Hiroshi Watanabe (Cranky)

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This page is for the artist that goes by the alias of Cranky. For the beatmania artist who goes by aliases such as QUADRA, DJ FX, and nite system, please see Hiroshi Watanabe.

Hiroshi Watanabe

Hiroshi Watanabe

Artist Information

Profile

Hiroshi Watanabe, also known as Cranky, is a long-time music creator and one of the oldest names in the Be-Music Source community. Exposed to several genres like classical, rock, and fusion at an early age, he participated in various musical activities throughout his youth. However, it was the sound of Juliana's Tokyo that opened his eyes to the potential of electronic music. Cranky plays around with many genres, but his forte is rave, euro, and orchestra music.

Cranky started producing Be-Music Source files around the turn of the millennium and quite a few of them have become quite popular among the community, including conflict which many see as an anthem of BMS. It was also around this time that he launched the label Feline Groove, which he now manages alongside vocalist and wife Pico.

In recent years, Cranky has made several appearances in a variety of rhythm games. Many of both his older and newer works like Party 4U and JULIAN have also been licensed to these games as well.

Trivia

  • maimai general director コハD cites Hiroshi as the reason why he started to license BMS songs into the series. This trend would later find its way into other music games such as SOUND VOLTEX, GROOVE COASTER, and CHUNITHM.
  • Hiroshi is currently the sound director of NAOKI's mobile rhythm game SEVEN's CODE.

Aliases

  • Cranky
  • Queen P.A.L.

BEMANI Songs

Song Artist Game Genre Composition Arrangement
ALPACORE Cranky DanceDanceRevolution A20 -
GO BACK 2 YOUR RAVE (Cranky Remix) nora2r jubeat plus / REFLEC BEAT plus - -
conflict siromaru + cranky SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS -
Help me, ERINNNNNN!! -Cranky remix- ビートまりお × Cranky SOUND VOLTEX III GRAVITY WARS - -
JULIAN Queen P.A.L. SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN -
Libera me Cranky SOUND VOLTEX IV HEAVENLY HAVEN -
LECTORIA Cranky SOUND VOLTEX VIVID WAVE -
ouroboros -twin stroke of the end- Cranky VS MASAKI 「グルーヴコースター」より (天下一音ゲ祭) -

Discography

Albums

  • Feline Groove (2001, with Morrigan)
  • 月輝 -Tu:Ki- (2002, with Morrigan)
  • ツキガタリ -月輝継- (2002)
  • Feline Groove II (2003, with Morrigan)
  • History One (2003, with Morrigan)
  • Speedster (2004, with EarBreaker)
  • Rave-Slave (2004)
  • Feline Groove III (2007, with Morrigan)
  • Concerto (2008, with Pico)
  • History Two (2008, with Morrigan)
  • Feline Groove ~春~ (2009, with Morrigan)
  • Feline Groove ~秋~ (2009, with Morrigan)
  • Feline Groove N (2010, with Morrigan)
  • Feline Groove IV (2011, with Morrigan)
  • Rave-SLave 2017 (2017)
  • Rave-SLave 2018 (2018)
  • Rave-SLave 2019 (2019)

Singles