Rurouni Kenshin -Meiji Kenkaku Romantan- The Memorial Best Album ~Brilliant Collection~

This was the first Rurouni Kenshin CD box which came out less then three months after the TV series ended. It included a booklet 38 pages in length that included images of all the Rurouni Kenshin CDs (as well as singles) released up to this point. Also included was a red CD booklet that can hold up to four CDs (second image). Each of the three CDs were picture disc and were tinted a different color. The see-through holder was also the same color as the CD tint was.



Product ID was SVWC-1002~4. It was published by SPE Visual Works and released in 11/21/1998. UPC Bar Code - 534530 100245. It was priced at Y5913.




Disc 1
The first CD was made up all instrumental tracks. The CD and the holder was a blue tint. Total length of the CD was 67:27.

01. Kimi wa Dare wo Mamotte Iru / Who are You Protecting - Original Mix 02:43
02. Unmei no Hagaruma ~Kyoto e no Purorodda~ / Destiny's Wheels ~Prologue to going to Kyoto 03:49
03. Nippon Meisou ~Ishin no Yami~ / Japan Running Amok ~The Darkness of Ishin~ 02:02
04. The Last Wolf Suite ~ Shishio Makoto no Kumikyoku~ 06:49
05. Departure (master mix) 05:11
06. Ishin Tenpuku Keikaku / The Ishin Overthrow Plan 04:56
07. Fallen Angel - Haiiro no Tenshi / Fallen Angel - Grey Angel 06:04
08. Sakura no Ki no Shita ni ~ Shisha no Shi ~ / Underneath the Cherry Blossom Tree ~ Poem of the Dead 03:42
09. Kaoru to Misao full mix version 03:42
10. Warriors Suite 08:30
11. Hiten Mitsuryugiryu - Amakakeruryu no Hirameki - a theme of Hiko Seijunrou 04:25
12. lunatic 04:32
13. dancing madly backwards 03:14
14. let it burn 05:11
15. NA GA MI / Peaceful (extended version) 02:29



Disc 2
The second CD of the box was made up various character songs. The CD and the holder was a pink tint. Total length of the CD was 40:43.

01. Don't love any of the others (Miki Fujitani / Kaoru Kamiya) 04:55
02. Ice Blue Eyes (Tomo Sakurai / Misao Makimachi) 04:00
03. 1/Sekai no Boku / Half the World which is Me (Mina Tominaga / Yahiko Myoujin) 04:30
04. Ippatsu Yarou (Yuji Ueda / Sanosuke Sagara) 03:26
05. 2 of A Kind! (Yuji Ueda & Mika Doi / Sanosuke Sagara & Megumi) 04:06
06. Kokoro no Hadaka / Naked Heart (Yuji Ueda / Sanosuke Sagara) 04:03
07. Shiroi Ichigo / White Strawberry (Kaori Yuasa / Ayame & Noriko Namiki / Suzume) 03:32
08. 夏の絵 (Mayo Suzukaze / Kenshin Himura & Miki Fujitani / Kaoru Kamiya) 04:43
09. This World Corner (Mayo Suzukaze / Kenshin Himura) 07:24



Disc 3
The third CD was made up more character songs and some instrumentals. The CD and the holder was a green tint. Total length of the CD was 45:48.

01. Journey (Noriko Hidaka / Soujirou Seta) 04:34
02. The End of the Day 05:09
03. Innocence (Noriko Hidaka / Soujirou Seta) 04:30
04. Sonomama 04:01
05. Kanashimi Ni Tamesaretemo 04:12
06. Blast 05:22
07. Water Puzzle 04:42
08. Ashita no Kakera (Nozomu Sasaki / Gentatsu Takatsuki) 05:18
09. Overturne ~In the Past~ (instrumental) 03:23
10. Protect My Loved Ones (Mayo Suzukaze / Kenshin Himura) 04:30

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