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{{InfoBox Artist
| name                = Ikimono-gakari
| image               = Ikimono-gakari.jpg
| japanese-name       = いきものがかり
| date-of-creation    = 1999
| origin              = Japan
| genres              = Soft rock, Pop rock
| years-active        = 1999-2000 <br> 2003-2017 <br> 2018-present 
| labels              = Thunder Snake (2003) <br> Cubit Club (2004-2005) <br> EPIC Records (2006-present) 
| website             = [http://ikimonogakari.com/ ikimonogakari.com]
}}
{{main|e1=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikimono-gakari Ikimono-gakari]}}

'''Ikimono-gakari''' (いきものがかり ''Ikimonogakari'') is a Japanese pop rock band from Kanagawa. The group started in February 1999 with ''Hotaka Yamashita'' and ''Yoshiki Mizuno'', and was joined by vocalist ''Kiyoe Yoshioka'' in December. The group's name is a reference to ikimono-gakari (生き物係), a group of children who are responsible for looking after plants and animals in Japanese elementary schools. In 2006, the group released its first single on Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Epic Records label. Several of its albums have reached number one on the Oricon Weekly, and its songs have been featured on various media from anime shows such as ''[[wikipedia:Naruto|Naruto]]'' to the Olympic broadcast theme song for NHK and the set piece for a national junior high music competition.

In June 2021, it was announced that Hotaka Yamashita was leaving the band which would continue as a duo. <ref>https://neotokyo2099.com/2021/06/02/ikimonogakaris-mizuno-yoshiki-released-a-statement-on-yamashita-hotaka-leaving-the-group/</ref>

== Members ==

* '''{{nihongo|Kiyoe Yoshioka|吉岡聖恵|Yoshioka Kiyoe}}''' (Vocals)
* '''{{nihongo|Yoshiki Mizuno|水野良樹|Mizuno Yoshiki}}''' (Guitar)

=== Former member ===
* '''{{nihongo|Hotaka Yamashita|山下穂尊|Yamashita Hotaka}}''' (Guitar, Harmony) (1999-2021)

== Song themes in Detective Conan ==

=== Movie themes ===

* '''[[Haru Uta]]''' - Movie 16 ''([[The Eleventh Striker]])''

== See also ==

* [[Music]]

== References ==

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