Angel Touch Book

This book covers artwork from Akemi Takada. It included art from Mahou no Tenshi Creamy Mami, Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala, Urusei Yatsura, and Kimagure Orange Road. The last section included artwork from other works. The book was A4 size.

Product number was ISBN978-4-19-865165-7. It was released on 9/30/2020. UPC Bar Code - 9784198651657 and 1920076040009. It was priced at Y4000. The book was 204 pages in total length.


p003 Creamy Mami
p070 Mahou no Stage Fancy Lala
p080 Urusei Yatsura (Lum)
p102 Kimagure Orange Road
p150 ?other?
p200 credits

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Kimagure Orange☆Road ETERNAL COLLECTION SOUND COLOR BOX

The Kimagure Orange Road CD Box came in a LD size box. It measured 315 x 315 x 17 mm. It included 9 mini CDs.

It included a 60 page booklet of the artwork from the series. There was no text on any of it except the cover. All the artwork was done by Akemi Takada.  Until it was reprinted years later in various art books, this was for a long time the only place where you could find a lot of the art work of the series.  This item alone was the reason why this box set sold for a high price.

This was the two page foldout included all the track listings and the lyrics for the songs.

Disc 1 01. Night of Summer Side (Masanori Ikeda) OP1 04:09
02. iken-na toraianguru / Dangerous Triangle (Masanori Ikeda) 04:15

Total Time 08:24



Disc 2 01. natsu no mira-ju / Summer Mirage (Kanako Wada) ED1 04:30
02. Jani-na (Kanako Wada) 04:38

Total Time 09:03



Disc 3 01. Orenji Misuteri / Orange Mystery (Hideyuki Nagashima) ED2 03:55
02. kono mune ni One More Time / One More Time in My Heart (Hideyuki Nagashima 04:39

Total Time 08:34



Disc 4 01. Kanashii Heart wa Moeteiru  04:04
02. Salvia no Hana no You ni  03:58

Total Time 08:02



Disc 5 01. furimuite mai da-rin / Look Back, My Darling (Minako Fujishiro) 03:56
02. Again (Minako Fujishiro) 03:51

Total Time 07:47



Disc 6 01. kagami no naka no akutoresu / Actress in the Mirror (Meiko Nakahara) OP3 03:51
02. Dansu in za memori-zu / Dance in the Memories (Meiko Nakahara) ED3 04:09

Total Time 07:40



Disc 7
01. ano sora wo dakishimete / Embrace That Sky (Kanako Wada) MOV1 ED 04:21
02. mou hitotsu no iesutadei / One More Yesterday (Kanako Wada) 04:35

Total Time 08:56



Disc 8
01. Bayside Dancer (Tetsu Furitani) 05:30
02. kogane-iro no sakamichi / Golden Hill Road (Eriko Hara / Hikaru 05:23

Total Time 10:53



Disc 9
01. Whispering Misty Night (Hiromi Tsuru / Madoka) 05:17
02. yasashii jerashi / Tender Jealousy (Michie Tomizawa / Manami) 04:56

Total Time 10:03

Product ID was TYDY-2018~26. It was published by Futerland and released on 1/24/1991. UPC Bar Code - 988006 063006. It was priced at Y13000.

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Akemi Takada Illustration Works 1987-2009: La Madonna

The entire book was in color. It came in a clear, plastic slipcase. The book measured about 257 x 257 mm. The first chapter covered some of her recent artwork. Chapter two and three covered work from Kimagure Orange Road. Except for the image on page 26-27 and the cover, there was no new artwork from the Kimagure Orange Road series. Chapter four also had some more images from her recent works.



Product number was ISBN978-4-89425-865-5. It was published by Hanbit Ubiquitious Entertainment and released on 5/1/2009. UPC Bar Code - 9784894258655 and 1920071056005. It was priced at Y5600. The book was 120 pages in total length.

p5 Pure Madonna
p26 My Madonna
p73 Boy Meets Girl
p96 Madonna in Love
p114 Akemi Takada Interview
p118 Illustration Data


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Kimagure Orange Road Movie: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai Pamphet

This pamplet was from the first Kimagure Orange Road Movie: Ano Hi ni Kaeritai (I Want to Return to That Day). This 18 page pamplet was all color. There were 54 images from the movie (including the back cover) and another 11 images of the cast. Pages 5-6 included 24 question interview with Tomomi Mochizuki, the director. Page 9 had the lyrics for Ano Sora wo Dakishimete, the ending song and an image of Kanako Wada, who performed the song, on page 10. Pages 11-12 had photos of the cast which included Tohru Furuya (Kyosuke Kasuga), Hiromi Tsuru (Madoka Ayukawa), Eriko Hara (Hikaru Hiyama), Michie Tomizawa (Manami Kasuga), Chieko Honda (Kurumi Kasuga), Kei Tomiyama (Takashi Kasuga), Keiichi Nanba (Masashi Komatsu), Naoki Tatsuta (Kazuya Hatta), Yuusaku Yara (Master), and Kenichi Ogata (Jingoro). Page 17 had the airdates and titles of all the TV episodes. The last page was advertisement of various Kimagure Orange Road merchandise. The cover art was by Akemi Takada, who did the character designs for the series.



It was released on 1988. It was priced at Y350. The book was 18 pages in total length.

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Akemi Takada Dragon Magazine Special: Tir na Sorcha

The title of the book was from Irish/Celtic legend/myth. It was related to fairies and was referred to as the "Land of Light". The artwork was done by Akemi Takada. At the front of the book was a double-sided, three panal fold out poster. The first 88 pages were in color. Note: There were no images from Kimagure Orange Road in this book.

Product number was ISBN4-8291-9117-1. It was released on 8/25/1995. UPC Bar Code - 9784829191170 and 1920076022006. It was priced at Y2200. The book was 118 pages in total length.

p9 Remhscela
p16 Fledh
p30 Aineas
p38 Trenfher
p50 Crann bethadh
p60 Tir innamBeo
p88 Mothuchan


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Akemi Takada Illustration Works 1998-2007: Girl's Magic

The entire book was in color. It came in a clear, plastic slipcase. The book measured about 26 x 26 mm. The first chapter, Birthday Stones, had an image for each of the twelve birthstones. The second and third chapters covered characters from the Creamy Mami and Fancy Lala anime TV series. There was no artwork from Kimagure Orange Road.

Product number was ISBN978-4-89425-654-5. It was published by Hobby Japan and released on 1/22/2008. UPC Bar Code - 9784894256545 and 1920071045009. It was priced at Y4500. The book was 96 pages in total length.

p.4 1st Magic ~ Birthday Stone
p.30 2nd Magic ~ Magical Angel Creamy Mami
p.54 3rd Magic ~ Magical Stage Fancy Lala
p.78 4th Magic ~ Original Illustration
p.92 Akemi Takada Interview
p.94 Illustration Data


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Kimagure Orange☆Road Singing Heart² sweet memories

The Kimagure Orange Road CD Box came in a LD size box. It measured 325 x 325 x 30 mm. It included seven CDs which spanned the entire Orange Road Series, from the TV Series to the OVAs and to the 1988 Movie. It also included a LD size booklet and six calendar sheets. In addition, each CD had a different tint color added to them. All the artwork was done by Akemi Takada.




The booklet (image above) measured 299 x 300 mm. It was 20 pages in length. Pages 1-4 was made up of track listings. Pages 5-7 and pages 14-19 was titled Lyric Sheet. Pages 8-13 was titled Kimagure Orange Road Disco Graphy. It included color images scans of nine of other Kimagure Orange Road CDs.




Inside the box, in a seperate bag was the six calendar sheets. Each measured 300 x 300 mm.




The calender sheets each covered two months from the 1994 Calendar Year.




Product ID was TYCY~5321~7. It was published by Futureland / Toshiba EMI and released in 9/17/1993. UPC Bar Code - 988006 106611. It was priced at Y16000.




Disc 1 See Me / Vocal-1

The first CD contained most of the OP, ED, and other various songs played during the background throughout the Orange Road series. Total length of the CD was 59:46.

1. Dansu in za memori-zu / Dance in the Memories (Meiko Nakahara) ED3 04:10
2. Sarubia no hana no you ni / Like a Salvia Flower (Kanako Wada) 04:00
3. kagami no naka no akutoresu / Actress in the Mirror (Meiko Nakahara) OP3 03:34
4. Night of Summer Side (Masanori Ikeda) OP1 04:10
5. Chu-zu mi / Choose Me (Yuiko Tsubokura) OVA OP 05:04
6. kiken-na toraianguru / Dangerous Triangle (Masanori Ikeda) 04:17
7. natsu no mira-ju / Summer Mirage (Kanako Wada) ED1 04:32
8. kanashii haato wa moete-iru / Sad Heart is Burning (Kanako Wada) ED2 04:05
9. ano sora wo dakishimete / Embrace That Sky (Kanako Wada) MOV1 ED 04:21
10. Jani-na (Kanako Wada) 04:39
11. mou hitotsu no iesutadei / One More Yesterday (Kanako Wada) 04:36
12. futashika-na I Love You / Uncertain I Love You (Kanako Wada) 03:57
13. tori no you ni / Like a Bird (Kanako Wada) 04:18
14. Orenji Misuteri / Orange Mystery (Hideyuki Nagashima) ED2 03:53




Disc 2 Hear Me / Vocal-2

The second CD contained more songs. Most of them were either played during the background or were image songs, which some were sung by the various seiyuus. Total length of the CD was 59:09.

1. furimuite mai da-rin / Look Back, My Darling (Minako Fujishiro) 04:10
2. yasashii jerashi / Tender Jealousy (Michie Tomizawa / Manami) 04:00
3. aoi boifurendo / Blue Boyfriend (Yuka Tachibana) 03:34
4. kogane-iro no sakamichi / Golden Hill Road (Eriko Hara / Hikaru) 04:10
5. Again (Minako Fujishiro) 05:04
6. tokidoki blue / Sometimes Blue [OAV ED] (Yuka Tachibana) 04:17
7. Whispering Misty Night (Hiromi Tsuru / Madoka) 04:32
8. Bayside Dancer (Tetsu Furitani) 04:05
9. Night & Day (BLUEW) 04:21
10. Giri Giri Love / Love on the Borderline (Kazunori Tsuchida) 04:39
11. kono mune ni One More Time / One More Time in My Heart (Hideyuki Nagashima) 04:36
12. kaze no manazashi / Gaze of the Wind (Yuiko Tsubokura) 03:57
13. Bureikingu Haato / Breaking Heart (Yuiko Tsubokura) 04:18




Disc 3 Show Me / Kimagure Orange Station

The third CD was a compilation of two CDs. The first ten tracks were from the Kimagure Orange Station while the final six were the BGM tracks from the Magitate Special CD. Total length of the CD was 71:01.

1. Orenji Misuteri / Orange Mystery (Hideyuki Nagashima) OP2 05:33
2. kanashii haato wa moete-iru / Sad Heart is Burning (Kanako Wada) ED2 04:53
3. furimuite mai daarin / Look Back My Darling (Minako Fujishiro) 03:54
4. bureikingu haato / Breaking Heart (Yuiko Tsubokura) 05:29
5. kagami no naka no akutoresu / Actress in the Mirror (Meiko Nakahara) OP3 05:01
6. kiken-na toraianguru / Dangerous Triangle (Masanori Ikeda) 04:33
7. dansu in za memori-zu / Dance in the Memories (Meiko Nakahara) ED3 05:22
8. natsu no mira-ju / Summer Mirage (Kanako Wada) ED1 04:48
9. sarubia no hana no you ni / Like a Salvia Flower (Kanako Wada) 06:16
10. Night of the Summer Side (Masanori Ikeda) OP1 03:43
11. Otoko-No-Yoyu 04:39
12. Seed 04:01
13. Two Beauties 03:36
14. Change the Tempo 03:07
15. Feel Bitter 04:16
16. Love and Lives 01:41




Disc 4 Feel Me / Casette Tape no dengon

The fourth CD was identical as the Casette Tape Message drama-hen. Track 3 was a drama track while the other four were songs. Total length of the CD was 59:48.

1. Bayside Dancer (Tetsu Furitani) 05:33
2. kogane-iro no sakamichi (Eriko Hara / Hikaru) 05:31
3. kasetto te-pu no dengon 38:34
4. Whispering Misty Night (Hiromi Tsuru / Madoka) 05:21
5. yasashii jerashi / Tender Jealousy 04:45




Disc 5 Touch Me / BGM-1

The fifth CD was the first of three CDs that made up the BGM. Total length of the CD was 72:29.

1. A-1 A boy meets a girl 04:03
2. A-2 futari-de / A Couple 03:06
3. A-3 Back to the Red Straw Hat Time 03:29
4. A-4 ai wa hitomi no naka ni / Love is in the Eyes 04:16
5. A-5 tsuisou...akai mugiwara boushi no kimi e / Reminiscence...to you of the red straw had 03:13
6. A-6 Wangan Dancing Way 02:39
7. A-7 01:14
8. A-7' 00:38
9. A-8 E.S.P ni mo T.P.O. 01:06
10. A-8' 01:43
11. A-9 01:56
12. A-9' gimonfu wa naisho de / Question Mark is Secret 01:29
13. A-10 01:36
14. A-11 aozora o buttobase! 01:35
15. A-12 Rock 'n' Roll Diabolic 01:56
16. A-13 Walk Struttin' 02:13
17. A-13' 01:44
18. A-14 00:58
19. A-15 01:12
20. A-16 02:14
21. A-17 Madoka no te-ma in Lovers Room / Madoka's Theme in Lovers Room 02:29
22. A-17' Madoka no te-ma hitoribocchi no Concert / Madoka's Theme Lonely Concert 02:29
23. A-18 02:50
24. A-18' Madoka no te-ma in blue / Madoka's Theme in Blue 01:19
25. A-19 Honki-Tonku Hip Hop to Us / Honky Tonk Hip Hop to Us 01:42
26. A-19' 01:36
27. A-20 Aerobics on "RAP" 01:55
28. A-21 03:11
29. A-22 akai mugiwara boushi / Red Straw Hat 02:46
30. A-23 02:28
31. A-24 00:41
32. A-25 00:34
33. A-26 00:23
34. A-27 Exclamation no warudakumi 00:34
35. A-27' 00:20
36. A-28 00:33
37. A-29 00:08
38. A-29' Eye Catch! 00:07
39. A-29'' 00:07
40. A-30 02:37
41. A-31 00:29
42. A-32 00:13
43. A-33 00:15




Disc 6 Hold Me / BGM-2

The sixth CD was the second of three CDs that made up the BGM. Total length of the CD was 71:05.

1. B-1 03:21
2. B-2 04:38
3. B-3 After Heartbreak 01:54
4. B-4 kimi to Island cafe' / You and Island cafe' 03:17
5. B-5 yogiri no shinobi-ashi / Night Fog's Tiptoeing 01:38
6. B-6 shunkan sasupensu / Moment Suspense 01:05
7. B-7 Heavy and severe 02:03
8. B-8 The DRAMATIC SQUARE 02:28
9. B-9 02:08
10. B-10 03:05
11. B-11 00:37
12. B-12 00:27
13. B-12' 00:27
14. B-13 00:28
15. B-13' 00:24
16. B-14 01:57
17. B-15 01:38
18. B-16 02:28
19. B-17 03:01
20. B-18 04:10
21. B-19 06:04
22. B-20 01:27
23. B-20' 01:27
24. C-1 naito renja- ni narikiritai / I want to Completely Become a Night Ranger 01:47
25. C-2 01:55
26. C-3 01:17
27. C-4 03:02
28. C-5 02:33
29. C-6 Tell Me That you Love Me 02:20
30. C-7 02:50
31. C-8 02:28
32. C-9 ORANGE VICE 02:24




Disc 7 Love Me / BGM-3

The seventh and final CD was third CD that made up the BGM. Total length of the CD was 67:40.

1. C-10 02:33
2. C-12 01:39
3. C-28 00:33
4. D-1 01:17
5. D-2 02:11
6. D-3 Fly Me to the Ski 02:03
7. D-4A 02:06
8. D-4B kimi to Romantic / Romantic With You 02:19
9. D-4C 02:50
10. D-5A 02:37
11. D-5B 01:36
12. D-6 mata ashita! / Again Tomorrow! 01:41
13. D-7 01:42
14. D-8 02:26
15. D-9A My Little Girl 01:52
16. D-9B 02:13
17. D-10A omoide no ki no shita de / Under the Remembered Tree 03:13
18. D-10B 03:14
19. D-28 Next to Come (3rd Season) 00:33
20. E-1 Return to Three 02:07
21. E-2 Beat Emotion 01:26
22. E-4 00:15
23. E-5A rajio no you ni / Like a Radio 02:22
24. E-5A' 01:52
25. E-5B 02:22
26. E-5B' itsumo ABCB de 05:10
27. E-5C Shop of "DRY" 02:28
28. E-6 Tear Drops 00:34
29. E-7 ojama mushi's graffiti / Nuisance's Graffiti 01:15
30. E-8 Call My Name 01:27
31. E-9 Be Your Only One 01:53
32. E-10 Say Good-bye 01:24
33. E-11 I Don't Know Why, Why You Don't?! 01:55
34. E-12 kanashii kake 02:13


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Madoka Newtype Illustrated Collection

Until recently, it had been a very long time since an official book that covered the artwork from Kimagure Orange Road was released. After long suffering, Newtype released this beautiful all-color hardbound book. The cover was adorned with soft, leather-type material. It also had a clear "dust cover" to protect the cover. All the images were done by Akemi Takada. The section titles were monologue, manana, minx, masquerade, muse, mist, marine snow, mellow fruits, and marvolous. At the end of the book, it leaves the following quote: "Cause the love you give's so good, I dream of you every night. I'm in love, and confused. But it's such a wonderful feeling."

Product number was ISBN4-04-853294-4. It was published by Kadokawa Shoten and released on 3/31/2001. UPC Bar Code - 9784048532945 and 1920076048005. It was priced at Y4800. The book was 80 pages in total length.


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