With them he would go on to compose several of their most famous early hits, including Star Soldier, Milon's Secret Castle, Mickey Mousecapade and Robowarrior.
In 1987, Kunimoto made the move to Tokyo in order to begin a career as a live musician and session player, and as a result his work on video games slowed down considerably.
Kunimoto appeared on the popular TV show "Yuji Miyake's exciting band heaven" on TBS.
He would go on to form several bands dedicated to performing video game music live in the Shibuya area.
His newfound popularity also landed him a publishing deal with record label SuperSweep, with the release of "Takeaki Kunimoto WORKS ~Hitsuji no Oka~" in 2012.