arrangers:
- link: artist/24579
  names:
    en: TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
barcode: '4988002514984'
catalog: VICL-36178
categories:
- Animation
category: Animation
classification: Vocal
composers:
- link: artist/12179
  names:
    en: Takako Shirai
    ja: 白井貴子
covers:
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discs:
- disc_length: '13:11'
  name: Disc 1
  tracks:
  - names:
      English: Blade of Love
      Japanese: 愛の剣
      Romaji: Ai no Tsurugi
    track_length: '4:24'
  - names:
      English: Kakunojo's Temari Song
      Japanese: 赫乃丈の手毬歌
      Romaji: Kakunojou no Temari Uta
    track_length: '4:26'
  - names:
      English: Blade of Love (Without Vocal)
      Japanese: 愛の剣 (without vocal)
      Romaji: Ai no Tsuguri (without vocal)
    track_length: '4:21'
distributor: &id001
  link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: distributor
link: album/47567
lyricists:
- link: artist/12179
  names:
    en: Takako Shirai
    ja: 白井貴子
- link: artist/24581
  names:
    en: Junichi Miyashita
    ja: 宮下隼一
media_format: CD
meta:
  added_date: 2014-08-18T01:06
  edited_date: 2023-09-17T07:35
  fetched_date: 2026-01-06T13:59
  freedb: 1
  ttl: 86400
  visitors: 3751
name: Ai no Tsurugi / TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
names:
  en: Ai no Tsurugi / TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
  ja: 愛の剣 / TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
  ja-latn: Ai no Tsurugi / TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS
notes: 'M-01: TV Anime "Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto" Ending Theme

  Lyrics & Composed by Takako Shirai

  Arranged by TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS

  Recorded & Mixed by Naoto Tanemura (SMC)

  Assisted by Kota Sugawara (ONKIO HAUS), Hiroaki Okuda (SMC)

  Recorded at ONKIO HAUS, Sony Music Studios Tokyo

  Mixed at Sony Music Studios Tokyo

  M-02

  Lyrics by Junichi Miyashita

  Composed by Takako Shirai

  Arranged by TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS

  Recorded by Naoto Tanemura (SMC)

  Mixed by Yoichiro Kano

  Assisted by Kota Sugawara (ONKIO HAUS), Mitsunori Aizawa (SoundValley)

  Recorded at ONKIO HAUS, Sony Music Studios Tokyo

  Mixed at SoundValley Studio

  TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS

    Vocal: Takako Shirai

    Guitar: Kiyomi Honda, Akio Minami

    Bass: Shingo Haruyama

    Keyboards: Atsuo Katayama

    Drums: Noriyasu Kawamura

  Produced by Keiichi Nozaki (VICTOR), Yosuke Fukushi (SUNRISE Music Publishing)

  Sound Produced by TAKAKO & THE CRAZY BOYS

  Mastered by Kazushige Yamazaki (FLAIR)

  Artist Management: ROD

  Head of Promotion: Yoshinori Sugawara (VICTOR)

  A&R Desk: Naoko Iida, Rie Tomokane (VICTOR)

  Executive Producer:

    Shiro Sasaki, Shigeaki Komatsu (VICTOR)

    Noboru Mano (SUNRISE Music Publishing)

  Film Producer: Keiichi Matsumura (SUNRISE), Koji Morimoto (BANDAI VISUAL)

  Cover Photo by Yutaka Onaga

  Illustration Coordination: Shiki Soma (SUNRISE)

  Art Director: m_k

  Post pro editor: Akiko Noda (VICTOR DESIGN CENTER)

  Special Thanks to:

    Takayuki Nagatani, Rie Sakaguchi (BANDAI VISUAL)

    Noriaki Tanaka, Shunsuke Oiji (SUNRISE)

    相島豪太 (USEN)

    Ryuji Nagata (Gibson)

    Sadayoshi Fujino (CRUISE)

    Aichi Expo Citizen Pavilion

    Everyone from Opening Project

    [Takako Shirai 25 Years Project]

    比嘉登, Kazumi Sekino, Toshihiro Miyauchi, Masaki Higashimura, Takashi Terasaki,
  佐々木淳子

    Takao Osaki, Masumi Kawahara, Kenji Kamisako, 川本正, 中村正明, 佐藤智恵子, 向仲野広樹'
organizations:
- &id002
  link: org/1927
  names:
    en: Victor
    ja: Victor
    ja-latn: Victor
  role: label
- link: org/77
  names:
    en: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
    ja: ビクターエンタテインメント株式会社
    ja-latn: Victor Entertainment, Inc.
  role: manufacturer
- *id001
performers: []
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platforms:
- Series
products:
- link: product/4358
  names:
    en: Intrigue in the Bakumatsu ~ Irohanihoheto
    ja: 幕末機関説 いろはにほへと
    ja-latn: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto
publish_format: Commercial
publisher: *id002
related:
- catalog: VICL-36177
  date: '2006-11-22'
  link: album/29918
  names:
    en: Kouya Ruten / FictionJunction YUUKA
    ja: 荒野流転 / FictionJunction YUUKA
    ja-latn: Kouya Ruten / FictionJunction YUUKA
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-62188
  date: '2006-12-20'
  link: album/12542
  names:
    en: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto ~Original So...
    ja: 幕末機関説 いろはにほへと 〜オリジナルサウンド...
    ja-latn: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto ~Original So...
  type: anime
- catalog: ANCL-30001
  date: '2007-03-21'
  link: album/28257
  names:
    en: Namida / Chiaki Ishikawa
    ja: 涙 / 石川智晶
    ja-latn: Namida / Chiaki Ishikawa
  type: anime
- catalog: VICL-62317
  date: '2007-03-21'
  link: album/12543
  names:
    en: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto ~Original So...
    ja: 幕末機関説 いろはにほへと 〜オリジナルサウンド...
    ja-latn: Bakumatsu Kikansetsu Irohanihoheto ~Original So...
  type: anime
release_date: '2006-11-22'
release_events: []
release_price:
  currency: JPY
  price: 1155.0
reprints: []
stores:
- link: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/VICL-36178
  name: CDJapan
- link: http://www.play-asia.com/ai-no-tsurugi-bakumatsu-kikansetsu-irohanihoheto-outro-theme-paOS-13-70-1mou.html
  name: Play-Asia
vgmdb_link: https://vgmdb.net/album/47567?perpage=99999
votes: 0
