Shintarō Tokita

Shintarō Tokita at the end of 2011.

Shintarō Tokita (常田真太郎, Tokita Shintarō) is a member of the J-pop band, Sukima Switch. He was born February 25, 1978, in Midori-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Japan. He has also produced Chitose Hajime's comeback single "Kataritsugu Koto", ending theme to Blood+.^[1] He enjoys soccer, judo and skiing. He especially loves music. He is usually identified with his large afro and wispy goatee.

In 2008, Tokita produced the winner of the second annual Animax Anison Grand Prix competition, Catherine St. Onge's debut theme song for the anime adaptation of Valkyria Chronicles.^[2][3][4][5]

References

1. "Kataritsugukoto Chitose Hajime [CD]". CDJapan.
2. アニソングランプリ：“アニソン日本一”はカナダ人のカトリーヌさん 青い目のアニソン歌手誕生へ (in Japanese). Mainichi Shimbun. 2008-09-22. Archived from the original on 2009-05-23. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
3. アニソン界にも黒船か？＜全日本アニソングランプリ＞優勝はカナダ出身カトリーヌさん (in Japanese). Barks.jp. 2008-09-23. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
4. "27-Year-Old Canadian Wins Animax's Singing Contest". Anime News Network. 2007-05-31. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
5. "Canada's St. Onge to Sing Valkyria Anime's Theme Song". Anime News Network. 2009-02-18. Retrieved 2009-03-06.