Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Shingetsutan Tsukihime Reader Plus Period


On the cover, above the title, the following was printed in English: Blue Blue Glass Moon, Under the Crimson Air. This beautiful, thick book covered Type-Moon's Tsukihime. It included images and information from the various games from the Tsukihime series. Except for pages 159-241, the entire book was in full color.



Product number was ISBN978-4-7767-9037-2. It was released on 10/29/2004. UPC Bar Code - 9784776790372 and 1920076025006. It was priced at Y2500. The book was 272 pages in total length.

p2 Tsukihime All Character's Icon
p7 Artworks
p18 Melty Blood Gallery
p39 Character Introduction
p115 Artworks Part 2 [Tsukihime & Melty Blood]
p137 Inside Data Tsukihime
p144 Illust Column [Dengekitsukihime]
p149 Character Ranking [Tsukihime & Melty Blood]
p159 Copybook [Fragments]
p164 Comics [Cielinlndia]
p167 Extra [Tsukihimetsushin 1 / 2 / 3]
p172 Doujin [Tsukihime Biyori]
p174 Tsukihime Dictionary
p192 Shortstory [Talk]
p201 Rough Design Work [Tsukihime]
p212 Long Interview [Kanwatsukihime]
p240 Post Script [Atogaki]
p241 Artwork Part 3 [Kara no Kyoukai & Tsukihime]
p257 [tale] Shingetsutan Tsukhime Prologue
p272 staff roll


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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

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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Monday, July 29, 2013

Kiki's Delivery Service CDV


This disc originated from the Kiki's Delivery Service Movie. This CDV (CD format Video disc playable only in LD players) featured images of the beautiful artistry and background images. The title of the music that was played in the video was shimpi naru e (A Mysterious Painting). It came in a clear amber case but the disc itself was silver. The black & white image at the bottom was from inside the booklet.



Product ID was TKFA-55007. It was published by Tokuma Japan Corporation and released in 12/21/1990. UPC Bar Code - 4988 008 00838 8. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 03:09.



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Sunday, July 28, 2013

Madlax -Hitomi no Kakera- Single


This CD was from the Madlax TV Series. It was the opening song. FictionJunction YUUKA performed the song and Yuki Kajiura composed the song. The obi was plastic.

Product ID was VICL-35627. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 5/8/2004. UPC Bar Code - 988002 458875. It was priced at Y1155. Total length of the CD was 15:37.

1. Hitomi no Kakera 04:05
2. nowhere 03:45
3. Hitomi no Kakera (original karaoke version) 04:05
4. nowhere (original karaoke version) 03:42


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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Magic Knight Rayearth -Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta mama- Single


This CD was from the Magic Knight Rayearth TV Series. This was the third opening song which was played during episodes 43-49. It was performed by Naomi Tamura.



Product ID was PODH-1277. It was published by Polydor and released on 10/25/1995. UPC Bar Code - 988005 171399. It was priced at Y1000. Total length of the CD was 14:00.

1. Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta mama / Still Embracing Light and Darkness 04:33
2. Human Life 04:50
3. Hikari to Kage wo Dakishimeta mama / Still Embracing Light and Darkness karaoke 04:33


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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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Thursday, July 25, 2013

Mahoraba -Boku no Speed de- Single


This CD was from the Mahoraba TV Series. It was the ending song. Chihiro Yonekura performed the song.



Product ID was KICM-3102. It was published by King Records and released on 2/23/2005. UPC Bar Code - 988003 307806. It was priced at Y1200. Total length of the CD was 15:26.



1. Boku no Speed de 04:08
2. READY GO 03:45
3. Sakura no Uta 03:25
4. Boku no Speed de (Instrumental) 04:08


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Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko -Fantastic future- Single


This CD was from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko (Henneko: Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat) TV Series. This was the opening song. It was performed by Yukari Tamura. First press came in a digipack. Also, buying it from CD Japan included a Photo (bottom image).



Product ID was KICM-1441. It was published by King Record and released on 4/17/2013. UPC Bar Code - 988003 435073. It was priced at Y1300. Total length of the CD was 15:54.



1. Fantastic future 04:15
2. Kizutsuku Houseki 04:12
3. Datte x2 Ukiuki 03:42
4. Mou Chotto Fall in Love 03:45




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Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Kakumeiki Valvrave -Soba ni Iru yo- Single (Anime Version) [Limited Edition]


This CD was from the Kakumeiki Valvrave (Valvrave the Liberator) TV Series. It was the second ending song which was heard during episodes 7-12. It was performed by ELISA. It came in a digipack. First press included a card (3rd and 4th image) and an application card (last image).



Product ID was SECL-1327. It was published by SME Records and released on 6/19/2013. UPC Bar Code - 547557 016338. It was priced at Y1300. Total length of the CD was 15:51.



1. Soba ni Iru yo 04:13
2. Emerge 04:48
3. for us 04:55
4. Soba ni Iru yo (TV Size) 01:55




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Monday, July 22, 2013

Witch Hunter Robin Original Score II


This CD was from the Witch Hunter Robin TV Series. The cover was filled with credits which gave the impression that this was a movie soundtrack or a big budget release. Taku Iwasaki composed the music.



Product ID was VICL-60932. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 11/21/2002. UPC Bar Code - 988002 440788. It was priced at Y3045. Total length of the CD was 49:28.

1. SAY GOODBYE 02:04
2. DESPERATE STRUGGLE 02:19
3. ASSASSINATOR 02:11
4. LOOK BACK 01:41
5. SURPRISE ATTACK 02:17
6. GENETIC 02:16
7. SMUGGLE 01:19
8. EMIT A FLASH 01:36
9. SOLOMON 03:08
10. LIE 02:13
11. GRAVE 02:46
12. DUTY 01:38
13. FACTORY 01:55
14. PASS 01:40
15. EXPIRE 01:32
16. WITCH 02:11
17. ENIGMATIC PERSON 01:29
18. EROSION 01:42
19. SUSPICION 03:00
20. TRAGEDY 00:41
21. STNJ COUNTER 02:08
22. DECISION 03:11
23. Shell guitar ver. 04:27


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Sunday, July 21, 2013

Studio Ghibli Songs


This CD was released about 18 months after the Ghibli ga Ippai CD Box. It included songs from all the Ghibli Movies (at that time), from Nausicaa to Monomoke HIme. The song from Nausicaa was not played in the movies but rather the promotional videos. It also included an image song from Pom Poko that was not on the original soundtrack. The first print came in a plastic slipcase (first 2 images) with a nice cloth cover (3rd image).



Product ID was TKCA-71381. It was published by Tokuma Japan Communications and released on 5/21/1998. UPC Bar Code - 988008 401035. It was priced at Y3059. Total length of the CD was 64:50.



1. Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa /Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (Narumi Yasuda) [Nausicaa] 04:07
2. kimi wo nosete / Carrying You (Azumi Inoue) [Laputa] 03:20
3. sanpo / Stroll (Azumi Inoue) [My Neighbor Totoro] 02:44
4. tonari no Totoro / My Neighbor Totoro (Azumi Inoue) [My Neighbor Totoro] 04:17
5. Home, Sweet Home (Amelita Galli - Curuci) [Grave of Fireflies] 02:47
6. rouge no dengon / Message With Rouge (Yumi Arai) [Kiki's Delivery Service] 03:02
7. yassashisa ni tsutsumareta nara / If I've Been Enveloped by Tenderness (Yumi Arai) [Kiki's Delivery Service] 03:12
8. ai wa hana - kimi wa sono tane / Love Is A Flower You're Its Seed (Harumi Miyako) [Omeide Poro Poro] 04:02
9. Sakuranbo no Minoru Koro / The Time of Cherries (Tokiko Kato) [Porco Rosso] 02:55
10. Toki ni wa Mukashi no Hanashi wo / Once in a While, Talk of the Old Days (Tokiko Kato) [Porco Rosso] 03:59
11. umi ni naretara / If I Could Be the Ocean (Yoko Sakamoto) [I Can Hear the Ocean] 04:39
12. Asia no kono Machi / This Asian Town (Shan Shan Typhoon) [Pom Poko] 05:25
13. Itsudemo Darekaga / Always somebody (Shang Shan Typhoon) [Pom Poko] 05:37
14. Country Road (Honna Youko) [Whisper of Heart] 04:26
15. On Your Mark (Chage & Aska) [On Your Mark] 06:39
16. Mononoke Hime (Yoshikazu Mera) [Mononoke Hime] 03:31



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Saturday, July 20, 2013

Shin Kimagure Orange Road: Soshite Ano Natsu no Hajimari Original Soundtrack


Nearly 10 years after the Kimagure Orange Road TV series and Movie was released, a second movie was finally made. The booklet was one in piece and opened up into a six panel gateway. One side was in color with color photos from the movie while the other was blue and white with song lyrics and other info. Track 7 song was in English. Yuki Kajiura composed the music.

Product ID was VPCG-84613. It was published by VAP and released on 11/1/1996. UPC Bar Code - 988021 846134. It was priced at Y3000. Total length of the CD was 72:54.

1. OPENING THEME (Kyosuke No.1) 03:46
2. LOVE I 03:52
3. Flashback I 02:33
4. Lose in direction 03:28
5. From the window 03:18
6. Next to where... 03:27
7. Sônyû Uta "LOVE IS POWER" (Aiki Kudo) 05:07
8. Flashback II 03:18
9. Lounge I 02:05
10. Lounge II 01:56
11. Kousaku Suru Omoi 03:43
12. Kyosuke no Theme I 02:01
13. Bye 01:46
14. Sônyû Uta "DON'T BE AFRAID" (Agua) 04:09
15. Special world's door 06:25
16. Wish you to be here 03:49
17. Kyosuke no Theme II 01:42
18. Love II 04:44
19. Two people together 03:48
20. Now, from now on 03:42
21. "DAY DREAM ~ by your side" ED (Agua) 04:12


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Friday, July 19, 2013

Final Fantasy X Visual Arts Collection


Final Fantasy X was the first of the series to appear on the PS2. This hardcover book measuring 303 x 218 mm. The entire book was in full color. Most of the images were directly from the CG that appeared in the game.

Product number was ISBN4-88787-007-8. It was published by DigiCube and released on 9/7/2001. UPC Bar Code - 9784887870079 and 1920076023002. It was priced at Y2300. The book was 90 pages in total length.

p12 Image CG Collection
p34 Character Design Collection by Tetsuya Nomura
p72 Image Illustration Collection by Yoshitaka Amano
p60 Movies


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Thursday, July 18, 2013

Madlax -inside your heart- Single


This CD was from the Madlax TV Series. It was the ending song. FictionJunction YUUKA performed the song and Yuki Kajiura composed the song. The obi was plastic.

Product ID was VICL-35646. It was published by Victor Entertainment and released on 7/7/2004. UPC Bar Code - 988002 461219. It was priced at Y1155. Total length of the CD was 18:34.

1. inside your heart 04:16
2. I'm here 05:03
3. inside your heart (original karaoke version) 04:16
4. I'm here (original karaoke version) 04:59


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Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Video Girl Ai 2nd Image Soundtrack ~ Memories


This was an image soundtrack from the Video Girl Ai OVA Series. The seven scenes, the first and last tracks were short dialogue tracks. In addition, there was six image songs.



Product ID was VICL-316. It was published by Victor Musical Industries and released on 7/22/1992. UPC Bar Code - 988002 258406. It was priced at Y3000. Total length of the CD was 46:26.



1. Prolog: Answering Machine I 01:55
2. All I Love You (Poo Techie) 03:22
3. Scene 1: Chou-denwa 1 / Long Phone Call 1 01:18
4. banka no furu niwa / Last summer's falling garden (Akino Arai) 04:52
5. Scene 2: Chou-denwa 2 / Long Phone Call 2 01:48
6. kokoro no mizu tamari / Puddle of Soul (Masakazu Katsura) 04:02
7. Scene 3: Chou-denwa 3 / Long Phone Call 2 02:48
8. Takashi's Theme II 03:27
9. Scene 4: Chou-denwa 4 / Long Phone Call 4 00:34
10. mada minu yume (Masakazu Katsura) 05:04
11. Scene 5: Chou-denwa 5 / Long Phone Call 5 03:06
12. Frozen Flower (Katze Nav) 03:37
13. Scene 6: Answering Machine II 01:18
14. u-re-shi-na-mi-da / A-Happy-Tear 02:22
15. Scene 7: Na-gu-sa-me-te-a-ge-ru / I Will Comfont You 01:47
16. kimi no niji / Your Rainbow (Mayumi Sadou) 04:02
17. Ai to Moemi no rusuden Message / Ai and Moemi's answering machine message 00:55


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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Toki to Towa ~Tokitowa~ Original Soundtrack


This CD was from the soundtrack PS3 Game Tokitowa (Time and Eternity). The image below was from the back of the obi.




Product ID was SRIN-1112. It was published by SuperSweet and released on 5/24/2013. UPC Bar Code - 582148 001706. It was priced at Y3150. Total length of the CD was 41:30 and 48:28.



Disc 1

1. Marriage 02:32
2. Tea Party 03:25
3. Wheel of Fortune 02:18
4. Palais de kamza 01:21
5. Juvenile 06:17
6. Wind of Hope 05:13
7. Canyon's Theme 03:58
8. Cursed Forest's Theme 03:20
9. Hanging Garden's Theme 03:05
10. Sunlight Filtering Through the Trees 03:36
11. Attack 01:18
12. Attack Once More 00:54
13. Persistently Attack 00:39
14. Bout! -Theme of Toki 03:34


Disc 2

1. Bout! -Theme of Towa 04:58
2. Threat 05:21
3. Dragon of Ancient Times 05:21
4. Memory Disorder 05:52
5. Overcoming Fate 02:41
6. Overcoming Fate (Bikodo ver) 02:41
7. Precious Feelings 04:01
8. A Heart That Can't Be Broken 05:26
9. Unfolded Map 02:02
10. There Is Such a Thing 01:00
11. Determination 01:21
12. If 01:45
13. Remember 01:21
14. Happy End 0:54
15. Memories 03:44


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Monday, July 15, 2013

CLANNAD -Mag Mell / Dango Daikazoku- Single


This was the maxi single to the opening and closing songs to the CLANNAD TV series. It included full version as well as the TV edit versions. The last track was a remix version of a song from the Image Vocal Sorarado Album.



Product ID was KSLA-0036. It was published by Key Sound Label and released on 10/26/2007. UPC Bar Code - 933032 004868. It was priced at Y1260. Total length of the CD was 32:26.



1. Megu Meru / Mag Mell ~cuckool mix 2007~ (eufonius) OP 04:42
2. Dango Daikazoku / A Big Dango Family (Chata) ED 04:33
3. Megu Meru / Mag Mell ~cuckool mix 2007~ -TV animation Ver.- (eufonius) 01:31
4. Dango Daikazoku / A Big Dango Family -TV animation Ver.- (Chata) 01:29
5. Megu Meru / Mag Mell ~cuckool mix 2007~ -off vocal ver.- 04:42
6. Dango Daikazoku / A Big Dango Family -off vocal ver.- 04:33
7. Shojo no Genso / The Girl's Fantasy ZTS Remix (riya) 10:56


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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse -signs ~sakutsuki hitoyo~ Single [Total Eclipse Edition] [Limited Edition]


This CD was from the Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse TV Series. This was the first ending song. It was used during episodes 2-16, 18-19, and 24. Minami Kuribayashi performed the song. It came in a cardboard slipcase. The booklet was actually a six-panel foldout. On one side was the credits while the other side had the same image as the cover of the box. Also included was a DVD. It was coded Region 2.



Product ID was AVCA-49734/B. It was published by Avex Entertainment and released on 8/22/2012. UPC Bar Code - 988064 497348. It was priced at Y1890. Total length of the CD was 17:44 and the DVD was 3:04.



CD

1. signs ~sakutsuki hitoyo~ 4:20
2. True 4 Eyes 4:32
3. signs ~sakutsuki hitoyo~ [Instrumental] 4:20
4. True 4 Eyes [Instrumental] 04:32



DVD

1. non telop ending 01:58
2. signs ~sakutsuki hitoyo~ shouhin CM hatsubai mae 00:33
3. signs ~sakutsuki hitoyo~ shouhin CM hatsubai go 00:33




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