This is Japanimetal Marathon is an internationally-released album by Japanese

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 novelty heavy metal band Animetal

Animetal

was a Japanese novelty heavy metal band who specialized in metal covers of theme songs from classic and modern Japanese anime and tokusatsu television series....

. The album consists mainly of Animetal Marathon mixed with select tracks from the band's singles along with those of Animetal Lady. Each track is labeled by the anime/tokusatsu

Tokusatsu

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that usually features superheroes and makes considerable use of special effects ....

 title they come from, not by their original song title.

"Makafushigi Adventure" (from Dragon Ball) is an exclusive track not found in Animetal's other releases.

Track listing

All songs originally released on "Animetal Marathon" except where indicated.

2. "Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman
   Science Ninja Team Gatchaman
   is a 5-member superhero team that is composed of the main characters in several Japanese anime created by Tatsuo Yoshida and originally produced in Japan by Tatsunoko Productions and later adapted into several English-language versions...
   
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3. • "This is Animetal" single version
5. "Chōdenji Robo Combattler V"
6. "Chōdenji Robo Combattler V"
   • From "Sentimetal"
7. "Chōdenji Machine Voltes V"
8. "Tōshō Daimos"
10. "Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
    Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace
    is a Japanese science fiction anime series created by Leiji Matsumoto with Dan Kobayashi. It was licensed by Jim Terry Productions as part of the Force Five promotion as simply "Danguard Ace"...
    
    "
    • Incorporates Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
      
      's "Communication Breakdown
      Communication Breakdown
      "Communication Breakdown" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, from their 1969 debut album Led Zeppelin.- Structure :The pounding guitar riff was played by Page through a small, miked Supro amplifier throughout; and ran his Fender Telecaster through a fully closed Vox wah pedal to...
      
      "
11. "Dragon Ball
    Dragon Ball
    is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995; later the 519 individual chapters were published into 42 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. Dragon Ball was inspired by the classical Chinese novel Journey to the...
    
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    • Previously unreleased
12. "Kamen Rider V3
    Kamen Rider V3
    is a Japanese tokusatsu television series. It is the second installment in the popular Kamen Rider Series, and the direct sequel to the original Kamen Rider...
    
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    • From "Tokusatsu de Ikou!"
14. "Cyborg 009
    Cyborg 009
    is a manga created by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was serialized in many different magazines, including Monthly Shōnen King, Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Big Comic, COM, Shōjo Comic, Weekly Shōnen Sunday, Monthly Shōnen Jump and Monthly Comic Nora in Japan...
    
    "
15. "Ganbare Genki
    Ganbare Genki
    is a sports manga by Yū Koyama about Horiguchi Genki, a boy who is raised by a single father, and who wants to be a boxer like him. It was adapted as an anime television series by Toei Animation...
    
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    • From "Animetal Summer"
16. • From "Animetal Summer"
18. • From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
19. "Alps no Shoujo Heidi
    Heidi, Girl of the Alps
    is a 1974 anime series by Zuiyo Enterprises based on the Swiss novel "Heidi's Years of Wandering and Learning" by Johanna Spyri . It was directed by Isao Takahata and features Yoichi Kotabe , Hayao Miyazaki .Heidi is one of several World Masterpiece Theater titles produced around the "classical...
    
    "
    • From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
    • Guitar riff is loosely based on Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin
      Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
      
      's "Immigrant Song
      Immigrant Song
      "Immigrant Song" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a single from their third album, Led Zeppelin III, in 1970.-Overview:...
      
      "
20. "Haha wo Tazunete Sanzen-ri
    3000 Leagues in Search of Mother
    is an anime series directed by Isao Takahata and aired in 1976. It is loosely based on a small part of the novel Heart by Edmondo De Amicis, i.e...
    
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    • From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
    • Incorporates Whitesnake
      Whitesnake
      Whitesnake are an English rock band, founded in 1978 by David Coverdale after his departure from his previous band, Deep Purple. The band's early material has been compared by critics to Deep Purple, but by the mid 1980s they had moved to a more commercial hard rock style...
      
      's "Fool for Your Loving
      Fool For Your Loving
      "Fool for Your Loving" is a song recorded by British hard rock band Whitesnake. The song is from the band's 1980 album Ready an' Willing, but it was later re-recorded in 1989 for the album Slip of the Tongue.-Original version:...
      
      "
21. "Sailor Moon
    Sailor Moon
    Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
    
    "
    • From Animetal Lady Marathon
      Animetal Lady Marathon
      is the first album by Animetal unit Animetal Lady, featuring Mie of Pink Lady as the vocalist in place of Eizo Sakamoto. As Animetal Lady, the group releases heavy metal covers of shōjo anime theme songs, children's anime theme songs, and other anime theme songs sung by women.As with the first...
      
      
22. • From "Animetal Lady is Here!"
23. • From "Animetal Lady is Here!"
24. "Jungle Taitei Leo
    Kimba the White Lion
    , known in the United States as Kimba the White Lion, is an anime series from the 1960s. Created by Osamu Tezuka and based on his manga of the same title which began publication in 1950, it was the first color animated television series created in Japan. The manga was first published in serialized...
    
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    • From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
25. • "This is Animetal" single version
26. "Kidou Senshi Gundam
    Mobile Suit Gundam
    is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
    
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    • Shortened version of the song in Animetal Marathon
    • Incorporates Scorpions
      Scorpions (band)
      Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
      
      ' "Blackout
      Blackout (Scorpions album)
      - Personnel :* Klaus Meine – Lead vocals* Matthias Jabs – Lead guitar, Backing vocals* Rudolf Schenker – Rhythm guitar, Backing vocals* Francis Buchholz – Bass, Backing vocals* Herman Rarebell – Drums, Percussion, Backing vocals...
      
      "
27. "Densetsu Kyoujin Ideon
    Space Runaway Ideon
    is a 1980 anime television series produced by Sunrise.-Production:Ideon was created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, and was the series he produced immediately following his most famous work, Mobile Suit Gundam....
    
    "
28. "Choujikuu Yousai Macross
    The Super Dimension Fortress Macross
    is an anime television series. According to story creator Shoji Kawamori, it depicts "a love triangle against the backdrop of great battles" during the first Human-alien war....
    
    "
29. "Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3
    Invincible Super Man Zambot 3
    is a Super Robot anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshitake Suzuki, featuring character design by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and produced by Sunrise. It was first broadcast on Japanese TV in 1977. The series lasted for 23 episodes.- Story :...
    
    "
30. "Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3
    Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3
    is an anime series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hajime Yatate, and produced by Sunrise. It was first broadcast on Japanese TV in 1978. The series lasted for 40 episodes. The opening theme Come Here! Daitarn 3 is sung by Makoto Fujiwara...
    
    "
    • Incorporates Iron Maiden
      Iron Maiden
      Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
      
      's "Running Free
      Running Free
      "Running Free" was the first single released by Iron Maiden, released on 8 February 1980 on the 7" 45 rpm vinyl record format. It was written by Steve Harris and Paul Di'Anno...
      
      "
31. "Seisenshi Dunbine
    Aura Battler Dunbine
    is an anime television series created by Yoshiyuki Tomino and produced by Sunrise Studios.Dunbine is set in Byston Well, a parallel world that resembles the countryside of medieval Europe with kingdoms ruled by monarchs in castles, armies of unicorn-riding cavalry armed with swords and crossbows,...
    
    "
33. "Great Mazinger
    Great Mazinger
    is a manga comic book and anime television series by manga artist Go Nagai, made as a direct continuation of the successful Mazinger Z series...
    
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34. "UFO Robo Grendizer
    Grendizer
    is a super robot TV anime and manga created by manga artist Go Nagai. It is the third entry in the Mazinger trilogy. It was broadcasted on Japanese television from October 5, 1975, to February 27, 1977, and lasted 74 episodes...
    
    "
35. "Getter Robo
    Getter Robo
    is a Super Robot manga series created by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa, as well as an anime series produced by Toei Animation. The series was broadcast on Fuji TV from April 4, 1974 to May 8, 1975, with a total of 51 episodes.- Plot :...
    
    "
36. "Kidou Senshi Gundam Movie II
    Mobile Suit Gundam
    is a televised anime series, created by Sunrise. Created and directed by Yoshiyuki Tomino, it premiered in Japan on Nagoya Broadcasting Network on April 7, 1979, and lasted until January 26, 1980, spanning 43 episodes...
    
    "
    • From "Sentimetal"
    • Incorporates Iron Maiden
      Iron Maiden
      Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band from Leyton in east London, formed in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. Since their inception, the band's discography has grown to include a total of thirty-six albums: fifteen studio albums; eleven live albums; four EPs; and six...
      
      's "The Number of the Beast
      The Number of the Beast (song)
      "The Number of the Beast" is Iron Maiden's seventh single and the second single from Iron Maiden's 1982 album of the same name. The song is inspired by both a nightmare bandleader and bassist Steve Harris had after watching the movie Damien: Omen II, and the storyline of the poem Tam o' Shanter...
      
      "
37. "

Personnel

• Eizo Sakamoto
  Eizo Sakamoto
  is a Japanese heavy metal musician who was born in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture. He is most famous for being the lead vocalist of 1980s band Anthem. In the 1990s he started up the band Animetal which performed heavy metal covers of anime and tokusatsu opening and closing themes. He also was...
  
   - Lead vocals
• Mie
  Mitsuyo Nemoto
  Mitsuyo Nemoto is a pop and heavy metal singer and actress, better known by her stage name . She was a member of the popular 1970s idol group Pink Lady, known in the United States for their self-titled TV program.Nemoto has pursued a solo career following Pink Lady's 1981 breakup...
  
   - Lead vocals (Animetal Lady)
• She-Ja - Guitar
• Masaki - Bass

with

• Munetaka Higuchi
  Munetaka Higuchi
  was the original drummer of the Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness.Since very young, he was considered a talented drummer. During his high school years, Higuchi played in seven bands. But he was not happy with this situation, wanting to focus his time on only one band...
  
   - Drums
• Katsuji - Drums
• Yasuhiro Umezawa - Drums
• Shinki - Drums

External links

• This Is JAPANIMETAL MARATHON at Animetal's website