discography:
- catalog: BVCL-96
  date: '2010-06-09'
  link: album/52345
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  titles:
    en: all you need is... / Rake
    ja: all you need is... / Rake
    ja-latn: all you need is... / Rake
  type: anime
- catalog: BVCL-205~6
  date: '2011-04-27'
  link: album/118669
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Marketing Planner (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  - A&R (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  titles:
    en: messenger / SEAMO [Limited Edition]
    ja: messenger / SEAMO [Limited Edition]
    ja-latn: messenger / SEAMO [Limited Edition]
  type: game
- catalog: ESCL-4365~7
  date: '2015-02-11'
  link: album/49445
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R (as Akira"Afro"SatoAkira"Afro"Sato)
  titles:
    en: Orange / Seven Oops [Limited Edition]
    ja: オレンジ / 7!! [期間生産限定盤]
    ja-latn: Orange / Seven Oops [Limited Edition]
  type: anime
- catalog: ESCL-4368
  date: '2015-02-11'
  link: album/49444
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  titles:
    en: Orange / Seven Oops
    ja: オレンジ / 7!!
    ja-latn: Orange / Seven Oops
  type: anime
- catalog: ESCL-5436~7
  date: '2020-08-26'
  link: album/101045
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R
  titles:
    en: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. Retto Enjo (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / HXEROS SYNDROMES
      [Limited Edition]'
    ja: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. 炎城烈人 (CV: 松岡禎丞) / HXEROS SYNDROMES'
    ja-latn: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. Retto Enjo (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / HXEROS SYNDROMES
      [Limited Edition]'
  type: anime
- catalog: ESCL-5438
  date: '2020-08-26'
  link: album/101044
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R
  titles:
    en: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. Retto Enjo (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / HXEROS SYNDROMES'
    ja: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. 炎城烈人 (CV: 松岡禎丞) / HXEROS SYNDROMES'
    ja-latn: 'Wake Up H×ERO! feat. Retto Enjo (CV: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka) / HXEROS SYNDROMES'
  type: anime
- catalog: ESCL-5832~3
  date: '2023-07-26'
  link: album/144809
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  titles:
    en: Raise wa Ijin! / HANABIE. [Limited Edition]
    ja: 来世は偉人! / 花冷え。 [初回生産限定盤]
    ja-latn: Raise wa Ijin! / HANABIE. [Limited Edition]
  type: works
- catalog: ESCL-5834
  date: '2023-07-26'
  link: album/144730
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - A&R (as Akira "Afro" Sato佐藤"アフロ"晃)
  titles:
    en: Raise wa Ijin! / HANABIE.
    ja: 来世は偉人! / 花冷え。
    ja-latn: Raise wa Ijin! / HANABIE.
  type: works
- catalog: SMCL-863~4
  date: '2024-02-07'
  link: album/136308
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Production Manager
  titles:
    en: PORTRAiT / CHiCO [Limited Edition]
    ja: PORTRAiT / CHiCO [完全生産限定盤]
    ja-latn: PORTRAiT / CHiCO [Limited Edition]
  type: works
- catalog: SMCL-865
  date: '2024-02-07'
  link: album/136309
  reprint: false
  roles:
  - Production Manager
  titles:
    en: PORTRAiT / CHiCO
    ja: PORTRAiT / CHiCO
    ja-latn: PORTRAiT / CHiCO
  type: works
featured_on: []
info:
  Credited works: 10 albums in database
  Credits:
  - 8 a&r
  - 4 special thanks
  - 2 production manager
  - 1 marketing planner
  Former Organizations:
  - link: org/2194
    names:
      en: Ariola Japan Inc.
      ja: 株式会社アリオラジャパン
  Organizations: &id001
  - link: org/2356
    names:
      en: Epic Records Japan
      ja: Epic Records Japan
link: artist/72479
meta:
  added_date: 2025-05-29T09:14
  edited_date: 2025-05-29T09:15
  fetched_date: 2026-01-07T08:54
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 272
name: Akira Sato
name_real: 佐藤 晃
name_trans: さとう あきら
notes: 'Production manager at Epic Records Japan.

  Previously affiliated with Ariola Japan.'
organizations: *id001
type: Individual
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/artist/72479?perpage=99999
websites: {}
