LMH Mixtape #141: Manga 2

On Brent's second solo flight we revisit the topic of manga games.  A genre so overflowing with great music, it demanded another focus.  Fun fact: Did you know that the artists who work on mangas are called "Mangaka?”  Is there a term for artists who work on manga game soundtracks?  I don't know, but they make some totally Bonk music!

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MANATREE'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS

 

Instant new favorite:  JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Fierce Battle

Other new favorite:  Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor - Clear Event 3

Other other new favorite:  Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth - Menu

Track with the most "The Girl From Ipanema" energy:  Dear Boys - Ending

 

 

Track listing and original episode:

https://www.legacymusichour.com/2013/07/episode-141-manga-2.html

LMH Mixtape #97: Manga

Back before media companies discovered the booming national market for Japanese graphic novels and anime, video games of popular manga characters often stayed within their country of origin.  What kinds of VGM were Japanese kids listening to on the regular in the 80s and 90s that other regions may have missed?  With their Manga episode, the Legacy Music Hour gave us the opportunity to find out.

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KEYGLYPH'S AWARDS & COMMENDATIONS, JUST BECAUSE

Instant new favorite: Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo! - Title Screen
Other instant new favorite: Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension - Happy By (Staff Roll)

Brewed new favorite: Susano Oh Densetsu - Dungeon 1
Other brewed new favorite:  Bari Bari Densetsu - unknown


Track listing and original episode:

http://legacymusichour.blogspot.com/2012/09/episode-97-manga.html

Episode 141: Manga 2

Manga-based video games is the topic of Episode 141 (as it was for Episode 97).  Once again, Rob is absent, and this time, there isn't even a guest, so, Brent is totally alone on this one.  It's just Brent and some 8/16-bit era video game music and some provocative thoughts regarding Sailor Moon.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Meitantei Conan: Giwaku no Gouka Ressha - Taku Terada - Title Screen - Bandai - Game Boy (Japan) - 1998

Dear Boys - Kenji Yamazaki, Yoshikazu Yao - Ending - Yutaka/Kan's - Super Famicom - 1994

Rokudenashi Blues: Taiketsu! Tokyo Shitennou - M2, Kyomoe - Battle with Kasai - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Ashita no Joe - unknown - Wolf Kanagushi - Wave/K. Amusement Leasing - Super Famicom - 1992

Ranma 1/2: Chounai Gekitou Hen - Jun Enoki, Masanao Akahori - VS Kodachi Kuno - NCS - Super Famicom - 1992

Ranma 1/2: Akanekodan Teki Hihou - Toshio Okamoto - Cave of Cat Ghost King - Atelier Double/Toho - Super Famicom - 1993

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Another Story - Takanori Arisawa - Downtown Juuban - Angel/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1995

Chibi Maruko-Chan: Maruko Deluxe Gekijou - Nobuyuki Shioda - Walking on the Sidewalk - Kid/Takara - Game Boy (Japan) - 1995

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor - Toshihiko Miyoshi, Yoshiaki Hirasawa, Naoya Fukushima, YaAMo - Clear Event 3 - Bec/Interbec - Super Famicom - 1994

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Noboru Yamane - Fierce Battle - Cobra Team/WinkySoft - Super Famicom - 1993

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Aki Hata - Ending - Angel Studios/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1994

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S: Juugai Rantou!? Shuyaku Soudatsusen - Takanori Arisawa - Pluto's Theme - Angel/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Crayon Shin-chan: Nagagutsu Dobon!! - Sanae Kasahara - Action Macrocosm - AIM/Bandai - Sufami Turbo - 1996

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R - Takanori Arisawa - Crystal Tokyo - Bandai - Super Famicom - 1993

Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth - Koji Yamada - Menu - Bec/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1995

Episode 97: Manga

Manga is the focus of Episode 97.  That is, 8-bit and 16-bit era video games based on manga (Japanese comics).  Wow, what a ton of unheard titles the boys discovered in preparation for this episode.  Brent and Rob narrow it down to some nice tracks for your "duguh duguh duguh" and "brrrrrrrruhh" listening pleasure.  Full track listing below.

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Game - Composer - Song - Company - Console - Year (North American release unless otherwise indicated)

Sakigake!! Otokojuku: Shippu Ichi Gou Sei - Haruki Adachi - Ending - TOSE/Bandai - Famicom - 1989

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo! - unknown - gameplay - Advance Communication/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1992

Kingyo Chuuihou! Tobidase! Game Gakuen - Yasuyuki Suzuki - Flag Game - Jaleco - Super Famicom - 1994

Akazukin ChaCha - Kazuya Suyama - Battle - Landwarf/Tomy - Super Famicom - 1996

Mouryou Senki Madara 2 - Tappi Iwase, Miki Higashino, Hirofumi Taniguchi - A Short Ensemble~Sky's Blueness, Tears and You - Konami - Super Famicom - 1993

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken - Noboru Yamane - Credits - WinkySoft/Cobra Team - Super Famicom - 1993

Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor: 98-Shiki Kidou Seyo! - unknown - Title Screen - Advance Communication/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1992

Susano Oh Densetsu - Takahito Abe - Dungeon 1 - Alfa System/Hudson - PC Engine - 1989

Rokudenashi Blues: Taiketsu! Tokyo Shitennou - M2, Kyomoe - Battle with Onizuka - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1994

Super Bikkuriman - Tomoyuki Hamada - Devil Zeus - Tom Create/Bec - Super Famicom - 1993

Mouryou Senki Madara - Konami Kukeiha Club - Fighting Human's Way - Konami - Famicom - 1990

Bari Bari Densetsu - unknown - gameplay - Taito - PC Engine - 1989

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Aki Hata - Stage 5, Area A: Arctic - Angel Studios/Ma-Ba - Mega Drive - 1994

Wedding Peach - Masafumi Ogata, Noriko Yamamoto - End of Game - Shimada Kikaku/KSS - Super Famicom - 1995

Dragon Ball Z: Hyper Dimension - Takano, Nakajima, Tonkupon, Chatrita - Happy By (Staff Roll) - TOSE/Bandai - Super Famicom - 1996