao na mama.jpg

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 (OAV)	OP	"Baby Love"	Mai Kadowaki, Mamiko Noto, Mikako Takahashi	Composition
	Kyou no Go no Ni (OAV)	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, not to be confused with Hideto Matsumoto.

External Links

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	{{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]].		{{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]].

	~~As of late,~~ Funta's credits have primarily been in 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 ~~and~~ her three dogs.		Funta's later 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.