Toshio Masuda (増田俊郎, Masuda Toshio, born October 28, 1959) is a Japanese composer. He has composed and synthesised scores for several Japanese television shows and animated series. Toshio was taught the guitar by his cousin and was in a band in high school. He participated in an Osaka concert in 1974 and from there, he traveled to live houses for more exposure. It was in 1976 that he won an award for "Brother on ’A’ Water" and debuted with that song in 1978. His first single came in 1979, titled "Good Bye".   Wikipedia