Animetal Marathon V

Animetal Marathon V (アニメタル・マラソンV, Animetaru Marason Faibu) is the fifth full-length album by Japanese novelty heavy metal band Animetal, released through VAP on June 25, 2003. The album consists of a non-stop marathon of metal covers: tracks cover anime themes from the 1960s to the 1990s, while tracks 18-34 cover tokusatsu themes also from that same era, including Super Sentai and Kamen Rider titles, and tracks 35-39 are covers of themes from Tatsunoko's Time Bokan series. Prior to the release of this album, guitarist She-Ja left the band. He was replaced by Syu, who has worked with metal bands Galneryus and Aushvitz.^[1][2][3][4]

Animetal Marathon V
Studio album by Animetal
Released	June 25, 2003 (2003-06-25)
Recorded	2003
Studio	Freiheit U'sus Waseda Studio MIT Studio
Genre	Heavy metal anison
Length	56:38
Language	Japanese
Label	VAP
Producer	Yorimasa Hisatake
Animetal chronology
Animetal Lady Marathon II (2002) Animetal Marathon V (2003) The Animetal: Re-Birth Heroes (2004)
Alternate cover
European release cover

The album cover depicts the band trio as the Black Tri-Stars of the Mobile Suit Gundam series.

Animetal Marathon V was released in the European market by Wasabi Records in 2006, with an anime-oriented cover art. A limited edition release included a bonus DVD.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are arranged by Syu, Masaki, Katsuji, and Yorimasa Hisatake.

CD

No.	Title	Original anime/tokusatsu series	Length
1.	"Satsuriko no Jūika" ((殺戮の十字架; "Cross of Slaughter"))		2:06
2.	"Pegasus Fantasy" (Pegasasu Fantajī (ペガサス幻想))	Saint Seiya	1:30
3.	"Tōshi Gordian[fn 1]" (Tōshi Gōdian (闘士ゴーディアン))	Gordian Warrior	1:22
4.	"Chōjin Sentai Balatack" ((超人戦隊バラタック; "Superhuman Squadron Barattack"))	Chōjin Sentai Balatack	1:24
5.	"Tri-attack! Mechander Robo" (Toraiatakku! Mekandā Robo (トライアタック！メカンダーロボ))	Gasshin Sentai Mechander Robo	1:12
6.	"Starzinger no Uta" (Sutājingā no Uta (スタージンガーの歌; "Song of Starzinger"))	SF Saiyuki Starzinger	1:05
7.	"Roller Hero Muteking" (Rōrā Hīrō Mutekingu (ローラーヒーロー・ムテキング))	Tondemo Senshi Muteking	1:14
8.	"Midnight Submarine[fn 2]" (Middonaito Sabumarin (ミッドナイト・サブマリン))	Mirai Keisatsu Urashiman	1:34
9.	"Yume no Funanori" ((夢の舟乗り; "Dream's Boat Riding"))	Captain Future	1:02
10.	"Kinnikuman Go Fight!" (Kin'nikuman Gō Faito! (キン肉マン Go Fight！))	Kinnikuman	1:03
11.	"Honō no Kinnikuman" ((炎のキン肉マン; "Blazing Kinnikuman"))	Kinnikuman	1:21
12.	"Tough Boy"	Fist of the North Star 2	1:41
13.	"Yoroshiku Tuning[fn 3]" (Yoroshiku Chūningu (よろしくチューニング; "Pleasure Tuning"))	Yoroshiku Mechadock	1:10
14.	"Moero Hero" (Moete Hīrō (燃えてヒーロー; "Burning Hero"))	Captain Tsubasa	1:!4
15.	"Touch[fn 4]" (Tatchi (タッチ))	Touch	1:43
16.	"The Chanbara" (Za Chanbara (ザ・チャンバラ))	Manga Mito-Kōmon	1:10
17.	"Lupin Sansei no Theme" (Rupan Sansei no Tēma (ルパン三世のテーマ; "Theme of Lupin the Third"))	Lupin the Third Part II	1:12
18.	"Battle Fever J" (Batoru Fībā Jei (バトルフィーバーJ))	Battle Fever J	1:09
19.	"Aa Denshi Sentai Denjiman" ((ああ電子戦隊デンジマン; "Oh, Electron Squadron Denjiman"))	Denshi Sentai Denjiman	1:02
20.	"Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan[fn 5]" (Taiyō Sentai Sanbarukan (太陽戦隊サンバルカン; "Solar Squadron Sun Vulcan"))	Taiyo Sentai Sun Vulcan	1:43
21.	"Dai Sentai Goggle-V" (Dai Sentai Gōguru Faibu (大戦隊ゴーグルV; "Great Squadron Goggle-V"))	Dai Sentai Goggle-V	1:14
22.	"Choudenshi Bioman" (Chōdenshi Baioman (超電子バイオマン; "Super Electron Bioman"))	Choudenshi Bioman	1:03
23.	"Choujyu Sentai Liveman[fn 6]" (Chōjū Sentai Raibuman (超獣戦隊ライブマン; "Super Beast Squadron Liveman"))	Choujyu Sentai Liveman	1:16
24.	"Red Baron" (Reddo Baron (レッドバロン))	Super Robot Red Baron	1:16
25.	"Mach Baron[fn 7]" (Mahhabaron (マッハバロン))	Super Robot Mach Baron	1:35
26.	"Otoko no Misao ~Seishun Ichigo Ichie~" ((男の操 ～青春一期一会～; "Man of Virtue ~Youth Comes Once in a Lifetime~"))	Yūga Kizoku Masaki Baron: Uso (優雅貴族マサキバロン：ウソ, Elegant Nobility Masaki Baron: Lie)[fn 8]	0:49
27.	"Ganbaron '77" (Ganbaron Nanajūnana (ガンバロン '77))	Chiisana Superman Ganbaron	1:13
28.	"Ikuzo! BD7" (Ikuzo! Bī Dī Sebun (行くぞ！BD7; "Let's Go! BD7"))	Shōnen Tanteidan BD7	1:45
29.	"Tatakae! Dragon[fn 9]" (Tatakae! Doragon (闘え！ドラゴン; "Fight! Dragon"))	Tatakae! Dragon	0:57
30.	"Kakero Bankid[fn 10]" (Kakero Bankiddo (駆けろバンキッド; "Run, Bankid"))	Enban Sensō Bankid	1:13
31.	"Ryūsei Ningen Zone" (Ryūsei Ningen Zōn (流星人間ゾーン; "Meteor Human Zone"))	Ryūsei Ningen Zone	0:59
32.	"Kamen Rider Super-1" (Kamen Raidā Sūpā Wan (仮面ライダー スーパー１))	Kamen Rider Super-1	1:16
33.	"Kamen Rider Black" (Kamen Raidā Burakku (仮面ライダーBLACK))	Kamen Rider Black	1:25
34.	"Kamen Rider Black RX" (Kamen Raidā Burakku Āru Ekkusu (仮面ライダーBLACK RX))	Kamen Rider Black RX	1:30
35.	"Gyakuten! Ippatsuman" (Gyakuten Ippatsuman (逆転イッパツマン) "Reversal! Ippatsuman")	Gyakuten! Ippatsuman	0:59
36.	"Yattodetaman no Uta" ((ヤットデタマンの歌; "Song of Yattodetaman"))	Yattodetaman	1:29
37.	"Otasukeman no Uta" ((オタスケマンの歌; "Song of Otasukeman"))	Otasukeman	1:04
38.	"Zenderman no Uta" (Zendaman no Uta (ゼンダマンの歌; "Song of Zenderman"))	Zenderman	1:15
39.	"Yatterman no Uta" (Yattāman no Uta (ヤッターマンの歌; "Song of Yatterman"))	Yatterman	1:09
40.	"Zankoku na Tenshi no Tēze" ((残酷な天使のテーゼ; "A Cruel Angel's Thesis"))	Neon Genesis Evangelion	2:19
41.	"Tomorrow Never Die"		3:20
Total length:			56:38

European release limited edition DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Medley Cat's Eye / Dragon Ball" (Music Video)
2.	"Medley Magiranger / Dekaranger" (Music Video)

Personnel

• Eizo Sakamoto (さかもと えいぞう, Sakamoto Eizō) - Lead vocals
• Syu - Guitar
• Masaki - Bass

with

• Katsuji - Drums

Footnotes

1. Incorporates intro riff from Racer X's "Street Lethal"
2. Incorporates Judas Priest's "Living After Midnight"
3. Contains a guitar riff from Van Halen's "Panama"
4. Incorporates Metallica's "Battery"
5. Incorporates Rainbow's "Stargazer"
6. Incorporates Judas Priest's "Breaking the Law"
7. Incorporates the opening drum riff of Led Zeppelin's "Rock and Roll"
8. Not a cover of an existing theme song, but a bass solo by Masaki
9. Incorporates Guns N' Roses' "It's So Easy"
10. Incorporates Black Sabbath's "War Pigs"