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Back with some more magazine coverage translations. Various anime magazines in the 80s put out articles for the then-upcoming movie version of the mecha anime "Space Warrior Baldios". Two magazines in particular did some highlights for the band that sang the OP & ED for the movie, "TONY"—below you will find English translations of them. Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter)—translation was done by Windii. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Anime, November 1981 TONY, a group famous in those commercials, sang the theme song... TONY was chosen to sing the theme song for Space Warrior Baldios , and many of you may already know them because their commercial song "Windy Shower" from Japan Radiator Car Air Conditioning is already climbing the charts. The meeting of this group led to a musical heart-to-heart through sake. The group was fo...

  A continuation of liner notes that were included in a 90s LD box set that was released for Sunrise's  Heavy Metal L-Gaim. Whereas the last post focused on Kei Wakakusa, this focuses on MIO—the singer for the 1st OP & ED. LD scans were taken from Erik's site (of PPP) and English translation was provided by Windii (again). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Xabungle , Dunbine , and L-Gaim . One unforgettable element of Tomino's works is MIO's vocals. How did she first encounter anime songs, which she continues to sing to this day with the support of her fans? MIO: Born October 3, 1956 in Tottori Prefecture. She has sung theme songs and insert songs for a series of Tomino's anime such as Combat Mecha Xabungle , Aura Battler Dunbine , Heavy Metal L-Gaim , etc. The theme song for L-Gaim  ("L-Gaim ~Time for L-GAIM~") reached the 16th highest position on the O...

  A LD box set that was released for Sunrise's Heavy Metal L-Gaim in the 90s contains lots of liner notes with interviews of various people that were involved with the show's production—on the music side of things, MIO (1st OP/ED singer) and Kei Wakakusa (BGM composer) have their own spotlights on here! This post will focus on Kei Wakakusa. LD scans were taken from Erik's site (of PPP) and English translation was provided by Windii. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many fans of Heavy Metal L-Gaim would probably cite the charm of the music created by Kei Wakakusa as one of the most appealing aspects of the series. The two-side L-Gaim Odyssey album released at the time of the broadcast also showcases the talent and passion of Mr. Wakakusa. We let him recount his thoughts and feelings at the time. Kei Wakakusa: Born February 10, 1949 in Yamagata Prefecture. Belongs to Imagine Inc. He...

  The third highlight (out of several) focusing on the music of  Space Runaway Ideon  that had been included in several spotlight pages for the show in several magazines. Whereas the previous highlights were from Animage, this one is from "The Anime" instead. This one is very  brief but it once again focuses on the OP/ED. As usual, English translation below (to be exact, this is for the text in the red & green bars in the middle of the page). Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter), and the interview was translated by Windii. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The theme songs for Space Runaway Ideon has just been recorded. The two theme songs are "Ideon's Resurrection" (sung by Isao Taira) and "In the Cosmos with You" (sung by Keiko Toda, chorus by Time Five). Both songs are composed by Koichi Sugiyama and the lyrics are written by ...

  This is the second highlight (out of several) focusing on the music of Space Runaway Ideon that had been included in several spotlight pages for the show in a few magazine issues. This one in particular came out in Animage's May 1980 issue, the same month the show started airing. (In hindsight, I probably should have posted this one first before the June 1980 issue, but oh well) Below is an English translation of the above text. Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter), and the interview was translated by Windii once again. Many thanks! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recording is complete! On March 7, recording of the theme song "Ideon's Resurrection" and the sub-theme song "In the Cosmos with You" was held at King Records. Both songs were written by Yoshiyuki Tomino and composed by veteran composer, Koichi Sugiyama. The sub-theme song i...

  The June 1980 issue of Animage features a spotlight on Sunrise's Space Runaway Ideon  anime, which had only just begun airing on TV a couple months prior. Included in this spotlight is an interview done with the show's composer—Koichi Sugiyama—where he talks about the BGM he composed for the anime. Below is an English translation of the interview. Magazine scans were provided by Mitchell (@RoarkVegeta on Twitter), and the interview was translated by Windii. Many thanks! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- What's the BGM?! Music: Koichi Sugiyama Anime BGM is a genre that fans pay particular attention to. What are the musical tendencies of Ideon's background music? Sugiyama : Animation music, especially background music for science fiction, is often thought of as using a lot of electronic technology. For Ideon, I tried to make use of live sound rather than synthesizers and other ar...