Animetal discography

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Animetal discography
Studio albums8
Live albums3
Compilation albums3
Video albums4 [fn 1]
Singles10
Karaoke albums2

The discography of the Japanese band Animetal consists of eight studio albums, three compilation albums, and ten singles released since 1996.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
JPN
Oricon

[1]
Animetal Marathon
Animetal Marathon II
  • Released: February 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: 2CD
Animetal Marathon III
  • Released: October 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
Animetal Marathon IV
Animetal Marathon V
  • Released: June 25, 2003
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: CD
Animetal Marathon VI
  • Released: September 22, 2004
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: CD
Animetal Marathon VII
  • Released: October 21, 2005
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: CD
122
Decade of Bravehearts
  • Released: August 2, 2006
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: CD+DVD
110

Karaoke albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Oricon
[1]
Animetal Marathon no Karaoke
  • Released: April 21, 1997
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
Animetal Marathon II no Karaoke
  • Released: March 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
Oricon
[1]
Complete First Live
  • Released: October 1, 1999
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: 2CD
Complete Last Live
  • Released: October 1, 1999
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: 2CD
The Animetal: Re-Birth Heroes
  • Released: June 23, 2004
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: CD

Compilations

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
Sales
Oricon
[1]
Best of Animetal
  • Released: May 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
And Then... The Legend of Animetal 139
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

International releases

TitleAlbum details
This Is Japanimetal Marathon
  • Released: April 7, 1998
  • Label: Sony Music Entertainment Asia
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
Sales
Album
JPN
Oricon

[1]
"Animetal"1996Best of Animetal
"This Is Animetal"1997
"Tokusatsu de Ikō!"
"Animetal Summer"
"Sentimetal"
"Shukuteki Kenzan!"Animetal Marathon II
"The Juppongatana"
"Towa no Mirai"
"Yūki no Akashi"1998Best of Animetal
"For the Bravehearts Only!"2006Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Videography

Live video albums

List of media, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak positions
JPN
DVD
[1]
JPN
Blu-ray
[1]
Animetalive
  • Released: May 21, 1997
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
The Fourth Marathon
  • Released: November 29, 2002
  • Label: Daiki Sound
  • Formats: DVD
The Psycho Marathon
  • Released: June 23, 2004
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: DVD
Songs for Everlasting Future
  • Released: December 21, 2006
  • Label: VAP
  • Formats: DVD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Animetal Lady

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
JPN
Oricon

[2]
Animetal Lady Marathon
  • Released: February 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD
Animetal Lady Marathon II
  • Released: April 10, 2002
  • Label: Cutting Edge
  • Formats: CD

Karaoke albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
JPN
Oricon
[2]
Animetal Lady Marathon no Karaoke
  • Released: March 21, 1998
  • Label: Sony Records
  • Formats: CD

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
Sales
Album
JPN
Oricon

[2]
"Animetal Lady Sanjō!"1997Best of Animetal
"Animetal Lady Kenzan!"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Animetal USA

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
JPN
Oricon

[3]
Animetal USA
  • Released: October 12, 2011
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital
18
Animetal USA W
  • Released: June 6, 2012
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD, digital
17

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications
Sales
Album
JPN
Oricon

[4]
"Give Lee Give Lee Rock Lee"
(Collaboration with Hironobu Kageyama)
2012179Animetal USA W
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Animetal the Second

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsSales
JPN
Oricon
[5]
Animetal the Second
  • Released: March 25, 2015
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital
137
Blizzard of Animetal the Second
  • Released: April 16, 2016
  • Label: SME Records
  • Formats: CD, digital
140

Footnotes

  1. This includes the music video compilation albums and concert DVDs.

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