Albums
Here's the list of the japanese pokemon albums released so far. I think I have all of them, but there may be more. The sountrack to Selebii Toki wo Koeta Deai (the fourth movie) could be out now, but I'm not sure. I'll try to get all the album covers and track lists, hopefully. I'm using the European date format(day/month/year) for the release dates in case you're wondering:
| Album Name: | Geemu Booi "Pokemon" no Saundo Gamaru Gotohaitte Aso beru CD |
| Released: | 1/11/1997, ¥3,000 (code: TGCS-384) |
| Description: | This was the first album, but it's nothing to do with the anime. It just has music and pokemon sounds from the original green, red and blue Game Boy games, and it's on two CD's. It seems pretty rare, so it might be worth something. (Note: The track listing below was taken from the KCHU website, and the webmaster's Japanese isn't great, so expect some spelling mistakes. I tried my best to correct it, and translate the names) |
| Tracks: | Disc 1: 01 - Oopuningu [Opening] Disc 2: Sorry, but I don't have the listings for this one yet. I know that the rest of the pokemon sounds are on it, but there's something else, too. |
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| Album Name: | Pokemon Kakeru Ka Na? [Can You Draw Pokemon?] |
| Released: | 21/11/1997, ¥1,500 (code: TGCS-385) |
| Description: | This is a pretty weird one. As the title suggests, the songs are about drawing pokemon. I've only heard Gunya Gunya Gasu Gasu |
| Tracks: | 01 - Pokemon Kakeru Ka Na? [Can You Draw
Pokemon?] 02 - Hai Asa desu yo! [Yes it's Morning!] 03 - Gunya Gunya Gasu Gasu 04 - Aa Marumain [Ah Marumain] 05 - Kureyon De Pokemon [Pokemon's Crayon] |
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| Album Name: | Poketto Monsutaa: Saundo
Anime Korekushon Ongakushuu Meibamenshuu
[Pocket Mosters Sound Anime Collection Music Collection Famous Scene Collection] |
| Released: | 10/6/1998, ¥2,500 (code: TGCS-489) |
| Description: | This album has most, if not all the BGM from the pre-Johto league episodes, inlcuding the TV edits of the original theme tune (Mezase Pokemon Masutaa) and the ending theme Poketto ni Fantazii. Personally, I like the works of Shinji Miyazaki - I think his music suits the series very well. I like that 70's feel that some of them have. Anyway, were else can you get 42 tracks out of 80 minutes? |
| Tracks: | 01 - Mezase Pokemon Masutaa
(TV Size) 02 - Pokemon! Kimi ni Kimeta! [Pokemon! You decided!] 03 - Tabidachi 04 - Jitensha de GOO [Bicycle Go!] 05 - Santo Annu Kou [St. Anne Port] 06 - Pikachuu Toujou [Pikachu Boarding (as in joining the team)] 07 - Maboroshi no Pokemon [Pokemon's Illusion] 08 - Pokemon! Getto Da Ze! [Pokemon! Get them all!] 09 - Pokemon Holidee [Pokemon Holiday] 10 - Osoro Beshi Kodakku 11 - Pokemon Liigu Kounin Kyappu [Pokemon League Official Cap] 12 - Masaki no Todai [Masaki's Lighthouse] 13 - Densetsu [Legend] 14 - Roketto Dan Bosu no Teema [Rocket Group Boss Theme] 15 - Roketto Dan Onmitsu Sakusen 16 - Roketto Dan Shichi Henge [Rocket Group Seventh Apparition] 17 - Nanda Kanda to Kikare Tara [If You Want to Know What's Going On] 18 - Kyouteki ara Waru [Powerful Enemy Uncovered] 19 - Shuugeki [Attack] 20 - Nigeroya Nigero! [Run Run!(?)] 21 - Daikonsen [Crossed Wires] 22 - Pokemon Batolu [Pokemon Battle] 23 - Shakunatsu no Batolu Fueeludo [Offensive Summer Field Battle] 24 - Yatta Ze! [Yay! Wahoo! <Any such expression suffices>] 25 - Tsuki no Ishi [The Moon Stone] 26 - Inori [Prayer] 27 - Saikai [Reunion] 28 - O-den 29 - Charinko Bousouzoku [Charinko Bicycle Gang] 30 - Toushi [Fighting Spirit] 31 - Genwaku no Bijo 32 - Shinobiyoru Kage 33 - Zettai Zetsumei [Death by any Means] 34 - Kyouaku Pokemon Shutsugen [Brutal Pokemon Appear] 35 - Souryou kusen 36 - Fukutsu no Pokemon 37 - Ikken Rakuchaku [First-Time Solution] 38 - Namida no Sahare 39 - Deai to Wakareto 40 - Shouri no Bacchi, Getto Da Ze! 41 - Tsuzukutta ra Tsuzuku 42 - Poketto ni Fantazii [Pocket Fantasy] (TV Size) |
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| Album Name: | Pokemon Hikeru Ka Na? |
| Released: | 7/7/1998, ¥3,000 (code: TGCS-488) |
| Description: | This is one of those cheesy CD's were you can play along to your favourite Pokemon songs! The book with it contains 80 pages of musical goodness, with illustrations! The songs on the CD are all done on a piano, and are all music from the original games. |
| Tracks: | 01 - Opening 02 - Rival Appears 03 - Cycling 04 - Team Rocket's Base 05 - Aboard the Saint Anne (level 1) 06 - Pokemon Gym 07 - Ocean 08 - Battle vs. Gym Leader 09 - Mount. Moon 10 - Ending 11 - Aboard the Saint Anne (level 2) 12 - Opening (all w/o piano) 13 - Rival Appears 14 - Cycling 15 - Team Rocket's Base 16 - Aboard the Saint Anne (level 1) 17 - Ocean 1 18 - Ocean 2 19 - Battle vs. Gym Leader 1 20 - Battle vs. Gym Leader 2 21 - Ending |
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| Album Name: | Saundo Pikuchaa Bokkusu: Shiroi Ashita da!
Roketto Dan [Sound Picture Box: Tomorrow is White! Rocket Group] |
| Released: | 11/11/1998, ¥2,800 (code: TGCS-534) |
| Description: | This is a radio drama-type thing with Musashi & Kojirou, and a new member not featured in the anime - Mondo. I don't know too much about this CD but I know it comes with a book and lots of pictures of Musashi & Kojirou. There are translations of the script somewere on the internet, but I don't know where. There are also some bonus tracks on it too (see below). |
| Tracks: | 01 - Roketto Dan yo Eien ni [Rocket
Group Forever] 02 - CD Drama #1 03 - CD Drama #2 04 - CD Drama #3 05 - Rakkii Rakkii [Lucky Lucky] 06 - Pokemon Masutaa Heno Michi! 07 - Umi [Sea] |
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| Album Name: | Pokemon Besuto Korekushon [Pokemon Best Collection] |
| Released: | 1/1/1999 (re-released 29/3/2000), ¥3,000 (code: TGCS-570) |
| Description: | I would say this is one of the best pokemon albums. It has a selection of the songs from the first season and the first film. It was compiled via a poll in some Japanese magazine. It also comes with 10 TCG cards and a card guide. |
| Tracks: | 01 - Mezase Pokemon Masutaa 02 - Natsuyasumi Fan Kurabu [Summer Vacation Fan Club] 03 - Hyaku Go-juu Ichi [One Hundred and Fifty-One] 04 - Pokemon Kakeru Ka Na? [Can You Draw Pokemon?] 05 - Roketto Dan yo Eien ni [Rocket Group Forever] 06 - Pokemon Ieru Ka Na? [Can You Say Pokemon?] 07 - Utau Pokemon Zukan - Noomaru Pokemon PART 1 [Singing Pokemon Zukan - Normal Pokemon Part 1] 08 - Torikaekko Puriizu [Let's Trade Please] 09 - Pika Pika Massai Chuu 10 - Nyaasu no Uta [Nyaasu's Song] 11 - Kaze to Issho ni [Together With the Wind] 12 - Mezase Pokemon Masutaa '98 13 - Pokemon Ieru Ka Na BABY? [Can You Say Pokemon Baby?] |
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| Album Name: | Saundo Pikuchaa Bokkusu: Myuutsuu no
Tanjou [Sound Picture Box: The Birth of Myuutsuu] |
| Released: | 12/2/1999, ¥3,200 (code: ZMCP-596(TGCS-596)) |
| Description: | This is a two-disc set. I don't know much about it, but from looking at the cover I think it comes with a 64-page book of some sort. |
| Tracks: | Disc 1: 01
- Mezase Pokemon Masutaa '98 Disc 2: 01-23 - The Soundtrack to Myuutsuu no Gyakushuu. |
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| Single Name: | Sora
Tobu Pokemon Kizzu [Soaring Pokemon Kids] |
| Released: | 17/7/1999, ¥1,300 (code: ZMCP-1006(TGCS-691)) |
| Description: | This is the album to the short that was with Revalation Lugia, of which I forgot the name of... Pikachu no Something, probably... |
| Tracks: | 01 - Tankentai wo Tsukurou! 02 - Sora Tobu Pokemon Kizzu 03 - Taiju to Nakamatachi 04 - Mama no Daijina Pokemon 05 - Tankentai wo Tsukurou! (Karaoke) 06 - Sora Tobu Pokemon Kizzu (Karaoke) |
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| Album Name: | Maboroshi Lugia Bakutan: Originaru
Myuuzikku Korekushon [Revalation Lugia Original Music Collection] |
| Released: | 15/9/1999, ¥2,300 (code: ZMCP-1007(TGCS-716)) |
| Description: | This is the soundtrack to the second movie - 'Maboroshi no Pokemon Lugia Bakutan'[Revalation Lugia]. Luckily it's good, unlike the soundtrack of the English dub. It's got one of my favourites - 'toi et moi'. |
| Tracks: | 01 - Gekijouban Poketto
Monsutaa Taitoru Teema [Theatre (something) Pocket
Monsters Title Theme] 02 - Raibaru! [Rival!] 03 - Jirarudan no Teema [Jirarudan's Theme] 04 - Ware wa Korekutaa [We Are Collectors] 05 - Furura no (something) 06 - Hateshinai Sekai [The End of the World] 07 - Sandaa Sanjou! [Refer to Thunder!] 08 - Minna ga Itakara 09 - [Escape!] 10 - Hoshi no (something) 11 - toi et moi |
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| Album Name: | Kesshou Tou no Teiou/Pichuu to Pikachuu:
Myuuzikku Korekushon [Lord of the Crystal Tower/Pichu and Pikachu: Music Collection] |
| Released: | 8/7/2000 |
| Description: | This is the soundtrack to the third movie. Sorry, but I don't have the actual Japanese names for most of the tracks. |
| Tracks: | 01 - Finale 02 - Pichu Pika Swing 03 - Himetsu Base Theme 04 - Friends' Memorial Day 05 - OK! (Movie Mix) 06 - Annon's Theme 07 - Entei's Theme 08 - Mi's Theme 09 - A Rainbow is Born 10 - Pichu Pika Swing (Karaoke) 11 - Friends' Memorial Day (Karaoke) 12 - Niji Ga Umareta Hi (Karaoke) |
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| Album Name: | Pikachuu no Fuyu Yasumi Saundotorakku [Pikachu's Winter Holiday Soundtrack] |
| Released: | 22/12/2000, ¥1,350 (code ZMCP-1777) |
| Description: | I only discovered this one recently. I think it's the soundtrack to a special video that came out that winter, which I think was called "Pikachuu no Fuyu Yasumi 2000", or something like that. Fuyu Yasumi Fan Kurabu is just too similar to Natsu Yasumi Fan Kurabu - it's the same basic song, just with different lyrics. |
| Tracks: | 01 - Howaito Dansu [White
Dance] 02 - Mousugu Santa Ga Yatte Kuru 03 - Asobizumu Sengen 04 - Kurisumasu Ibu [Christmas Eve] 05 - Fuyu Yasumi Fan Kurabu [Winter Holiday Fan Club] 06 - Karafuru Fuyu Yasumi [(Something) Snow Winter Holiday] |
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| Album Name: | Pokemon Songu Besuto Korekushon 2 [Pokemon Song Best Collection 2] |
| Released: | 2001 |
| Description: | This is an update of the original Best Collection, with songs from the Orange & Johto league episodes. I wouldn't really say it's better than the original one, but there still are some good songs on this. I haven't heard half of them, though. |
| Tracks: | 01 - OK! 02 - Pokemon Ieru ka NEO? 03 - Nyaasu no Paati [Nyaasu's Party] 04 - Tankentai o Tsukurou! 05 - Taipu: Wairudo! [Type: Wild!] 06 - Lapurasu ni Notte [Riding on Lapras] 07 - Takeshi no Paradaisu [Takeshi's Paradise] 08 - Sora Tobu Pokemon Kizzu [Soaring Pokemon Kids] 09 - Toi et Moi [You and Me] 10 - Pokemon Harahara Riree [Pokemon Worriesome Relay] 11 - Pichu Pika Swing 12 - Niji ga Umareta Hi [Just Like a Rainbow] 13 - Raibaru! [Rival!] 14 - Bokura Pichupichu Brothers! [We are the Pichupichu Brothers!] 15 - Tomodachi Kinenbi [Friend Anniversairy] 16 - Boku no Besuto Furendo he [To My Best Friend] |
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Danke Schön to Dogasu of Dogasu's English-Japanese Pokemon Page, Mewheart and Bandraptor from Pokemon Lunchbox for info on the singles & albums. Thanks to amazon.com, Japanime, KCHU and Pokélord for the picrtures.
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