Teniwoha

Overview

Teniwoha (てにをは, born August 23, male) is a Japanese Vocaloid producer and novelist. He began uploading songs made with VOCALOID to Niconico on September 11, 2010, and now posts mainly Vocaloid songs on YouTube as well. He sometimes performs his own Vocaloid songs with acoustic accompaniment on streams and also writes songs for utaite singers. He publishes novels under the name Seigo Orikawa (織川制吾) too.

His name comes from the Japanese grammatical particles "te-ni-wo-ha"; he liked the mysterious sound of the word and thought no one else was likely to use it.

His best-known works include the "Jogakusei Tantei" (Schoolgirl Detective) series, which contains "Kosho Yashiki Satsujin Jiken" (also used in Koimusume Tsumugi Meikyu), and "Villain", a song about transgender themes.

Career

• 2010: Began posting Vocaloid songs on Niconico.
• 2013–2015: Published the four-volume Schoolgirl Detective novel series through KADOKAWA (ASCII Media Works).
• 2014: Released the Yokai Shonen Tanteidan series (2 volumes, 2014–2015) from MF Bunko J. Released the album "Mononoke Mysteri" (Oct 22), which received a manga adaptation by Hazuki Futaba in November. Appeared in "Cho Konpota" with OSTER project.
• 2016: Released the album "Jogakusei Tantei Monogatari" (Oct 26). A two-volume manga adaptation of the Schoolgirl Detective novels, drawn by Chie Sasahara, was also published.
• 2019: Released the single "Bloodbury" (Aug 19) and guested on Yu Miyashita's "Ao ni Aruku / Mizu no Hazama".
• 2020: Released the singles "Villain" (Feb 29), "Ikkakujuu" (Jun 3) and "Kowloon's Hotel" (Dec 25).
• 2021: Released the single "Curio City" (Jul 14) and the album "NO BOY" (Aug 25). His novel series "Mata Korosarete Shimatta no Desu ne, Tantei-sama" began, and he appeared on NHK Music presents Yako Ongaku: Vocaloid P 5min. and The VOCALOID Collection 2021 Autumn.
• 2023: Released "Trend Killer" (Jan 26), "Notorious (feat. Kafu)" (Mar 27), "Zamza" (Apr 7), "Fantomas (feat. Kafu)" (May 20) and "Yamatsuri" (Aug 8). A manga adaptation of "Mata Korosarete Shimatta no Desu ne, Tantei-sama" (art by Inaba) began serialization.
• 2024: Released "Kirie (feat. Kikuko Inoue)" (Aug 23) and "Shura Bara" (Sep 9). Published the novels "Adroid 11010231224214427" (April) and "Yakumo to Kirie" (August).
• 2026: A TV anime adaptation of "Mata Korosarete Shimatta no Desu ne, Tantei-sama" is set to air on TBS and BS11, with Teniwoha credited for original work, screenplay, lyrics, composition and arrangement.

Songs for other artists

He has written lyrics, music and arrangements for many artists, including Ado ("Eien no Akuruhi", "Gira Gira", "Elf"), Da-iCE ("Comedian"), Akari Nanawo ("Gyakuso Shojo", "Raika"), Soraru ("Shishun"), Kashitaro Ito ("Shura Nikki"), Nobuhiko Okamoto ("Kaijin ni kiss"), Gero ("Davi") and Wasuta ("Taishi o Idake! Calbi Ambitious!"). He also contributed to the second-season opening "Gravity Heart" (Subaru Ichinose) of the TV anime Uchu Senkan Tiramisu and the ending "Raika" of Heion Sedai no Idatentachi, produced five songs for Mori Calliope, and composed and arranged all six tracks of Mangetsutei's "Ginsoha".

Novels and scripts

He writes Vocaloid novels based on his own songs and scripts for drama CDs. His standalone books include "Hyuodoro", "Kaito wa Tantei no Hajimari", "Gekitetsu no Shinzo", "Hiza no Ue no JC Sakushika" and "Hisai Hunter Tsubaki Nijihiko". Under the Seigo Orikawa name he published "Strawberial Delivery" (2015) and "Sensei, Genko Mada Desu ka!" (2017). He also wrote the drama CD series "Saionji Koshodo Kaiitan", scenarios for the smartphone RPG "Tenka Hyakken -Zan-", and the staged reading "Chika Sekai Bunka Taikei".

Musical style

His music ranges from songs with a Japanese-style flavor to rock and pop. He frequently takes mystery, yokai and romance as themes, and his lyrics are known for wordplay, heavy use of rhyme and strong storytelling. He sometimes draws the illustrations for his songs himself.