Anisongs
From 2019 to 2025, Moriguchi released four albums in her "GUNDAM SONG COVERS" series — cover albums of Gundam songs for grown-up fans — with cumulative shipments topping 300,000 copies. Starting with that series, every album she has released in the Reiwa era has reached the Oricon top 10, eight titles in a row. The "ANISON COVERS" series was born from that momentum as an anime-song cover series for adult listeners; the previous album "ANISON COVERS 2" reached No. 8 on the Oricon weekly album ranking and No. 5 on Billboard JAPAN's weekly "Top Albums Sales" chart.
The new album features 10 timeless anime song classics, led by "CAT'S EYE" (theme of the TV anime Cat's Eye) and "Get Wild" (ending theme of City Hunter), two of the biggest anison hits of the 1980s.
Track list (order TBD; collaborating artists to be announced):
- CAT'S EYE (Cat's Eye theme)
- Get Wild (City Hunter ED)
- Cobra (Space Adventure Cobra theme)
- CARNIVAL・BABEL (BLUE SEED OP)
- Itsumo Soko ni Kimi ga Ita (YAWARA! ED)
- Wind Climbing ~Kaze ni Asobarete~ (Magical Circle Guru Guru ED)
- Boku de Aru Tame ni (You're Under Arrest OP)
- Koi no Jumon wa Suki Tokimeki Tokisu (Sasuga no Sarutobi theme)
- Soko ni Sora ga Aru kara (Pokémon Advanced Generation ED)
- Chiisana Tenohira (CLANNAD ~AFTER STORY~ insert song)
The Blu-ray bundled with the first-press limited edition features band-arranged studio live performances from "Anison Days," the BS11 anime song program Moriguchi has hosted since 2017 — 10 songs selected from roughly 400 she has performed on the show over about nine years (track list to be announced soon), plus the music video of the lead track.
The illustrated jacket was created by DenQ, an illustrator known for works inspired by 80s-90s pop culture. Centered on Moriguchi in a body-conscious dress and sunglasses, the nostalgic, pop visual is filled with period items and cityscapes.
Hiroko Moriguchi debuted in 1985 with "Mizu no Hoshi e Ai o Komete," the opening theme of Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. Her 1991 hit "ETERNAL WIND ~Hohoemi wa Hikaru Kaze no Naka~," the theme of Mobile Suit Gundam F91, led to six consecutive appearances on NHK's Kohaku Uta Gassen from that year.
Product information (on sale December 16, 2026):
- "ANISON COVERS 3" First-press limited edition: CD+Blu-ray with illustrated sleeve case, 6,182 yen + tax (KICS-94273)
- "ANISON COVERS 3" Regular edition: CD only, 3,318 yen + tax (KICS-4273)
- "ANISON COVERS 3" KING RECORDS STORE exclusive set: first-press limited edition + big acrylic stand of Hiroko Moriguchi (approx. 1/5 scale), 10,000 yen + tax (ECB-1936), made to order
Order URL: https://store.kingrecords.co.jp/shop/g/gECB-1936/
Order period: August 14, 21:00 - September 30, 23:59 (JST)
Further details — including the photo jacket of the regular edition, the acrylic stand artwork, collaborating musicians, and the Blu-ray track list — will be announced in the coming months.
Hiroko Moriguchi official site: https://www.mogeshan.net/
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