# Funta > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funta > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Funta.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funta > Source revision: 1322518209 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Japanese pop rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | | name = Funta | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = group_or_band | origin = [Japan](/source/Japan) | genre = {{flatlist| * [J-pop](/source/J-pop) * [anime song](/source/anime_song) * [pop rock](/source/pop_rock)}} | years_active = 1997–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = [http://www.funta.net funta.net] | current_members = UCO
Yoshimi | past_members = }} {{nihongo|'''Funta'''|ファンタ}} is a Japanese [pop rock](/source/pop_rock) band consisting of two members: {{nihongo|UCO|U子| pronounced /yu:ko/}} on vocals and {{nihongo|Yoshimi|吉見}} on [guitar](/source/guitar) and [bass](/source/bass_guitar). Active since 1997, Funta have not released any full-length albums to date, focusing instead on releasing singles for use as theme songs in [anime](/source/anime). Funta's more recent credits have been primarily for the lyrics and composition of anime themes performed by other artists, including [Mika Kikuchi](/source/Mika_Kikuchi), Suitei-Shojo, and [Mai Nakahara](/source/Mai_Nakahara). Despite the arguably infrequent nature of band activity, the duo are still active; the [http://funta.net/indexfunta.html Official Funta Website] is updated regularly by UCO, who keeps diaries on the site for herself as well as for her three dogs. ==Musical style== Funta's decidedly upbeat sound, which they describe (with contested accuracy) as [synthpop](/source/synthpop), incorporates elements of [techno](/source/techno), [ska](/source/ska), [pop punk](/source/pop_punk), and [industrial rock](/source/industrial_rock), occasionally blending these styles together at a relatively frenetic pace within a single composition ("Wake up Angel"), and other times simply adhering to standard pop music conventions ("Mienai Happy"). With such a limited discography, however, it is perhaps UCO's intentionally [cute](/source/Kawaii), occasionally [munchkin](/source/munchkin)-esque singing style that is the band's most distinguishing characteristic. With upbeat lyrics, babyish vocals, and perhaps even their very existence as a two-member band, the duo exhibits characteristics relatively common of Japanese musical acts commissioned for work in anime and [videogame](/source/videogame) production. ==Discography== ===Soundtrack contributions=== Most songs listed below are available on the original [soundtrack](/source/soundtrack)s (OSTs) of their respective '''Series''', usually as televised edits (TV SIZE), and only those songs for which "N/A" does not apply as '''Type'''. The singles below are cited for containing the full-length versions of all songs listed, and constitute the entirety of Funta's known body of work. {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="center"|Series !align="left"|Type !align="center"|Song !align="center"|Disc |- |align="center" rowspan="4"|[1998](/source/1998_in_music) |align="center" rowspan="4"|''[Dr. Slump](/source/Dr._Slump)'' |align="center"|OP#1 |align="center"|"Kao Dekaai" |align="center" rowspan="2"|顔でかーい [Single]
|- |align="center"|N/A |align="center"|"It's a HAPPY WORLD" |- |align="center"|ED#1 |align="center"|"Hanage ga Chotto Tobidashiteiru." |align="center" rowspan="2"|鼻毛がちょっととびだしている。 [Single] |- |align="center"|N/A |align="center"|"ONBORO no Jitensha ni Notte" |- |align="center" rowspan="1"|[2000](/source/2000_in_music) |align="center" rowspan="1"|''[Samurai: Hunt for the Sword](/source/Samurai%3A_Hunt_for_the_Sword)''
([OVA](/source/Original_Video_Animation)) |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"I Must Live" |align="center" rowspan="1"|快刀乱麻ー音楽編 - Original Soundtrack |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|[2002](/source/2002_in_music) |align="center" rowspan="2"|''[Pita-Ten](/source/Pita-Ten)'' |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Wake up Angel ~Negaimashite wa ∞ (mugen) Nari~" |align="center" rowspan="2"|Wake up Angel ~ねがいましては∞(無限)なり~ [Maxi] |- |align="center"|N/A |align="center"|"We are all Dreamer" |- |align="center" rowspan="4"|[2003](/source/2003_in_music) |align="center" rowspan="2"|''[Popotan](/source/Popotan)'' |align="center"|ED |align="center"|"S･U･K･I" |align="center" rowspan="2"|ぽぽたん e.p. [Maxi] |- |align="center"|N/A |align="center"|"Gem Stone" (with [Under17](/source/Under17)) |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|''[Nanaka 6/17](/source/Nanaka_6%2F17)'' |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Sunao na Mama" |align="center" rowspan="2"|「ななか6/17」OPテーマ - 素直なまま [Maxi] |- |align="center"|N/A |align="center"|"Mienai HAPPY ~Sagashimono wa Itsumo~" |} ===Other credits=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left"|Year !align="center"|Series !align="center"|Type !align="center"|Song !align="center"|Performed by !align="center"|Credit |- |align="center"|[2003](/source/2003_in_music) |align="center"|''[E's Otherwise](/source/E's_Otherwise)'' |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Jouhou" |align="center"|Suitei-Shojo |align="center"|Composition |- |align="center"|[2005](/source/2005_in_music) |align="center"|''[Capeta](/source/Capeta)'' |align="center"|ED#4 |align="center"|"My Star" |align="center"|[Mika Kikuchi](/source/Mika_Kikuchi) |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics |- |align="center" rowspan="4"|[2006](/source/2006_in_music) |align="center"|''[Kage Kara Mamoru!](/source/Kage_Kara_Mamoru!)'' |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Million Love" |align="center"|[Mai Nakahara](/source/Mai_Nakahara) |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics |- |align="center" rowspan="2"|''[Kyou no Go no Ni](/source/Kyou_no_Go_no_Ni)'' ([OVA](/source/OVA)) |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Baby Love" |align="center" rowspan="2"|[Mai Kadowaki](/source/Mai_Kadowaki), [Mamiko Noto](/source/Mamiko_Noto), [Mikako Takahashi](/source/Mikako_Takahashi) |align="center"|Composition |- |align="center"|ED |align="center"|"Yakusoku" |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics |- |align="center"|''[Yoshinaga-san Chi no Gargoyle](/source/Yoshinaga-san_Chi_no_Gargoyle)'' |align="center"|OP |align="center"|"Ohayou (オハヨウ)" |align="center"|[Chiwa Saito](/source/Chiwa_Saito), [Nana Mizuki](/source/Nana_Mizuki), [Yuuna Inamura](/source/Yuuna_Inamura) |align="center"|Composition & Lyrics |} '''Note:''' Guitarist Yoshimi is sometimes given composition and/or production credit as Hide. ==External links== *[http://www.funta.net/indexfunta.html Funta Official Homepage] {{in lang|ja}} {{Authority control}} Category:Japanese pop rock music groups Category:Musical groups established in 1997 Category:Anime musical groups --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Funta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funta) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Funta?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.