Kotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible"

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Kotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible"
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ReleasedApril 21, 2020 (2020-04-21)
Recorded2000–2020
StudioVarious
Genre
Length9:42:00
Label NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Producer Various
Kotoko chronology
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(2019)
Kotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible"
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(2020)

Kotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible" (partly stylized in all caps) is a box set by Japanese singer Kotoko, released on April 21, 2020, by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. [1]

Contents

The Bible is a ten-disc box set containing over 130 songs, [2] compiling nearly all of her contributions to video game soundtracks from her singing debut in December 2000, to tracks recorded up to 2020. The box set serves as a comprehensive retrospective of Kotoko's nineteen-year career in the game music industry, coinciding with the fifteenth anniversary of her major debut on April 21, 2004. [2]

Background and release

Kotoko's major debut anniversary activities began with the release of her album Tears Cyclone: Kai and a nationwide tour, followed by festival appearances and a New Year's Eve countdown live. The compilation was conceived as the capstone of these celebrations, gathering songs from her pre-major indie era with I've Sound to her independent works post-2011. Kotoko aimed the box set at both longtime supporters, for whom it acts as a "monument" to their shared history, and newer fans encountering her via live performances to facilitate access to obscure tracks. The tracks were remastered for uniform sound quality but left unremixed, preserving original vocal performances, including "raw and unpolished" early efforts. Notable inclusions are the original game version of "Kageri" from 2002, previously unavailable outside the original game release. [2]

The ten discs are arranged chronologically, covering Kotoko's evolution from independent game vocals to major releases and collaborations with developers like Saga Planets, Giga, PrincessSoft, among others. The first discs focus on her I've Sound era, including her debut song "Close to Me...". Later discs incorporate pop and rock influences from her solo career. The album also highlights Kotoko's role in the early-2000s denpa song movement, featuring pioneering tracks like "Change My Style: Anata Konomi no Watashi ni" (2002), and "Sakuranbo Kiss!" (2003). [2]

The box set was released in three editions: a limited edition with ten CDs and a Blu-ray disc, a regular 10-CD edition, and an Aniversal limited edition including an original T-shirt. [1] [2] The Blu-ray features live footage from Kotoko's "Fifteen Tales" tour in Taipei and a special interview. [1] Additionally, the packaging includes a 156-page lyrics booklet with artwork by UMIKo, Political Sensei Kikuchi, and Tenane Koibizumi, and notes that some titles differ from prior publications per artistic intent. [2]

Chart performance

On its first week of release, Kotoko's Game Song Complete Box "The Bible" peaked at number four on the Oricon weekly album charts with 10,064 copies sold, [3] becoming Kotoko's first Top 5 entry on this chart since her debut. It charted for a total of 8 weeks, with cumulative sales of 12,262 copies.

On Billboard Japan , the box set peaked at number 4 on the Top Albums Sales Chart. [4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Kotoko, unless otherwise noted.

Disc 1
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Close to Me…" Kazuya TakaseTakase5:31
2."Namida no Chikai" (涙の誓い)TakaseTakaseTakase6:16
3."Sensitive" TakaseTakase4:57
4."Omoide wa Kaze no Naka de..." (想い出は風の中で…) TakaseAtsuhiko Nakatsubo3:58
5."Time Heals All Sorrows" TakaseTakase6:10
6."Flow: Mizu no Umareta Basho" (Flow 〜水の生まれた場所〜) Tomoyuki NakazawaNakazawa6:08
7."Ya Ku So Ku" (YA・KU・SO・KU) TakaseTakase5:13
8."Magical Sweetie" TakaseNakazawa5:21
9."Mirabilis" TakaseTakase5:13
10."I Pray To Stop My Cry" TakaseTakase5:28
11."Kimi yo, Yasashii Kaze ni Nare" (君よ、優しい風になれ)Maki TsuzukiTakaseTakase5:04
12."Feel in Tears" TakaseTakase4:45
13."Heart of Hearts" TakaseTakase5:43
Disc 2
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Resolution of Soul" TakaseTakase5:58
2."Kageri" (遮光 〜かげり〜) NakazawaNakazawa4:59
3."Onaji Sora no Shita de" (同じ空の下で)
TakaseTakase5:25
4."Cave" TakaseNakazawa4:57
5."Now and Heaven" (Kotoko ver.)TakaseTakaseNakatsubo6:36
6."Change my Style: Anata Konomi no Watashi ni" (Change my Style 〜あなた好みの私に〜) KotokoTakase4:56
7."Achichi na Natsu no Monogatari" (あちちな夏の物語り) TakaseTakase4:48
8."Went Away" TakaseTakase6:50
9."Bright Wings" (Solo ver.)Maki TsuzukiHappy Soul ManAyumi Yasui5:48
10."Wing my Way" TakaseTakase5:58
11."Crossed Destiny" Shade
  • Takase
  • Nakazawa
6:32
12."Time Rolls On..." TakaseNakatsubo5:10
Disc 3
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Face of Fact"  C.G Mix
  • C.G Mix
  • Nakatsubo
5:53
2."I-Doll: Song For Eternity" TakaseTakase5:02
3."Amethyst" C.G MixC.G Mix5:38
4."Just As Time is Running Out" C.G MixC.G Mix4:54
5."Unsymmetry" C.G MixC.G Mix6:53
6."Undying Love"KaiF-AceTakase5:25
7."Zutto Soba ni…" (ずっとそばに...)KaiF-AceTakase4:54
8."Sakuranbo Kiss: Bakuhatsu da mo~n" (さくらんぼキッス 〜爆発だも〜ん〜) C.G MixC.G Mix4:25
9."Cream+Mint" C.G MixC.G Mix4:13
10."Hallucino" NakazawaNakazawa5:39
11."Rime" C.G MixC.G Mix5:06
12."Do You Feel Loved?" WataWata5:58
13."Lupe" NakatsuboNakatsubo5:02
Disc 4
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Hajimemashite, Koi" (はじめまして、恋。) TakaseTakase4:26
2."Kyururun Kiss de Jumbo" (きゅるるんKissでジャンボ♪♪) C.G MixC.G Mix4:31
3."Jumping Note" WataWata4:34
4."Absurd" C.G MixC.G Mix3:50
5."Boundary Line"Kishou IchiyanagiIchiyanagiI've2:51
6."Abyss"Masaki MotonagaTakaseTakase4:56
7."We Survive" C.G MixC.G Mix4:45
8."Oblivion" C.G MixC.G Mix5:23
9."Princess Bride!"Akuta UtsuroKotokoSorma4:04
10."Ne, ... Shiyō yo!" (ねぇ、…しようよ!) NakazawaNakazawa3:23
11."Raspberry" (らずべりー) C.G MixC.G Mix3:55
12."Cross Up" NakatsuboNakatsubo5:08
13."Sledgehammer Romance"MotonagaKotokoSorma4:16
14."Imaginary Affair" TakaseTakase4:50
Disc 5
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Allegretto: Sora to Kimi" (Allegretto 〜そらときみ〜) C.G MixC.G Mix5:25
2."Omamagoto" (お*ま*ま*ご*と) C.G MixC.G Mix3:40
3."Fusion Star" C.G MixC.G Mix4:57
4."Mighty Heart: Aru Hi no Kenka, Itsu mo no Koigokoro" (Mighty Heart 〜ある日のケンカ、いつもの恋心〜) Kotoko Miu Uetsu 4:36
5."Wind of Memory: Kioku no Kaze" (Wind of Memory 〜記憶の風〜) WataWata5:50
6."Fatally" C.G MixC.G Mix4:07
7."Leaf Ticket" C.G MixC.G Mix4:57
8."Loose" TakaseNakatsubo5:45
9."Genzai No Requiem" (原罪のレクイエム) C.G MixC.G Mix5:04
10."A Piacere" TakaseTakase5:52
11."Lilies Line" C.G MixC.G Mix5:30
12."Princess Brave!"UtsuroNakazawa
  • Nakazawa
  • Takeshi Ozaki
5:58
13."Seishun Rocket" (↑青春ロケット↑)  Maiko Iuchi Iuchi, Rich5:02
Disc 6
No.TitleMusicArrangementLength
1."Jōshiki! Butler Kōshinkyoku" (常識!バトラー行進曲)IuchiIuchi3:53
2."I Need Magic: Tokenai Maji Kyun" (I Need Magic 〜解けないマジ☆キュン♪〜)C.G MixC.G Mix4:45
3."Swift Love: Kenzen Danshi ni Mono Mōsu" (Swift Love 〜健全男子にモノ申す〜)IuchiIuchi4:09
4."Ketsudan no Entrance" (決断のentrance)C.G MixC.G Mix6:10
5."Ideal Forest"TakaseTakase5:34
6."Ao-Iconoclast" (蒼-iconoclast)Yūgo Sasakura Ayumi Miyazaki 4:56
7."Akanezora ~Sore ga Bokura no Sekai Datta~" (茜空 〜それが僕らの世界だった〜)C.G MixC.G Mix5:19
8."U Make Ai Dream" (U make 愛 dream)
  • Kotoko
  • Takase
Takase5:04
9."Yumemiboshi Boom! Boom!" (ユメミボシ★boom!boom!)NakazawaNakazawa, Ozaki4:08
10."Stars Biscuit"IuchiIuchi4:49
11."Restoration: Chinmoku no Sora" (Restoration 〜沈黙の空〜)C.G MixC.G Mix5:11
12."Room"C.G MixC.G Mix5:23
13."Fickle"IuchiIuchi3:59
14."Bumpy-Jumpy!"
  • Nakazawa
  • Ozaki
  • Nakazawa
  • Ozaki
3:38
Disc 7
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Thyme" Fuga HatoriHatori5:21
2."Mirai Jigazō" (未来自画像) C.G MixC.G Mix4:52
3."Gensō no Prism" (幻想の宝石) C.G Mix
  • C.G Mix
  • Takeshi Hoshino
4:33
4."Miracle Milky Way" (みらくる☆みるきーうぇい) C.G MixC.G Mix3:59
5."Mimosa" C.G MixC.G Mix5:50
6."Hekira no Sora e Izanaedo" (碧羅の天へ誘えど) C.G MixC.G Mix4:07
7."Blossomdays"Shifumi MatsushimaC.G MixC.G Mix4:13
8."Jihad" C.G MixC.G Mix, Ozaki4:46
9."Pray's Color -Link-"KaiTomohiro TakeshitaTakeshita5:15
10."Pray's Color -Lost-"KaiTakeshitaTakeshita5:50
11."*Bloom*" IuchiIuchi4:31
12."Crystal Moment" C.G MixC.G Mix4:56
13."Presto" 
  • Nakazawa
  • Ozaki
  • Nakazawa
  • Ozaki
4:28
Disc 8
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Unite+ReactioN"  Daisuke Kikuta Kikuta4:52
2."Flower!!" Toru HashizakiHashizaki3:44
3."Sakura Mau Saki wo, Kimi to Aruku" (桜舞う坂を、君と歩く)Tohya OkanoMasato NakayamaNakayama3:44
4."Love Mission!!: Nanda. Tada no Koi ka w" (Love mission!! 〜なんだ。ただの恋かw〜) C.G Mix
  • C.G Mix
  • Ozaki
5:27
5."Floating Up" KikutaKikuta4:47
6."Asagao" (あさがお) Tomonori TaguchiTaguchi4:23
7."U" KikutaKikuta4:20
8."Teller of World"  Shinji Orito Shinya Saito5:40
9."Soupir D'Ange" IuchiIuchi4:48
10."Monochrome" C.G MixC.G Mix4:33
11."Largo" KotokoC.G Mix5:26
12."Restart" KotokoIuchi5:16
13."Wing of Zero" TakaseTakase4:31
Disc 9
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Blooming!!" HashizakiHashizaki4:09
2."Art as ♥"  Junpei Fujita Fujita3:20
3."Koi Kō Enishi" (恋ひ恋ふ縁) FamishinSatoru Inohara3:59
4."Fancy Game!?" HashizakiHashizaki4:32
5."Yurafuwa Sunny Day" (ゆらふわ Sunny day) 
  • Atsushi Nido
  • Karin Tomonaga
Nido, omonaga5:08
6."Ruin" JetsetJetset4:08
7."Koisuru Mori no Fairy Tale" (恋する森のfairy tale) Akito MatsudaMatsuda5:07
8."Kirameku Otome" (きらめく乙女)
  • Tomo Kataoka
  • Kotoko
C.G MixC.G Mix4:12
9."Sono Heart, Kikenbutsu Nitsuki Toriatsukai Chūi!!" (そのハート、危険物につき取り扱いChu♥意!!) Kenji AraiArai4:58
10."Reboot oN/↓0" C.G MixC.G Mix4:25
11."Affection" HashizakiHashizaki4:07
12."Sign of Suspicion" TakaseTakase4:42
13."True-Blue" C.G MixC.G Mix4:24
14."Adolescence Locator" C.G MixC.G Mix3:48
15."Bum-Out!!" HashizakiHashizaki4:21
Disc 10
No.TitleLyricsMusicArrangementLength
1."Die or Dice?" SaitoSaito4:37
2."XXX-Revolt" (Void feat. Kotoko) VoidVoid5:11
3."Sakura Hitohira Koi Moyō" (桜ひとひら恋もよう; Solfa feat. Kotoko) IyunaIyuna5:06
4."One Small Step" Mami Kawada
  • Nakazawa
  • Kawada
Nakazawa4:27
5."Erica" (エリカ; Tatsh feat. Kotoko) TatshTatsh4:20
6."Gekka Ryūshin" (月下流進) Hironori AokiAoki4:32
7."Instinct's Answer" (Ave;new feat. Kotoko)a.k.a.dRESSa.k.a.dRESSa.k.a.dRESS4:13
8."Refocus" KikutaKikuta4:02
9."Shinryoku no Utopia" (新緑のユートピア)  Satoshi Yaginuma Yaginuma5:33
10."Underworld Holography" (L.E.D. feat. Kotoko)Nana TakahashiL.E.D.L.E.D.4:25
11."All Right!!"Ume AkatsukiOffshoreYohei Sugita3:49
12."Real-Reality" C.G MixC.G Mix4:26
13."Aonatsu Line" (アオナツライン) 
  • Ebi Curry Hakushaku
  • Umigame
  • Ebi Curry Hakushaku
  • Umigame
4:06
14."Kotodama" (言弾 -KOTODAMA-) C.G MixC.G Mix3:31

References

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  4. "Billboard Japan Top Albums Sales – Week of April 29, 2020". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved September 10, 2025.