Mr. Ajikko Manpuku Teishoku Original Soundtrack Album

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Mr. Ajikko Manpuku Teishoku Original Soundtrack Album

King Records

NAS-2169

LP Clear Red

$55

Long-awaited vinyl reissue
Original soundtrack album from the anime Mr. Ajikko, aired in 1987
Features the opening theme “Renaissance Jounetsu” and the ending theme “Kokoro no Photograph”, both composed and sung by singer songwriter Wataru Kuniyasu

Description

The analog LP reissue of the original soundtrack album from the anime Mr. Ajikko, which aired in 1987. The original LP catalog number is K28G-7379, and the original CD catalog number is K32X-7125, released on June 21, 1988 (the tracklist differs from the CD released in 2004, which included eight newly added tracks). The original manga, created by Daisuke Terasawa, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine from autumn 1986 to the end of 1989, and was adapted into an anime series that aired on TV Tokyo from October 1987 to September 1989.

This is the only soundtrack album for the anime series. It features the opening theme “Renaissance Jounetsu” and the ending theme “Kokoro no Photograph”, both composed and sung by singer songwriter Wataru Kuniyasu, who is also known for composing Akina Nakamori’s “Gypsy Queen”. Lyrics were written by Ikki Matsumoto, and arrangements were done by Tatsumi Yano.

The album includes image songs, eyecatch music, and preview tracks, with contributions from renowned comedy song artists Masayuki Yamamoto (Side A tracks 4 and 6) and Tatsuo Kamon (Side B tracks 1 and 7). The album was structured, scripted, and directed by the anime’s director Yasuhiro Imagawa, making it a variety style album.

The main background music (BGM) was composed and arranged by Daito Fujita (Side A tracks 1, 3, 5, 7; Side B tracks 3, 5). The original manga author Daisuke Terasawa also contributed lyrics for two songs (Side B tracks 3 and 5). Voice actor Tomohiro Nishimura participated both as a singer (Side A track 8; Side B track 7) and as an arranger (Side B track 7).

Voice actors Minami Takayama, Yoko Kawanami, Miki Narahashi, Hirotaka Suzuoki, and Kenyu Horiuchi also participated in min dramas and chorus segments.

This album, which comically and dramatically portrays cooking battles, is a “Bravo!” anime soundtrack that closes out the Showa era in style. After 37 years, it is finally being reissued as an analog LP a long-awaited release for anime connoisseurs!

1 Ohayo! (Voice Cast: Minami Takayama / Yoko Kawanami / Miki Narahashi)
2 Renaissance Jounetsu (Vocalist: Wataru Kuniyasu)
3 Idainaru Ajio＜BGM＞
4 Okazu Yunta (Vocalist: Minami Takayama / Yoko Kawanami / Miki Narahashi)
5 Konishi no Kokuhaku (Voice Cast: Hirotaka Suzuoki)
6 Hisshyoku Ryourinin (Vocalist: Hirotaka Suzuoki / Chorus Singers: Minami Takayama / Yoko Kawanami / Miki Narahashi)
7 Hinode Syokudo＜BGM＞
8 Syokuseikatsu (Vocalist: Tomohiro Nishimura)
9 Eye Catch (Voice Cast: Minami Takayama / Yoko Kawanami / Miki Narahashi)
10 Onabe wo Mitetene (Vocalist: Mari Yokote)
11 Aji Syobu＜BGM＞
12 Ajiou Ryourikai Kaika (Vocalist: Yuzuru Fujimoto & Ajio Ryouri Kanto Shibu)
13 Shimonaka no Kokuhaku
14 Surume no Iji (Vocalist: Tomohiro Nishimura)
15 Yokokuhen (Voice Cast: Kenyu Horiuchi / Narrator: Minami Takayama)
16 Kokoro no Photograph (Vocalist: Wataru Kuniyasu)