Suiko Den

__ Suiko Den __

English translations provided by The URWWS 2021

Original drawing by : Yun Takagawa | Original Celluloid : Nobuyoshi Hagen | Cell finishing : Kumiko Nakayama
(C)SUNRISE / NAGOYA TV

- CD Information -

Composer Osamu Totsuka, Yasuhiko Shigemura, Midori Karashima
Arranger Osamu Totsuka, Michiaki Kato
Performer Hiroko Moriguchi, Mariko Uranishi
Lyricist Yoshiko Miura, Midori Karashima

Release Date : March 16, 1990 by King Records in Japan only. (Re-released on Febuary 5, 1993 by Star Child)

The second drama CD. This story is about how Shin comes to terms with being a warrior.

KICA-5 includes a 6-month pocket calander of Mar-Aug 1990.

Suiko Den takes place after the events of Tenku Den, because Touma was with his mother during the time of Suiko Den.
This is a story about how Shin comes to terms with being a warrior.
Shin, Seiji and Ryou are on a camping trip around the Five Lakes region of Mt. Fuji.
Their trip is interrupted by the appearance of the Youja named Touryuuki, the Mashou of Ice.

(And just in case you're curious about it, his name in original Japanese is
凍龍鬼 (とうりゅうき / Touryuuki）
Individually they are translated as
凍 Frozen
龍 Dragon
鬼 Oni (oni / ogre / Demon spirit of a deceased person)
I hope that helps!)
Voice Actor : Show Hayami
He was born and raised in the Lake Suwa region of, Shinshu, Japan.

He is a very rare kind of Youja because, although his power belongs to the Youja, his mind has not been corrupted by the Youja power. The ice armor he wears reflects all attacks. His power lures all living things into a world of ice. His special move is the
氷壁豪冷覇
Ko Rei Ha (according to Theria.net's original romaji of this attack back in the 2002 summary)
Ice Wall Strong Cold Supremacy / Victory
(I guess and easier way to read it would be something like 'Strong Cold Ice Wall Victory'? Or maybe 'Supremely Strong Ice Cold Wall'?)
Ryou and Seiji both attack Touryuuki. They both fail and are trapped within ice. Shin doesn't know how he can fight Touryuuki when both Seiji and Ryou have failed but, eventually, he finds the strength to defeat Touryuuki.

Suiko Den Samurai Troopers

Original drawing by : Yun Takagawa | Original Celluloid : Nobuyoshi Hagen | Cell finishing : Kumiko Nakayama
(C)SUNRISE/NAGOYA TV

Original art : Yun Takagawa| (C) Sunrise Nagoya TV
KICA 5     KING RECORD CO., LTD 2-12-13 OTOWA BUNKYO-KU TOKYO 1 12 JAPAN

Suiko Den
SAMURAI TROOPERS

Suiko Den / Legend of Suiko
Samurai Troopers

[1] Once More Baby Blue (4:53)
Sasaki Nozomu (Shin)

[2] STAGE. 1 : Consultation (6:20)
< Voice Cast > Sasaki Nozomu (Shin) / Kusao Takeshi (Ryou) / Daiki Nakamura (Seiji) / Show Hayami (Touryuuki)

[3] STAGE. 2 : Mashou of Ice (10:06)
< Voice Cast >
Sasaki Nozomu (Shin) / Kusao Takeshi (Ryou) / Daiki Nakamura (Seiji) / Show Hayami (Touryuuki)

[4] Junction of the Wind (4:08)
Kusao Takeshi (Ryou)

[5] Rhapsody of Tears (4:52)
Sasaki Nozomu (Shin)

[6] STAGE 3 : Shin's 'Trust' (6:06)
< Voice Cast > Sasaki Nozomu (Shin) / Kusao Takeshi (Ryou) / Daiki Nakamura (Seiji) / Show Hayami (Touryuuki)

[7] STAGE 4 : God's Passage (6:12)
< Voice Cast > Sasaki Nozomu (Shin) / Kusao Takeshi (Ryou) / Daiki Nakamura (Seiji) / Show Hayami (Touryuuki)

[8] STAGE. 5 : Epilogue (2:16)
< Voice Cast > Sasaki Nozomu (Shin) / Kusao Takeshi (Ryou) / Daiki Nakamura (Seiji) / Show Hayami (Touryuuki)

[9] Foreign Serenade (4:58)
Sasaki Nozomu (Shin)

[10] Shinjuku Sunset (2:53)
Instrumental

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Lyrics by Natsumi Watanabe
Music by Osamu Totsuka

(Yes, I know the picture says 'poem, but I'm feeling exhausted and stubborn and am in no mood to go through the work to edit and reupload the picture with one single word changed.)

Mo Ichido Baby Blue / Once Again Baby Blue

Song Duration : 4 minutes 53 seconds

Singer: Sasaki Nozomu
Lyrics: Watanabe Natsumi
Composer: Totsuka Osamu
Arrangement: Totsuka Osamu

Romaji and English translations provided by Theria.net and C. Ahmar.

Romaji -

kawaita kaze ga hora sadoru o yokogiri
hizashi o nurikaete yuku
mijikai egao mata kawatte nakatta
omoide dake hanashiteru aitsu...

fui ni damari toki wa kagami ni naru
ienai kanashimi utsusu

mo ichido baby blue ano koro miteta
yume e to massugu oyoide mitai no sa
baby blue kudakeru nami no
tsuyosa mo morosa mo ikiru puraido da to kizuita yo

kowareta shawaa natsu o furimakinagara
minami ni temanekishiteru
omae to onaji chuutohampa na ore sa
ashita nante nani mo kimaranai...

dakedo ima wa toki no seiru ni nori
kokoro fukarete mitai yo

hitomi no baby blue tayasazu ni ite
dare yori nani yori yume o shinjitetai
baby blue yakuketsuku suna ni
takushita manatsu no dorama wa eien ni owaranai

mo ichido baby blue ano koro miteta
yume e to massugu oyoide mitai no sa
baby blue kudakeru nami no
tsuyosa mo morosa mo ikiru puraido da to kizuita yo

English -

Dry wind there flying over saddle
Repainting the light as it goes
Brief smile yet change not
Only memories talk that one...

Lost silence Time becomes a mirror
Describing unspeakable sadness

Once agian baby blue that time see
Seems like swimming straight to a dream
Baby blue waves breaking
Strong and fragile living pride notice

Broken shower scattering the summer
Beckoning one south
You're the same as an incomplete me
Tomorrow hasn't decided anything...

Only now riding the sail of time
Like blowing the heart

Eyes of baby blue destroyed
Who or what wants to believe in dreams
Baby blue on burning sand
Entrusted midsummer's drama will forever never end

Once again baby blue that time see
Seems like swimming straight to a dream
Baby blue waves breaking
Strong and fragile living pride notice

Kaze no Junction / Wind's Junction

Song Duration : 4 minutes 08 seconds

Romaji and English translation provided by Theria.net.

Romaji -
mada nibui hikari ga yori o kiyowani sasete
shimetta sora no tsubu niji-iro ni kaeru

toui shiosai mata natsu ga kuru
oretachi no toki terasu

Daybreak kaze no jankushion
ruuto koshi yuru ga nai te
Daybreak mukuna mama
kokoro suketeku
Daybreak kaze no jankushion
modokashisa ni te o futte
Daybreak mukuna mama
kaabu magareba ki tsu i hareeshion!

haruka tobu setsuna to naranda kaigansen
akuseru o fumikomi tokitachi ga tomaru

ao o chiribame mata natsu ga kuru
nami wa takanari tsugeru

Daybreak kaze no jankushion
nayami nante fukitobashi
Daybreak mukuna mama
nanika ga kawaru
Daybreak kaze no jankushion
naita machi ni keritsukete
Daybreak mukuna mama
yarina oshitai hi bi ke emo-o-shion!

toui shiosai mata natsu ga kuru
oretachi no toki terasu

Daybreak kaze no jankushion
ruuto koshi yuru ga nai te
Daybreak mukuna mama
kokoro suketeku
Daybreak kaze no jankushion
modokashisa ni te o futte
Daybreak mukuna mama
kaabu magareba ki tsu i hareeshion

English -
Still dim light makes the night appear timid
Drops of a damp sky changes the rainbow color

Distant sea roar, summer has come again
Shining on our time

Daybreak Wind's junction
Going over the route, won't shake
Daybreak As pure
Heart permeate
Daybreak Wind's junction
Impatiently waving a hand
Daybreak As pure
If leaning curve, brave halation!

With the flying moment, lining up along the coastline
Time stops as I hit the accelerator

Engraved blue, summer has come again
Tell the waves throbbing

Daybreak Wind's junction
Blowing off worries
Daybreak As pure
Something changes
Daybreak Wind's junction
Coming close to a crying town
Daybreak As pure
I want to start over echoing emotion!

Distant sea roar, summer has come again
Shining on our time

Daybreak Wind's junction
Going over the route, won't shake
Daybreak As pure
Heart permeate
Daybreak Wind's junction
Impatiently waving a hand
Daybreak As pure
If leaning curve, brave halation!

Namida no Rapusodei / Rhapsody of Tears

Song Duration : 4 minutes 52 seconds

Romaji and English translations provided by Theria.net.

Romaji -
yozora o nerau ikusuji mono no saachiraito
anata wa utsuro ni miageta
mado no soto niwa vougu kidori no mure
gurabia shita kono machi narami

futsuu de kamawanai
eraku wa nakutemo
yume ni oitsukezuni
akirametemo

namida no rhapsody kikasete agetai
furueru hitomi dakishimetakute
ki no sumu made naite tada nemureba ii
saigo no yume ni boku ga iru kara

hoshi wa doushite kagayaki o tomenai
kusunda chikyuu o sutenai
tatoeba yume ga anata o itometemo
honto no ai made tsumenai

futsuu de nai mono ga
oosugiru dake sa
tomadou somo tabi ni
kizutsukudake

namida no rhapsody yasashisa ni kaere
nanimo omowazu nani mo iwazu ni
soshite mezameru koro umarekawaru darou
ichiban chikai yume no tonari de

namida no rhapsody kikasete agetai
furueru hitomi dakishimetakute
ki no sumu made naite tada nemureba ii
saigo no yume ni boku ga iru kara

English -
Aimed at the sky, many lines of searchlights
You look up to emptiness
Outside of the window, cluster of vague emotions
Town line-up of made photogravures

I don't care to be ordinary
It's great without it
Overtaking the dream
Abandon

Rhapsody of tears, I want to hear it
Trembling eyes, I want to hold
Until the end of the heart, it's okay to cry to sleep
Because I'll be in the final dream

Why do the stars not stop shining
Won't abandon the dark earth
For example, the dream drives you to death
Won't pick until true love

Things that aren't ordinary
Only too many
Lost in that trip
Only wounded

Rhapsody of tears, gently return
Something is thought, something is said
Then when we awaken, maybe we're reborn
Next to the earliest dream

Rhapsody of tears, I want to hear it
Trembling eyes, I want to hold
Until the end of the heart, it's okay to cry to sleep
Because I'll be in the final dream

Ikoku no Sayakyoku / Foreign Serenade

Song Duration : 4 minutes 58 seconds

Romaji and English translations provided by Theria.net.

Romaji -
tadayou tasogare ni mi o makasete
ano hi no maboroshi o tadori nagara

yuubae no naka ieji o isogu
suutsu no mure o mada miokuru

nani mairu no kanata e to mau kaze ni nose
yukue shiranu anata e to fuku serenaade
hisoka ni yasashii yoru e to sasou yo ni

mukuchi na shinshitachi roji no mukou
nomihosu jin no tabi ni toshioiteku

popura namiki o tsuki ga terashite
nagai kage e ga kako o utsusu

contenna ni dakarenagara yume ni yurarete
tadori tsuita tabi no hate Lala serenaade
amakute sabishii yoru nara sore mo ii sa

nani mairu no kanata e to mau kaze ni nose
yukue shiranu anata e to fuku serenaade
contenna ni dakarenagara yume ni yurarete
tadori tsuita tabe no hate Lala serenaade
amakute sabishii yoru nara sore mo ii sa

English -
Trust my body to float in twilight
While walking that day's vision

Within the sunset's glow, I hurry home
Again seeing off the group of suits

What miles to that place to board the dancing wind
You don't know where you are, breathing the serenade
Secretly inviting you to the gentle night

Reserved gentlemen on the other side of the lane
Growing old on the path of drinking up gin

The moon shines on a row of poplars
The long shadow image reflects the past

Holding the container while swaying in a dream
The struggling journey's end lala serenade
If it's a sweet lonely night, that's also good

What miles to that place to board the dancing wind
You don't know where you are, breathing the serenade
Holding the container while swaying in a dream
The struggling journey's end lala serenade
If it's a sweet lonely night, that's also good

<< The Other Suiko Den (Legend of Suiko) >>

< Subject >
Millions of years ago, Japan was an island nation that was connected to the five continents.
(Note from the translator : This is referring to Pangaea / Pangea. It was was a supercontinent that existed approximately 335 million years ago, and it began to break apart about 175 million years ago.)
However, the eruption of Mt. Fuji closed a waterway. A group of Plesiosaurus, a kind of ancient creature, was left behind in the Japanese archipelago.
Hundreds of thousands of years later, one thing can be said with certainty. The survival of these ancient creatures is the source for most of the legends of monsters and belief in ancient gods that still remain in Japan today.
This audio drama is set in a very mysterious and sacred site. This place is known as the Five Lakes area of Mt. Fuji. This depicts the exchange of souls between the thoughts of ancient dinosaurs, which can be called 'the history of the earth before human history', and Shin Mouri with his Samurai Troopers.

< Story >
One night, one of the villages located around the Five Fuji Lakes disappeared due to the mystery of the land sinking underground because some unknown, unseen movement in the earth. Shin and his friends are camping in the area to investigate this enigma. In the still and silence of night, the boys are attacked in their sleep by Youja soldiers.
One night, Shin hears someone calling out to him. It's warning him of a disaster. Due to the destruction of the natural underground layer of the Five Fuji Lakes.
Shin and his friends discover the reason behind this unusual destruction. It's due to the abnormal rise in the groundwater of the Goko water supply. However, that's not all. They also detect the existence of a Youja. The mastermind behind this ruse is Arago's palace doctor, Jurokuya.
He was the son of a German Catholic monk who came to Japan in secret. He was ordered by the Pope to go there during the Heian-kyo period (794 - 1185). This young man was forced to convert to Christianity and marry a Japanese woman for the original purpose of proselytizing (the action of attempting to convert someone from one religion to another). After his father's death, he used his father's inherited medical skills and religious magic to become a doctor for the Shogun's family. Unfortunately, his mixed-race background caused him to carry a grudge. He was eventually killed under the stigma of being a traitor and died at the age of 21.
After his death, his skills were so impressive that he ended up being resurrected by the Youja Emperor known as Arago. Although Jurokuya was never seen on the front lines of battle, he had made a name for himself as a shadowy figure in the Youja World.
In order to heal Arago's wounds from his massive battle with the Troopers, the water from the Five Fuji Lakes was required. This water was, and still is, a treasure trove of sacred water. It was distilled and used for Arago's medical treatment. As a result, the underground aqueduct leading to the ocean, which had been closed for tens of thousands of years, was opened once more. This sent a large amount of lake water flowing out into the ocean and causing the original tunnel to collapse. This, in turn, triggered the huge land disappearance mentioned above.
Shin and the other Troopers are confronted by Jurokuyo under the guidance of a mysterious voice. The teens are defeated due to the overwhelming power of the European's demonic power. This could be called the magic of Jurokuya. As if to stop the Troopers from pursuing him any further, a mysterious ball of light appears. Jurokuyo is lured by the ball of light into the lake and leaves.
Shin hears the mysterious voice again that night. After putting on his armor, he dives to the bottom of the lake where he finds a super current is swirling. An undersea cave with a wide entrance awaits the Trooper of Suiko. The teen rushes into the cave with no regard for his own mortality, but, to his surprise, finds that the momentum of the current has weakened after several hundred meters of diving.

By this time Jurokuyo, who had become one with the mysterious ball of light, was emitting a strong demonic power from his entire body. This, in effect, was minimizing the outflow of the lake water. Under his labored breath, Jurokuya spoke.
"Boy. This willful ball of light is one that went from the continent and out to the sea. Its bones are buried in this land. There are times when I, too, dream of the endless continent and my father's homeland. Even though I have become a Youja spirit, I still have a human heart. You, however, are the incarnation of water. Use your skills to blow up this cave with me in it. You are the incarnation of water, you should be able to do it."
Shin was puzzled and wasn't sure what to do. Although he was certain that he could do it. After his attack, the cave closed its channels again. A ball of light emerged from the rubble of the explosion. A voice is heard from the current.
"Boy, for the first time in sixteen nights, you have been able to sleep peacefully. The waters of Lake Fuji and nature have been protected by your hands. I thank you deeply."
It's at this moment when Jurokuyo rrealized that the power of Suiko isn't the power to fight. It's the power to protect. The power to protect life, the land, and the sea.
Shin chases after the glowing ball. The sphere had completed its mission and was about to disappear to the bottom of the lake. Shin discovers the fossil of a giant aquatic dinosaur in the ball's path.
'The dinosaur has been protecting this lake for thousands and thousands of years. . .'
Shin is moved to tears by the innocent soul. The mysterious lake became silent again.
(This is a preparatory draft for "Suiko Den," which is titled "Dedicated to the Lost Ancient Soul.)

Person in charge: O

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Jacket Design - Yoshinobu Yamaguchi (Works D)

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Suikoden Summary by Theria.net (This will be very brief)

Stage 1
Seiji, Ryou, and Shin are on the train to either the mountains for a camping trip or to Ryou's trip. It's to help Ryou recouperate. Seiji spends most of his time reading (and reading aloud) a guidebook to the area.

The next day, Ryou takes the other two to see some springs that Seiji read about in the guidebook. (Ryou calls him a guidebook once, too.) The springs would freeze over on cold nights.

Stage 2
When there, they don't see any people and then realize that everything is frozen over. Suddenly an icy wind starts up and they began to freeze. Calling their subarmors, they find a person contemplating the icy landscape. The stranger introduces himself as Touryuuki. After calling their armor, Ryou tells the other two to leave Touryuuki to him. Ryou uses his armor's sure kill attack / special technique but it doesn't faze Touryuuki. The Trooper of Rekka nearly collapses from exhaustion. (He still hasn't recovered yet.) Then Seiji tells Ryou to step down and let him take care of the Youja. Korin's sword can't cut Touryuuki's ice, so Seiji calls on his armor's sure kill / special technique attack, which only ends up getting reflected since it's light. Instead, Touryuuki attacks. Seiji begins to become iced over.

Seiji tells Shin to use his armor's water attack on Touryuuki but Shin hesistates. When the Trooper of Suiko does try it, his attack turns to ice.

Ryou wants to try again, but Seiji tells him it's useless. Only Shin's attack can work.

Ryou catches on, or perhaps he misundertands Seiji's words. That's when he tells Shin to do the attack again but, this time, combine it with the sure kill attack / special technique of his Rekka armor. They do it, and this time Ryou gets hit by his reflected attack.

Touryuuki uses his own special ice attack on Ryou and traps the Trooper of fire in a prison of ice.

Stage 3
Shin's thinking of what will happen. If this is allowed to continue, then all of Japan will be frozen over. This will include the water and fish, too. Touryuuki asks why doens't Shin escape. The Trooper of Suiko says he won't escape because the others believe in him. Shin then asks the Mashou of Ice why he is freezing everything and the Mashou replies with a simple answer. "To keep it beautiful. Not that you would understand."

Shin retorts that Touryuuki is the one that doesn't understand.
Touryuuki - "You think you can save the world by defeating the Youja. . . but you don't have the power."

Shin - "We won't give up as long as the Youja are here. This is a battle for life."

Touryuuki - "That's well said, but how can you defeat ice?"

Shin thinks for a moment. 'Ryou, Seiji, Touma, Shuu. Am I really an armor wearing soldier? I believe in your powers. I want to save everyone so that everyone can live.'

Touryuuki, wondering at Shin's silence, asks "What do you plan to do? Your Cho Ryu Ha (Super Wave Smash) is useless."

Shin - "I'll defeat you even if it costs me my life." He shouts out his attack and, this time, he breaks the ice. Much to Touryuuki's astonishment. "You can do anything you put your mind to. I can't forgive for killing everything. Let's do it." He uses his armor's attack again.

Touryuuki uses his own attack however, this time, Shin's attacks breaks through Touryuki's attack and defenses.

Stage 4
Shin saves Seiji and Ryou. Touryuuki congratulates the Samurai Trooper of Suiko. Shin tells him this is the power of the heart. The Mashou of Ice wonders if the Troopers can really defeat the Youja. Although a Youja, Touryuuki wanted to freeze the springs, creeks, and streams to preserve them. His line of reasoning is because this place was once his home. When the Mashou dies ( ? ), he vanishes into nothingness. All of the ice begins cracking. Everything that had been trapped in or beneath the ice was now being freed.

Stage 5
The three Troopers are returning to their original vacation spot. Shin wonders about if Touryuuki could still be alive somewhere somehow.

In the end, the Troopers all agree to fight for peace.