Lotus Juice ( Born November 15 1979[1] ) is a Japanese rapper mainly known for his involvement in Anime and Video Game Soundtracks, especially for the Persona franchise of games.

Biography

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Lotus Juice was born in Tokyo, November 15 1979[1] and moved to New Jersey at age 8. He then moved back to Japan at a later point[2]. At age 14 he bought his first Hip-Hop album, A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders.

Career

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Sometime before the release of Persona 3, Lotus Juice came in contact with the game's lead composer, Shoji Meguro, who "found somebody who found me"[3]. He expressed interest and was sent a demo copy of the song "Burn my Dread -Last Battle-", and then agreed to work on the soundtrack.

He has also gotten the chance to work on a couple songs for anime series JoJo's Bizarre Adventure.

Discography

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Anime

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  • Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
  • Soul Eater
  • Noragami
  • The Irregular at Magic High School
  • Black Butler
  • Katana Gatari
  • Kamisama No Memo choc
  • Persona 3 The Movie - #2 Midsummer Knight's Dream -
  • Persona 3 The Movie - #3 Falling Down -
  • Persona Trinity Soul
  • Persona 4: The Animation
  • Persona 4: The Golden Animation
  • Magic kaito
  • Bungo Stray Dogs

Video Games

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Year Game Role(s)
2006 Persona 3 Vocals
2007 Persona 3 FES Vocals
2009 Persona 3 Portable Lyrics

Vocals

2011 Persona 2: Innocent Sin PSP Vocals
2013 Persona 4: Arena Ultimax Lyrics

Vocals

2014 Persona Q: Shadown of the Labyrinth Lyrics

Vocals

2015 Persona 4: Dancing All Night Vocals

Rearrangements

2018 Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight Vocals

Rearrangements

2018 Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Lyrics

Vocals

2019 Persona 5 Royal Lyrics
2020 Persona 5 Strikers Lyrics
2023 Persona 5 Tactica Lyrics

Vocals

2024 Persona 3 Reload Lyrics

Vocals

References

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  1. ^ a b Seen on Italian and Japanese wiki sites - can't find their source
  2. ^ Allegedly it was for studies - no source to be found for that claim.
  3. ^ "Interview: Lotus Juice". Retrieved August 15, 2024.