Anison Covers

{{Infobox album

| name = Anison Covers

| type = studio

| artist = Hiroko Moriguchi

| cover = Hiroko Moriguchi - Anison Covers CD.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2023|05|24}}

| recorded = 2022–2023

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|J-pop|jazz|pop rock|bossa nova|anison}}

| length = 46:03

| language = Japanese

| label = Sonic Blade

| producer = Daisuke Sohkawa

| prev_title = Gundam Song Covers 3

| prev_year = 2022

| next_title = Anison Covers 2

| next_year = 2024

| misc = {{Extra album cover

| header = Alternative cover

| type = studio

| cover = Hiroko Moriguchi - Anison Covers.jpg

| border =

| alt =

| caption = Blu-ray edition cover

}}

{{External music video

| type = album

| 1 = {{YouTube|juZj6GqeoHg|Anison Covers all songs digest}}

}}

Anison Covers is a cover album by Hiroko Moriguchi, released by Sonic Blade on May 24, 2023. The album features 11 anime theme songs covered in jazz, acoustic, and bossa nova. It is offered in two editions: CD only and CD with Blu-ray.{{cite web |url=https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000230763 |title=森口博子、大人のためのアニソンカバーアルバム『ANISON COVERS』リリース＋ワンマン開催決 |website=BARKS |date=2023-03-04 |access-date=2023-03-04}}{{cite web |url=https://tower.jp/article/feature_item/2023/03/04/0701 |title=森口博子｜カバーアルバム『ANISON COVERS』5月24日発売 |publisher=Tower Records|date=2023-03-04 |access-date=2023-03-04}}

Upon its release, Anison Covers peaked at No. 11 on Oricon's Weekly Album Ranking on May 31, 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/222320/products/1474005/1/ |title=Anison Covers {{!}} 森口博子 |publisher=Oricon |access-date=2023-05-29}}

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = CD

| extra_column = Original series

| total_length = 46:03

| title1 = {{nihongo4|Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa|悲しみよこんにちは||"Hello Sadness"}}

| note1 = with Mikio Sakai

| lyrics1 = Yukinojo Mori

| music1 = Kōji Tamaki

| extra1 = Maison Ikkoku

| length1 = 4:26

| title2 = {{nihongo4|Sonomama no Kimi Deite|そのままの君でいて||"Stay Where You Are"}}

| note2 = with Satoshi Takebe

| lyrics2 = Yuriko Mori

| music2 = Ichirō Hada

| extra2 = Mobile Police Patlabor

| length2 = 4:12

| title3 = Love Song

| lyrics3 = Tomoko Tane

| music3 = Akino Arai

| extra3 = Gasaraki

| length3 = 3:54

| title4 = {{nihongo4|Romantic Ageru yo|ロマンティックあげるよ|Romantikku Ageru yo|"I'll Give You a Romantic Night"}}

| note4 = with Kotaro Oshio

| lyrics4 = Takemi Yoshida

| music4 = Takeshi Ike

| extra4 = Dragon Ball

| length4 = 3:54

| title5 = {{nihongo4|Kaze no No Reply|風のノー・リプライ|Kaze no Nō Ripurai|"No Reply from the Wind"}}

| note5 = with Naoko Terai

| lyrics5 = Masao Urino

| music5 = Kyōhei Tsutsumi

| extra5 = Heavy Metal L-Gaim

| length5 = 4:01

| title6 = {{nihongo4|City Hunter (Ai yo Kienaide)|CITY HUNTER ~愛よ消えないで~||"City Hunter ~Love Don't Disappear~"}}

| lyrics6 = Yoshiaki Ōuchi

| music6 = Osamu Totsuka

| extra6 = City Hunter

| length6 = 4:19

| title7 = {{nihongo4|Egao ni Aitai|笑顔に会いたい||"I Want to See Your Smile"}}

| lyrics7 = Miyu Yuzuki

| music7 = Rie Hamada

| extra7 = Marmalade Boy

| length7 = 4:38

| title8 = Ghost Sweeper

| note8 = with Marty Friedman

| lyrics8 = Satomi Arimori

| music8 = Toshiyuki Ōmori

| extra8 = Ghost Sweeper Mikami

| length8 = 4:07

| title9 = {{nihongo4|Yume wo Shinjite|夢を信じて||"Believe in Your Dreams"}}

| note9 = with Satoshi Shionoya

| lyrics9 = Hitoshi Shinohara

| music9 = Hideaki Tokunaga

| extra9 = Dragon Quest

| length9 = 4:17

| title10 = {{nihongo4|Happy Happy Dance|ハッピー²・ダンス|Happī² Dansu}}

| note10 = with Yasuhiko Akasaka

| lyrics10 = Yukinojo Mori

| music10 = Ike

| extra10 = Cooking Papa

| length10 = 3:38

| title11 = {{nihongo4|Samurai Heart 2022|サムライハート～2022～|Samurai Hāto 2022}}

| note11 = Bonus Track

| lyrics11 = Yoshiko Miura

| music11 = Yasuhiko Shigemura

| extra11 = Yoroiden Samurai Troopers

| length11 = 4:32

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Blu-ray

| total_length =

| title1 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (with Mikio Sakai)

| note1 = Music video

| length1 =

| title2 = Kanashimi yo Konnichi wa (with Mikio Sakai)

| note2 = Music video making

| length2 =

}}

Personnel

Naoko Terai – violin (track 1)
Mikio Sakai – piano (track 2)
Kotaro Oshio – acoustic guitar (track 3)
Satoru Shionoya – piano (track 5)
Satoshi Takebe – keyboards (track 6)
Yasuhiko Akasaka (track 7)
Marty Friedman – guitar (track 8)

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" \|+ Weekly chart performance for Anison Covers ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
{{album chart\|Oricon\|11\|date=2023-06-05/p/2\|rowheader=true\|access-date=May 31, 2023}}
scope="row"\| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-06-05 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-06-05/p/2/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=June 2, 2023\|language=ja}} \| 15
scope="row"\| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web\|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=06&day=05\|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 31, 2023\|website=Billboard Japan\|language=ja\|access-date=May 31, 2023}} \| 12

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"

|+ Weekly chart performance for Anison Covers

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Oricon|11|date=2023-06-05/p/2|rowheader=true|access-date=May 31, 2023}}

scope="row"| Japanese Combined Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Combined Albums: 2023-06-05 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/coa/w/2023-06-05/p/2/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 2, 2023|language=ja}}

| 15

scope="row"| Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan){{cite web|url=http://billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=hot_albums&year=2023&month=06&day=05|title=Billboard Japan Hot Albums – Week of May 31, 2023|website=Billboard Japan|language=ja|access-date=May 31, 2023}}

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=Monthly charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" \|+ Monthly chart performance for Anison Covers ! scope="col"\| Chart (2023) ! scope="col"\| Position
scope="row"\| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web \|title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-05 \|url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-05/p/3/ \|publisher=Oricon \|access-date=June 14, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614055430/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-05/p/3/ \|archive-date=June 14, 2023 \|language=ja}} \| 29

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"

|+ Monthly chart performance for Anison Covers

! scope="col"| Chart (2023)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| Japanese Albums (Oricon){{cite web |title=Oricon Top 50 Albums: 2023-05 |url=https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-05/p/3/ |publisher=Oricon |access-date=June 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614055430/https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/ja/m/2023-05/p/3/ |archive-date=June 14, 2023 |language=ja}}

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References

External links

{{Official website|https://www.mogeshan.net/discography/%E9%80%B2%E5%8C%96%E3%81%97%E3%81%9F%E6%AD%8C%E5%A3%B0%E3%81%8C%E6%A7%98%E3%80%85%E3%81%AA%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0%E3%81%A7%E3%82%82%E5%86%8D%E6%B3%A8%E7%9B%AE%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C/}} (Hiroko Moriguchi)
{{Official website|https://www.kingrecords.co.jp/cs/g/gKICS-94104/}} (King Records)
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Category:2023 albums

Category:Hiroko Moriguchi albums

Category:2020s covers albums

Category:2020s Japanese-language albums

Category:King Records (Japan) albums

Category:Bossa nova albums

Category:Jazz albums by Japanese artists