Kikuya is best known for composing original soundtracks for anime series, including most notably Nisekoi, Eromanga Sensei, Bocchi the Rock!, Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, A Sister's All You Need and Higehiro.
His mother was a piano teacher, so he has had contact with music since an early age.
He started his musician career in 1992, when in college, as a member of the rock band Mustang A.K.A., which lasted for two years.
[1] In 2005, after joining POPHOLIC, Kikuya made his debut as a composer in the anime Tona-Gura!.
[4] Since then, he has been active as a songwriter, providing the scores for anime series, as well as elaborating music to artists.