Akino Arai (新居昭乃 Arai Akino, Born August 21st 1959, in Tokyo) is a japanese singer, songwriter and composer better known for her work in anime series such as Outlaw Star, Noir, Macross Plus and many others. She’s performed with Yoko Kanno, ZABADAK, SAMPLY RED, Yayoi Yula, and she was once in a group called Marsh-Mallow. Arai had her debut in 1986, with the song “Beautiful Planet”. ‘Voices” the theme to Macross Plus, is probably her most famous single until now