Susumu Ishikawa, Columbia Yurikago-kai

Artist

A performing credit pairing singer Susumu Ishikawa with the children's chorus Columbia Yurikago-kai. They produced many themes for early television anime, including the opening 'Goku no Daiboken March' and ending 'Hoihoi Jiraiya' for 'Goku no Daiboken', and the opening of 'Boken Gabotenjima'. They also handled the ending 'Kenka Nakama' for 'Dokonjo Gaeru' and both the opening 'Kunimatsu-sama no Otoori dai' and 'Kunimatsu Ondo' for that series. Combining a lively children's chorus with Ishikawa's expansive voice, the credit conveys the energy of Showa-era children's anime songs.