Showing posts with label Kenichi Sonoda. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kenichi Sonoda. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Game Music

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Game Music

This CD covered music from the three Suchie Pai Games. The last 3 tracks were voice dialogue heard from the respective games. Cover art work was by Kenichi Sonoda who did the character designs for the game. Inside the booklet was a separate four panel, double sided, black and white foldout. It was sheet music for Track 31, ETERNAL KISS MEMORY. First press included a color picture disc while later pressings had a pink and white design (third image).


Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Game Music

Product ID was PCCB-00382. It was published by Scitron / Pony Canyon and released on 7/16/1999. UPC Bar Code - 988013 003101. It was priced at Y1890. Total length of the CD was 72:10.

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Game Music
Idol Janshi Suchie Pai Special

1. Theme A 00:25
2. Theme B 00:38
3. Theme C 00:36
4. Panel Match 00:36

Idol Janshi Suchie Pai II

5. Opening 01:24
6. Character Select 00:52
7. Playing a Game Theme 00:56
8. Panel Match 01:20
9. Transformation Scene (SHORT VER) 00:17
10. Undressing Scene 01:15
11. Boss Battle 01:02
12. Continue 01:17
13. Transformation Scene (LONG VER) 00:36
14. True Boss Battle 01:09
15. Ending 01:45

Idol Janshi Suchie Pai III

16. FANTASY OF LOVE (Main Title) 03:40
17. SOMEBODY LOVES YOU (Stage Select) 02:05
18. SWEET HARMONY EVERYWHERE (Theme of Mai) 01:52
19. WEEKEND DREAMS (Theme of Yuki) 02:57
20. MILKY PARADISE (Theme of Milky Pai) 01:38
21. BLESSED ILLUSION (Theme of Seira) 02:20
22. MAGIC PANIC TOGETHER (Theme of Chiruru) 02:45
23. FARAWAY MOMENT (One Step Away) 01:23
24. IT'S FINE TODAY FOR YOU (Panel Match) 01:47
25. PRIVATE (Undressing Scene) 01:09
26. DESTINY CYBER NIGHT (Theme of Nanami) 03:36
27. PSYDIGIST COMMUNICATIONS (Theme of Suchie-Pai MK2 & In Competition) 02:09
28. JINGLE 1 (Agari Moment) 00:06
29. JINGLE 2 (Game Over Moment) 00:09
30. JINGLE 3 (Get Ending Moment) 00:07
31. ETERNAL KISS MEMORY (Ending - Staff Scroll) 02:52

Voice Collection

32. Idol Janshi Suchie Pai Special 01:09
33. Idol Janshi Suchie Pai II 08:11
34. Idol Janshi Suchie Pai III 18:07


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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

B-Club Special - Kenichi Sonoda - Gallant

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.


B-Club Special - Kenichi Sonoda - Gallant

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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Friday, July 26, 2013

Gall Force: Chapter of the Earth B-Club Special


After the release of the Gall Force OVA series, Kenichi Sonoda followed it up with the Earth Chapters. This book covered the three Chapter of Earth OVAs. The first 32 pages covered images from each of the three OVAs. The "Illust Gallery" began on page 33. It had various artwork and cellwork by Kenichi Sonoda. Pages 38-47 had an image and some info on the various seiyuus. These same images can also be found in the Lady's Song of Gall Force CD. Page 48 had six different photos of various models of 3 of the characters: Soundy, Ramydia, and Catty. The remaining section of the book was in black and white. Pages 48-58, titled "Characters", was line art of the various characters from the series. Pages 69-78, titled "Production", was more line art from various scenes from the series. pages 79-105, titled "Mechanics", had line art of the various ships and other mecha that appeared from the series. The remaining pages, titled "Staff & Cast", had other background info of the series and from the staff and cast.

At the top of the cover, the following was printed: "The legend of GALLFORCES brings forth a miracle in any epoch... In 2089, a treacherous attack by the MME, the powerful Cyberiod army, mankind to the bring has brought of ruin. But GALLFORCES rises up in fierce resistance to keep hope alive for the future!"

Product number was ISBN4-89189-147-5. It was released on 3/20/1991. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y2000. The book was 112 pages in total length.


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Saturday, April 13, 2013

Kenichi Sonoda Artworks 1983-1997


To many, the cover of this book symbolized what Kenichi Sonoda was best known for: Bubblegum Crisis. In fact, nearly a third of the book included images from BGC. Except for the last section of the book, Production Notes, the entire book was full color artwork. The artwork covered Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, Riding Bean, and Otako no Video. There was no artwork from Gunsmith Cats or Idol Janshi Suchie Pai.

Product number was ISBN4-07-310752-6. It was released on 2/15/1999. UPC Bar Code - 9784073107521 and 1920076025006. It was priced at Y2500. The book was 144 pages in total length.

p3 Bubblegum Crisis (and Crash)
p43 Gall Force
p103 And Others
p129 Production Notes


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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Gall Force Illustrations


At the top of the cover, "AC/Picture Book" was printed. This was a thin book of illustrations from the Gall Force series. Some of the work was done by Kenichi Sonoda, who also did the character design for the series. Most of the images were full page spread and the entire book was in color. On page 29, it displayed various Gall Force items. It included the Gall Force Eternal Band LP (12-3H-233), Gall Force CD, and the covers of the three OVAs.

Product number was ISBN4-943966-15-2. It was released on 2/29/1988. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y1200. The book was 34 pages in total length.

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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Gall Force New Era - Episode Of The New Century OVA Soundtrack


This was the soundtrack to the Gall Force New Era OVA Soundtrack. It included the ending songs for both episodes.

Product ID was POCH-2034. It was published by Polydor and released in 10/25/1991. UPC Bar Code - 988005 090683. It was priced at Y2800. Total length of the CD was 54:30.



1. Ecolopolis - Vespio 03:07
2. Asa 02:51
3. Will na Kimochi (Misuzu Hatae) 03:57
4. SAND STORM 03:58
5. NOVA 03:19
6. Jinrui Senmetsu 04:21
7. SPACE FIGHT I 03:23
8. Megami 02:34
9. Inori (Miki Ishioka / Rubby) ED1 06:58
10. Dasshutsutei 01:43
11. Houseki no Shizuku 01:46
12. Platina no Yume (Aiko Yanagihara) 04:19
13. SPACE FIGHT II 02:23
14. CERBERUS 02:08
15. Tabidachi ~Pleiades e~ 02:13
16. Toki no Fune (Naoko Watanabe / Catty) ED2 05:30


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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Suchie-Pai Memorial


Kenichi Sonoda, who was best known for his work from Bubblegum Crisis, did the character designs for a mahjong game called Suchie-Pai. Later, after the successful release of this game on various platforms, an OVA was released based on the game. This book covered various artwork from the OVA as well from the game. The first 48 pages were color. Pages 4-16 covered various Suchie-Pai illustrations by Sonoda himself. Pages 18-48 had more images of specific characters that originated from the game and OVA. Some of the images originally appeared from the game. The last section, beginning page 49, covered b/w line art from all the characters from the World of Suchie-Pai.

Product number was ISBN-916090-93-4. It was published by Zest and released on 4/17/1998. UPC Bar Code - 9784916090935 and 1920076016004. It was priced at Y1600. The book was 80 pages in total length.


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Thursday, September 13, 2012

Suchie-Pai Adventure Doki Doki Nightmare Official Guidebook



This book was a guidebook for the Suchie Pai Adventure Game. It was published after it was released on the Saturn but before the Playstation version. They later released another book that was for both versions.

The entire book was in color. At the end of the book, it included screenshots from previous Suchie Pai games. It included several NFSW images from the Suchie Pai Remix and II (Saturn version). The book measured 210 x 148 mm.

Product number was ISBN4-900952-80-x. It was published by AXELA and released on 3/24/1998. UPC Bar Code - 9784900952805 and 1920076009808. It was priced at Y980. The book was 128 pages in total length.


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Friday, August 24, 2012

Idol Fight Suchie-Pai II OVA Fan Book



Following the successful game release Idol Janshi Suchie Paii II on the Saturn and the PSX, an OVA was released on the mahjong-based game. The character designs were done by Kenichi Sonoda, who was better known for his work in Bubblegum Crisis and Gall Force. At the front of the book was a two panel double sided foldout. The first 48 pages were in color. It covered a images of the various characters as well a short story synopsis. It also had photos of other Suchie Pai goods such as several audio CDs, the OVA LD jacket, and five garage kits. The second half of the book was black and white. It covered info from the seiyuus as well as line art.

Product number was ISBN4-89052-999-3-x. It was published by Soft Bank and released on 6/28/1996. UPC Bar Code - 9784890529995 and 1910076018009. It was priced at Y1800. The book was 80 pages in total length.


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Monday, August 13, 2012

Idol Fight Suchie-Pai II



Following the success of the Idol Janshi Suchie Pai game on several systems, an OVA was made. The game character designs were originally done by Kenichi Sonoda. The soundtrack had three vocals including the OP song that was used in the first Suchie Pai game.

Product ID was COCC-13261. It was published by Nippon Columbia and released in 3/20/1996. UPC Bar Code - 988001 358381. It was priced at Y2800.

1. It's a World Birthday (Mika Kanai / Suchie Pai) OP
2. Densetsu no paiwo motomete ~Main Title~
3. Kyoko no melody
4. Katagiri Shiho no tema
5. Jyaakunuru monster
6. Chikiyu no seifuku? seifuku!?
7. Milky Pai, soudainaru yabou
8. kakusei! Cherry Pai
9. Queen-Cherry Pai
10. Mahou Shojou Alice
11. Watashiwa Idol!!
12. Lemonade-transfer-!! ~Lemon Pai no tema~
13. Ansoku no Lemon Pai
14. Suchie Pai no tema
15. Dog Fight
16. Gyagu na goninkumi
17. Anatahe Power and Love (Mina Tominaga / Rumi Sasaki)
18. Hajime no itsuhoha watashikara (Akiko Yajima / Shiho Katagiri)


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Monday, July 30, 2012

Suchie-Pai Tokuma Intermedia Mook



Unlike previous Suchie Pai books, this one included a CD-ROM. It could be used in either PC or Mac. The images can be viewed with a webbrowser. There were images from over 15 characters from the Suchie Pai Universe. Not counting the thumbs (preview) and the title images, there were a total of 389 high res images on the CD. The images originated from Suchie Pai Limited, Remix, II, II Limited, Throbbing Nightmare, Mecha Gentei-Ban, and Secret Album. The book complement the disc by displaying each image on the disc. On the last page of the book it had two double sided images that you can use for a CD case.




Product number was ISBN4-19-820103-x. It was published by Tokuma Shoten and released on 12/20/1999. UPC Bar Code - 9784198201036 and 1929476037909. It was priced at Y3790. The book was 50 pages in total length.


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Friday, July 20, 2012

Suchie-Pai Adventure The Throbbing Nightmare Fanbook


The Suchie Pai Adventure Game was the third installment in the Suchie Pai game series. It was released on both the Playstation and Saturn. Unlike the previous two games, which were mostly just mahjong, this one was a text adventure game. The first 88 pages were color. It covered various artwork and screenshots from sixteen characters from the game. Most them had screenshots of a section titled Expressions, Nightmare, Character Collection, and Date Time. It had also had some color photos of the seiyuus as well as interview with them. The last two color pages had screenshots from the game opening. The black and white section had some sheet music to various songs from the game. In addition, there was a seven page interview with Kenichi Sonoda, who did the character designs.

Product number was ISBN4-900952-94-x. It was published by AXELA and released on 6/12/1998. UPC Bar Code - 9784900952942 and 1920076018008. It was priced at Y1800. The book was 104 pages in total length.


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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Best Of Bubblegum Crisis Music 1. CDV



This rare CDV was from the Bubblegum Crisis OVA Series. It contained four audio tracks and one short music videos which can be played in any LD player. Like the Kimagure Orange Road CDVs, it was packed in a clear, thin flimsy case but were pressed on a gold layer CD.

Product ID was CTV24-111. It was published by Toemi Video and released on 6/25/1988. UPC Bar Code - T4988 006 02991 0. It was priced at Y2400.

Audio Part

1. Kon'ya wa Hurricane / There's a Hurricane Tonight (Kinuko Ohmori / Priss)
2. Thrill ni Odoru Angel Tachil (Knight Sabers)
3. Kizudarake no Wild / Wild & Scarred (Kinuko Ohmori / Priss)
4. Victory (Kinuko Ohmori / Priss)

Video Part

5. Asu e Touchdown / Touchdown to Tomorrow (Knight Sabers)

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Monday, July 9, 2012

Queen's Gate Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai

Queen's Gate Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai


This book was from the Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai Series. This hardcover book included 32 images, all of Suchie Pai herself. There was no nudity but some images were risque. Also included was a card with various info (bottom image).

Queen's Gate Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai


Product number was ISBN978-4-7986-0416-9. It was published by HobbyJapan and released on 6/29/2012. UPC Bar Code - 9784798604169 and 1920076014291. It was priced at Y1429. The book was 32 pages in total length.


Queen's Gate Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai

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Thursday, June 28, 2012

Suchie-Pai II Art and Sketch Book


In 1996, Jaleco of Japan released a mahjong game titled Idol Jansi Suchie-Pai II on the Playstation and Saturn. Kenichi Sonoda, whos previous works include Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, and Gunsmith Cats, did the character designs for the game. Suchie-Pai II, though released on both systems, weren't completely identical. This book features various screen images used for the game and pointed out the differences between the two versions. The entire book was in color. The first 73 pages introduced all the characters you meet in the game. This includes Suchie-Pai / Kyoko Misaki, Peach-Pai / Alice Shinohara, Lemon-Pai / Tsukasa Ichimonji, Cherry-Pai / Sanae Makieda, Milky-Pai / Milk & Rumi Masaki, Yuki Sizuno, Shiho Katagiri, Cecial Derrnger, Miyuri Sakrai, and a few other characters you meet between rounds. Pages 76-79 pointed out the major differences between the two versions: PSX had 3 CDs (Saturn had 2 CDs) but the Saturn had frontal nudity (PSX considered "family" machine and does not allow any nudity). Pages 80-87 had interviews of the seiyuus from the game. Pages 88-89 were fan artwork. Pages 90-91 had sheet music to the OP song on the first disc. Page 93 had images of various promotional posters and merchandise, including little figures, idol cards, and CD. Pages 94-95 showed four images from the ending of each character you begin the game with. Also, at the beginning of the book, there was a double-sided foldout of the various the six main characters. One side is similar to the cover of the book.


Product number was ISBN4-7973-0131-7. It was published by SOFTBANK and released on 11/30/1996. UPC Bar Code - 9784797301311 and 1910076019006. It was priced at Y1900. The book was 96 pages in total length.


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