A best album to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Sasaki Isao, who debuted as a Japanese Presley in 1960 and has released numerous hit songs including Space Battleship Yamato and Galaxy Express 999, and reigned as the “king of the anime song world”!
It contains 69 carefully selected songs, from songs he has sung over his 65-year career, to his representative songs mainly anime and special effects songs, as well as recent songs, and three CDs. This is a permanent edition filled with the history of the King.
At the same time, streaming begins! (Normally subscription, high resolution) Many long-awaited songs are available for the first time.
CD released on Wednesday, July 16th, 2025
Sasaki Isao’s 65th anniversary best collection
COCX-42499~501 (3-disc CD set) ¥5,500 (tax included)
■Contents (69 songs in total)■
[DISC1]
01. Fight! Cashern “New Man Cashern”
02. I am a new human “New human Casshern”
03. Getter Robo! “Getter Robo”
04. Combined! Getter Robo “Getter Robo”
05. Fight! Polymer “Haura Ken Polymer”
06. Transformed polymer “Hauraken Polymer”
07. Space Battleship Yamato Space Battleship Yamato
08. Red scarf “Space Battleship Yamato”
09. Go ahead! Gorenger (with Horie Mitsuko) “Secret Sentai Gorenger”
10. Secret Sentai Goranger “Secret Sentai Goranger”
11. The Immortal Machine Getter Robo “Getter Robo G”
12. Fight! Space Champion “The Great Space Disc War”
13. The Great Space Disc War
14. Tobe! Grendizer “UFO Robo Grendizer”
15. The Champion of the Universe “UFO Robo Grendizer”
16. Space Iron Man Kyodyne “Space Iron Man Kyodyne”
17. Kyodyne is us “Kyodyne, Space Iron Man”
18. Great Sky Demon Dragon Guyking “Geeking of Great Sky Demon Dragon Guyking”
19. Starry Sky Guying “Geeking the Great Sky Magic Dragon”
20. Let’s go! The Robot Army “Grendizer Getter Robo G. Great Mazinger: Battle! Great sea beasts
twenty one. Battle Poem (Song) “Grendizer Getter Robo G. Great Mazinger: Battle! Great sea beasts
twenty two. Too! Super God Bibune “Super God Bibune”
twenty three. Our Super God Bibun “Super God Bibun”
twenty four. Look!! Goranger “Secret Sentai Goranger”
twenty five. I love Danguard A (Ace) “Planet Robo Danguard A (Ace)”
26. Its name is Takuma Space Pilot “Planet Robo Danguard A (Ace)”
[DISC2]
01. Jacker Bright Squad “Jacker Bright Squad”
02. The flowers will bloom someday. “Jacker Blitz Squadron”
03. Supernatural Smash! Gingaiser “Super Combined Magic Robo Gingaiser”
04. Is it okay to go and look for it? “Super Combined Magic Robo Gingaiser”
05. Go, Hiyoma “New Giants Star”
06. Resurrected Hiyoma “New Giants Star”
07. Race running! Reuben Kaiser “Ruven Kaiser running”
08. Because you’ve chosen a path, “Rubenkaiser”
09. Stand up! General Daimos “General Daimos”
10. Starsinger’s song “Sci-fi Journey to the West Starsinger”
11. Fight! Red Tiger “UFO War: Fight! Red Tiger
12. Departure! Red Tiger’s poem (song) “UFO Great War Fight!” Red Tiger
13. Starsha, who thinks about the stars, “Peppermint Street Youth Street Boulevard” Yamato Radio
14. Farewell Space Battleship Yamato – Warriors of Love
15. Space Battleship Yamato 2, Teresa forever
16. Galaxy Express 999 “Galaxy Express 999”
17. Blue Earth “Galaxy Express 999”
18. We are Gatchaman “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II”
19. Dream tomorrow (with Horie Mitsuko) “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman II”
20. Space Warrior Starzinger “Sci-fi Journey to the West Starzinger”
twenty one. The Ultraman “The Ultraman”
twenty two. The Heroes of Love “The Ultraman”
twenty three. Requiem “G-Men ’75”
[DISC3]
01. Yamato!! A new departure “Space Battleship Yamato – A new departure”
02. Hope is “The Tale of the Round Table: Burn Arthur.”
03. Gatchaman Fighter “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman F”
04. Shine! 8 Riders (Movie Version) “Kamen Riders 8 Riders vs. Galaxy King”
05. Good luck! Space Warrior “The Space Emperor God Sigma”
06. Star Pendant “Yamato, forever”
07. Yamato, forever “Space Battleship Yamato III”
08. Day Dream
09. Two people again
10. Ancient (me) and Yamato “Space Battleship Yamato: Final Edition”
11. Yamato’s Fu – Sea God – (Wadatsumi) Space Battleship Yamato Final Edition
12. Is your youth shining? “Superman Metalder”
13. The Galaxy Railway is a long way from “The Galaxy Railway Story”
14. The Galaxy’s Galaxy Story of the Galaxy Railroad
15. Midnight Dekaranger “Special Investigation Sentai Dekaranger”
16. The Wind’s Conversation “The Legend of the Strongest Warlord: Three Kingdoms”
17. Eternal romance
18. The present beyond now
19. Anime Song Academy School Song (Sasaki Isao Solo Version) Anime Song Academy
20. All-Area Combined! Juragaon (with Horie Mitsuko) “Kikai Sentai Zenkaiger”
■Live information■
Sasaki Isao’s 65th anniversary of debut – Easter celebration with friends
[PROFILE]
His real name is Sasaki Isao.
Born in Tokyo on May 16, 1942.
In 1960, he made his debut as a rockabilly singer from Nippon Columbia. It gained popularity for its catchphrase “Japanese Presley.”
At the same time, he was selected to play the lead role in Oshima Nagisa’s film “The Graveyard of the Sun” (1960), and for a year he appeared in Nouvelvague films as an exclusive actor in Shochiku films.
He then continued to appear in theater, musicals, and television films.
This was due to her appearance as a voice actor in “Science Ninja Team Gatchaman” in 1972 as a Condor Joe, and she recorded her first anime song as Sasaki Isao in “New Man Cassian” in 1973.
From then on, he sang numerous anime songs, including the Space Battleship Yamato series (1974 and up), which is a masterpiece of his life.
The theme songs featured “Getter Robo” (1974), “Hauraken Polymer” (1974), “UFO Robo Grendizer” (1975), “Gaiking of the Great Sky Dragon” (1976), and “Planet Robo Danguard A” (1977).
There are TV anime such as “The New Star of the Giants” (1977), “Galaxy Express 999” (1978), and “The Ultraman” (1979), as well as special effects TV movies such as “Hikari Sentai Gorenger” (1975), and “Jacker Dengekitai” (1977).
He also worked as a voice actor, and in the anime he played many jobs, in addition to the aforementioned Joe, as well as the role of Saito Hajime in the theatrical film “Farewell Space Battleship Yamato: Warriors of Love” (1978).
He also plays hit roles such as Sylvester Stallone, Christopher Reeve, and David Hasselhoff from the TV series “Knight Rider.”
In 2015, he won the Merit Award at the Tokyo Anime Awards Festival 2015.
