Anison Covers

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Anison Covers
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 24, 2023 (2023-05-24)
Recorded2022–2023
Genre
Length46:03
LanguageJapanese
Label Sonic Blade
Producer Daisuke Sohkawa
Hiroko Moriguchi chronology
Gundam Song Covers 3
(2022)
Anison Covers
(2023)
Anison Covers 2
(2024)
Alternative cover
Hiroko Moriguchi - Anison Covers.jpg
Blu-ray edition cover
CD
No.TitleLyricsMusicOriginal seriesLength
1."Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (悲しみよこんにちは, "Hello Sadness")" (with Mikio Sakai) Yukinojo Mori Kōji Tamaki Maison Ikkoku 4:26
2."Sonomama no Kimi Deite (そのままの君でいて, "Stay Where You Are")" (with Satoshi Takebe)Yuriko MoriIchirō Hada Mobile Police Patlabor 4:12
3."Love Song" Tomoko Tane Akino Arai Gasaraki 3:54
4."Romantic Ageru yo (ロマンティックあげるよ, Romantikku Ageru yo, "I'll Give You a Romantic Night")" (with Kotaro Oshio)Takemi YoshidaTakeshi Ike Dragon Ball 3:54
5."Kaze no No Reply (風のノー・リプライ, Kaze no Nō Ripurai, "No Reply from the Wind")" (with Naoko Terai) Masao Urino Kyōhei Tsutsumi Heavy Metal L-Gaim 4:01
6."City Hunter (Ai yo Kienaide) (CITY HUNTER ~愛よ消えないで~, "City Hunter ~Love Don't Disappear~")"Yoshiaki ŌuchiOsamu Totsuka City Hunter 4:19
7."Egao ni Aitai (笑顔に会いたい, "I Want to See Your Smile")"Miyu YuzukiRie Hamada Marmalade Boy 4:38
8."Ghost Sweeper" (with Marty Friedman)Satomi ArimoriToshiyuki Ōmori Ghost Sweeper Mikami 4:07
9."Yume wo Shinjite (夢を信じて, "Believe in Your Dreams")" (with Satoshi Shionoya)Hitoshi Shinohara Hideaki Tokunaga Dragon Quest 4:17
10."Happy Happy Dance (ハッピー²・ダンス, Happī² Dansu)" (with Yasuhiko Akasaka)Yukinojo MoriIke Cooking Papa 3:38
11."Samurai Heart 2022 (サムライハート ~2022~, Samurai Hāto 2022)" (Bonus Track) Yoshiko Miura Yasuhiko Shigemura Yoroiden Samurai Troopers 4:32
Total length:46:03
Blu-ray
No.TitleLength
1."Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (with Mikio Sakai)" (Music video) 
2."Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (with Mikio Sakai)" (Music video making) 

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