Moriguchi Hiroko blogs about taking first and third place for “Best Song” in NHK’s “All-Gundam Major Votes”

Mobile Suit Gundam is said to have changed Japan’s animation industry with its realistic style of portraying characters and incorporating world views.  It was also said to be a monumental series for mecha robot animation.  And since 1979, when the series first came onto the scene, Gundam continues to thrive 40-years later.

And with NHK BS Premium, a database covering over 56 anisongs, 56 animated films, more than 2,000 characters and mobile suits have been developed.

And NHK hosted an “Zen Gandamu dai tōhyō” (All-Gundam Major Votes) which allowed viewers to select and vote for different categories.

The results of the “All-Gundam Major Voting” was revealed on May 5, 2018 and for the category of “Top Gundam Songs”, Moriguchi Hiroko’s two Gundam theme songs were in the top 10 at #1 and #3.

“Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete” (1985) which is the second opening theme song for “Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam” was #1.  While “ETERNAL WIND~Hohoemi wa hikaru kaze no naka” (1991), the ending theme for “Mobile Suit Gundam F91” came in at #3.

Moriguchi posted on her blog:

My debut song in 1985. 

The theme song of “Mobile Suit Z Gundam”

“Mizu no Hoshi e Ai wo Komete”

What?

#1 now?!!!

And in 1991

The theme song of “Mobile Suit Gundam F91”

“ETERNAL WIND~Hohoemi wa hikaru kaze no naka”

In THIRD PLACE!

Two songs…It seems like a dream.

From 1979, the first Gundam was broadcasted.  All 56 works up to the latest work. 

From over 360 songs, it is amazing these songs were chosen!

I really can not believe it!

All the fans who voted, the fans who loved the music, thank you very much!

I love you all so much (tears are falling).

The songs are from 32-years ago and the other is from 27-years ago.

Because you cherish these songs, decades later, these songs have not faded away.

Source: https://ameblo.jp/hiroko-moriguchi/entry-12374057138.html

Moriguchi also posted:

I wanted to become a singer and so I participated in an idol audition.

It was then that the world of Gundam touched my hand.

For me, Gundam changed my life. It is a work of destiny.

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