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1The Emperor of Anime Songs. He started singing in the 1960s and continued until his death in December of 2022.
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3Mizuki's music maintained an old school style and sound over the years. It's one of the things that distinguished him from Music/JAMProject, especially all the ballads he did. Ichiro could've probably been the King of Enka if he tried hard enough.
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8Just like Music/JAMProject, he sang a lot of mech theme songs. It's some of the earliest music he did, so let's start there. A lot of the early music consists of listing the mech's special attacks, so the lyrics aren't too inspiring. Later on, this music gets more HotBlooded and becomes the mech music we all know and love.
9* In 1972, Ichiro sang a theme song for a mecha anime and the world was never the same again. ''Anime/MazingerZ'' was the anime and the song is "[[https://youtu.be/HmLI7TtsgfQ Mazinger Z]]". Ichiro also did the ending theme "[[https://youtu.be/U-Ug7eEwfDI Bokura no Mazinger Z]]".
10* He followed up on ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' two years later with the song "[[https://youtu.be/BBwk5n73pdA Great Mazinger]]" and the later song "[[https://youtu.be/SXLvcx2iFoQ Ore wa Great Mazinger]]". There is also the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/RCiw4H3IagY Yuuja wa Mazinger]]".
11* ''Anime/KotetsuJeeg'' from 1975 provides the song "[[https://youtu.be/UeZNHrsC-vg Kotetsu Jeeg no Uta]]" and the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/y03Xj8gg4dY Hiroshi no Theme]]".
12* ''Anime/CombattlerV'' from the following year has "[[https://youtu.be/OjSlEQbEcUo Combattler V no Uta]]". He also did the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/sUrQy2XX1GA Go! Combattler V]]", and the insert songs "[[https://youtu.be/KjggFEjWCwY Let's Go! To the Battle for Justice]]" and "[[https://youtu.be/Bmh5M52BY94 Hyouma's Feelings]]".
13* ''Gowapper 5 Godam'' provides "[[https://youtu.be/jg5-Xt5VcQc Yukuzo! Gordam]]". Ichiro also did the end music "[[https://youtu.be/GSOLXSNAU6Q Song of Gowapper 5]]".
14* The 1977 series ''Balatack'' has another Ichiro mech theme song, "[[https://youtu.be/BdBwDNUMK80 Chojin Sentai Baratack]]".
15* ''Anime/GoLion'' from 1981 had its theme song by Ichiro, "[[https://youtu.be/7KPajfxOwOA Obtain! Golion]]", as well as the insert song "[[https://youtu.be/GgGLb3bBHdU Golion Sanka]]" and the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/1Zfp1uleAQs Gonin de Hitotsu]]".
16* He then provided the end theme for 1983's ''Anime/VoltesV'', "[[https://youtu.be/IiaG4KuQQqI Chichi o Motomete]]". The link lists the singer as Aoi Akira but the Website/AnimeNewsNetwork encyclopedia lists the music as sung by Ichiro.
17* The ''Anime/{{Dangaioh}}'' OVA from 1987 had its opening theme, "[[https://youtu.be/Jj9gJimvSzc Cross Fight]]", sung by Ichiro and Mitsuko Horie in a duet. The two also sang the first ending and second opening to ''Anime/{{Godannar}}'', "Zangou no Hitsugi" and "Engage! Godannar".
18* For 1998's ''Shin Getter Robo'' (Getter Robo Armageddon), Ichiro sang the first opening, which was a march, "[[https://youtu.be/boAV7wVPlqQ Ima ga Sono Toki da]]". That's right: Ichiro was so HotBlooded that he could sing a ''march'' for a mech anime opening and make it work. One of the few marches you'll ever hear as an anime theme. This was replaced after the third episode, but the march returned for the ending of the final episode. The idea of using a march for a mech anime isn't original. The Raideen theme song is a [[https://youtu.be/sJwS0oxJ2JA march]], but it's definitely not HotBlooded.
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22%%* His first theme song was for 1971's ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'', entitled "[[https://youtu.be/mFh-1yl_Vhk Genshi Shounen Ryuu ga Yuku]]" at the suggestion of Nippon Columbia's director at the time, Hidetoshi Kimura, who also managed Creator/MitsukoHorie.
23%%Why is this track awesome? This is zero-context as written.
24* The 1972 series ''Astroganger'' (another show like Manga/GiantRobo, but in color!) had an Ichiro theme (and actually beat ''Mazinger Z'' to the air by two months) in "[[https://youtu.be/HTxDZBvGKxk Astroganger]]". The guys who made this show went on to make ''Anime/ChargemanKen''.
25* ''Babel ni Sei'' from the following year gave us the song "[[https://youtu.be/xwpzRfazVrE Babel ni Sei]]". Although this show, based on the ''Manga/BabelII'' manga by Misuteru Yokoyama, had a giant robot in it, it wasn't really a mech anime (it was more along the lines of Giant Robo). Ichiro also did the end song "[[https://youtu.be/8sOfu3LSQvo Seigi No Chônôryoku Shônen]]".
26* ''Anime/{{Tekkaman}}'' from 1975 has the song "[[https://youtu.be/f8qLTxsU0vM Tekkaman no Uta]]" and the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/-ChvnRtL0lA Space Knight no Uta]]".
27* The 1976 series ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' has its title track, "[[https://youtu.be/JSkgGpHe3n4 Captain Harlock]]". He also did the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/X8O13CYpAHk We're Going on a Journey]]".
28* ''Arrow Emblem Grand Prix'' (Hawk of the Grand prix) from 1977 had its opening, "[[https://youtu.be/uW-l8oiSiiU Grand Prix no Taka]]". He also did the end theme which can be found at the 4 minute mark [[https://youtu.be/hMgfdD2hSbo here]].
29* For the second season of the second ''Franchise/LupinIII'' TV show in 1978, he sang a vocal version of the "[[https://youtu.be/nsoXC7SKUB0 Love Theme]]" for the ending.
30* Ichiro also sang for the second ''Captain Harlock'' anime (Arcadia of my Youth/Endless Orbit SSX) in 1982 with the song "[[https://youtu.be/XkOEd9iT_io Oretachi no Funade]]". He also did the end theme, "[[https://youtu.be/G_8JuKf_lXY Harlock no Ballad]]".
31* ''Game Center Arashi'' from 1982 had an Ichiro theme by the same name, "[[https://youtu.be/GPOsmjxb0pw Game Center Arashi]]".
32* Not even ''Transformers'' could escape Ichiro. He did the opening "[[https://youtu.be/NbMKtmPNz5g Transformers Zone Theme]]" for the 1989 ''Transformers Zone'' OVA.
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36Ichiro also did music for many live action shows (Tokusatsu), and it was some of the earliest music he did in addition to mech anime.
37* ''Choujin Barom-1'' from 1972 had the theme song "[[https://youtu.be/fNWMXzS96TA Bokura no Barom 1]]". This show was based on the ''Barom-1'' manga by Takao Saito.
38* The first music Ichiro sang for the Franchise/KamenRider franchise was the first season ending for 1973's ''Kamen Rider V3'', “[[https://youtu.be/emtcb1FrdEg Shounen Kamen Rider Tai no Uta]]”.
39* Also in 1973, ''Robot Detective'' was given "[[https://youtu.be/4PMFJOK343c Robot Detective K]]". This show was made by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori.
40* ''Ganbare!! Robocon'' (another Creator/ShotaroIshinomori show) from 1974 had a theme by the same name, "[[https://youtu.be/1P3-EgvC1zw Ganbare!! Robocon]]".
41* ''Kamen Rider X'' (the third Kamen Rider show, aired 1974) had "[[https://youtu.be/I2H9qJBYGlM Set Up! Kamen Rider X]]".
42* ''Akumaizer 3'' (another Creator/ShotaroIshinomori show from 1975) was given the eponymous song "[[https://youtu.be/PT1SwyjbOck Akumaizer 3]]".
43* ''Kamen Rider Stronger'' from 1975 was given a theme of the same name, "[[https://youtu.be/PtbEYEjKSQE Kamen Rider Stronger]]". Ichiro also did the insert song "[[https://youtu.be/1aa5xwyqS3c Mi yo!! Kamen Rider Stronger]]".
44* ''Kamen Rider Skyrider'', the sixth ''Kamen Rider'' from 1979, had the opening theme “[[https://youtu.be/nKh1QcKiKm4 Moero! Kamen Rider]]” and the end theme “[[https://youtu.be/Ye3EnwR9Gv0 Haruka naru Ai ni Kake]]”.
45* The 2004 series ''Zebraman'' had its theme song "[[https://youtu.be/A2b0XcWRX-I Zebraman no Uta]]".
46* For 2007's ''Juken Sentai Gekiranger'' (the 31st ''Super Sentai'' show), Ichiro did the end theme "[[https://youtu.be/v5iYp7Bc7sw Tao]]". He also sings the insert song "Burning Up ~Jounetsu o Uketsuite" alongside Takayoshi Tanimoto, who sang ''Gekiranger'''s opening.
47* The 2016 entry in the ''Franchise/UltraSeries'', ''Series/UltramanOrb'', has him sing the opening theme, "Orb no Inori", alongside Voyager.

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