[1985] Akanuke Ichiban! Music Collection (Vol. 1)

BGM by Toshiyuki Watanabe.

Here’s some personal trivia I wanted to leave here about my thoughts on the composer:

I never thought this composer was bad or anything, but truth be told, I was never moved by his music that
much. Don’t get me wrong—his first work (Vifam) *does* have some pretty sweet BGM tracks, but I guess it
just wasn’t motivating enough for me. It’s the reason why I have yet to finish listening to the entire Vifam OSTs,
and as such, I didn’t think much of the composer as compared to other ones such as Kentaro Haneda or Nozomi Aoki.

Heck, even though Watanabe’s involvement with this show’s music was the only reason why I got this album in the
first place, I mainly got it because it was a rare OST in general (CDs for this show cost more than $100, it’s
ridiculous—the vinyls on the other hand weren’t worth that much). I expected it to sound like Vifam in the sense that
it wouldn’t be bad, but not the greatest either….

I was wrong. This album is really freaking good and it’s completely changed my views on Toshiyuki Watanabe’s composing
skills. I’d buy Vol. 2 in a heartbeat if I could but unfortunately the LP version for that album is even rarer and hasn’t showed
up online for sale for a while now…

That’s about it, I guess. Can’t say much about the show since it hasn’t been subbed yet, though it does seem pretty funny
judging by the first episode.

Enjoy!!

Yeah, you’re right though; pity it hasn’t been subbed – I’d like to see it too!