Sword Art Online -INNOCENCE- [Limited Pressing] (Anime Edition)

This was the second opening song for the Sword Art Online TV Series. It was first heard on episode 15. It was performed by Eir Aoi. It came in a digipack. It included was a DVD. It included a text-less opening video from the series. The DVD was Coded Region 2. Also included was a card (bottom image).



Product ID was SECL-1217~8. It was published by SME Records and released on 11/21/2012. UPC Bar Code - 547557 011715. It was priced at Y1500. Total length of the CD was 15:18 and DVD was 01:40.



CD

1. INNOCENCE 04:37
2. Velvet Tears 04:33
3. dear brightness 04:39
4. INNOCENCE (TV Size Ver.) 01:29

DVD

1. INNOCENCE -SWORD ART ONLINE non-credit opening- 01:40


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Mobile Suit Gundam F91 -Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~ Single

This song was from the Mobile Suit Gundam F91 Movie. It was played once during the movie and at the end. The second song was played towards the beginning. Both songs were performed by Hiroko Moriguchi.



Product ID was KIDA-14. It was published by King Records and released on 2/5/1991. UPC Bar Code - 988003 096304. It was priced at Y900. Total length of the CD was 09:24.

1. Eternal Wind ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~ / Eternal Wind ~Smile in the Shining Wind~ 04:45
2. Kimi wo Mitsumete The time I'm seeing you 04:36


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EF TV Animation Complete Book

This book covered the EF - A Tale of Memories and EF - A Tale of Melodies TV Series. The series was base off of visual novel released by Minori. This first 114 pages (or the first three chapters) were in color. Chapter 1 covered the characters from the series. It included some color and black and white line art. Both parts of Chapter 2 covered each episode of the TV Series. Chapter 3 had images used in various merchandise such as posters, DVD & CD covers. Chapter 4 was black and white line art from the background and scenery. The last chapter was text info from the staff.



Product number was ISBN978-4-903491-94-3. It was released on 4/2009. UPC Bar Code - 9784903491943 and 1929476026675. It was priced at Y2800. The book was 145 pages in total length.

p006 Chapter 01 "Character"
p043 Chapter 02-01 "Story" ef - a tale of memories.
p069 Chapter 02-02 "Story" ef - a tale of melodies.
p095 Chapter 03 "Publicity"
p115 Chapter 04 "Structure & Item Data"
p132 Chapter 05 "Staff Party / Comments"

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Silent Möbius Rally Cheyenne Character CD -Garasu no Moonlight- Single

This was an character image song from Silent Möbius for Rally Cheyenne. It was performed by Toshiko Fujita, the seiyuu of Rally. If all six character CD covers were put together, they form one complete image (bottom image).



Product ID was KTDR-2034. It was published by Kitty Records (Polydor) and released in 4/15/1992. UPC Bar Code - 988031 008133. It was priced at Y800. Total length of the CD was 10:43.

1. Garasu no Moonlight 05:22
2. Garasu no Moonlight karaoke 05:18


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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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Akira -Theme of Akira- Single

This CD was from the Akira Movie. It included a mixture of BGMs from the film.

Product ID was VDRS-1077. It was published by Victor Musical Industries and released on 7/16/1988. UPC Bar Code - 988002 157549. It was priced at Y1000. Total length of the CD was 14:02.


1. AKIRA no TE-MA / Akira's theme 06:05
2. Tetsuo no METAMORUFO-ZE / Tetsuo's metamorphosis 07:55


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Nakayoshi Media Books #5: Miracle Girls

Miracle Girls was shoujo anime TV series that ran 51 episodes in 1993-94. The first 88 pages of the book covered scenes from each episode. It also included images of both OP and one of the ED sequences. In addition, this section was the only part of the book in color. Pages 89-94 covered interviews with two of seiyuus, Nariko Fujieda and Noriko Nagai, as well as the manga artist who created the series, Nami Akimoto. Pages 95-104 covered line art of the various characters from the series. Pages 105-108 covered more line in the scenery and backgrounds used in the series. Pages 109-128 covered more line art of other characters and some other background information. Pages 129-131 had images of various merchandise from the series. It included dolls, necklace, wristband (like the one used in the show), LDs, and a Super Famicon game. Pages 132-133 had sheet music to the ED1 song as well as an image of the both CD covers and two of the CD Singles. Also, at the beginning of the book was a single-sided foldout of the cast out by a lake.

Product number was ISBN4-06-324555-1. It was published by Nakayoshi Media Books and released on 8/27/1994. It was priced at Y1200. The book was 136 pages in total length.


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ARIA The Natural Perfect Guide Book

This small guide book from ARIA measured about 130 x 182 mm. The first 64 pages being in color. It included color images of the characters and seiyuus as well information on Undine Company and Gondola Encyclopedia. The remaining black and white pages covered episode guide, staff interviews, glossary, music disc guide, merchandise, and an eight page manga short at the end. The book also included a Special Appendix Drama CD.



Product number was ISBN4-86127-327-7. It was released on 1/15/2007. UPC Bar Code - 9784861273278 and 1920979018860. It was priced at Y1886. The book was 160 pages in total length. Total length of the CD was 24:50.



1. Special Navigation 01 07:52
2. Special Navigation 02 08:10
3. Special Navigation 03 06:29
4. Special Navigation 04 02:18


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Full Moon wo Sagashite Vol.2 Soundtrack

This was the second soundtrack to the Full Moon wo Sagashite TV Series. It included full versions of the second opening and third ending song. Oddly enough, it included the instrumental of the fourth ending song (track 24) but no vocal. Track 9 was heard on episode 46 and track 5 was heard on episode 49. Track 13 was heard in episode 27 and 37. The CD had copy protection. First press came with a picture disc (bottom image).



Product ID was TOCT-24918. It was published by Toshiba EMI and released on 2/13/2003. UPC Bar Code - 988006 181878. It was priced at Y2500. Total length of the CD was 50:10.



1. Rock'n Roll Princess (The Scanty) OP2 04:08
2. Mori no! Otomodachi Gekijou! 01:05
3. Oshigoto Shimasho Heart 01:15
4. Chikai 01:34
5. Myself ~Meroko's Vocal Version~ (Chieko Honda / Meroko) 02:48
6. Yaminabe Kenzan! 01:10
7. Miezaru Mono 01:13
8. Tsuki no Keifu 01:27
9. Eternal Snow ~Route:L Version~ (Saitou Yasou / Takuto) 02:24
10. Shinigami March 2 01:26
11. Mamorubeki Hito 01:12
12. Hidamari no Naka de 01:26
13. Eternal Snow ~Diamond Dust Madoka Remix~ 01:54
14. Kokoro no Sobani 01:18
15. Meromero, Mero 01:28
16. Izumi no Theme 01:25
17. -Wana- 01:32
18. Eternal Snow ~Piano Swing Instrumental~ 02:29
19. Unmei no Hi 01:19
20. Sabaki no Toki 01:30
21. Kinkyuu Kikaku! Full Moon Zadankai 07:35
22. Eternal Snow (Myco / Mitsuki Kouyama) ED3 05:19
23. Original Message From Full Moon 00:34
24. Love Chronicle ~Bright Future Instrumental~ 02:37


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Bubblegum Crisis Soundtrack 7: Double Vision

This was the soundtrack to the seventh OVA of Bubblegum Crisis. There were six vocals on it. Vision sang two of them. This CD as well as the Vocal Collection II included the long version of "Say Yes!".



Product ID was TYCY-5126 and TYCY-5255. It was published by Toshiba EMI and released on 3/7/1990 and 9/23/90. UPC Bar Code - 988006 065697 (original pressing). It was priced at Y3000 and Y2000. Total length of the CD was 40:17.

1. Say Yes! (Maiko Hashimoto / Vision) 06:10
2. Genki Appearance / Dark Ogre Appearance 02:35
3. Q - Anata wa Watashi no Taiyou - / You Are My Son (Akiko Hiramatsu / Nene) 03:39
4. New Style Boomer 02:21
5. Here in the Dark (Yoshiko Sakakibara / Sylia) 03:57
6. Vision Hard Fighting 02:50
7. Come Into Action (Michie Tomizawa / Linna) 04:15
8. The Genki's Death 04:19
9. Yes, Do It! (Knight Sabers) 03:27
10. Linna's Gentleness 01:39
11. Never the End (Maiko Hashimoto / Vision) 04:57


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Sword Art Online -Overly- [Limited Pressing] (Anime Edition)

This was the second ending song for Sword Art Online TV Series. It was first heard on episode 15. It was performed by Haruna Luna. It came in a digipack Also included was a DVD. It included the music video of the title song as well as text-less ending video from the series. The DVD was Coded Region 2.



Product ID was SECL-1223~4. It was published by SME Records and released on 11/28/2012. UPC Bar Code - 547557 011807. It was priced at Y1500. Total length of the CD was 15:07 and DVD was 06:16.



CD
1. Overfly 04:30
2. Inori 05:27
3. Mahou no Shiro.Shinjitsu no Shomotsu 03:34
4. Overfly -TV size ver.- 01:36

DVD
1. Overfly (Music Video) 04:30
2. Sword Art Online non credit ED Overly 01:46


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Shingetsutan Tsukihime Original Soundtrack 1 - Moonlit Archives [Limited Edition]

This was the first soundtrack to the Shingetsutan Tsukihime TV Series. This limited edition version came in a cardboard slipcase. It also included a sticker of the cover.



Product ID was PICA-1293. It was published by Geneon and released on 12/10/2003. UPC Bar Code - 988102 331726. It was priced at Y3059. Total length of the CD was 47:48.



1. The Sacred Moon 01:35
2. Inscrutable 01:53
3. Castle 01:47
4. Urgency 01:45
5. Insanity 01:41
6. Doubtless 01:34
7. Betray 01:33
8. Wounds 02:20
9. Destiny 01:47
10. Captivate 02:28
11. Cherish 02:15
12. Crescent 01:46
13. Haunting 02:11
14. Dusk 01:59
15. Precious 01:37
16. Homage 02:10
17. Beleaguer 02:12
18. Vain 01:51
19. Delusion 01:48
20. Maze 01:53
21. Justice 02:10
22. Tormenter 01:55
23. Demoniac 02:04
24. Prayer 02:01
25. Rinne no Hate ni... / The End of the Cycle of Reincarnation... (ON AIR Ver.) (Fumiko Orikasa / Ciel) ED 01:33


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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny -Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru- Single

This CD was from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny TV Series. It was the fourth ending song which was heard during episodes 38-50. It was performed by See-Saw. Chiaki Ishikawa was the vocalist while Yuki Kajiura wrote the music. First press came in a plastic slipcase.



Product ID was VICL-35800. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released in 8/3/2005. UPC Bar Code - 988002 485314. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 18:40.



1. Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru 04:46
2. Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka 04:36
3. Kimi wa Boku ni Niteiru (without vocal) 04:46
4. Seijaku wa Headphone no Naka (without vocal) 04:32


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Silent Möbius Katsumi Liqueur Character CD -Ichido Dakeno Mahou- Single

This was an character image song from Silent Möbius for Katsumi Liquer. It was performed by Naoko Matsui, the seiyuu of Katsumi. If all six character CD covers were put together, they form one complete image (bottom image).



Product ID was KTDR-2036. It was published by Kitty Records (Polydor) and released in 4/15/1992. UPC Bar Code - 988031 008157. It was priced at Y800. Total length of the CD was 09:41.

1. Ichido Dakeno Mahou 04:51
2. Ichido Dakeno Mahou karaoke 04:47


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Argento Soma Original Soundtrack 2

This CD was from the Argento Soma TV Series.  It was composed by Katsuhisa Hattori and DJ K Hasegawa. The booklet opens up into a four panel gateway.



Product ID was VICL-60624. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released in 3/23/2001. UPC Bar Code - 988002 414208. It was priced at Y3045. Total length of the CD was 56:53.

1. Opening Theme "Silent Wind" (Full Version) (Eri Sugai) 03:42
2. Ending Theme "Horizon" (Full Version) (Sphere) 03:23
3. Behind the decision 01:05
4. SARG 02:20
5. Primary tactics 02:30
6. Defect 01:00
7. Turning Point 00:51
8. Silent Wind (Arranged Piano Solo Version) 02:41
9. Silent Massacre 02:45
10. Wind Across the Wheat Field 02:44
11. Insert Song "Subarashiki Wagaya e" 03:19
12. The astronauts 05:20
13. Destiny Landed 02:05
14. Chaotic development 01:32
15. Incomprehensible Words 01:10
16. Silent Wind (Piano Solo) 02:48
17. a wonderful world (Orchestra Version) 02:57
18. Scheme 01:15
19. Dark Organization 01:26
20. Anxiety and Intrigue 03:07
21. Unknown 01:11
22. Pure Heart-Hattie 01:04
23. Silent Wind (Acoustic Version) 03:11
24. Silent Wind (Orchestra Version) 03:27


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Girls Dead Monster -Keep The Beats-

This CD was from the Angel Beats! TV Series. Girls Dead Monster was a four girl fictional group in the TV Series. First press included a guitar pick (bottom image).



Product ID was KSLA-58. It was published by Key Sound Label and released in 6/30/2010. UPC Bar Code - 933032 006183. It was priced at Y3150. Total length of the CD was 61:40.



1. Crow Song (Yui ver.) 04:04
2. Thousand Enemies 04:48
3. Shine Days 04:56
4. 23:50 04:21
5. Run With Wolves 04:04
6. Morning Dreamer 03:46
7. Rain Song 04:57
8. Alchemy (Yui ver.) 04:16
9. Ichiban no Takaramono (Yui ver.) 05:59
10. Little Braver (Album ver.) 04:56
11. My Song (Yui ver.) 05:08

Bonus Track
12. My Soul, Your Beats! (Gldemo ver.) 04:45
13. Brave Song (Gldemo ver.) 05:40


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I My Me! Strawberry Eggs -Dearest- Single

This was the opening song of the I My Me! Strawberry Eggs TV series. Hitomi Mieno performed both songs. It was written by Seiko Sawada.



Product ID was VICL-35272. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released in 7/25/2001. UPC Bar Code - 988002 418343. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 20:02.

1. Dearest OP 05:47
2. Kami-hikouki 04:15
3. Dearest (instrumental) 05:47
4. Kami-hikouki (instrumental) 04:12


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Shining Force III Artbook

In the waning days of the Sega Saturn, Sega Japan released the revolutionary Shining Force III game series. In was an incredible RPG game series that had a vast amount of characters and landscapes on the 3 discs that it covered. This book, which was all color, covered all three Shining Force Scenarios as was as the Holy Hark and the Premium Disc. At the beginning of the book was a double sided foldout. On one side, it had various central characters from the three scenarios gathered around a campfire in the snow. The other side had the image of the cover. Chapter I had various images that was used on various covers and other promotional art. The last few images were some SD CG artwork and some from the Holy Ark. The second chapter had sketch and various head-screenshots of the characters. It had 59 playable characters and 25 NPC or enemy characters listed. The World Chapter was mostly text filled section. It did include screenshots of some of the locations and maps. It also listed the various weapons and items from the games. The fourth chapter was a short one. It had some information on the character's name, the seiyuus, the opening animation, and other notes. Chapter five covered some information and sketches from the Shining Force Holy Ark game. In addition, it had images of the earlier Shining Force games that had appeared on the Mega Drive, Game Gear, and the Saturn. Chapter six covered information on the very limited and rare Premium Disc. The last chapter had some more interviews and images of other older Shining Force merchandise. It was unfortunate that the 2nd and third (as well as the Premium Disc) games was never translated by Sega of America.

Product number was ISBN978-4-89425-654-5. It was published by SoftBank and released on 6/30/1999. UPC Bar Code - 9784797308167 and 1920076028007. It was priced at Y2800. The book was 248 pages in total length.

p6 Chapter I - Illustrations
p31 Chapter II - Characters
p122 Chapter III - World
p190 Chapter IV - Tea Break
p202 Chapter V - Shining Series
p218 Chapter VI - Premium Disc
p230 Chapter VII - CAMELOT
p307 Over the times


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Tenshi no Konamaiki -Whenever I Think of You- Single

This CD was from the Tenshi na Konamaiki (Cheeky Angel) TV Series. This ballad song was heard during the first 14 episodes. This was the debut single for the trio group U-ka Saegusa in db (which consist of vocalist Yuuka Saegusa and two other male members).



Product ID was GZCA-2041. It was published by GIZA and released in 6/12/2002. UPC Bar Code - 523949 017107. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 19:52.




1. Whenever I Think of You 05:02
2. Change the Life 04:28
3. Whenever I Think of You ~The Sunny Showers mix~ 05:21
4. Whenever I Think of You ~Instrumental~ 04:57


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Hikaru no Go Original Soundtrack

This was the first soundtrack to the Hikaru no Go TV Series. It included TV size of the first opening and ending song. The OP was heard during the first 30 episodes while the ED was heard during the first 12 episodes. The background music was mostly classical composed by Megu Wakakusa. In the booklet, it only listed the lyrics for the ending song.

Product ID was AVCA-14272. It was published by Avex and released in 1/23/2002. UPC Bar Code - 988064 142729. It was priced at Y3059. Total length of the CD was 60:32.

1. Get Over (Dream) [TV Size] OP1 01:33
2. kore kara / From Here on Out 01:19
3. atatakai hi / Warm Day 02:26
4. yuruyaka na hadou / Lenient Surge 01:29
5. utsuri yuku kiseki / Changing of the Season 01:45
6. haruka naru koku wo koeru / Passing of the distant, changing time 01:59
7. majiwaru machi / Intersecting Roads 04:12
8. unmei no taidou / Fateful Quickening 01:14
9. meisou / Straying 01:04
10. tomo / Friend 03:29
11. tomadoi / Losing one's bearing's 02:05
12. setsuna / Moment 01:11
13. michibiki / Guidance 01:37
14. kami no itte / God's Move 02:49
15. kiwami / Height 03:14
16. takaki kabe / High Wall 02:43
17. shizuka na jounetsu / Peaceful Passion 01:35
18. omoi, afure te / Thoughts, overflow 01:57
19. kokoro / Heart 01:53
20. taikyoku / (Playing) A Game of Go 02:31
21. hirogaru uchuu / Extending Universe 02:40
22. kono itte ni subete wo / This Move is Everything 02:03
23. shukuteki / Old Enemy 01:25
24. saizen no itte / The Best Move 01:52
25. sen wo mukai te / Before Facing 02:06
26. Ore mo... / Me Too... 01:19
27. sukoshizutsu, sukoshizutsu / Little by Little, Little by Little 01:16
28. haruka naru takami he / Towards the Distant Height 03:28
29. Bokura no bouken / My Adventure (Kids Alive) [TV size] ED1 02:14


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