Kohei Tanaka (田中公平, Tanaka Kohei) is a Japanese composer who has created numerous musical scores for famous anime series. Tanaka was born in Osaka, Osaka Prefecture in February 14, 1954. He has created sweeping orchestral works for a range of formats, from anime audio CDs to Japanese game soundtracks. He entered into Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Music faculty-Composition department) and studied under Tomojirô Ikenouchi and other professors.