Akari Kaida has been played on NTS in shows including Halloween on NTS, featured first on 31 October 2021. Songs played include Theme of Samus Aran Space Warrior and A Fierce Fight At Port.

Akari Kaida (海田明里) is a Japanese video game music composer. She has composed music (in full or collaboratively) for Breath of Fire III, Mega Man & Bass, the Mega Man Battle Network series, Dino Crisis, Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, Resident Evil, and Ōkami (under the name of Akari Groves).