after providing the soundtrack to "gungrave" for playstation 2 in 2002, the concept was subsequently developed into an anime series, also scored by imahori. in addition to scoring the anime series, imahori composed the music for "gungrave's" 2004 video game sequel "", also for the ps2. he is perhaps best known in the us as the composer of several anime soundtracks, primarily "trigun", "gungrave" and "hajime no ippo", though he has also contributed tracks to "texhnolyze, wolf's rain", and "cowboy bebop". he has worked with yoshida tatsuya of ruins fame, and also with yoko kanno as a member of the seatbelts.