Monday, December 31, 2012

.hack//SIGN -Obession / yasashii yoake- Single


This was the opening and ending single to the .hack//SIGN TV Series. Both songs were performed by See Saw. Yuki Kajiura composed the music.



Product ID was VICL-35384. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 5/22/2002. UPC Bar Code - 988002 431304. It was priced at Y1155. Total length of the CD was 17:08.

1. Obsession 04:35
2. yasashii yoake 03:59
3. Obsession Karaoke 04:36
4. yasashii yoake Karaoke 03:54


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Sunday, December 30, 2012

4C - Katsura Masakuzu Illustrations


This was a three book hardcover book collection of Masakazu Katsura works. It came in a clear slipcase. The first book was titled "L-side (Lovers-side)". It covered works mostly related to Video Giral Ai series. The last section included a short color manga. The second book had more images from his various works including DNA~2. The last book consisted of a five chapter color manga of Shadow Lady.



Product number was ISBN4-08-782762-3. It was released in 1998. UPC Bar Code - 9784087827620 and 1920979033337. It was priced at Y3300. The books were 84/100/52 pages in total length.



L-Side (Lovers-side)

p7 I"s
p27 Video Girl
p69 M ?
p73 ???
p84 List


R-Side (heRoes-side)

p7 Wingman
p29 DNA~2
p43 Shadow Lady
p51 Other Illustrations
p69 Interview
p78 Works
p84 List
p85 Guest Messages


Shadow Lady

p5 Shadow Lady 1
p12 Shadow Lady 2
p22 Shadow Lady 3
p32 Shadow Lady 4
p42 Shadow Lady 5


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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Digi Charat -Only One, No.1- Single


This was the first opening song for the ultra cute Digi Charat TV Series. It was performed by Masami Okui.



Product ID was KIDA-189. It was published by King Records and released on 12/3/1999. UPC Bar Code - 988003 238919. It was priced at Y735. Total length of the CD was 07:47.

1. Only One, No.1 03:53
2. Only One, No.1 (off vocal version) 03:50


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Friday, December 28, 2012

The Princess of the Vampire Miyu Film Collection 1


This hardcover book covered the first two OVAs of the Vampire Miyu series. It included line art from the various character as well as images from the OVAs. At the end, it included interviews with Toshihiro Hirano (director) and Narumi Kakinouhi (drawing director, character design, and outline of the form). Except for the interview section, the entire book was in full color.

Product number was ISBN4-253-10270-0. It was was released in 1992. UPC Bar Code - 9784253102704 and 1920979018488. It was priced at Y1940. The book was 129 pages in total length.

p4 Artistic Collection
p9 The Characters
p19 Film Collection First Tale "Suspicious Metropolis"
p71 Film Collection Second Tale "Managing Feast"
p125 Interviews


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Thursday, December 27, 2012

Maho Yugi -Mezase Majokko Wonder Land- Single


This CD was from the Maho Yugi TV series. It included three character songs and the respective karaoke track. The CD has an image of Padudu on it but its hard to see from the scan.



Product ID was KICM-3018. It was published by King Record and released on 11/29/2001. UPC Bar Code - 988003 267360. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 26:34.

1. Mezase Majokko Wonder Land (Ai Tokunaga / Padudu) 04:04
2. Magic (Kazusa Murai / Myumyu) 04:30
3. Shouri no Shunkan wa Yudantaiteki (Ryoka Shima / Pipin) 04:43
4. Mezase Majokko Wonder Land (Off Vocal Version) 04:04
5. Magic (Off Vocal Version) 04:31
6. Shouri no Shunkan wa Yudantaiteki (Off Vocal Version) 04:42


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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu he~ Original Soundtrack


This was the soundtrack to the ONE ~Kagayaku Kisetsu he~ PC Visual Novel that was created by Tactics. "Kagayaku Kisetsu he" means "To the Radiant Seeson." There were no vocal tracks. Track 4 was Rumi Nanase's theme. Track 5 was Mizuka Nagamori's theme. Track 6 was Akane Satomura's theme. Track 7 was Mio Kouzuki's theme. Track 10 was Misaki Kawana's theme. On the back of the case, "Bonus Truck" was actually printed instead of "track". Following the release of this game, most of the staff who created this game left and formed another company - Key.

On the cover, the following was printed in English: "There is such thing as forever..." Those words, I wondered who said them. The words happened to remember as I looked up at the sky. They seemed to be the start of samething. Yeah, they were definitely the beginning. The beginning of the end. There's voices calling me from opposite directions."

Product ID was MGM-001. It was published by MOVIC and released on 12/6/1998. There was no UPC Bar Code. It was priced at Y2625. Total length of the CD was 50:09.

1. On Your Mark 01:27
2. Daily Leisure Time 02:44
3. Dash! Girls 02:17
4. Maiden's Wish 02:06
5. 8 Cats 02:45
6. Path of a Rainbow Sighting 02:45
7. Innocent Smile 02:20
8. Afternoon of the Roaring Tide 02:29
9. Victory Pose 02:53
10. Ladylike Appearance 03:22
11. White Like Snow 02:29
12. Reminiscence 03:03
13. Flickering Lights 02:47
14. Sea Roars 03:40
15. Rain 02:07
16. Eternity 02:28
17. False Tempest 02:27
18. A Tair 02:31
19. Distant Gaze 02:17
20. To a Shining Season 02:27
21. RADIO CM (20sec.) 00:20

Bonus Truck

22. To a Shining Season - Piano (Arrange Version) 02:27
23. Reminiscence (Arrange Version) 03:58




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Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Angel Beats! - My Soul, Your Beats! / Brave Song- Single [Limited Edition]


This CD was from the Angel Beats! TV Series. Lia performed the opening song while Aoi Tada did the ending song. The music was composed by Jun Meada. Also included was a DVD. It was the TV OP and ED from episode 2 without any credits.


Product ID was KSLA-0053. It was published by Key Sounds Label and released on 5/26/2010. UPC Bar Code - 933032 006077. It was priced at Y1575. Total length of the CD was 23:19 and DVD was 03:00.



CD

1. My Soul, Your Beats! OP 04:35
2. Brave Song ED 05:25
3. My Soul, Your Beats! (TV Size) 01:34
4. Brave Song (TV Size) 01:47
5. My Soul, Your Beats! (Instrumental) 04:35
6. Brave Song (Instrumental) 05:23

DVD

1. My Soul, Your Beats 01:30
2. Brave Song 01:30



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Monday, December 24, 2012

Tokyo Underground -Kakusei Toshi- Single


This CD was the ending song from the Tokyo Underground TV Series. It was performed by Akino Aria.



Product ID was VICL-35385. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 5/22/2002. UPC Bar Code - 988002 431311. It was priced at Y1050. Total length of the CD was 18:04.

1. Kakusei Toshi 05:16
2. Tasogarewa Miraide Matsu 04:04
3. Polinu Poline 03:26
4. Kakusei Toshi (without Akino) 05:13


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Sunday, December 23, 2012

Lost Universe ~Infinity~ Single


This CD was from the Lost Universe TV Series. It included full version of the opening and ending songs. Megumi Hayashibara, the seiyuu for Canal Volfeed, sang both songs.



Product ID was KIDA-161. It was published by King Records and released on 4/24/1998. UPC Bar Code - 988003 213121. It was priced at Y1020. Total length of the CD was 18:19.

1. ~infinity~ OP 04:30
2. Extrication ED 04:39
3. ~infinity~ karaoke 04:31
4. Extrication karaoke 04:35


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Saturday, December 22, 2012

Silent Möbius Nami Yamigumo Character CD -Everything For You- Single


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



Product ID was KTDR-2037. It was published by Kitty Records (Polydor) and released in 4/15/1992. UPC Bar Code - 988031 008164. It was priced at Y800. Total length of the CD was 11:30.

1. Everything For You 05:45
2. Everything For You karaoke 05:42


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Friday, December 21, 2012

Kimi ga Nozomu Eien -Kaze no Yukue / yours- Single


This CD was from the Kimi ga Nozomu Eien videogame. The first song was the opening song to the PS2 Kimi ga Nozomu Eien ~Rumbling Hearts~ Game. The second song was the opening song to the Dreamcast Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Game. Both songs were performed by Minami Kuribayashi.



Product ID was LACM-4084. It was published by Lantis and released on 2/5/2003. UPC Bar Code - 540774 400836. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 18:58.



1. Kaze no Yukue / Where the Wind Blows 04:15
2. yours 05:16
3. Kaze no Yukue / Where the Wind Blows (off vocal) 04:14
4. yours (off vocal) 05:13


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Thursday, December 20, 2012

Rewind / May J. -Tokitowa Edition- [Limited Edition]


This CD was the theme song from the PS3 game Tokitowa (Time and Eternity). It was performed by May J. There were three different releases of this song. This was the Tokitowa Edition. It came in a cardboard sleeve. First press included download code for Tokitowa Another Story (bottom image).



Product ID was RZCD-59116. It was published by rhythmn ZONE / Avex Marketing and released on 10/10/2012. UPC Bar Code - 988064 591169. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 15:11.



1. Rewind 04:18
2. Back To Your Heart feat.Daniel Powter (English ver.) 03:59
3. Summer Breaker 03:10
4. Rewind-samfree vocaloid ver.-★ ーTokitowa Editionー 03:44



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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Azumanga Daioh -Soramimi no Cake / Raspberry Heaven- Single


This was the opening and ending single to the Azumanga Daioh TV Series. It was performed by Oranges & Lemons who were Yoko Ueno and Masumi Ito.



Product ID was LACM-4053. It was published by Lantis and released on 4/22/2002. UPC Bar Code - 540774 400539. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 14:53.

1. Soramimi no Cake OP 03:54
2. Raspberry Heaven ED 03:33
3. Soramimi no Cake (off Vocal) 03:54
4. Raspberry Heaven (off Vocal) 03:28


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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Fushigi no umi no Nadia The Secret of Blue Water Vol.1


This was the first of three soundtracks for Nadia TV Series. There were four vocals, the extended version of the OP (track 1) and ED (track 18) and two image songs. Unfortunately, it did not contain the original TV Version of the OP.



Product ID was TYCY-5136. It was published by Futureland / Toshiba EMI and released on 5/30/1990. UPC Bar Code - 988006 068025. It was priced at Y3000. Total length of the CD was 45:52.

1. Blue Water (Miho Morikawa) OP 04:07
2. monogatari no hajimari / The beginning of the story 02:58
3. tobatake oozora e 02:25
4. Nautilus-gou, daiunabara o yuku / Nautilus, going to the great ocean 02:49
5. kaiteki-na kan uchi / Inside the comfortable warship 02:21
6. Real Heart (Satomi Matsushita) 04:40
7. reimei / Daybreak 01:47
8. bannou sensuikan / All-purpose submarine 03:12
9. The Secret of Blue Water 00:09
10. umi no tatakai / Sea battle 01:34
11. Nautilus-gou shutsugeki! / Nautilus sortie! 02:27
12. Koibito ga iru jikan (Satomi Matsushita)03:07
13. Paris banhaku / Paris Exhibition 01:34
14. Circus no shoujo / Circus Girl 01:55
15. kodoku to yasuragi / Solitude and peace of mind 02:56
16. kutsurogi no toki / Easy Time 01:30
17. Grandis no tsuiseki / Grandis's pursuit 01:43
18. Yes! I Will... (Miho Morikawa) ED 04:27


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Monday, December 17, 2012

Hidan no Aria -Scarlet Ballet- [Limited Edition]


This was the opening song from the Hidan no Aria (Aria the Scarlet Ammo) TV Series. It was performed by May'n. The difference between the limited edition and the regular version was the latter did not include the last two tracks.



Product ID was VTCL-35105. It was published by Flying Dog / Victor Entertainment and released on 11/11/2010. UPC Bar Code - 580226 569094. It was priced at Y1155. Total length of the CD was 26:24.

1. Scarlet Ballet 04:10
2. Smile:D 03:41
3. Scarlet Ballet (without May’n) 04:09
4. Smile:D (without May’n) 03:42

【Extra Live Tracks from BIG☆WAAAAAVE!!】

5. Kimi Shinitamou Koto Nakare -BIG☆WAAAAAVE!! Live Ver.- 04:28
6. Deep Breathing -BIG☆WAAAAAVE!! Live Ver.- 06:14


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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Record of Lodoss War -Kiseki no Umi- Single


This CD was the opening song from the Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight TV Series. It was performed by Maaya Sakamoto. The lyrics was by Yuho Iwasato and Yoko Kanno composed the music.



Product ID was VIDL-30202. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 4/22/1998. UPC Bar Code - 988002 366316. It was priced at Y1020. Total length of the CD was 17:15.

1. Kiseki no Umi / Sea of Miracles 04:21
2. Active Heart 04:18
3. Kiseki no Umi / Sea of Miracles (Original Karaoke) 04:21
4. Active Heart (Original Karaoke) 04:15



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Saturday, December 15, 2012

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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Friday, December 14, 2012

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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Thursday, December 13, 2012

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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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

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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Tuesday, December 11, 2012

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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Monday, December 10, 2012

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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Sunday, December 9, 2012

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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Saturday, December 8, 2012

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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