Monday, March 31, 2014

original soundtrack ARJUNA ONNA NO MINATO


This was the second soundtrack to the Arjuna TV Series. The entire soundtrack was composed by Yoko Kanno. The last track was not listed anywhere on the packaging. It came in a thin, flimsy CD case.



Product ID was VICL-60735. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 5/23/2001. UPC Bar Code - 988002 416332. It was priced at Y1890. Total length of the CD was 39:46.

1. Gold Fish 01:57
2. Enka 03:05
3. Mawaru Spokes 03:20
4. Butter Sea (Robin Gabriela) 03:40
5. Veggie 01:38
6. Shizukana Seikatsu / Quiet Life 02:29
7. Didn't it Rain 02:39
8. Sanctuary (Maaya Sakamoto) 02:34
9. Girl With Power 04:52
10. Asura jittaika / Realisation of Asura 02:50
11. Teresa 02:43
12. One 04:17
13. Saigono Mameshiba / The Last Mameshiba (Maaya Sakamoto) 03:15
14. [untitled] 00:27


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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Go Nagai - The Novel Art Collection



This book covered various artwork from Go Nagai. The book has a mix of color and black and white illustrations. This included Devilman, Kekko Kamen, and Violence Jack. The book does have nudity in it.

Product number was ISBN4-939110-15-x. It was published by Planet Publishing and it was released on 6/5/2001. UPC Bar Code - 9784939110153 and 1920076020001. It was priced at Y2000. The book was 112 pages in total length.


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Saturday, March 29, 2014

Sleepin' JohnnyFish -Radio Jack- Single


This CD was from the Happy Lesson Advance TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. It was performed by Sleepin' JohnnyFish.



Product ID was TPCR-1009. It was published by Festa Trystar and released on 7/9/2003. UPC Bar Code - 533572 091047. It was priced at Y1155. Total length of the CD was 16:35.



1. Radio Jack 04:20
2. mayoi neko 03:51
3. yontaku desu 04:05
4. Radio Jack (karaoke) 04:19


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Friday, March 28, 2014

D.C.if: Da Capo if -Ai no Sora- Single


This CD was from the D.C.if: Da Capo if OVA Series. The songs were performed by Yui Horie, the seiyuu for Kotori Shirakawa.



Product ID was LACM-4571. It was published by Lantis Record and released on 3/25/2009. UPC Bar Code - 540774 405718. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 19:04.

1. Ai no Sora 05:29
2. Kanaderu youni Koi wo Shite 04:05
3. Ai no Sora (off vocal) 05:28
4. Kanaderu youni Koi wo Shite (off vocal) 04:02


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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Meiko Nakahara -Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian Roulette / Uchuu Ren-ai- Single


This CD was from the Dirty Pair TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song while track 2 was the ending song. Maiko Nakahara composed, wrote, and performed both songs.



Product ID was XT10-2296. It was published by Eastworld / Toshiba EMI and released on 12/21/1988. UPC Bar Code - 988006 042209. It was priced at Y937. Total length of the CD was 07:13.

1. Ru-Ru-Ru-Russian Roulette 03:45
2. Uchuu Ren-ai / Space Fantasy 03:28


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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

B-Club Special - Kenichi Sonoda - Gallant


The following was written under the title on the first page: Gall Force, Wanna * Be's & Original Gallant Girl's Collection. All artwork was by Kenichi Sonoda. This book covered material from Wanna * Be and all the Gall Force Series except for the last one, Gall Force Revolution. The first 64 pages were all color and included illustrations and artwork from the Gall Force Universe. Pages 65-80 were black & white and included line art for Gall Force series and Wanna * Be's. Pages 81-112 were in color and included more artwork from Gall Froce, Wanna * Be's, and other original artwork. Pages 113-125 were in black & white and covered more line art and a five page mini-comic. At the front of the book, it had a foldout of Catty.



Product number was ISBN4-89189-105-X. It was released on 8/30/1990. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y2000. The book was 128 pages in total length.


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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

PERSONZ -Sayonara wa iwanai- Single


This CD was from the second Yuu Yuu Hakusho Movie - Poltergeist Report. It was the ending song. PERSONZ performed the song.



Product ID was TODT-3209. It was published by Toshiba EMI and released on 3/2/1994. UPC Bar Code - 988006 111615. It was priced at Y500. Total length of the CD was 05:15.

1. Sayonara wa iwanai 05:15


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Monday, March 24, 2014

Dancougar Gakken Mook Deluxe Animedia


The book covered the original Dancougar Series. The Visual Content, which covered the first 66 pages, were all in color. It included color images from the series as well as some artwork. Pages for Reading contained text as well as line art of the characters and the mecha. There were also images of eleven of the seiyuus. On page 126, there was an image of Dancougar toy and covers of 5 singles and 3 LPs.

There was no ISBN number or UPC bar code. It was published by Gakken Animedia and released in 1986. It was priced at Y980. The book was 130 pages in total length.

Visual Features

p4 Here Comes the Heroes Again!
p14 Perfect Story Review
p26, 38 Special Pin Up - The Way We Were
p54 Requiem for Favorite Secens in TV Series
p58 OP & ED Theatre
p60 Mechanical Action Flash
p66 Illustration Gallery

Pages for Reading

p67 Keisuke Fujikawa Presents
p75 Super Encyclopedia of DANGCOUGAR
p92 Symposium
p96 Character Designers' Talk
p102 Mechanical Designer's Monologue
p106 Main Staff's Interview
p110 ?? Interview
p113 Message from Main Cast

Pages for Readers

p117 Reader's Forum
p124 ??
p126 Records & Plastic Model Catalogue
p127 Staff & Cast List



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Sunday, March 23, 2014

Code Geass Lelouch of the Rebellion Roman Album


This book covered the first TV series of Code Geass. The first 66 pages were in color. At the beginning of the book, there was a two panel foldout of Lelouch. The image was the same as the cover except with white background. The last page of the book had images previewing the Code Geass R2 TV series.

Product number was ISBN978-4-19-720254-6. It was released on 8/13/2008. UPC Bar Code - 9784197202546 and 1929474019051. It was priced at Y1905. The book was 146 pages in total length.

p06 Illustrations(?)
p14 Character File
p46 ??
p48 Film Story
p67 Glossary of Code Geass
p71 Design Works [characters]
p97 Design Works [machines]
p115 Design Works [background]
p131 Interviews


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Saturday, March 22, 2014

Five Star Stories -Hitomi no Naka no Faraway- Single


This CD was from the Five Star Stories Movie. Track 1 was the ending song. Both songs were performed by Yoko Nagayama.



Product ID was VDRS-1122. It was published by Victor Musical Industries and released on 2/21/1989. UPC Bar Code - 988002 171781. It was priced at Y1000. Total length of the CD was 08:27.

1. Hitomi no Naka no Faraway / Faraway in the Eyes 04:21
2. 永遠のブルー 04:06


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Friday, March 21, 2014

Martian Successor Nadesico - Denshi no Yousei


This CD originated from the Martian Successor Nadesico TV Series. This vocal album was from Omi Minami, the seiyuu of Ruri Hoshino. The booklet was made up of a five-panel double sided foldout. There were 7 different images of Ruri. First pressing included cardboard slipcase (top image).



Product ID was KICA-477. It was published by King Records and released on 8/27/1999. UPC Bar Code - 988003 234812. It was priced at Y3059. Total length of the CD was 49:55.



1. In the Stillness 04:24
2. ROSE BUD (New Recording) 04:33
3. Tenderness 04:31
4. fuyu no hana / Winter Flower 04:00
5. Dearest (New Recording) 05:03
6. Sweet Call 03:11
7. anata no ichiban ni naritai / I Wish to Be Your "No.1" (New Recording) 05:58
8. shiroi tsuki / White Moon 04:38
9. yume no hakoniwa / Miniature Garden of Dreams 05:00
10. For a Brand New Day 04:23
11. YOU GET TO BURNING (New Arrange) 04:14


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Thursday, March 20, 2014

nao -Dimension Tripper!!! Single [Neptune Collaboration Edition]


This CD was from the Hyperdimension Neptunia - The Animation TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. It was performed by nao. First press included a card (last image) that included a downloadable code for iPhone/Android Mobile Game.



Product ID was FVCG-1256. It was published by 5pb. Records and released on 7/24/2013. UPC Bar Code - 582325 372971. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 16:08.



1. Dimension tripper!!!! 04:16
2. Hard beat×Break beat 03:49
3. Dimension tripper!!!! (off vocal) 04:16
4. Hard beat×Break beat (off vocal) 03:47



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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Surface -Saa- Single


This CD was from the Mamotte Shugogetten TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. It was performed by Surface.



Product ID was PHDL-1176. It was published by Mercury Music Entertainment / PolyGram and released on 11/11/1998. UPC Bar Code - 988011 510168. It was priced at Y1020. Total length of the CD was 14:09.

1. Saa 03:17
2. Sen 03:48
3. Saa (ORIGINAL KARAOKE) 03:18
4. Sen (ORIGINAL KARAOKE) 03:46


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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Final Fantasy VI Grand Finale


This soundtrack was the orchestra music from the Super Famicon (SNES) game Final Fantasy VI (III in U.S.). The music was composed by Nobuo Uematsu and was recorded on March 19-21, 1994. The cover art was done by Yoshitaka Amano who did the character designs for the first six Final Fantasy games.



Product ID was PSCN-5004 & ISBN4-87188-323-X and NTCP-5004 (reprint). It was published by NTT Publishing and released on 5/25/1994 and 10/1/2004. UPC Bar Code - 988023 027364. It was priced at Y3000 and Y3059. Total length of the CD was 54:26.



1. Opening Theme ~ Tina 07:57
2. Cefca 03:24
3. The Mystic Forest 04:46
4. Gau 05:18
5. Milan de Chocobo 05:36
6. Troops March On 04:25
7. Kids Run Through The City Corner 03:13
8. Blackjack 04:16
9. Relm 05:38
10. Mistery Train 04:01
11. Aria Di Mezzo Carattere 05:52


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Monday, March 17, 2014

Maaya Sakamoto -Yubiwa- Single


This CD was from the Escaflowne Movie. Track 1 was the theme song. It was performed by Maaya Sakamoto, the seiyuu for Hitomi. The music was composed by Yoko Kanno.



Product ID was VIDL-30497. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 6/21/2000. UPC Bar Code - 988002 403042. It was priced at Y1020. Total length of the CD was 18:05.

1. Yubiwa ~ single ver. 03:47
2. Vector 05:17
3. Yubiwa ~ single ver. (without maaya) 03:46
4. Vector (without maaya) 05:15


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Sunday, March 16, 2014

Yui Horie -PRESENTER- Single [Limited Edition]


This CD was from the Dog Days TV Series. Track 1 was the ending song. It was performed by Yui Horie. It came in a digipack. Also included was a DVD. It was Coded Region 2.



Product ID was KICM-91337. It was published by King Record and released on 5/25/2011. UPC Bar Code - 988003 404857. It was priced at Y1890. Total length of the CD was 17:00 and 05:04.



CD

1. PRESENTER 04:29
2. Endless Star 04:02
3. PRESENTER (off vocal ver.) 04:29
4. Endless Star (off vocal ver.) 04:00



DVD

1. PRESENTER MUSIC CLIP 05:04



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Saturday, March 15, 2014

Faylan -mind as Judgment- Single


This CD was from the CANAAN TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. It was performed by Faylan



Product ID was LACM-4630. It was published by Lantis Record and released on 7/22/2009. UPC Bar Code - 540774 406302. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 17:15.

1. mind as Judgment 03:56
2. Utakata no Kotoritachi 04:43
3. mind as Judgment (off vocal) 03:55
4. Utakata no Kotoritachi (off vocal) 04:41


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Friday, March 14, 2014

Akemi Sato -Itooshi Hito No Tameni / Wakatte Itahazu- Single


This CD was from the Fushigi Yuugi TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. Track 2 was an image song. Both songs were performed by Akemi Sato.



Product ID was APDM-5024. It was published by Apollon and released on 5/21/1995. UPC Bar Code - 988015 055696. It was priced at Y1000. Total length of the CD was 16:38.

1. Itooshi Hito No Tameni 03:14
2. Wakatte Itahazu 05:06
3. Itooshi Hito No Tameni karaoke 03:14
4. Wakatte Itahazu karaoke 05:04


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Thursday, March 13, 2014

Neon Genesis Evangelion Photo File EVE Venus at 2015 A.D.


This book centered on EVE or the women from the Evangelion TV Series. It included screenshots of each of the six mentioned characters from the series. Figure Style included eighteen photos of eleven different figures. It included Rei, Asuka, and Misato. Design Works showed some of the early color drawings of the characters. The entire book was in color.

Product number was ISBN4-04-852661-8. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten and released on 4/26/1996. UPC Bar Code - 9784048526616 and 1920076009809. It was priced at Y980. The book was 66 pages in total length.

p04 Introduction

AGE OF INNOCENT
p06 Ayanami Rei
p22 Sohyu Asuka Langley
p32 Horaki Hikari

PRISONER

p36 Katsuragi Misato
p44 Akagi Ritsuko
p50 Ibuki Maya
p54 Figure Style
p58 Design Works


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Wednesday, March 12, 2014

ClariS -Connect- [Limited Edition]


This CD was from the Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica TV Series. Track 1 was the opening song. Track 2 was the opening song for Akiba's Trip PSP Game. All songs were performed by ClariS. Also included was a DVD. It was Coded Region 2.



Product ID was SECL-946~7. It was published by SME Records and released on 2/2/2011. UPC Bar Code - 547557 009200. It was priced at Y1575. Total length of the CD was 17:48 and DVD was 04:47.



CD

1. Connect 04:31
2. Dreamin' 04:37
3. Kimi to Futari 04:14
4. Connect -Instrumental- 04:26


DVD

1. Connect (Music Video) 04:47



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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Kizuna c/w Fly away Single


This CD was from W~Wish Series. Track 1 was the opening song from the TV Series. Track 2 was the ending song from the PS2 Game. Ayane performed both songs.



Product ID was SCDC-00377. It was published by Scitron Digital Contents and released on 10/20/2004. UPC Bar Code - 949168 103474. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 18:32.

1. Kizuna 04:16
2. Fly away 05:01
3. Kizuna (Off vocal) 04:16
4. Fly away (Off vocal) 04:59


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