MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM SEED SUIT CD vol.5 ATHRUN × YZAK × DEARKA

This was a character CD from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED TV Series. Track 1 was composed by Yuki Kajiura. Track 2 was a drama with the cast that included Akira Ishida (Athrun Zala), Tomokazu Seki (Yzak Joule), and Akira Sasanuma (Dearka Elsman). Tracks 3-8 were BGM. It should be noted track 7 was first played in episode 3 and heard all throughout the series. It was not on any of the four Gundam Seed Soundtracks. The CD came in a plastic slip case. The second image is of the case and the third image was the booklet. It was later repressed in 2024 though it probably did not come with the plastic slipcase.


Product ID was VICL-61075 and VTCL-60605 (reissue). It was published by Victor Entertainment, Inc. and released on 7/23/2003 and 1/24/2026. UPC Bar Code - 988002 448852. It was priced at Y1575 and Y1500. Total length of the CD was 33:20.


01. Shoot (Tomokazu Seki / Yzak Joule) 05:41
02. "Creuset Tai ~2. Rival" 09:05
03. Sora no Koe 02:05
04. Ginga 01:46
05. Ankoku Keiryaku 01:58
06. Shinrai no Hanin 01:26
07. Kaze no Ishi 01:21
08. Senkyou Houkoku 04:16
09. Shoot (Original Karaoke) 05:37


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The Vision of Escaflowne Designs Record Collection

On the cover, "Sunrise Art Book Series V" was printed on the top. This book covered mostly line art from the characters, mecha, and the world from the Vision of Escaflowne TV Series. Only the first sixteen pages were in color. On pages 40-46, it included cast interviews. This included Maaya Sakamoto (Hitomi Kanzaki), Tomokazu Seki (Van Fanel), Shinichiro Miki (Allen Schezar), Minami Takayama (Dilandau Albatau), Ikue Ohtani (Merle), Jyoji Nakata (Folken), and Mayumi Iizuka (Millerna Aston). At the front of the book was a three panel, double sided color foldout at the front of the book.

Product number was ISBN4-89601-263-1. It was released on 11/30/1996. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y1500. The book was 112 pages in total length.

p1 The Vision of Escaflowne Color Photo Gallery
p12 Opening / Ending Film Digest
p17 Characters Format - Sheets
p47 Guymelef Melef Airship Format - Sheets
p75 Escaflowne World
p82 Each Story Format - Design
p109 "Escaflowne" Staff & Cast Full List (#1-26)


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Card Captor Sakura Movie 2 Complete Book

This book covered the Card Captor Sakura Movie 2 - The Sealed Card. The first eighty-four pages were in all color. Story Digest had images from the movie. Character Profile & Cast Interviews at more color images of the cast and from the anime. It included interviews from Sakura Tange (Sakura Kinomoto), Motoko Kumai (Li Syaoran), Aya Hisakawa (Kero), Junko Iwao (Tomoyo Daidouji), Megumi Ogata (Yukito Tsukishiro & Yue), Yukana Nogami (Li Meiling), Tomokazu Seki (Touya Kinomoto), and Masaya Onosaka (Cerberus). After Recording Report had more information from the casts. Scene Painting showed the various backgrounds from the film. Official Merchandise pictured various items that were available then. It included posters, costume, pens, cards, stickers, and keychain. The last few chapters were not in color. Official Artwork was line art of the characters. Storyboards were black and white images of the preliminary sequences of the movie. At the front of the book was a foldout poster of Sakura and Li Syaoran. At the end of the book were two post cards. One was the cover of the book and the other image was from the foldout at the front of the book.

Product number was ISBN4-06-324533-0. It was released on 10/27/2000. UPC Bar Code - 9784063245332 and 1920071015002. It was priced at Y1500. The book was 120 pages in total length.

p3 Story Digest
p43 Character Profile & Cast Interview
p71 After Recording Report
p75 Scene Painting
p81 Official Merchandise
p85 Official Artwork
p95 Storyboard
p111 Interview


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Tokyo Underground Original Soundtrack

This CD was the first soundtrack to the Tokyo Underground TV Series. It included full version of the ED song. The cover illustration was by Yuuji Moriyama. The front and back of the booklet was a "frosted" clear cover with an image on it (similar to the Macross Plus ~ Lovers Only CD). In this case , on the front, Chelsea and Ruri were on the cover while Rumina and Ginnousuka, who are in the background, were on the next page of the booklet.

Product ID was VICL-60900. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 7/24/2002. UPC Bar Code - 988002 433452. It was priced at Y3045. Total length of the CD was 47:88.

1. Taiyou no nai Seik 01:28
2. Rumina ~ Reppuu 02:39
3. Kaze Kaoru Bajo 02:35
4. Cherushii ~ Juuryoku 02:52
5. Ruri 01:48
6. Ginnosuke 01:25
7. Blow up (Tomokazu Seki / Rumina Asagi & Souichiro Hoshi / Ginnousuke Isuzu) 03:38
8. Kimi no Egao 03:12
9. Yokoshima Ki to Odoro 01:42
10. Tooi hikari 03:58
11. Aka Seki 01:33
12. Honoo To Mizu 01:33
13. Moon Eyes (Haruhi Terada / Ruri Sarasa) 05:28
14. Yami Kara No Tsuiseki Mino 03:36
15. Sentou Rensa 02:00
16. Shiro Ryuu Pairon 01:33
17. Yuzuru Beki Mono 01:04
18. Kakusei Toshi (Akino Arai) ED 05:14


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Card Captor Sakura TV Complete Part 2

Printed on the "dust cover", on the inside at that end of the book, the following was printed: 'It includes lots of material for SAKURA fanatics including a story digest of all 24 episodes for "CARDCAPTOR SAKURA" THE SAKURA CARD CHAPTER, the most recent recorded interviews of the main cast and staff, official art work, storyboard, and related software, etc.' This was the second book that covered the TV series, covering episodes 47-70. At the beginning of the book was a foldout of Sakura, Eriol, Ruby Moon, and Spinel Sun. The first 60 pages were in color. The first section was titled "Story Digest" and had synopisis and images from each episode of the final season. Between pages 52-55, it covered stills from the both OP and ED animation. The next few pages had covers from the various LD, video, CD soundtracks, singles, CD-Rom, and PSX games released. Pages 59-80 was titled "Official Art Work." It covered line art as well background scenery sketches. Pages 81-88 was titled "Storyboard." The final section, "Interview", started on page 89. It included interviews of Sakura Tange (Sakura), Aya Hisakawa (Kero-chan), Junko Iwao (Tomoyo), Motoko Kumai (Li Syaoran), Megumi Ogata (Yukito/Yue), Tomokazu Seki (Touya), Nozomu Sasaki (Eriol), Hideyuki Tanaka (Fujitaka Kinomoto), Masaya Onosaka (Cerebus) Yukana Nogami (Li Meiling), Kazuo Hayashi (Clow Read), Katsuyuki Konishi (Spinal Sun), Yumi Touma (Spinel), Ryouka Yuzuki and (Nakaru Akizuki/Ruby Moon). From the staff, it also included interviews from Masafumi Mima (sound supervisor), Morio Asaka (directer), and Takayuki Negishi (music). At the end of the book was two postcards. The images were from the cover of the book and the foldout found at the beginning of the book.

Product number was ISBN-4-06-324532-2. It was released on 6/29/2000. UPC Bar Code - 9784063245325 and 1920071015002. It was priced at Y1500. The book was 124 pages in total length.


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Card Captor Sakura TV Complete Book

The exact title of the book, as printed on the cover, was The Complete Book of TV Animation "Card Captor Sakura" The Clow Card Chapter. It covered the first 46 TV episodes or the first season. At the beginning of the book was a foldout of Sakura, Syaoran, and Cerberus. The first 76 pages were in color. The first section was titled Story Digest and had synopisis and images from each episode of the first season. Between pages 52-57, it covered stills from the both OP and ED animation. The next few pages had covers from the various LD, video, CD soundtracks, singles, CD-Rom, and PSX games released. Pages 61- 76 was titled "Kero-chan no Omakase!" Replay. It basically covered the various outfit Sakura and the rest of the cast wore doing the first TV series. The remainder of the book was black and white. The next section was titled Offical Artwork & Storyboard. It was line art of the characters as well as the various backgrounds used for the anime. The final section, Interview, started on page 101. It included interviews of Sakura Tange (Sakura), Aya Hisakawa (Kero-chan), Junko Iwao (Tomoyo), Tomokazu Seki (Touya), Megumi Ogata (Yukito), Motoko Kumai (Li Syaoran), Yukana Nogami (Li Meiling), Emi Shinohara, Hideyuki Tanaka, and few other supporting characters. At the end of the book was two postcards. The images were from the cover of the book and the foldout found at the beginning of the book.

Product number was ISBN-4-06-324527-6. It was released on 7/30/1999. UPC Bar Code - 9784063245271 and 1920071015002. It was priced at Y1500. The book was 124 pages in total length.


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Card Captor Sakura Movie 1 Complete Book

This book covered the Card Captor Sakura The Animated Movie. The first sixty-nine pages were in all color. Story Digest had images from the movie. Character Profile & Cast Interviews at more color images of the cast and from the anime. It included interviews from Sakura Tange (Sakura Kinomoto), Aya Hisakawa (Kero), Junko Iwao (Tomoyo Daidouji), Tomokazu Seki (Touya Kinomoto), Megumi Ogata (Yukito Tsukishiro), Motoko Kumai (Li Syaoran), Yukana Nogami (Li Meiling), Hideyuki Tanaka (Fujitaka Kinomoto), Megumi Hayashibara (Madoushi), Kazuo Hayashi (Clow Reed), and Kikuko Inoue (Yelan Li). Scene Painting showed the various backgrounds from the film. Goods pictured various merchandise items that were available then. It included posters, costume, pens, cards, stickers, figurines, keychains, and the cd single from the movie. The last three chapters were not in color. Official Artwork was line art of the characters. Storyboards were black and white images of the preliminary sequences of the movie. Staff Interviews were from Morio Asaka (director), CLAMP, Nanase Ohkawa (script), Masao Maruyama (executive producer), Kazuhiko Ikeguchi (producer), Kumiko Takahashi (animation director), Kunihiko Sakurai (animation director), Hitoshi Ueda (animation director), Madoka Katsunuma (color design), Katsufumi Hariu (art director), Hisao Shirai (director of cinematography), Harutoshi Ogata (editing), Takayuki Negisi (music), Masafumi Mima (sound director), and Naomi Kaitani (theme song composition). At the front of the book was a foldout poster of Sakura and Li Meiling. At the end of the book were two post cards. One was the cover of the book and the other image was from the foldout at the front of the book.

Product number was ISBN4-06-324528-4. It was released on 10/29/1999. UPC Bar Code - 9784063245288 and 1920071015002. It was priced at Y1500. The book was 116 pages in total length.

p3 Story Digest
p25 Character Profile & Cast Interview
p59 Scene Painting
p65 Goods
p69 Official Artwork
p81 Storyboard
p95 Staff Interview


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Lunar Songs -Aoiki Hoshi no Densetsu- / Legend of the Blue Star

The songs from this CD originated from the Lunar: The Silver Star Story and Lunar: Eternal Blue Game. They originally appeared on the Sega CD and later released on the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation (PSX). The first track was the opening song to Lunar The Silver Star Story game. The music was composed by Noriyuki Iwadare.

Product ID was TYCY-5537. It was published by Futureland / Toshiba EMI and released on 1/22/1997. UPC Bar Code - 988006 139978. It was priced at Y2500.

1. TSU BA SA / Wings (Kyoko Hikami) OP
2. Hikari to Kage no Rondo / Rondo of Light and Shadow (Chisa Yokoyama / Lucia)
3. Killy is No. 1 (Tomokazu Seki / Killy)
4. Love-love Funny (Kumiko Nishihara / Ruby)
5. Fairy Rain (Youko Asada / Mia)
6. Les Mizerables (Junko Hagimori / Nal)
7. ADVENTURE ROAD -Ataranaru Funade- (Hikaru Midorikawa / Hiiro)
8. Sensitive Dream (Kikuko Inoue / Lunar)


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