Yoko Takahashi

Yoko Takahashi (高橋洋子; born August 28, 1966, in Tokyo) is a Japanese singer and anison artist whose work spans J-pop and singer-songwriter styles. Active as a solo artist since 1991, she is best known for her anime theme songs. Her signature recording is "Zankoku na Tenshi no Thesis (残酷な天使のテーゼ, A Cruel Angel's Thesis)," the opening theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The song became one of the best-known anime openings of the 1990s and remains the track most closely associated with her name. Her work in the Evangelion franchise extends beyond that song. For the series, she performed "Fly Me to the Moon -4 Beat Version-", "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Acid Bossa Version)", and "Fly Me to the Moon (Yoko Takahashi Version)". She also sang "Tamashii no Refrain (Refrain of Soul)" for Evangelion: Death and Rebirth. Outside Evangelion, she performed "Metamorphose" for This Ugly Yet Beautiful World and "Yoake Umare Kuru Shoujo (夜明け生まれ来る少女)" for Shakugan no Shana. Her anime work also includes "Aoki Flamme" from Pumpkin Scissors, "Wing" for Ah! My Goddess, and "Shinjitsu no Mokushiroku (真実の黙示録)" for Cross Ange. She has also been associated with Universal Music LLC.