This is Japanimetal Marathon

Infobox Album |
Name = This is Japanimetal Marathon
Type = studio
Artist = Animetal


Released = April 7, 1998
Recorded = MIT Studio
Genre = Heavy metal
Length = 42:22
Label = Sony Music Entertainment
Producer = Animetal Junzo Tsukuda Yorimasa Hisatake
Last album = "Animetal Marathon II" (1998)
This album = "This is Japanimetal Marathon" (1998)
Next album = "Best of Animetal" (1998)

"This is Japanimetal Marathon" is an internationally-released album by Japanese novelty heavy metal band Animetal. 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 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. [ [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=197634 Metal Archives - This is Japanimetal Marathon] ]

Track listing

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

#nihongo|"Theme of Animetal"|アニメタルのテーマ|Animetaru no Tēma
# "Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman" (nihongo|"Song of Gatchaman"|ガッチャマンの歌|Gatchaman no Uta)
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#* "This is Animetal" single version
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# "Chōdenji Robo Combattler V" (nihongo|"Theme of Combattler V"|コン・バトラーVのテーマ|Kon Batorā Bui no Tēma)
# "Chōdenji Robo Combattler V" (nihongo|"Go! Combattler V"|行け！コン・バトラーV|Ike! Kon Batorā Bui)
#* From "Sentimetal"
# "Chōdenji Machine Voltes V" (nihongo|"Song of Voltes V"|ボルテスVの歌|Borutesu Bui no Uta)
# "Tōshō Daimos" (nihongo|"Get up! Brave Leader Daimos"|立て！闘将ダイモス|Tate! Tōshō Daimosu)
#
# "Wakusei Robo Danguard Ace" (nihongo|"Love is Danguard Ace"|すきだッ ダンガードA|Suki da Dangādo Ēsu)
#* Incorporates Led Zeppelin's "Communication Breakdown"
# "Dragon Ball" (nihongo|"Mysterious Adventure"|摩訶不思議アドヴェンチャー|Makafushigi Adovenchā)
#* Previously unreleased
# "Kamen Rider V3" (nihongo|"Fight! Kamen Rider V3"|戦え！仮面ライダーV3|Tatakae! Kamen Raidā Bui Surī)
#* From "Tokusatsu de Ikou!"
#
# "Cyborg 009" (nihongo|"For Who's Sake"|誰がために|Taga Tame ni)
# "Ganbare Genki" (nihongo|"Be the Wind!"|風になれ！|Kaze ni Nare)
#* From "Animetal Summer"
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#* From "Animetal Summer"
#
#
#* From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
# "Alps no Shoujo Heidi" (nihongo|"Teach Me"|おしえて|Oshiete)
#* From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
#* Guitar riff is loosely based on Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song"
# "Haha wo Tazunete Sanzen-ri" (nihongo|"Marco's Grassland"|草原のマルコ|Sōgen no Maruko)
#* From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
#* Incorporates Whitesnake's "Fool for Your Loving"
# "Sailor Moon" (nihongo|"Moonlight Legend"|ムーンライト伝説|Mūnraito Densetsu)
#* From "Animetal Lady Marathon"
#
#* From "Animetal Lady is Here!"
#
#* From "Animetal Lady is Here!"
# "Jungle Taitei Leo" (nihongo|"Song of Leo"|レオのうた|Reo no Uta)
#* From "Animetal Lady has been Found!"
#
#* "This is Animetal" single version
# "Kidou Senshi Gundam" (nihongo|"Fly! Gundam"|翔べ！ガンダム|Tobe! Gandamu)
#* Shortened version of the song in "Animetal Marathon"
# "Densetsu Kyoujin Ideon" (nihongo|"Ressurection's Ideon"|復活のイデオン|Fukkatsu no Ideon)
# "Choujikuu Yousai Macross" (nihongo|"Macross"|マクロス|Makurosu)
# "Muteki Choujin Zanbot 3" (nihongo|"Go! Zanbot 3"|行け！ザンボット3|Ike! Zanbotto Surī)
# "Muteki Koujin Daitarn 3" (nihongo|"Come Here! Daitarn 3"|カムヒア！ダイターン3|Komuhia! Daitān Surī)
#*Incorporates Iron Maiden's "Running Free"
# "Seisenshi Dunbine" (nihongo|"Dunbine Fly"|ダンバインとぶ|Danbain Tobu)
#
# "Great Mazinger" (nihongo|"I am Great Mazinger"|おれはグレートマジンガー|Ore wa Gurēto Majingā)
# "UFO Robo Grendizer" (nihongo|"Fly! Grendizer"|とべ！グレンダイザー|Tobe! Gurendaizā)
# "Getter Robo" (nihongo|"Getter Robo!"|ゲッターロボ！|Gettā Robo!)
# "Kidou Senshi Gundam Movie II" (nihongo|"Sad Warrior"|哀 戦士|Ai Senshi)
#* From "Sentimetal"
#* Incorporates Iron Maiden's "The Number of the Beast"
# "nihongo|Theme of Animetal (Reprise)|アニメタルのテーマ (Reprise)

Personnel

* Eizo Sakamoto - Lead vocals
* Mie - Lead vocals (Animetal Lady)
* Sheja - Guitar
* Masaki - Bass

with

* Munetaka Higuchi - Drums
* Katsuji - Drums
* Yasuhiro Umezawa - Drums
* Shinki - Drums

References

External links

* [http://www.compozila.co.jp/iron/disco/otr04.htm "This Is JAPANIMETAL MARATHON"] at Animetal's website