It is a slightly confusing release - the regular version of the disc contains a cover of “Detekoi Tobikiri ZENKAI Pawā!” (the first ending theme to the Dragon Ball Z TV series), while the “special” version contains that song as well as a slew of bonus tracks, including a TV-sized version of “DAN DAN Kokoro Hikarete ‘ku” (the opening theme to the Dragon Ball GT TV series, as well as the ending theme to Dragon Ball‘s 10th anniversary movie). Three years later and with her third “cover songs” release, Nakagawa is back at it again with our favorite franchise.
We were (surprisingly!) somehow impressed with the end result, especially coming from an area of anime culture that had never truly approached our franchise (and when it would again, it would horribly fail). It was accompanied by a music video that played extreme homage to the original animation for the theme song. The lead single off the release was a cover of “Romantikku Ageru yo”, the opening theme to the first Dragon Ball TV series. Nakagawa was introduced to the more-secluded, Dragon Ball-specific side of fandom back in 2007 with a short EP of anime cover songs. Somehow she has managed to grab a couple notable roles under her belt while playing-up her “shtick” at the same time - the special notch-eared Pichu in Pokémon, performer of the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann opening theme, and more. Shoko Nakagawa, known to her fans as “Shoko-tan” ( -tan being a “baby-talk” variation on -chan), is further known throughout anime fandom as the weird idol chick who puts cats in her mouth. Reviews Shoko Nakagawa – “Shoko-tan Cover 3”
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