List of guitarists for the Splatoon series
This is a list of musicians that have performed guitar for music played by the fictional bands in the Splatoon series.
Susumu Nishikawa
| Full name | Susumu Nishikawa |
| Native name | 西川進 (にしかわ すすむ) |
| Born | 9 July 1962 (age 62) Omihachiman, Japan |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Squid Squad and Front Roe |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Susumu Nishikawa is the guitarist for Squid Squad and Front Roe.
Song credits
Splatune (Splatoon Original Soundtrack)
Squid Squad
Splatune 3 (Splatoon Original Soundtrack)
Front Roe
Yoshihiko Haga
| Full name | Yoshihiko Haga |
| Native name | 芳賀義彦 (はが よしひこ) |
| Born | 13 February 1987 (age 37) Toshima, Japan |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Squid Squad and H2Whoa |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Yoshihiko Haga is a Japanese guitarist who has performed for Squid Squad and H2Whoa.
Song credits
Splatune (Splatoon Original Soundtrack)
Squid Squad
Ordertune (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
H2Whoa
CO-K
| Full name | Takafumi Koukei |
| Native name | 高慶卓史 (こうけい たかふみ) |
| Pseudonym | CO-K |
| Born | 23 December 1983 (age 41) Japan |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Chirpy Chips, Hightide Era, and SashiMori Guitarist for Tentalive |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Takafumi Koukei, better known by his stage name CO-K, is the guitarist of Chirpy Chips, Hightide Era, and SashiMori. He has also been the guitarist for various live events, including the Haicalive at Tokaigi 2018 and Tentalive at Tokaigi 2019 concerts.
Song credits
Splatune (Splatoon Original Soundtrack)
Chirpy Chips
Hightide Era
Octotune (Splatoon 2 Original Soundtrack)
Chirpy Chips
Off the Hook
- Opening ~ MC1 (1st Concert)
- Color Pulse (1st Concert)
- Acid Hues (1st Concert)
- Muck Warfare (1st Concert)
- Ebb & Flow (1st Concert)
Squid Sisters
Off the Hook & Squid Sisters
Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari -Tentalive-
SashiMori
Off the Hook
- Opening~MC1 (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Nasty Majesty (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Acid Hues (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Color Pulse (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Muck Warfare (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Shark Bytes (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Into the Light (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Fly Octo Fly (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Ebb & Flow (Octo) (1st Off the Hook Live)
Others
- Inkoming! (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Blitz It! (1st Off the Hook Live)
- Entropical (1st Off the Hook Live)
Ordertune (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
Chirpy Chips
SashiMori
Gallery
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Koukei recording Split & Splat.
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Koukei recording Blitz It!
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Koukei performing at Tokaigi 2019.
DORA
| Full name | Takashi Sawagashira |
| Native name | 沢頭たかし (さわがしら たかし) |
| Pseudonym | DORA |
| Born | Unknown Japan |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist at multiple Live concerts |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | N/A |
| Latest game | N/A |
Takashi "DORA" Sawagashira is a guitarist who has performed for multiple live concerts.
Splatoon Live in Makuhari -Shiokalive-
Squid Sisters
- Opening ~ MC1 (1st Concert)
- Ink Me Up (1st Concert)
- Now or Never! (1st Concert)
- City of Color (1st Concert)
- Maritime Memory (1st Concert)
- Calamari Inkantation (1st Concert)
Splatoon 2 Live in Makuhari -Tentalive-
Squid Sisters
- Opening~MC1 (Cho Party 2016)
- City of Color (Cho Party 2016)
- Ink Me Up (Cho Party 2016)
- Maritime Memory (Cho Party 2016)
- Calamari Inkantation (Cho Party 2016)
Gallery
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Sawagashira, far left, with Haicalive Kyoto Mix's band: Mai Imamura, Tetsuya Oyama, Satoshi Adachi, and Ena Suzuki.
AYUMU
| Full name | Ayumu Miyake[1] |
| Native name | 三宅歩 (みやけ あゆむ) |
| Pseudonym | AYUMU |
| Born | Unknown |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist at the second Shioka Live concert |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | N/A |
| Latest game | N/A |
AYUMU is a guitarist who performed at the Squid Sisters 2nd Live Concert from Chokaigi 2016 and the Nintendo Switch Experience 2017, a concert featuring music from the Splatoon series.[2]
He is associated with the Japanese band Fineplay.
Song credits
Splatoon Live in Makuhari -Shiokalive-
Squid Sisters
- Opening ~ MC1 (2nd Concert)
- Ink Me Up (2nd Concert)
- Now or Never! (2nd Concert)
- Bomb Rush Blush (2nd Concert)
- Tide Goes Out (2nd Concert)
- City of Color (2nd Concert)
- Maritime Memory (2nd Concert)
- Calamari Inkantation (2nd Concert)
External links
Miyo Suzuki
| Full name | Suzuki Miyo |
| Native name | 鈴木 望世 (すずき みよ) |
| Born | 1997 (age 27-28) |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Wet Floor Shibuya |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals |
| First game | Splatoon 2 |
| Latest game | Splatoon 2 |
Miyo Suzuki is a Japanese guitarist who has been prolific in Japan. She is the guitarist and vocalist of Wet Floor Shibuya, a live band that performed excursively at Tower Records of Shibuya, Japan.
Song credits
Inkoming! (Tower Records)
Wet Floor Shibuya
External links
Akitoshi Kuroda
| Full name | Akitoshi Kuroda |
| Native name | 黒田晃年 (くろだ あきとし) |
| Born | 19 September 1977 (age 47) Sapporo, Japan |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Wet Floor |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon 2 |
| Latest game | Splatoon 2 |
Akitoshi Kuroda is a Japanese guitarist who has been prolific in Japan. He is the guitarist of Wet Floor.
Song credits
Splatune 2 (Splatoon 2 Original Soundtrack)
Wet Floor
- Opening
- Inkoming!
- Rip Entry
- Undertow
- Don't Slip
- Endolphin Surge
- Now or Never!
- Turf Master
- Ink Another Day
- Inkoming! (Cloud Demo)
Gallery
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Kuroda recording Don't Slip
Yohske Yamamoto
| Native name | 山本 陽介 |
| Born | 6 March 1986 (age 38) Birthplace Unknown |
| Role(s) | Guitar player for C-Side and Riot Act |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon 3 |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Yohske Yamamoto is a Japanese guitarist. He is the guitarist for C-Side and Riot Act in Splatoon 3.
Song credits
Splatune 3 (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
C-Side
- Opening
- Clickbait (Splash Sessions Demo)
- Clickbait
- Headhammer
- Triple Dip
- Paintscraper
- Splattack!
- Now or Never!
- Rinse/Repeat
- Learning Curve
Ordertune (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
Riot Act
Haruka Sakamoto
| Full name | Sakamoto Haruka |
| Native name | 坂本 遥 |
| Born | 21 February 1994 (age 30) Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan[3] |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Role(s) | Guitarist for Yoko & the Gold Bazookas and Deep Cut's live performances |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar Vocals |
| First game | Splatoon 3 |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Haruka Sakamoto started involvement with the Splatoon series started with Wet Floor Shibuya, where he was a guitarist and vocalist.[4] Haruka Sakamoto is now the guitarist for Yoko & the Gold Bazookas as well as the guitarist for Deep Cut's live performances.
Song credits
Inkoming! (Tower Records)
Wet Floor Shibuya
Splatune 3 (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
Others
- Opening (1st Deep Cut Concert)
- Clickbait (1st Deep Cut Concert)
- Sea Me Now (1st Deep Cut Concert)
Deep Cut
- Anarchy Rainbow (1st Deep Cut Concert)
- Fins in the Air (1st Deep Cut Concert)
- Hide and Sleek (1st Deep Cut Concert)
Deep Cut x Squid Sisters
Ordertune (Splatoon 3 Original Soundtrack)
Yoko & the Gold Bazookas
Others
- Opening (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- No Quarters (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Aquasonic (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Ska-BLAM (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
Deep Cut
- Till Depth Do Us Part (Splatoon 3 Live Concert))
- Fins in the Air (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Hide and Sleek (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Smeared Canvas (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Big Betrayal (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
- Daybreaker Anthem (Splatoon 3 Live Concert)
Off the Hook
Deep Cut × Off the Hook
Takayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki
| Native name | 佐々木 "コジロー" 貴之 (ささき "コジロー" たかゆき) |
| Born | 16 March 1984 (age 40) Miyagi Prefecture, Japan |
| Role(s) | Guitar player for Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| First game | Splatoon 3 |
| Latest game | Splatoon 3 |
Takayuki "Kojiro" Sasaki is a Japanese guitarist. He is the guitarist for Damp Socks feat. Off the Hook in Splatoon 3.
