Friday, January 22, 2010

Super Sentai Theme Songs (OP & ED) -- 1990-2000

I will be covering the older series soon. I made a mistake and didn't include Fiveman in the poll to vote for the best opening theme song for the 1990's.

Chikyuu Sentai Fiveman
Lyrics: Masao Urino
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: Kenji Suzuki

Ending Theme
Fiveman, Ai no Theme (Fiveman, Theme of Love")
Lyrics: Masao Urino
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Kazuya Matsushita
Artist: Kenji Suzuki


Chōjin Sentai Jetman
Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
Composition and Arrangement: Kōji Tsuno
Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Ending theme
"Kokoro wa Tamago" ( "The Heart is an Egg")
Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki
Composition: Kōji Tsuno
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: Hironobu Kageyama

Kyōryū Sentai Zyuranger
Lyrics: Gōji Tsuno & Reo Rinozuka
Composition: Gōji Tsuno
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: Kenta Sato

Ending theme
"Bōken Shite Rappapīya!" ("Rappapīya the Adventure!")
Lyrics & Composition: Gōji Tsuno
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: Pythagoras


Gosei Sentai Dairanger
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition: Katsuo Ohno
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: New JACK Takurō

Ending theme
"Oretachi Muteki sa!! Dairanger" ("We're Invincible!! Dairanger")
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition: Katsuo Ohno
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: New JACK Takurō


Secret Kakuranger
Lyrics: Hanadaiko Fuyumori
Composition: Takeshi Tsushimi
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
Artist: Takeshi Tsushimi under Tu Chi Chen
Ending theme "Ninja! Skyscraper Kids"
Lyrics: Hanadaiko Fuyamori
Composition: Takeshi Tsushimi
Arrangement: Kenji Yamamoto
• Artist: Tu Chi Chen


Olé! Ohranger
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Ryō Yonemitsu
Artist: Kentarō Hayami
Ending theme
"Kinkyū Hasshin!! Ohranger" ("Emergency Take off!! Ohranger")
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition: Yasuo Kosugi
Arrangement: Saburō Makino
Artist: Kentarō Hayami


Gekisou Sentai Carranger
Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
Composition & Arrangement: Takashi Shōji
Artist: Naritaka Takayama
Episodes: 1–13, 48 (End Credits)

Gekisou Sentai Carranger ~Full Axle Version~ (Episodes 14-48)
Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
Composition: Takashi Shōji
Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
Artist: Naritaka Takayama

Ending theme
"Tengoku Samba" ("Paradise Samba")
Lyrics: Yukinojō Mori
Composition & Arrangement: Takashi Shōji
• Artist: Naritaka Takayama


Denji Sentai Megaranger
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition & Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
Artist: Naoto Fūga

"Megaranger The Cyberdelix" (Episode 44)
Lyrics: T.CRANE
Composition & Arrangement: Keiichi Oku
Artist: Mickey

Ending themes
"Kinosei ka na" ("Isn't It Imagination?")-- Episodes 1-21, 31-50
Lyrics: Saburo Yatsude
Composition & Arrangement: "Taka-Tora"
Artist: Naoto Fūga
"Bomb Dancing Megaranger" (Episodes: 22-30)
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
Artist: Hiroko Asakawa


Seijuu Sentai Gingaman
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition & Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
Artist: Masato Shimon (as Ryu Kisami)
Masaharu Fujikawa is a Japanese vocalist from Meguro, Tokyo. He is most known for his contributions to the theme songs of various anime and tokusatsu series. In his career, he has sung under the names Kouichi Fuji, Akira Tani, Ryū Kisami, and Masato Shimon. He recorded a song "Oyoge! Taiyaki-kun" (1975) with only 50,000 yen, but the single sold 4,547,620 copies and became the best-selling single in Japan, certified by Guinness World Records.

Ending theme

"Hadashi no Kokoro de" ("Naked Mind")
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition: Masao Ideguchi
Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama
Artist: Masato Shimon (as Ryu Kisami)


Kyuukyuu Sentai GoGoFive
Lyrics: Nagae Kuwabara
Composition & Arrangement: Toshiyuki Watanabe
Artist: Shinichi Ishihara

Ending theme
"Kono Hoshi o, Kono Machi o" (These Stars, This City")
Lyrics: Shoko Fujibayashi
Composition: Shinsuke Kazato
Arrangement: Toshihiko Sahashi
Artist: Naritaka Takahashi


JIKŪ ~Mirai Sentai Timeranger~
Lyrics: Yoshie Isogai
Composition & Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama
Artist: Kumi Sasaki
"Toki no Kanata e" ("Into Time")
Shōichi Yoshii
Composition & Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama

"Miracle Xmas" (Episode 44's ending theme)
Lyrics: Kiyomi Katō
Composition & Arrangement: Kōichirō Kameyama
Artists: T.R.Futures (Masaru Nagai(Tatsuya), Mika Katsumura (Yuuri), Yuuji Kido(Ayase), Koizumi Tomohide (Domon), Masahiro Kuranuki (Shion))

"ETERNAL WIND" (Episode 45's ending theme)
Lyrics: Takako Shingetsu
Composition & Arrangement: Kōtarō Nakagawa
Artist: Naritaka Takayama

"Mirai No Yukue" ( Future's Location)-- Final episode's ending theme
Lyrics: Yoshie Isogai
Composition, Arrangement, & Performance: Motoyoshi Iwasaki
"Don't Stop Your Story!" (Special Compilation's ending theme)
Lyrics: Yukari Yamato
Composition & Arrangement: Taku Iwasaki
Artist: T.R.Futures

2 comments:

Sean Akizuki said...

Jetman's Kokoro Wa Tamago for me is the most unforgettable ending song in your list.

From all the openings, it seems Dairanger got me hooked because of its rather unique blend of Japanese and Chinese melodies.

Anonymous said...

Keep posting stuff like this i really like it