The most striking example of alleged plagiarism in Kanno's work to me is "Face On" from Wolf's Rain. It is a copy & paste of "Finding Beauty" by Craig Armstrong. "fish - silent cruise" from Ghost in the Shell SAC also sounds very much like one of Armstrong's songs. Other than that, I don't find these usual "proofs" very convincing. I believe this is quite natural for composers--or artists in general--to make something closely resembling something they like themselves. I still consider Yoko Kanno as a fantastic artist.
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