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Clémentine "Animentine ~ Bossa du animé", Meja "AniMeja ~ Ghibli songs"

Clémentine's latest is a cover album of popular anime songs, arranged in a bossa nova style. Themes from "Sazae-san", "chibi Maruko-chan", "Doraemon" are included amongst many others.

Released at the same time is also a cover album by Swedish singer Meja who covers Ghibli songs. Her album's jacket shows a landscape from "majo no takkyūbin" ("Kiki's Delivery Service"), which was modeled after Stockholm. Even a cover of a song from just-out film "The Borrower Arrietty" is included.

Clémentine "Animentine ~ Bossa du animé"
クレモンティーヌ 「アニメンティーヌ ～ボッサ・ドゥ・アニメ」

1. Lum no Love Song (from "Urusei yatsura")
2. Bakabon Medley
3. gake no ue no Ponyo (from "gake no ue no Ponyo" ("Ponyo"))
4. odoru ponpokorin (from "chibi Maruko-chan")
5. kaze no tani no Nausicaa (from "kaze no tani no Nausicaa" ("Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind"))
6. hajimete no chuu (from "kiteretsu daihyakka")
7. Romantic ageru yo (from "Dragonball")
8. Sazae-san Medley
9. Doraemon no uta (from "Doraemon")
10. tonchinkanchin Ikkyū-san (from "Ikkyū-san")
11. Touch (from "Touch")
12. Cat's Eye (from "Cat's Eye")

Sony SICP-2770
Out 7/21, ¥2520
Order: Amazon, HMV, YesAsia, CDJapan, Tower

Meja "AniMeja ~ Ghibli songs"
メイヤ 「アニメイヤ ～ジブリ・ソングス」

1. tonari no Totoro (from "tonari no Totoro")
2. Arrietty's Song (from "karigurashi no Arrietty" ("The Borrower Arrietty"))
3. mononoke hime (from "mononoke hime" ("Princess Mononoke"))
4. Rouge no dengon (from "majo no takkyūbin" ("Kiki's Delivery Service"))
5. Therru no uta (from "Gedo senki" ("Tales from Earthsea"))
6. kimi o nosete (from "tenku no shiro Laputa" ("Castle in the SKy"))
7. gake no ue no Ponyo (from "gake no ue no Ponyo" ("Ponyo"))
8. kaze no tani no Nausicaa (from "kaze no tani no Nausicaa" ("Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind"))
9. Country Road (from "mimi o sumaseba" ("Whisper of the Heart"))
10. itsumo nando de mo (from "sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi" ("Spirited Away"))
11. sekai no yakusoku (from "Howl no ugoku shiro" ("Howl's Moving Castle"))

Sony SICP-2769
Out 7/21, ¥2520
Order: Amazon, HMV, YesAsia, CDJapan, Tower

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