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In 1977 Disco and Sci-Fi had a baby. At this year's Kitacon see how that baby grew up in anime - it's Anime Space Disco. Friday 18th, 2:30PM in Woods-Scawen, Warwick Arts Centre. From the guy that bought you "Illustrated History of Anime Penguins", "The Feline Fifty - Anime's Top Cats" and "Neverending in the end" comes far too much information about disco in anime crammed into just 55 minutes.

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The OVA that inbetweens forgot, Twinkle Nora Rock Me!

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5in0X-Ic_Rw)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf4_4BkSJ3E)

Cobra & Wicked City composer Osamu Shoji’s early disco cred with his piece for All Japan Band Competition in 1977, Disco Kid.

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Billboard on anime theme song sales in 1979

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psxR3pA6XpM)

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Intro - Great!

Verse - Disappointingly standard robot fare

Chorus - NUMBER ONE!

From composer Akano Tatsuo who’d later give us the Battle Hackers theme song.

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Curious if the beat behind the song is from composer Yoshiaki Furuta or arranger Masaaki Omura.

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGS7l1vuT34)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKmUg7s3IKQ)

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(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djcoJxjif9U)

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Yuji Ohno goes space funk on Love Saves The Earth.

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Daitarn 3 OP 

Toei flirting with disco, but can’t commit in this theme tune.